On 6月7日, 上午11時20分, 嗶啵 嗶嗶嗶啵 <
jinchum...@yahoo.com.tw> wrote:
> In some countries, television and radio programs are carefully
> censored for offensive language and behavior. In other countries,
> there is little or no censorship.
> In your view, to what extent should government or any other group be
> able to censor television or radio programs? Explain, giving relevant
> reasons and/or examples to support your position.
>
> Views differ when it comes to the issue that whether government should
> censor the public media program and to what extent should government
> censor these media programs.
^^^^^ Maybe use "them" in order to reduce the
redundancy
In my opinion, people have the right to
> receive any kind of information. However, television and radio
> programs shouldn't be allowed to spread harmful or hatred-involved
> message.
^^^^^ maybe use messages?
There are three different programs should be censored.
> First, a program that spreads hatred between two species, aiming to
> dividing one united group into two opposite groups, should be
> carefully censored. Union is the vital element to build up a solid
> country, a country that brings its people happiness, a country that is
> strong enough to protect its people from outsiders' invasion. In other
> words, if people cannot unite to fight against the outsiders but
> divide themselves from the inside instead, a country will be split,
> unable to defense itself. For example, the main cause of Civil War is
> the North and the South hold different opinions toward slavery.
> Therefore, government should put intension on the programs that spread
> misleading information which would cause people to become hostile
> toward each other.
> Second, a program that involves sex or violent messages should be
> carefully censored because children who are under 18 are likely to
> develop distort values if the messages are misleading.
^^^^^^ Maybe use "distorted "
For, example,
> TV programs are now rated in order to minimize the possibility that
> children will receive the information that is too difficult for them
> to fully understand. As a result, government could rate the radio
> programs to keep children from information that they are not mature
> enough to conceive.
> Finally, a program that contains unreal information should be
> censored. For example, there are many products claiming to have the
> effect of losing weight in a short time. However, in fact, those
> products don't have the effect. As a result, consumers will be fooled
> because they trust what the manufacturers claiming. Government should
> protect consumers' right, so it should carefully censor the unreal
> claiming products.
> To sum up, the censorship is needed because government needs to
> protect its people's right. In other words, if the censorship is based
> on the people's benefit rather than authorities' benefit, it should be
> exercised. Government should do its best to keep an eye on programs
> that would lead to the split of a country or a race, that would lead
> to children's distorted ideas about sex or violence, and that would
> cheat consumers into buying products that don't have the effects they
> claim to have.
To me, this is a well-organized article but I would say that if you
can improve your word power you could come up with a
profound article.