Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones. Why is this the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

A huge part of the leisure time of today's public is spent on their
smartphones
. In my side of view,
this
is a negative development. One important factor in
this
situation is the attraction of digital
devices
and their ability to entertain people .
Smartphones
have provided us with enormous numbers of things to do and
that is
why humans prefer them over any other habit . Meanwhile , the convenience which
smartphones
have offered us is undoubted.
For example
, people can sit on their chairs while , they can text message , call one another and play games . So they do not have to bother themselves and go visit their friends or go to some place to play games . Having said that ,
this
situation is more negative than What most populations think .
Although
, some crowd think it is a positive action because phones brought us
this
opportunity to work on our communication skills while We are resting at home . They say that,
For example
, by playing online games on mobile
devices
not only we can be entertained.
also
, we can improve only our English or any other language speaking because we are now capable of talking to a native person . I strongly believe that
this
is a negative side of technology . There is a major downside to
this
,
for example
, with 8 hours of working and 8 hours of sleeping there is no more free time for us to care about our health and body if we spend most of the
last
8 hours of the day on tech
devices
So the lack of enough physical activity is one downside of
this
over usage.
Moreover
,
smartphones
and their social media applications Can
also
be harmful to mental health .
For instance
, the unlimited usage of mobile
devices
is very destructive to the Social behaviour of teenagers . A teenager would never make real friends on
smartphones
and she is represented by numerous lies when she compares herself with those lies , she would likely be disappointed with her life, Instagram Application is full of pictures of having wealth and fun while the normal life is not just about those. In conclusion , many people around the world are using their free time on their cellphones due to their huge attraction of them and the fact that they are more convenient to use .
however
, they could be used as educational
devices
as their positive aspect , the negative aspects of those are more destructive like mental disappointment and lack of physical activity.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • smartphones
  • usage
  • technology
  • accessibility
  • convenience
  • entertainment
  • gaming
  • social media
  • communication
  • educational resources
  • addiction
  • dependence
  • negative effects
  • physical health
  • mental health
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