Of course, television, one of the main sources of entertainment, is enjoyable. Most adults and children find watching television programs very interesting. A good number of individuals in the society are unaware that their time, their fervor and even their personal rights are sacrificed for watching television. Although television is enjoyable, accessible, cheap and attractive, most of the content it depicts, such as violence and sexual relations, has a negative influence on its viewers. It affects the health of children and disrupts our daily activities. Research has shown that watching television for long hours has negative effects on viewers. Television became popular in the 1950s and since then it has spread around the world like a swirling fire, so fast that people overlook its effect on our ethnicity or the average young person now loses 8 years of his or her life. life in front of this sparkling tube. Students no longer have time to read their books because they watch television, which takes up a lot of their time. People tend to be money-minded, temperamental, obese, and aggressive when watching television. Mainly, television does indeed have a negative influence on society! Statistical research has shown that more than 85% of today's youth are addicted to watching pornographic films. Television has mainly encouraged sexual activities among young people, thereby making them addicted to sex and will destroy them in no time. When children are exposed to watching television, their involvement in sexual activities increases day by day. For example, if Mr. Alex is used to taking drugs, he ends up becoming addicted to them after a while. The same applies to watching television. People tend... middle of paper...... 2011.Josephson, Wendy. “Violence on television: examining the effects on children of different ages.” MediaAwareness.ca, 1995. Web. April 5, 2011. Modern Language Association. “The influence of media violence on young people” psychologyscience.org, 2003.Web. April 5, 2011. Messner, Steven “Televised Violence and Violent Crime: A Global Analysis.” Social problems. Flight. 33, No. 3 (1999). Premier Academic Research. JSTOR. April 10. 2011. Park, Hye-Chul. “It's time to save our children” Violence in the media, 2007. Web.5 April 2011 Rothenberg, Annette and Moraes, De Lisa “Elements of arguments”. Television is more oversexual than ever, study finds. Ed. Karen S. Henry. St. Martin's Press Edition, 1988. 654-657. Print.