The old tradition of a family having a meal together is disappearing. Why do you think is this happening? How does it affect individuals and the community?

Nowadays, family reunions at

mealtimes

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meal times

are on the decline. From my point of view, there are various reasons behind

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issue damaging both people and society by isolating members of the public. Having said that, different factors contribute to

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problem. Due to modern gadgets, people are surrounded by accessible diversions, smartphones and computers as examples;

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, the number one cause is media-saturated society. People, especially children, are more inclined to spend their time on their own and interact less with their family, particularly

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dining time.

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, offsprings prefer to watch a cartoon while they are eating rather than to talk to their parents.

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, work timetables have been extended to five in the afternoons, meaning many parents have to eat their lunch at work. Even about dinner time, they might be exhausted and prefer to rest. To illustrate that, consider a mother who is

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a nurse and came home after eight hours taking care of patients. She would not be energetic enough to prepare food.

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, family members would be deprived of eating together. Not only do

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trend have irreplaceable consequences on

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individuals, but

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on the societies. In

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regard, people

gradually feel

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have gradually felt

more lonely and isolated since they

are more frequently communicate

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are more frequently communicating

have more frequently communicated

with people through the virtual world rather than in real life.

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, they are highly likely to suffer from

depression which

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depression, which

in turn will affect the whole society.

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, the more depressed people are, the less productive would be the community. Consider a situation in which numerous members of a country have no passion to concentrate on their job. It is clear that

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country will not have any prosperity. In conclusion, fewer families

eat

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are eating

their meals together these days. I think the most significant cause affecting

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topic is technical developments which would have problematic influences on humans, both individually and collectively.