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Some people regard video games as harmless fun or even as a useful educational tool. Others, however believe that videos games are having an adverse effect on the people who play them. In your opinion, do the drawbacks of video games outweigh the benefits?

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Over the past decade, playing
computer
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games
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have
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 become a prevalent and publicly recognized phenomenon.
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 playing electronic
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 as harmless fun or educational tool appears reasonable, plenty of evidence suggests that the opposite is true, I maintain that we support that idea On the one hand, there are some reasons why I agree that playing computerized
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 is attractive .
Firtsly
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,
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 can increase in improving memory, finding motor skills or
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 if they play these
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 sensibly.
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, video
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 can be designed to stimulate a creative
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 for a mission, just like Minecraft does.
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, there are more compelling reasons why I firmly believe that
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 allocate to playing
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. The first reason relates to spending too much time
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playing electronic
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 will shape a sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise.
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 can make young
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incline
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 to obesity and inadequate development. The second reason relates to that playing video
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 excessively
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cause
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 the younger
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 their communication skills.
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, it can undermine their interpersonal skills and underperform both academically and socially.
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, the younger
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 effect ranging from
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lack of sleep to
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the problem
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 at school as they sacrificed for a few more hours on the
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 In conclusion,
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 some maintain that
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playing electronic
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 is not harmful, or even helps
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 to enhance their imagination and creativity, I believe it is better not to allocate too much time to
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 . In the future, it is predicted that
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 will understand the importance of spending time playing
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