According to the Federal Trade Commission, "5-6 violent acts occur per hour on prime time, with 20-25 acts an hour on children's programming" ("Tune Out the Violence" 2). ... Television shows such as Sesame Street did not teach one those things, but it did teach children letters, words, numbers, classification and other skills considered to be important for school success. ...

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I could take a survey of the shows that air through out the week in prime time television as well as the new releases at the local video store of how many times casual sex is shown in each and how many times it's shown as something good and harmless as opposed to the times that it is shown as something that can hurt your future if you don't treat it with care. ... Then see how and if the numbers of STDs, adoptions, and abortions take place. ...

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