According to Fred Allen’s opinion, television is the triumph of machine over people (Сочинения ЕГЭ английский язык)

Nowadays lots of people cannot imagine their lives without a television. Fred Allen claims that millions of people are glued to the screens from morning to till night. In other words, television has conquered the humanity, and many people agree with him. Others do not support this point of view.

As far as I am concerned, people really depend on modern technologies and television is not an exception. To start with, a person prefers watching television in their free time to other activities which are more beneficial and significant such as doing sports, household chores, reading, spending time outdoors, communicating with relatives and friends. Thus, people just waste their time as there are lots of rubbish and light-hearted programmes.

Besides, television has a great negative influence on people’s minds as it prevents people from logical thinking and does not allow them to form their own views and opinions.

However, the opponents argue that mankind cannot submit to television.

They say that it is impossible because television is invented by humanity and for humanity and people are free to use it and to turn it off at any time. So, television does not cause any addiction.

Nevertheless, I do not agree with the opinion mentioned above. Watching television for hours, people are getting more and more involved in their favourite programmes, so they become unable to stop.

All in all, would like to say that television has changed people’s lives dramatically and they have become fully addicted to it.