Life Without Television Essay: Life Without Television

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Life without Television When my family’s only television set went to the repair shop the other day, my parents, my sister, and I thought we would have a terrible week. How could we get through the long evenings in such a quiet house? What would it be like without all the shows t keep us company? We soon realized, though, that living without television for a while was the stroke of good fortune. It became easy for each of us to enjoy some activities alone, to complete some postponed chores and to spend rewarding time with each other and friends. First of all, with no television to compete for our time, we found plenty of hours for personal interests. We all read more that week than we had read during the six months before. For instance, I read an adventure book called Hatchet by Gary Paulson. The book was about a young boy, who turns into a young man, …show more content…

There were many jobs around the house that had needed attention for some time. One chore that needed to be done was clean the scary basement. The reason I never cleaned it was because I hated the basement due to t being scary and dark. Also, it always had a bad smell of mothballs and mold just like an old barn does. We also had a chance to do some long-postponed shopping. My mom and sister drug me with them and I begged not to. I felt it was useless to whine about shopping because I was made to go, no if and or buts about it. They went to every store around our small town and shopped for ever. They had to try on everything they saw in the stores and turns out they didn’t buy nothing all day. And each of us also did some letter writing or other paperwork that was long overdue. My Dad finally wrote to his father who he has not talked to in many years but I do not know why, they never told me. His letter must have been a thoughtful one because his emotions were everywhere he cried which he never does. I hope his father appreciates him writhing to

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