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Watching Watching TV is Bad !" #hi$d"en %A"g&'entati(e Essa)* Today, people of different races and generations become victims of TV addiction. Some people watch television because they want to be updated about what is happening in the world. They want to be aware and get connected with different people all around the globe. globe. Nowada Nowadays, ys, not only only adults adults and teenager teenagers, s, but also children, children, get hooked hooked on television. Because of the busy world people are living in today, parents do not have time to take care and look after their children at all times anymore. Therefore, children have more freedom to do whatever they want, and in this case, watch whatever TV show they want – be it classified as !, !, !"#$, or even %"#&. 't can not be avoided that children will see violent scenes shown on TV since according to (.). Browne, an average of *+"* violent acts are shown in children-s television programs each hour. /hildren and 0edia Viol Violen ence, ce, n.d. n.d.11 Sinc Since, e, e2po e2posu sure re to viol violen ence ce caus causes es aggr aggress essiv iven eness ess,, trau trauma ma,, and and desensiti3ation, watching TV is bad for children. %esearchers have found that children are more aggressive after watching violent TV shows. This is because children-s minds are not yet that completely developed, that is why they are not fully capable of distinguishing right from wrong. 0ost children 4ust tend to believe and imitate everything they see, even on TV. 5specially when they see the celebrity they idoli3e do violent acts, children will most probably imitate him or her. 6aboratory e2periments back in #78$ by professors 9. Badura, ). %oss, and S.9. %oss have consistently shown that e2posures to violence leads to increased heartbeat, blood pressure, and respiration rate, which motivates the child to act violently and aggressively. :hat the %esearchers %esearc hers 9re Saying, n.d.1. :atching TV is nearly e;ual to watching violence. Based from the Television Violence 0onitoring !ro4ect, 78< of TV shows contain violence which can also mean that out of *+ times of watching TV, there is only #< chance of watching a show that has no violence in it. !revalence of 0edia Violence, Violence, n.d.1 0edia violence stimulates stimulates fear in some children and makes them believe that the world is more violent than it really is. :hat the %esearchers 9re Saying, n.d.1 't may lead children to be anti"social and not want to be out in the real world anymore. /hildren will think that what victims on TV have have e2pe e2perie rienc nced ed will will also also happ happen en to them them.. 0ost 0ost chil childr dren en also also have have a hard hard time time distinguishing fantasy from reality that is why watching TV causes trauma on children.
Television causes trauma on children, otherwise, desensiti3ation. They will think that violence is acceptable and 4ust normal in society. 9ccording to /line, /roft, and /ourri /ourrier er in their their #7=$ #7=$ study study,, people, people, especially especially children children who are e2pose e2posed d to media media violence, tend to be less disturbed when they witness real world violence, and have less sympathy for its victims. :hat the %esearchers 9re Saying, n.d.1 0edia violence will cause the children to overestimate their risk of being victimi3ed by crime, believe their community is unsafe, and assume that the crime rate is increasing even when it is not. :hat the %esearchers %esearc hers 9re Saying, n.d.1 >n the other hand, there are also studies by 9ndre osselin, ?ac;ues de uise and uy !a;uette in #77= that show that watching television does not cause viewers to be fearful, but even cause them to be happier and more optimistic about life. :hat the %esearchers 9re Saying, n.d.1 That may be true for some, but researches of !rofessors Singer, Slovak, @rierson, and Aork in #77& report that the incidences of psychological trauma, trauma, an2iety an2iety,, depress depression ion,, and post"tr post"traum aumati aticc stress stress increas increased ed in propor proportio tion n to the increasing number of hours of television watched each day. :hat the %esearchers 9re Saying, n.d.1 !eople also say that television can make children be aware and e2posed of the real world. There, they can encounter different cultures and ideas that are not available in their own community. Shows with positive role models can be good influences to the children. owever, kids are likely to learn things from TV that parents do not want them to learn. TV can affect kids- health, behavior, and family life in negative ways. Te Television levision and /hildren, *++71 't is true that children need to be aware of the reality, but during their growth years is not the right time. The right time is when they are already capable of deciding what is good and right for them. There are also many other alternatives to television as a source of awareness and knowledge for children. 9lso, books and other reading materials are more effective sources for children-s development. 'n the world today, it can be said that watching TV is also like l ike watching violence. Viole Violence nce already already cannot cannot be preven prevented ted on televis television ion program programss that that is why watchi watching ng tele televi visi sion on is bad bad for for chil childr dren en beca becaus usee it caus causes es aggr aggres essi sive vene ness ss,, trau trauma ma,, and and desensiti3ation. Television can have positive effects on children but a bigger chance of having negative effects. Television can negatively affect children-s performance in school, lifestyle, career, family, and even their future. :ould you want that to happenC Think about it. Source : Source : http://cesstan.blogspot.co.id/2010/04/watching-tv-is-bad-for-children.html
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The Use ! S!cia$ Media !" Teenage"s Teenage"s Social media is the reason for many of the world-s problems and solutions. 't can be used to raise awareness for an important cause, but it can also be used to spread hate, especially between teenagers. Being a teenager, ' can be the first to say that social media is how most teens run their life, but is it the right wayC 9usten 0c/ann makes a brilliant point in his article, DSocial media has allowed them to take their life online and instead of saying goodbye to friends at school and waiting to see them the ne2t day...E9lthough social media can connect teens to the world and friends and family around them, it is actually one of the highest ranking causes of suicide amongst teenagers teenagers in the *#st century. 9s important as connection via the internet can be, social media does not have to be the primary source for teenagers. The average teenager spends a minimum of * hours and *+ minutes on social media every day. 'n 9ustin 0c/ann-s 'mpact of Social 0edia on Teens articles he brings up that Dsocial media is becoming more than a part of their world, it-s becoming their world.E Teens Teens complain about constantly being stressed with homework, but maybe homework isn-t the main source of the stress. 5very)ay ealth maga maga3i 3ine ne state statess that, that, on stat statist istic ics, s, a teena teenage gerr who who spen spends ds more more time time outd outdoo oorr is generally a happier and healthier kid. owever, since *+++, the time teenagers spend outside has decreased significantly causing more depression and obesity. Not only does it affect health, social media deprives parents from having a thorough conversation with their children without them checking their phone. 5ven though the positive effect of having a social media profile is to communicate with friendsFfamily, they don-t even have the decency to lift their head and engage in a conversation. 5n4oying the little things around them becomes a difficult task to the average teenager when they-re too busy tweeting about it. The contradicting effects of it goes to show that social media is not all it is talked up to be. Should. That is the word that teenagers have no choice but to constantly follow. Social media encourages the false images of how everything should be in a perfect world. This impact is what causes the insecurities and ;uestionings to girls and boys. These misleading pictures pic tures of how bodies, relationships, rela tionships, houses, cars, etc. should be are what lowers self esteem and leads to depression and suicides. 9side from connecting, social media revolves around who DretweetedE who-s GselfieG and Dhow
many favorites did that pic getE. 't-s almost sickening knowing that teenagers base their insecurities around how many likes they get. The false perception of life portrayed all over social media is misleading towards teens and not worth the effort to filter. Not only is social media misleading, it is also very unimportant. 9side from the news part of the sites, a ma4ority of the posts are e2tremely insignificant and unimportant to our world. The kind of information that DBecky 4ust got new car interiorE is completely useless in the long run. Nicholas :apshott states in his Buying 'nto Big Brother article about social media says, D:e may take pity on the idiot schoolboy who uses e2pletives on Twitter or posts a picture of himself holding a 4oint at a party only to discover when he looks for a 4ob that a trawl by an % department has made him unemployable.E Taking a step back can open your eyes to the reali3ation that nothing your friends are going to post will affect your life in the long run. 'nstead of going through the drama and irrelevant parts of social media, connect with your friends and family by calling them up and avoid the complications and uselessness of the web sites. 9voiding social media can be very difficult. 5specially in a situation where one used it daily and transitioned over within a week. 't-s a very challenging task, but in the long run, you will not have to worry about wasting your time, false perceptions and unnecessary informationI 5ncouraging teens and friends to spend less time on social media and more time actually sociali3ing can really change your life for the better.
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S'!-ing . G!!d !" Bad / Nowadays, many people smoke every time and everywhere, thus they obtain many negative effects on their life. >n the other hand, smoking brings many positive impacts to the state and society. 'n this essay, ' will discuss advantages and disadvantages of smoking, and ' will e2plain my opinion about both of these things. There are two main dangers for people who do smoke. The first problem that should be noted is smoking cigarette can cause diseases such as cancer, heart attack, pregnancy disorders, asthma, and others. Because they smoke, in this world many people have passed away. 'n 'ndonesia, every day many smokers are seeking treatment at the hospital to treat heart attack. 9s is commonly understood, the disease is not specific only for smokers but also for the people who stay around the smokers when they smoke cigarette. 9lso, 9lso, anothe anotherr danger danger is that that people people who who smoke smoke are includi including ng human human wastefu wastefull because every day they 9nother case is people who smoke are including human wasteful because every time they spend a lot of money only to smoke. 'n 'ndonesia, every day smokers spend more than hundreds of millions money to buy cigarette. 't is obvious when looking at this e2ample that smoking brings dangers to human life, and 't is clearly that smoking can cause many problems. owever, many people believe that cigarette has many benefits for human life. The first benefit is it supports much money to the government from ta2es. Because many people smoke it, the government will earn a lot of money. @or e2ample, in 'ndonesia every year the state obtains trillions of money from cigarette ta2. :hen looking at this e2ample, there is no doubt that the administration earns much money from cigarette. Besides this, many people work at cigarette company. @or instance, in 'ndonesia around thousands of people work in various tobacco companies. They obtain a big salary from the company so that they can live happily. 0oreover, businessmen ac;uire much money from cigarette when they e2port it to overseas. This This brin brings gs us to the the conc conclu lusio sion n that that both both of these these have have bene benefi fits ts for for huma humans ns.. owever, ' strongly believe that the dangers of smoking is crueller than the benefits of smoking. Therefore, ' advise people to stop smoking. Source H http://www.testbig.com/ielts-essa)s/argumentative-essa)-discussion-about-smoking
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