Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Others think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the course is useful to an employer. What in your opinion, should be the main function of a university?

The line graphs highlight with regard to the information about how ageing Americans spent their leisure time throughout the

period

from the years 1980 and 2010. Over the conducted research, it can be inferred that the vast majority of elderly people spent their free time watching various TV broadcasts. A more detailed look at

such

a tendency affords to conclude that 60% of old society watches television at the beginning of the research

period

.

Furthermore

, it can be spotted a surge in the total of TV users to 70% by the year of 2000.

However

, the percentage of these users has been dwindling during the

first

decade of the 21st century.

Also

noteworthy is that a hiking activity has been embarking to be popular during the research

period

.

For instance

, the number of elderly people, who prefer

such

activity, has spiked from 20% to 80% over the survey

period

.

Likewise

, the total of old readers 3 times has hiked after the year of the 2000s.

Nevertheless

, the data of Internet users among the old generation and theatre visitors have not undergone overwhelming changes

in contrast

to other activities, which are old people are more preferred.