Modern forms of communication such as email and messaging have reduced the amount of time people spend seeing their friends. This has had a negative effect on their social lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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people
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think that
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communication between
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increases through
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messages
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which
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to
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each other less. In my opinion, I completely agree with
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reduce
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each
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other.
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, I believe that
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messages
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and
email
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more positive and make their life better
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people
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who live in other
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are far from their parents. What I mean
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can not come to their family every month or year because they have work and the journey
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more money.
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some
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along
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time a week because of the difficulties of our life like high rent, so they can send messages to their friends.
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a
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massages
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messages
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are making life easier.
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, I believe that social media is considered
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essential thing
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affect
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some
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like old
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because some of them do not know how to use it.
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affect
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to
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social
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between friends and family. A study published by New York University in 2013 concluded that 90% of old
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need more visitors, they
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not like it, and
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social media
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nagetive
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negative
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on their
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.
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by
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through
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modern forms like
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and
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messages
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have
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adversary
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on
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people
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people's
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live
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,
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other
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are like
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • modern forms of communication
  • email
  • messaging
  • reduce
  • amount of time
  • see friends
  • social lives
  • technology
  • communication
  • faster
  • convenient
  • stay in touch
  • connect
  • online
  • social media platforms
  • meet new people
  • face-to-face interactions
  • maintain relationships
  • excessive reliance
  • social isolation
  • digital communication
  • emotional depth
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