TOPIC : DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT?
TELEVISION HAS DESTROYED COMMUNICATION AMONG FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
Nowadays, television is one of the most important invention. It provides people with new and useful information, and help people to know what is happening around them. As any other tool, we can not say it is good or bad in itself. It just depends on what it is used for. However I agree with the statement that television has destroyed communication among friends and family, for a few reasons: It is deprived people time and social interaction, and badly influence on children's attitudes.
First, it is true that television not only limits people physical activities but it also undermines communication skills. The television program attracted people become enthralled and immersed in it. Those who watch television regularly and for a long time that have been proved to have less time and chances for familial communication (Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen). Similar to, being watching TV for many and many hours during the day, implies being a sedentary person who can produce many different disease and this is really unhealthy. Therefore, they will become lazy and tired. Not only adults but children also, they charmed in the show on television. They do not care about the entertainment activities or their parents waiting to receive love from them. Gradually, children became a person of very few words and always hesitate before strangers. And perhaps produce some diseases such as obesity, deteriorating eyesight or slow physical development.
Furthermore, there is no doubt that watching too much television has negative effects on humans behaviors. For example, when children is watching an aggressive movie which is full of actions and rude scenes, they will be impressed by it and may change their behavior. Therefore, they will become aggressive and not have a friendly communication with others. The impact of television in this case might be even more bad than any the previous reason. It has been proved that addicted and regular television viewers have a major impact turn into violent or sympathetic about pains rather than people do not watch television occasionally (Schoolworkhelper). Besides, when adults watch television or series movies, depending on the content of the film, they can irritable and aggressive with other people because they can not control their own emotions.
On the other hand, it has been argued that television brings family members together. Those who watch television with their family frequently are more closer, and television is not a cause destroys familial communication (Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano-project). When children watch the news with parents, they can explain to children certain topics and issues they do not understand. Thereby, they can communicate while watching with each other. Nevertheless, it could lead to an argument. Sometimes, television programs parents want to watch is often different from what children want to watch. For example, a father likes a baseball game but his son wants to watch a basketball game. So, children might be feel sad or angry about choosing channels to watch. Many different viewpoints about preferences and choices about television programs between childrens and parents might cause a debate.
In conclusion, as the reasons stated above, I really agree with the statement that television has destroyed the communication among friends and family. Besides, when people spend most of time to watching television, they would not have enough time to have a communication with family members, and it could probably damage the people behavior or not the best choice for your health. Of course, television is one of essential tools in modern life. But we should be aware of these negative aspects and parents should responsible for guiding their children to use television properly.