The young today spend a large amount of their leisure time in shopping centers. It is feared that this trend can bring negative influences on the youths and the society. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this view?

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Nowadays, the adolescents visit shopping malls as a recreational activity which may result in drastic effects. I completely agree that
this
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recent practice is making youngsters materialistic and unhealthy.
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of all, using leisure time in shopping centres tend to make people materialistic and extravagant. The teenagers are vulnerable target audience as well as psychologically and cognitively rather immature.
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, there is a trend among
newer generation
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the newer generation
newer generations
a newer generation
to show
off which
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off, which
leads to competition in the society. Because of that, a lot of youngsters end up buying things that are not even
needed which
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needed, which
ultimately disrupt their foundation while setting them on
wrong path
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the wrong path
.
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, a survey in Australia, in 2010, showed that teenagers were buying jewellery, notably diamond rings or necklace, mostly to show off their status and how well-off they are.
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, while strolling in malls, one comes across a lot of
food
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stalls. It is already apparent that the youth population prefers unhealthy dining options rather than a well-balanced and home cooked diet.
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, the
food
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areas has very tempting sight and aroma which compels people to buy it. Not only it leads to more waste of money, but it
also
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prones
question or examine thoroughly and closely
probes
primes
prone
them to bad health.
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, in an interview, the OPTP
(
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(
fast
food
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restaurant) manager, admitted that they have more sales in a shopping centre’s
food
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section than in their other branches. In conclusion, in my opinion, the rising trend of spending time in shopping
malls among
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malls, among
the youth is bringing unwanted effects
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as spending money unwisely as well as opting junk
meals
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
mails
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