Television is dangerous because it destroys family life and any sense of community; instead of visiting people or talking with our family we just watch television.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

The development of entertainment media has brought benefits to people. While I accept this opinion, I believe it can influence how people interact with their families and communities in the bad way.

The entertainment media, such television, shows interesting program to audiences, so they can refresh their minds or lessen the stressful. For instance, people can watch comedy program with their families in the evening after working along day. This activity manages to improve the harmonies among members of family. Television also gives information to parents how to manage their families. Some talk show programs or news can provide this benefit. Mothers, for example, if they stay at home, they can watch this program while doing daily activity. Television, as mass media, is well known by public. This evidence is used by some directors to create social program, so the audience can take the social advantages from it. For example, children try to help old person passing the street after watching ‘Indahnya Berbagi’ program. Therefore, no worry should be stressed to television.

However, television can harm people interaction with their families and communities in any way. Children, for example, tend to spend their times watching television rather than play with their friends during a holiday. A working father prefers watching television for information to talking with his wife when he comes home. This becomes big problem as communication is the key part of family interaction.

In conclusion, while television gives advantages to people, it seems to me that television can harm the way people behave in family and community.