Technology has profoundly affected the lives of humans today. Everything from the automobile to the micro-chip has altered our behavior and daily activities. However, while science has impacted society in many ways, one of the most powerful technological influences on humans has been television. Since its introduction in the late nineteen twenties, TV has influenced the clothes we wear, the products we buy, and the foods we eat. Television has helped elect presidents and create …showed first 75 words of 1018 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1018 total…that no other medium of communicatio can match. We live in a Golden Age technology, with more science and knowledge available to more people than ever before. However, while the potential of television to improve human life is unlimited, much of that power has been wasted, squandered sway into mindless entertainment. Television is like that last piece of pie at Thanksgiving--you know you shouldn't have it, but doesn't everyone want to know "Who Shot JR?"