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Many believe that modern technology has brought people together, but others say that it has driven us apart. Discuss both viewpoints and give your own opinion.

#technology #people #viewpoints
Advertisements
 have taken various forms
now a days
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nowadays
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. Companies and businesses use multiple
media’s
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media
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 to advertise their
products
. Though some say that
this
 brings awareness about the new
products
 which in turn will improve our life, others do believe that it just encourages us to buy
products
 we do not need. In my opinion
however
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,however
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, the benefits of the
advertisements
 outweigh
its
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their
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 disadvantages.
Advertisements
introduces
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introduce
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 us to various
products
 and services that can make our life easier. New technology has led to innovations that will be convenient
to
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for
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 mankind. And
advertisements
 are the means through which
people
 become aware of these innovations.
For example
, the portable vacuum cleaner Roomba is one
such
 innovation that has saved a lot of cleaning time as it works without the requirement of human intervention. In today’s world where time is of utmost importance to
people
, Roomba comes in handy without being too expensive. For
people
 who
wants
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want
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 to save time from cleaning,
advertisement
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the advertisement
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 of
products
 like Roomba will be a boon.
Advertisements
also
 help
people
 understand the features of the
products
,
its
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their
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 uses,
its
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their
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 benefits and disclaimers
,
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apply
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 if any. Having said that, some have the opinion that
advertisements
makes
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make
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 us purchase items which are unnecessary. A fidget spinner would be a classic example
for
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of
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 that. When fidget spinner was
first
 introduced in the market, youngsters went crazy
to buy
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buying
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 them and
play
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playing
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 with them. Fast forward a few months later, they are lying somewhere in the corner of some drawer or in fact even thrown away.
Lastly
, it
also
 depends from person to person how they perceive different
advertisements
 i.e whether they want to see the good or bad in
it
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them
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.
However
, since advertisement introduces us to some
products
 that can be convenient for humans, though it has both advantages and disadvantages, I agree that it does more good than bad.
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  • global community
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  • distract
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