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We_PPIS2 know_VV0 that_CST children_NN2 can_VM be_VBI greatly_RR influenced_VVN by_II television_NN1 programs_NN2 ._. 
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Presently_RR ,_, in_II America_NP1 ,_, by_II the_AT time_NNT1 that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR eighteen_MC ,_, children_NN2 spend_VV0 more_DAR hours_NNT2 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT television_NN1 than_CSN in_II all_DB of_IO the_AT hours_NNT2 that_CST they_PPHS2 spend_VV0 in_II school_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE first_MD twelve_MC grades_NN2 of_IO education_NN1 ._. 
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Thus_RR ,_, the_AT TV_NN1 set_NN1 becomes_VVZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT children_NN2 's_GE major_JJ teachers_NN2 ._. 
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As_CSA Marshall_NP1 McLuhan_NP1 has_VHZ said_VVN ,_, "_" The_AT medium_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT message_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC also_RR ,_, "_" The_AT medium_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT massage_NN1 ._. "_" 
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There_EX are_VBR both_RR advantages_NN2 and_CC disadvantages_NN2 to_II this_DD1 form_NN1 of_IO teaching_NN1 ._. 
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In_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ,_, there_EX are_VBR many_DA2 good_JJ programs_NN2 for_IF younger_JJR children_NN2 on_II television_NN1 ._. 
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Public_NN1 (_( noncommercial_JJ )_) television_NN1 offers_VVZ many_DA2 good_JJ programs_NN2 for_IF children_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 "_" Sesame_NP1 Street_NNL1 ,_, "_" or_CC "_" Mr._NNB Roger_NP1 's_GE Neighborhood_NN1 ._. "_" 
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It_PPH1 's_VBZ "_" News_NN1 hour_NNT1 with_IW Jim_NP1 Lehr_NP1 "_" attracts_VVZ only_RR a_AT1 small_JJ daily_JJ audience_NN1 of_IO several_DA2 million_NNO ,_, but_CCB is_VBZ highly_RR respected_VVN both_RR by_II members_NN2 of_IO the_AT government_NN1 ,_, other_JJ members_NN2 of_IO the_AT press_NN1 ,_, and_CC in_II many_DA2 homes_NN2 for_IF its_APPGE in_II depth_NN1 discussions_NN2 and_CC interviews_NN2 ._. 
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Throughout_II the_AT day_NNT1 ,_, public_JJ television_NN1 offers_VVZ wholesome_JJ programs_NN2 for_IF both_RR younger_JJR and_CC older_JJR children_NN2 ._. 
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Such_DA cable_NN1 channels_NN2 as_CSA the_AT Discovery_NN1 Channel_NN1 ,_, History_NN1 Channel_NN1 ,_, Animal_NN1 Channel_NN1 ,_, Travel_VV0 Channel_NN1 ,_, Biography_NN1 Channel_NN1 ,_, sports_NN2 channels_NN2 ,_, and_CC others_NN2 offer_VV0 very_RG good_JJ programs_NN2 for_IF both_DB2 young_JJ people_NN and_CC adults_NN2 ._. 
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CSpan_NN1 carries_VVZ many_DA2 important_JJ but_CCB otherwise_RR not_XX well_RR known_VVN programs_NN2 ,_, discussions_NN2 ,_, and_CC speeches_NN2 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 events_NN2 occurring_VVG in_II the_AT US_NP1 Senate_NN1 and_CC House_NN1 of_IO Representatives_NN2 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 the_AT British_JJ Parliament_NN1 Public_NN1 ,_, commercial_JJ ,_, and_CC cable_NN1 channels_NN2 provide_VV0 many_DA2 excellent_JJ news_NN1 and_CC current_JJ affairs_NN2 programs_NN2 ._. 
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Major_JJ events_NN2 are_VBR regularly_RR covered_VVN by_II various_JJ channels_NN2 ._. 
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There_EX are_VBR very_RG fine_JJ cultural_JJ programs_NN2 on_II many_DA2 different_JJ channels_NN2 ,_, including_II both_DB2 those_DD2 from_II the_AT US_NP1 and_CC abroad_RL ._. 
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At_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ,_, parents_NN2 in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 need_VV0 to_TO monitor_VVI carefully_RR what_DDQ their_APPGE children_NN2 are_VBR watching_VVG ._. 
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There_EX is_VBZ too_RG much_DA1 violence_NN1 ,_, sexually_RR explicit_JJ or_CC implicit_JJ material_NN1 ,_, poor_JJ quality_NN1 programming_NN1 ,_, and_CC sometimes_RT misleading_JJ advertising_NN1 on_II television_NN1 in_II America_NP1 ._. 
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Sometimes_RT such_DA programs_NN2 lead_VV0 to_II negative_JJ imitative_JJ behavior_NN1 on_II41 the_II42 part_II43 of_II44 children_NN2 ,_, teenagers_NN2 ,_, and_CC adults_NN2 ._. 
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There_EX has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 long_JJ American_JJ debate_NN1 about_II negative_JJ aspects_NN2 of_IO TV_NN1 on_II children_NN2 and_CC teenagers_NN2 ._. 
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My_APPGE two_MC sons_NN2 and_CC my_APPGE daughter_NN1 all_DB have_VH0 small_JJ children_NN2 ,_, and_CC have_VH0 taken_VVN the_AT responsibility_NN1 to_TO monitor_VVI their_APPGE children_NN2 's_GE television_NN1 viewing_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 if_CS they_PPHS2 are_VBR allowed_VVN to_TO watch_VVI TV_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 will_VM see_VVI only_RR the_AT more_RGR wholesome_JJ programs_NN2 ._. 
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Also_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 limit_VV0 the_AT time_NNT1 that_CST their_APPGE children_NN2 watch_VV0 TV_NN1 ,_, and_CC require_VV0 other_JJ activities_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 their_APPGE children_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX learn_VVI early_JJ to_TO become_VVI ,_, in_II the_AT American_JJ "_" expression_NN1 ,_, "_" couch_NN1 potatoes_NN2 ,_, "_" that_DD1 is_VBZ individuals_NN2 who_PNQS lie_VV0 on_II the_AT couch_NN1 as_RG still_RR as_CSA potatoes_NN2 without_IW having_VHG other_JJ important_JJ activities_NN2 that_CST will_VM enrich_VVI their_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
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