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Topic: people learn more by watching television than by reading books.
Humans are responsible for many advancements, both good and bad. The world as we know it has changed dramatically and individuals are now capable of taking advantage of many privileges. Nowadays, education has become more widely available and we can get education even through a tube, since there are many educational programs in it. However, in my eyes, we individuals still learn more by reding books.
To begin with, televisions are detrimental when it comes to education, because they cause distraction. To learn, people must concentrate on the materials that they study. But, while watching a tv, it is very hard to focus on boring lectures. For example, when I was 15 years old, I decided to watch CNN, the American news, to study English. However, whenever I felt boring, I got distracted and watched other entertainments since changing channels was too easy. In contrast, when I determined to learn English by reading English novels, it was much easier to concentrate on. Therefore, I firmly believe that books are more educational and tubes are more for entertainment purpose.
Furthermore, people learn more by reading since almost every book is educational. Textbooks, novels, essays, practice books...even cartoons are sometimes very educational. However, most tv programs are not. Most of they are entertainments, soap operas, comedies. In addition, reading books makes people to think. Thinking about some serious matters, such as love, philosophy, friendship, nature, science. In contrast, after we watch tv, most thing left in our memories are violence, actors, jokes. So if you want to learn something, it is better to read books.
In conclusion, humans do learn from watching televisions. We learn how our neighbors live, and learn about the nowadays news. However, I believe books are more educational because they are much easier to concentrate on and their contents are more serious.
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