“A book is actually a place, a place where we, as adults, still have the chance to engage in active imagining, translating word to image, connecting these images to memories, dreams, and larger ideas. Television, film, even the stage play, have already been imagined for us, but the book, in whatever form we choose to interact with it, forces us to complete it.” StillsBookIdeasPlayDreamFilmFormForceMemoriesChanceStageTelevisionAdultsActiveTranslateConnectingStage Play Author:Joe Meno
“Reading not only enlarges and challenges the mind; it also engages and exercises the brain. Today's youth who sits mesmerized by a television screen is not going to be tomorrow's leader. Television watching is passive. Reading is active.” MindTodayReadingChallengesBrainLeaderYouthTelevisionTomorrowExerciseActiveScreensPassiveMesmerizedTelevision WatchingToday's Youth Author:Richard M. Nixon
“In its effect on family relationships, in its facilitation of parental withdrawal from an active role in the socialization of their children, and in its replacement of family rituals and special events, television has played an important role in the disintegration of the American family.” ChildrenImportantRolesSpecialEffectsEventsTelevisionActiveRitualParentalWithdrawalReplacementsAmerican FamilyDisintegrationSocializationFamily RelationshipSpecial Events Author:Marie Winn
“Because I wake up late, my day is often short. I'm much more active in the evenings, during which I alternately read, write, needle-point, smoke, email, and despair over my decision last June to put my television and DVD player out on the street because I wasn't getting enough work done.” WritingDoneEnoughLastsDecisionPlayerStreetsTelevisionDespairLateWake UpActiveEveningSmokeEmailJuneNeedlesDvdsWork Done Author:Cate Marvin