▶ Your Answer : There might be some people who believe that people should use television to instruct people rather than to entertain them. However, I personally disagree with the above idea for the two subsequent reasons. First, stress can be relieved by watching entertaining programs. Second, entertaining programs can improve relationships among people.
First, people can relieve their stress by watching entertaining programs. To explain, people are so tired due to the competitiveness of today's society. Therefore, they are so stressed, which can make the efficiency of their work decrease. However, they can watch so many entertaining programs on TV which make them laugh a lot. It is clear that laughter relieves stress. Let me bring up my personal story as an example. When I was in high school, I was so stressed because I had so many problems about my schoolwork. The harder I studied, the lower grades I got. However, one day I gave up my schoolwork and just watched comedy shows all day. I was worried about my grades, but finally I got higher grades. After that experience, I usually watch entertaining programs when I think I face an obstacle on my work.
Second, people can improve their relationships by watching TV. To be specific, people can have a conversation about a very funny comedy show they saw last night. Through laughing together by sharing fun memory, they can inhence their relationships. According to a recent survey done by Korea university, 80% of the respondents said that they think their relationships with their friends or co-workers by having conversations about famous TV shows they had watched. This clearly shows that entertaining programs can make people's relationships better.
In conclusion, watching entertaining programs can not only relieve people's stress, but also improve people's relationships. In this regard, I strongly believe that TV should be used for entertaining rather than intructing people. |