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?

TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES HAVE BEEN ENTRANCED EVERY FIELD OF LIFE. IN RECENT YEARS, SOME
PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN ARGUING THAT
THIS
CHANGE HAS A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON
PEOPLE
'S FAMILY AND SOCIAL LIVES BASED ON THEIR PREFERENCE OF WATCHING TELEVISION
INSTEAD
OF SPENDING TIME WITH OTHER
PEOPLE
. I TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH
THIS
STATEMENT AND
THIS
ESSAY WILL EXPLAIN HOW
TV
SHOWS CAN ENHANCE
PEOPLE
RELATIONS.
FIRSTLY
, WATCHING
TV
SHOULD BE SEEN AS A TOOL TO COMMUNICATE WITH
PEOPLE
AROUND
INSTEAD
OF A DISTRACTER. TO ILLUSTRATE, AROUND THREE YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A
TV
SHOW
WHICH STRENGTHENED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ME AND MY FATHER WHOSE INTERESTS DIDN'T SEEM ATTRACTIVE TO ME UNTIL THAT
TV
SHOW
.
MOREOVER
, TALKING ABOUT THE
TV
SHOW
WEEKLY-BASIS BECAME OUR LITTLE TRADITION. SO IT WAS A BONDING AGENT FOR US.
SECONDLY
,
TV
SHOWS CAN EASE SOCIALISING FOR INTROVERTED
PEOPLE
.
FOR INSTANCE
, THERE HAS BEEN DOING SOME SPECIAL OCCASIONS
SUCH
AS THE OFFICE PUB QUIZ AND IT HELPS
PEOPLE
SHARING SAME INTERESTS TO MEET. WHEN I MOVED TO ISTANBUL, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE AND CHECKED A PUB QUIZ FOR THE OFFICE AND LUCKILY I GAINED A LITTLE FRIEND GROUP FROM THAT EVENT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IF THERE WAS NO
SUCH
AS
TV
SHOW
, WE WOULDN'T FIND EACH OTHER. TO SUM UP, WATCHING
TV
CAN HELP
PEOPLE
TO CONNECT AND MEET OTHERS SHARING THE SAME INTERESTS AS OPPOSED TO NEGATIVE ASSUMPTIONS.
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