Do you think that TV programs, movies ans video games influence young people's...

[Mlyana]

Do you think that TV programs, movies ans video games influence young people's behaviour?

People's personality is build by two main things : genetics but also environment. Environment includes many factors such as education but also entertainment. Especially I believe that young people's behavior can be influenced by television programs, movies and video games.

First, teenagers are looking for a kind of idol, a model to follow. Their character is not yet totally build and they tend to be unstable. So in order to know how to behave in their life they refere to what seems good to them. As they are often in conflict with their parents, they admire more the heroes on TV, movies or video games. For instance many young girls try to copy the style of their favorite actress whereas boys will be willing to do karate because of one video game.

Then, young people are very sensitive and vulnerable. They do not have the maturity and experience of an adult. Hence they can be easily shocked by something they see on TV that was not suitable for them. Watching how one character dies after using drugs or pornography can have an appaling effect on a fragile mind. This is due to the fact that young people do not always take account that what they see on a screen is not the reality.

Eventually, people even older reproduce inconsciously what they see. Watching always the same politics program on television will make you have the same opinion. In fact medias are scarcely objective consequently your opinion on some subject can be biased by what you have been a public to. It is well-known that some important channels present you some programs that will dicrease your intelligence to make buy to make buy the things you see on the next advertisement.

To conclude it seems to me obvious that cinema, TV and video games have an effect on teenagers personality. This influence can be for the best - like giving them food for thought as for the worst- like the Columbine massacre.

thanks for giving your opinion

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between two university professors

[The French]

Good afternoon, Mlyana,

I have just read your text, and I think you're right about the young. I believe that people who make the TV programs don't want to increase the level of knowledge's teenagers. They are looking for another think like audience to sell the empty space to win money. They don't care about the health of children.

You and I are living in industrial society (I suppose for you) and we know that the all things conveyed in TV are not so good. But the parents need to have the courage to control what their children saw at home. The conclusion I think children have taken the power and now we could see what's happen in the real life.

Have a nice day and if you have children, don't forget to control what they see at home.

Bye from France. (soory my mistake but I learn English alone and it's not very easy to understand the English grammar construction).
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[Tomasito]

Television doesn't make influences on young people only. The adults are influenced by news and movies principaly. They made us belive that there dangerous weapons in Iraq, they also made us belive that bin laden is the responsible for the terrorism attacks around the world without a deep investigation. We now put our trust on media. They make us belive in many things, that's the way which television produce influences on all people. Of course television make a bad role on young people behaviour and I feel sad by this new lifestyle.
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