Many people believe that media coverage of celebrities is having a negative effect on children. To what extent to you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Owing to advances in mass media, the past a few decades have seen an increase

of

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in

prevalence of celebrities on mainstream media.

Thus

, some parents claimed that a great amount of coverage of famous people

have had

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has had

a detrimental impact on children. I

similarly

believed that, and my reasons are threefold. It is an indisputable fact that children may be addicted to

stars

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the stars

. Research has indicated that most adolescents spend

over

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Over

1-2 hours on gossiping, which has posted a threat to study for children.

Thus

, putting considerable emphases on idolizing stars has contributed a decrease of learning outcome for children.

Misbehavior

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Misbehaviour

is another obvious consequence. If a famous person commits crimes

such

as drug addiction, the event will be made a headline on the news;

however

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However

, tending to be confused between notoriety and fame, children may imitate these celebrities'

behavior

manner of acting or controlling yourself

behaviour

. One particularly salient example of

this

is smoking - in the previous times, there were smoking scenes in movies in order to increase the number of people who smoked, so in the modern times, governments brought a policy to bear on

such

these

behaviors

manner of acting or controlling yourself

behaviours

in movies.

Thus

, it is evident that children's

behavioral

of or relating to behavior

behavioural

problems can be affected by celebrities.

In addition

to

misbehavior

improper or wicked or immoral behavior

misbehaviour

and the tendency to be addicted to

stars

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the stars

, misconception is the other detrimental impact. Inevitably,

children

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Children

may form a distorted

worldview

. The prevalence of these famous figures may convey an impression which is

unrealistic expectation

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an unrealistic expectation

unrealistic expectations

. Admittedly, these celebrities could argue that the impression they convey

also

can enlighten children.

For instance

, a famous athlete can inspire children so that children grow into a great athlete.

Nevertheless

, little are children who are inspired by these celebrities in order to grow into a famous figure.

In contrast

, children tend to do what is unrealistic at their age,

such

as being rich. In summary, because of the

misbehavior

improper or wicked or immoral behavior

misbehaviour

, the tendency to be addicted to

stars

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the stars

, and the misconception to which the ample coverage of famous figures may

contribute

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Contribute

, it can be inferred that considerable coverage of famous figures may pose a threat to children on various aspects.