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Smart phones and other similar electronic gadgets have reduced the contact between friends. Discuss how far you agree with this statement.

#phones #gadgets #contact #friends
Over the past twenty years or so due to the increase of
smart
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phones
 and pads
such
 as
iphones
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iPhones
phones
 and
ipads
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pads
 have become more popular than ever before. Despite the fact that many users of sites
such
 as these consider that they can help them to keep in
touch
 with and to make new
friends
 , a considerable number of sociologists believe that the popularity of electronic
gadgets
are
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 actually reducing face-to-face
meetings
 as well
people’s
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as people’s
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 abilities to socialize.
This
 essay will discuss the reasons why I believe that even though
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smartphones
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smart
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phones
 and pads
does
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do
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 have some benefits,
its
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their
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 overall effects are predominantly negative for many
user’s
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users’s
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 to reduce the contact between
friends
.
Firstly
, it can be asserted that
although
people
 often use
iphones
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phones
iPhones
 or
ipads
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pads
 to keep in
touch
 with their
friends
,
this
 does not mean that they do not want to see their
friends
 face to face in
daily
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their daily
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 lives. One of the reasons for
this
 is that
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smartphones
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smart
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phones
 can help them to keep in
touch
 with their
friends
.
For example
, using the apps
such
 as Instagram and skype is significant for
people
 to get along with their
friends
.
In addition
, many apps
such
 as line or telegram,
which
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can arguably increase the friend network. Another pertinent argument is that
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smartphones
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smart
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phones
 can be frequently helpful for making new
friends
.
For instance
,
facebook
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 is widespread on
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smartphones
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smart
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phones
 for
people
 to search for new
friends
 who are in the same interests.
However
, when it comes to the popularity of electronic
gadgets
, it has been argued that they are actually reducing face-to-face
meetings
 as well
people’s
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as people’s
show examples
 abilities to socialize. One of the reasons for
this
 is that electronic
gadgets
 can usually reduce face-to-face
meetings
such
 as
school
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at school
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 and work.
For example
, if one who is addicting to use electronic
gadgets
, it is
easily
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 to
be
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apply
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lack
of
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face-to-face
meetings
. Another important observation is that electronic
gadgets
 can arguably decrease
people
’s abilities to socialize.
For instance
,
people
 cannot
to
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apply
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foster a sense of responsibility for teamwork, even
they
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if they
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 cannot have important leadership
ability
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abilities
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 in real life. In conclusion, it has been claimed that even though
smart
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smartphones
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phones
 and pads
does
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do
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 have some benefits
such
 as keeping in
touch
 with and making new
friends
, I
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, therefore,
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therefore
 believe that
its
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their
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 overall effects are undoubtedly negative for many
user’s
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users’s
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 to reduce the contact between
friends
.
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