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Computer games are becoming very popular among children of all ages and nationalities. Parents say they are concerned because these games have little educational value and many harmful effects. Do you agree or disagree?

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Many parents feel that
computer
games
 have no significant role in education, and would cause deleterious effects on
children
, despite
its
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 massive acceptance among all ages and nationalities. Even though there is a greater truth in
this
, I cannot completely agree
to
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 it. The fundamental reason behind
this
 view of parents is because of the fact that many
computer
games
 kill a considerable proportion of
children
’s valuable time. To be precise, modern
computer
games
 have features like virtual reality and group gaming.
This
 makes
children
 passively involved in them, and soon or later, a sense of addiction develops, when they spend hours and hours
in
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playing these
games
. Another reason behind their criticism is the inappropriate themes of
computer
games
. To be clearer,
computer
games
 which have racing or violence as their themes are far more popular than
games
 like puzzles. Naturally,
this
 would encourage
children
 towards
such
 activities in real life rather than focusing on their academics. Physical problems like obesity and visual problems are
also
 seen among those
children
 who spend too much time
in
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playing these
games
. I admit that there are good
computer
games
 which can enhance the intellectual abilities of
children
. Word
games
, Sudoku and chess are some
among
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 those.
However
, the rating of these
games
 is far lower when compared to
games
 like Pubg.
To conclude
, though there are some
games
 which boost the intellectual and cognitive capacities of a child, as parents believe, most of the popular
games
 are either time-wasting or inappropriate.
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