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/^t/Most people would admit to the fact that television is perhaps the most easily accessible type of media in the world. Some people argue that television is the greatest invention of the twentieth century. While others claim it is a drain of valuable time, an evil influence on the our nations. There are those who blame television for teaching violence and encouraging young viewers to imitate the fictional criminals or even popular cartoon characters like Tom and Jerry. They say that children are most vonruable to images presented to them on television, they sometimes even try to imitate their heroes, not being aware of the consequences. There are also those people who practically became addicted to watching television, just like some get addicted to drugs. Those individuals are commonly known as vegetables, who are able to do little more than sit and watch the tube all day long. The reason for this addiction is obvious, watching television does not require any physical involvement intact it is very passive, all the viewer has to do is to sit and watch. This problem is not so serious in our country, however in the United States this has recently become a major risk. Television offers many programs and adaptations of films which most children prefer over reading books.