Televised talent shows have become popular in many societies today. Are these shows a good method of finding talented people, or are they just entertainment.

It is a well known fact that certain individuals have some extraordinary capabilities that they either acquired in the early years of life or in some instances born with innate talents. So, among the 7 billion persons living on the face of the earth we can say with confidence that at least one tenth of them are gifted. The issue here is that it is very difficult for them to show the world what they are capable of doing. as a result, the trend nowadays is to try to use televised media to try to broadcast such talents in programs concerned with them. Some people say that this is a very exce...

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