Writing Summary Response

The Importance of Interactions for Children

In this article, “Study supports limiting television time for children” by The University of Texas at Austin, in which the author’s name was not listed, the author discusses the study to support decreased television time and increased familial interactions for children. This article is based on research by Dr.Elizabeth Vandewater. She points out that children spend more time watching television than playing inside and outside; however, the issue like childhood obesity is not always influenced by increased watching television. And she insists that children under the age of two don’t have to watch television and children older than two may watch television for two hours in daily life because familial interacting is decreased from the American Academy of Pediatrics’ survey. In addition, she and her college want to know how this affects children’s health behavior and knowledge. According to her and this study, children spend a lot of time in front of television without several interactions.

First of all, it is very important for children to limit television time because children need familial interactions. Why do children watch television for a long time? I think this answer is just interesting. But there are three issues for children. Actually, a lot of children spend a great amount of time in front of television every day. When I was a child, I always watched television about 3 or 4 hours after school without doing homework. I think most of children will be like me. As a result, children become inside people, because they don’t play outdoors and their communication with family is decreased. If they lose the communication of family, they will be quiet and be not good at communication with people. Therefore, children should not watch television for a long time.

Secondly, why do children spend a lot of time watching television? In my opinion, the cause of this is lazy parents, because parents give children television. So, parents think that children can learn about good things. Of course, children can learn some behavior of society from educational programs like Sesame Street. But, to talk to parents is very important for children because children can study something through the experienced advice and ideas of parents. Parents ought to be mirrors of children because children imitate language, behavior and idea from their parents without watching television. However, parents depend on television because of business. Parents should teach communication for children by talking more often.

In addition, to watch television for a long time gives some bad influence for children. So, television is not a useful tool for children, because there is violence, aggression and dirty language and sense. These give negative effects for children and are absorbed into their behaviors directly because they are sensitive; they only listen and watch. Especially, when children watch people kill someone on television and video games, they don’t understand the meaning of death and life. For example, if a famous actor was killed by someone on the screen but the same famous actor was killed by someone on another screen again, little children will be confuse about the idea that he can be revived. So, parents should also pay attention to these situations.

In conclusion, to decrease the television time for children is important. It is the responsibility of parents to restrict this. So, parents should protect children against television because watching the television for a long time is a waste of time and interferes with communicating face to face. I hope that children aren’t addicted to television.


The University of Texas at Austin Office of Public Affairs. (2006, Feb. 6).
“Study supports limiting television time for children."

http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2006/02/human_ecology06.html.

Retrieved 11-29-06.

Writing Summary

In this article, “Psst…Wanna buy a celebrity’s house?” by Finlo Rohrer, the writer discusses the privacy of some celebrities when they sell their house. He says it is very difficult to protect their privacy because journalists like the paparazzi always look for a good story. For example, in the case of princess Michael of Kent, her mansion’s detail was spread and this expresses the wish to keep the secret to protect some cerebrities’ privacy. Also, Ms.Casingena asserts that real estate agents had better defend their confidentiality, but we are interested in celebrities’ house. According to an agent, agents have been able to serve celebrities for many years because they protect some clients and never reveal anything. Finally, the author insists we had better have discretion. However, a few celebrities prefer to give the information because they become more famous.


Rohrer,F. (2006, May.29).“Psst…Wanna buy a celebrity’s house?” BBC news.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5013540.stm.

Retrieved 11-14-06.

Weblog assignment #5

I visited the Website

Internet addiction test

What do you think that you are driven by some kind of Internet Addiction? In this Website, you can know whether you are Internet addiction or not. So, the Internet Addiction Test is measure of using the Internet. You just click the 20 questions and the alternative is 6 answers. For example, #1 how often you find that you stay on-line longer than you intended is common question and this situation incidental among a lot of people. If you get higher score, you have Internet addiction. This Website expresses the danger of Internet addiction.

I use the Internet to check the mail before going to bed every day. Also, I use the Internet to study and look for something fluently. So, to use the Internet is essential tool for me. But, recently it is reported that nearly more than 10% of Internet users are driven by some kind of Internet addiction. The Internet addiction is terrible sickness because you doesn’t notice whether you have Internet addiction or not. If you have this, you are unable to control your own use of the Internet. And you will receive some damage of using Internet in your life. For example, there is a lack of sleep, lazy of study and work. In this website, I did this test. My result is 15 scores. This result expresses about me that are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long times, but you have control own your usage. I think that this result is correct, so I’m safe internet user. However, #7 how often do you check your e-mail before something else that you need to do and #8 how often does your job performances or productivity suffer because of the Internet are the answer of always. So, I may be pay attention to this action but this is essential for me. I think that the Internet is important tool in this modern society because a lot of people use the Internet every day.However, the Internet addiction is serious problem for people because everybody can be the reserve of the Internet addiction. Therefore, how should we protect by ourselves from Internet addiction? I think this answer is only one. When we use the Internet, we need think about the danger of Internet addiction. So, first of all, we should not approach some strange Website. We must protect by ourselves.