Movies and television strongly influence the way people behave. Do you agree or disagree? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

All forms of modern entertainment

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the perceptions of

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. I strongly agree that

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shows

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the behaviour of common

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. I feel

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way for two main reasons which I will explore in the following paragraphs.

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and foremost, films and

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programs provide

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with a lot of negative messages, which the

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are willing to emulate. These anti-heroic icons are often portrayed as role models to a large number of teenagers and youngsters.

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, these characters do not follow the rules put forward by

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and often plays an antisocial role. My own personal experience is an example of

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a type of personality. When I was studying in my senior secondary schooling my classmate, who is influenced by a negative movie character, turned himself into rude behaviour. He started taking drugs and is involved in many quarrels and fights.

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, he had stopped his education midway and is now unemployed.

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,

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started observing him as a person with negative qualities. For

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reason, I can say that movies can negatively

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a person.

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, there are many movies and

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shows that portray a positive input in many

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's lives.

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, these kinds of motivational events showcases the life of successful

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and happily living families. Evidently, they do not just depict a positive message, but

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changes the way

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think. Drawing from my own personal experience, when I failed an entrance examination, I felt distressed and overwhelmed. But, later when I watched a

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show focusing on a student who transforms his failure into success, it changed my perspective of failure. I restarted my studies and later, cracked the exam with flying colours. I am sure that if I had not seen the program, I would not have restarted my studies. So, it is certainly clear to say that films can positively

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a person. In conclusion, I am of the opinion that movies and

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can cause an impact on

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.

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can be either detrimental or can embrace us with positive values.