essay will consider the positive and negative impacts of this and discuss
ways to avoid the potential negative effects.
With regards
to the positive effects, playing computer games can develop
children’s cognitive skills. Many popular games require abstract and high
level thinking skills in order to win, skills that may not be taught at school.
For example, children
need to follow instructions, solve complex problems
and use logic in many of the games that are currently popular. Such
experience will be beneficial to a child’s progression into an adult.
However, concerns have been raised about the prolific use of computer
games by children, much of this related to the violence they contain. The
problem is that in many of the games children
are rewarded for being more
violent, and this violence is repeated again and again. For instance, many
games involve children helping their character to kill, kick, stab and shoot.
This may lead to increased aggressive feelings,
thoughts, and behaviours.
In order to minimize these negative impacts, parents need to take certain
steps. Firstly, some video games are rated according to their content, so
parents must check this and ensure their children
are not allowed to have
access to games that are unsuitable. Parents can also set limits on the length
of time games are played. Finally, parents should also take an active interest
in the games their children are playing so they can find out how they feel
about what they are observing.
To sum up, there
are benefits of computer games, but there are disadvantages
too. However, if parents take adequate precautions, the severity of these
negative impacts can be avoided.
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Comments
This computer games essay is well-organized
and it directly answers the
question, with each paragraph addressing one of the tasks.
Note how the topic sentences match the tasks (which have been taken from
the prompt):
1.
What are the positive impacts of computer games on children?
With regards to the positive effects,
playing computers games can
develop children’s cognitive skills.
2.
What are the negative impacts of computer games on children?
However, concerns have been raised about the prolific use of computer
games by children, much of this related to the violence they contain.
3.
How can the negative impacts be minimized?
In order to minimize these negative impacts, parents need to take
certain steps.
This is why analyzing the question is so important. This provides you with
the basic building blocks with which to write your essay.
