Television is dangerous because it destroys family life and any sense of community; instead of visiting people or talking with our family we just watch television. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Ever since

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became a core part of family life nearly 70 years ago, its usage has been the target of various attacks. While some people have focused on the physical or mental effects, I strongly concur with one of the most prevalent arguments about televisions decimating our sense of family and

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since they discourage communication. On the one hand, there is little doubt that in moderation,

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can keep or even strengthen social connections as people can use it as a common topic to talk about. Unfortunately,

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is rarely watched in moderation, which means its effects on social relationships are highly damaging.

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, rather than spending an evening socializing or doing some other social activity, the average family watches three hours of

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.

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to say, it adds up to twenty-one hours over the course of a week, which is nearly an entire day’s worth of

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in front of the

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that could have been spent interacting with the family or

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.

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acts as a stimulus for rising tensions and distances among one's social circles, in turn diminishing an individual's sense of

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.

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feasible to observe the serious repercussions of excessive

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usage by comparing it to other potential alternative

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like outdoor

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or even board games. Similar to

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, these

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are primarily for entertainment purposes.

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, both open-air pursuits and board games tend to be incredibly social and are almost an antithesis of quiet

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, not only do we spend a long

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watching

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on average, but

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type of leisure pursuit is

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replacing more social forms of entertainment that would be better at establishing healthy relationships. In conclusion, as a tremendous amount of

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is spent watching

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yearly

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of participating in social

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, I believe that the attacks on

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for impairing our social relations are justified. If we want to preserve our family and

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bonds better in the future, we had better start searching for ways to remedy

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pressing problem.