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Today, many young people spend too much of their free time at shopping malls. This can be considered negative for young people and society generally. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

#people #time #malls #society
A part of the community contends about the negative influence of
malls
to
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 society, especially in
youngters'
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youngsters's
 lives, as they are spending too much of their spare time
in
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there. The paragraphs below will outline a partial disagreement toward
this
 trend explaining that these
centers
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makes
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 it easy for family and
friends
 to meet and increase the cycle of interpersonal relationships, but,
on the other hand
, do not provide productive activities.
To begin
 with, the main reason why I do not consider that the youth spending too much time in shopping
centers
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 represents
a
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trouble is
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malls
 can please all opinions and gather family and
friends
 in the same environment.
For instance
, my older brother cannot stand football games, so it is impossible to visit a stadium with all my family or at least make it completely enjoyable for everyone.
However
, a mall opens up the possibility for everyone to do something they like.
Furthermore
, another cogent motive to justify why I do not believe that youngsters enjoying their whole leisure time in
malls
 is somehow noxious is the role these
centers
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 play in introducing new faces to others. More specifically, as a place that have a myriad of collective entertainment businesses,
such
 as bowling, cinema, and bookstores, it encourages individuals to make
friends
 with strangers just by having similar interests.
Therefore
, it increases the chances of meeting new people and developing
a
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lifelong
relationship
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 just by crossing one another. In stark contrast, some argue that
malls
 can harm
the
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society as
it
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 do not provide productive activities and would only be for entertainment, creating a lack of responsibility in these juveniles who are still developing. Despite being an ally to encourage the community to develop social skills and having facilities to help reading and
working
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,
such
 as shared workrooms and libraries, it can
also
 be very distractive by presenting many sources of distractions. To conclude, I somehow disagree that shopping
centers
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 are impacting negatively the youth and society since it allows families and
friends
 to enjoy each other's company as well as to meet new people.
Besides
, if individuals use these venues only for entertainment,
then
 it could be a waste of potential.
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