Sample TOEFL Independent Essay - How do Televison and Movies Influence People's Behavior

How do movies and television influence people's behavior? Use reasons and concrete examples to support your answer

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Inventions of movies, films, and television have had a great influence on people's behavior. In my opinion, the most obvious way this kind of entertainment influences us is to provide a role model. I have this feeling for two reasons, I will discuss in the next article

First of all, movies and TVs provide society with many negative role models, and too many people want to follow it. Today, the so-called "anti-hero" is an important part of popular culture. This is a person who does not go well for others, ignores social rules, and is usually naturally tired. These characters usually admire excessive drinking and drug use. For example, my old high school friend is a big fan of such character. When he started high school as a direct student, he began watching lots of movies later, so he felt it fun to ingest illegal drugs in bulk. My friend finally finished high school, but now he is out of work and the prospect of employment

On the other hand, movie entertainment also offers many good examples to people. There are lots of healthy home entertainment programs on the air for those who want to see it. Such a program shows families with stable functions. They are not traditional conservative families, but they are considerate of people with different backgrounds and beliefs. My family gets inspiration from the inspiration of parents and children watching on TV. We can not always achieve the ideals presented to us, but they have a positive impact on the way we act everyday.

In short, I think that television and movies will influence our behavior by providing role models. However, since both positive and negative messages are always displayed, the type of role model that can be imitated depends on which program you use.

The invention of television and movies has a big influence on people's behavior and their behavior is better or worse and they will have new habits, new clothes, and new information. For example, if a youngster watches a movie such as Superman or Spider-Man and tries to do what they are seeing in the movie, they jump off the heights that may hurt them or become famous like television I will see a start-up cruise. Or Madonna, those that have absolutely obvious effects, trying to imitate their hairstyle with clothes like them. In other words, movies and television obviously affect people's behavior. But people can enjoy and prevent these drawbacks if people can restrict their expenditure and see and select the appropriate movies and channels.

In the past 50 years, movies and television have become an important part of people's entertainment activities. As a result, the influence of movies and television rapidly increased with the behavior of young people. There was discussion about the roles of movies and television in young people. From my point of view, movies and television are harmful to young people and I think they are not informative. First, television distracts young people who need to concentrate on their studies. Today there are many cable channels that attract young children and attract attention from their learning. If young children have no control and decide when to start watching television, it is difficult to stop them and keep them away and concentrate on what they should do. Even though parents forced them to turn off television and study, their thoughts and attention are focused on programs they are addicted to.