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Some people consider art to be essential and others think it is not. Which view do you agree with and why? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

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Art
 is one of the elements in our lives. Some consider it is essential,
nonetheless
, the others are not. I support the former as it brings colours to our tough world. There are different types of
art
, namely movies, games, photos, poems, paints and so on. All those are the medium of entertainment for you and me. Without it, I can hardly imagine how life would be. I believe it is common for people, especially youngsters watch the movie with their lovers, friends or families several times a year. TV dramas are
also
 acted an important role, people from different ages just cannot live without them. We can always find news reporting the latest popular Taiwan or Korean soap opera. While girls are addicted to TV, boys
on the other hand
, are unable to resist from games. Online PC games, mobile games, board games, they just loved them. If all forms of
art
 disappeared, what will be left for us to do with our leisure time? Personally, I do not have an answer for it. In my whole life, what I will do during my free moments are all related to
art
. I used to watch a lot of TV programs, ranging from dramas to talk shows before I graduated from university. Since working, I still watch
this
 stuff as they make me feel relaxed,
however
, not that frequent anymore. Listening to music comes to the top of my list when I have nothing to do. I like pop music as it is always a trendy topic to discuss with my colleagues. People do have different opinions on different topics which makes a topic become controversial. Whether
art
 is essential or not is one of them. In my opinion,
art
 is surely something necessary in our daily lives.
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