Writing One
The table gives a breakdown of the different types of family who were living in poverty in Australia in 1999.
On average, 11% of all households, comprising almost two million people, were in this position. However, those consisting of only one parent or a single adult had almost double this proportion of poor people, with 21% and 19% respectively.
Couples generally tended to be better off, with lower poverty levels for couples without children (7%) than those with children(12%). It is noticeable that for both types of household with children, a high than average proportion were living in poverty at this time.
Older people were generally less likely to be poor, though once again the trend favoured elderly couples(only 4%) rather than single elderly people(6%).
Overall the table suggests that households of single adults and those with whose with children were more likely to be living in poverty than those consisting of couples.
Writing Two
Books, radios and films, as different media of communication, vary considerably in the delivery of information and thus in the results produced.
Books boost the longest history compared with radio programs and films. Books can have a touch upon almost all the aspects of our life. Therefore it is no exaggerating to say that the history of books is also the history of human development. But books usually tend to be somewhat slower than the time depicted in them. That may disappoint those who want to acquire the latest information.
Films can be the most artistic among the three forms of media as it combines audio, visual and sometimes even special effects. They can get people involved in a more colorful and real world. But unlike books that can be read in the couch or on the bus, movies will not be available without a ticket to the cinema and are shown only once a time.
In comparison with books and films, radio can provide the fastest source of information. Radio programs offer weather forecast and domestic and international developments in the field ranging from presidential election in the U.S. to reform in the banking system in China to protests against humans mistreatment of animals in Europe. Radio is also easier to carry compared with the other two. But in terms of the depth of information carried in it, it is no match for books and films.
In conclusion, books make people think, movies let people enjoy and radio helps people live.
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Of the six types of media listed above, there are to be chosen - largely because of their being representative - to look at their advantages and disadvantages in relation to communicating information books, radio and television.
As the oldest media form, books are still of great influence in recording information and spreading knowledge. Almost all information in history and most information at present are stored and conveyed in books. However, in comparison with other technology-assisted media, books shortcomings are also apparent: they cannot sustain long-time storage and are comparatively logging behind the time in delivering information.
Radio might be one of the earliest technological media. Its biggest advantage lies in its convenience because of its portability. With radio, people may listen to the up-to-minute information anytime and anywhere only if the radio signal is available. Of course, people sometimes complain that with visual pictures, it would be much better, and which, as known to all, results in what we call TV set, rather than radio.
In television, people see the best integration of both visual and acoustic effects. Furthermore, people more watch TV for leisure in addition to obtaining formation because of the sensual enjoyment it provides. On the contrary, television has always been facing the fiercest criticism of its side-effect that information is delivered in such a passive way as to kill the audiences creativity.
Agree with it or not, television is the most effective in communicating information. Currently, most households have TV set and some have even more than one. No other media parallels with it in terms of audience coverage. Besides, a big variety of information is available in television, such as news, documentary, music and movie, to meet preferences of different audiences. What is particular of television lies in its unmatched magic of live broadcast. Among others, these features suffice to draw the conclusion that television is the most powerful in spreading information.
