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Some think that it is more important for children to engage in outdoor activities instead of playing computer games. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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These days, for many people, especially
children
, it has become normal to spend more and more
time
 playing on a computer
instead
 of outdoor activities. Some believe that playing outside is more essential than engaging in
video
games
. I completely disagree with
this
 idea,
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 essay, I
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will
 support my opinion with examples.
Firstly
, when
children
 play
video
games
 at home they avoid being involved in street gangs. Youngsters are busy
,
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 and spend their destructive energy or even their angst and fury in the safest way possible: they express it online. It is well-known, that in the world the criminal rate decreased partly thanks to that
children
 prefer to stay and home and play computer
games
 alternatively going out and being affected by the influence of bad companies .
In other words
, they do not have
time
 or interest to participate in crime. Another reason I disagree with the argument is that modern
children
 live in a world of technology and they must know them well and learn to use them in the most effective way.
That is
 to say,
video
games
 are a good course of action to get familiar with technologies and to have the experience to communicate and coordinate online.
Besides
, they develop imagination.
For example
, Minecraft, which is one of the most popular
games
 among
children
, allows players to imagine, design, and create anything they dream up.
On the other hand
, there is an opinion that little ones spend too little
time
 outside, and that harms their physical and mental health, but it does not mean that they play at home all the
time
.
Children
 regularly go outside, just not for long. In conclusion,
although
 it is a common belief that outdoor activities are important, I believe it is crucial for
children
 to learn online communication , and
video
games
 are one of the most effective methods to do it. Personally, I think that there is more good than bad in playing them
instead
 of being outdoors.
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