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Some people think that the fictional violence portrayed on television is harmless entertainment. Others disagree and think that it encourages violent behavior. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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In the context of a modern world, the advent of advanced technology has facilitated virtually every aspect of lives with no exception regarding the field of media. Some
people
 assume that humans are being bombarded with a plethora of virtual
violence
 on
television
 which exerts a potential detrimental influence while others insist on its negligible drawbacks. Personally, I am consummate in accord with the former viewpoint. And
this
 essay will outline what is considered to be the analyses of the two aforementioned perspectives as well as the motives for my opinion. On the one hand, there is a multitude of reasons why
violence
 illustrated on
television
 do no harm to
people
. There is no gainsaying that
people
 are endowed with the ability to develop their own consciousness, thereby differentiating right from wrong.
In other words
, it is believed that there is a least a driving force behind a person’s violent action. To cite an example, according to a survey, many teenagers committing juvenile delinquency
admit
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 that lack of education and their family breakdown laid the foundation for their crime, not what they see on
television
.
On the other hand
, it is apparent that
television
 programs represent potential hazards to a special section of society –
children
. Consciousness is regarded as an instinct of human; notwithstanding that,
children
 at
such
 tender age have not reached their maturity.to discriminate between good and evil.
Consequently
, improper access to
violence
 without parental guidance would be synonymous with severe damage to
children
’s cognitive development in a foreseeable future. To illustrate
this
, some researchers have it that
children
 have a tendency to emulate their favourite actors who commit violent acts on film scenes inasmuch as those actions stimulate their curiosity.
As a result
,
children
 convert virtual
violence
 into reality, leading to a deterioration of ethical aspects. To recapitulate
this
, fictional
violence
 undoubtedly does serious harm to
people
 who are exposed to it.
People
 may have the consciousness to resist their wrongdoings;
nevertheless
,
this
 principle is not applied to
children
.
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