Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement? Televisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily. Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.
Whiletelevisionhasbeensomewhatharmfulinitseffects, ithashardlydestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily, althoughforsomepeople, theassertionthattelevisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamilyseemstrue.
Television, inventedinlastcentury, withitswideavailability, increasinglyprosperousprograms, becomesoneofthemostpowerfulmeansofcommunicationinthehistory, andismoreandmoredifficulttoignore. Televisionisasmuchapartofourlivesasareourmeals, work, orschool; studiesconsistentlyshowthattheaverageAmericanchildspendsalmostasmuchtimewatchingtelevisionasdoessheinschool. Weallhaveonly 24 hoursadayanditisclearthatthemoretimeonespendsonwatchingtelevision, thelesstimeonedoeswithhisorherfamilyandfriends. HenceweseethepassageinthenewspaperormagazinetitledTelevisiontookmyhusbandawayfromme.
Temptingassuchclaimmightbe, itishardlytrue. Itisnottelevisiontookherhusbandawayfromher, buttheincreasingpressuresofmodernlifedidit. Wehavenodefiniteevidencetosaypeoplenowadaysenduremorepressuresthandidtheircounterpartsinthepast, butitisabsolutelytruethatpeoplenowadaysundergogreatpressuresthatcomefromvariousdirections, includingwork, school, economy, andsoforth. Investigationsshowthatpeoplewhoearnmorethan 50, 000 yuanannuallyspendatleast 60 hoursonworkperweek, muchmorethanthosewhoearn 20,000 yuanannually. Todayabachelordegreemaynolongerguaranteeawellpaidjob, moreandmorecompaniesposttheirwantadsclaimingthatapplicantsmusthaveatleastmasterdegrees, whichtaketwoorthreeyearslonger.
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