Antibiotics. Television. The Internet
3) Antibiotics
+When penicillin appeared, death due to bacterial infection became rare. As a result, mortality rate greatly reduced, making a lifespan longer.
| -Using antibiotics for a long timebuilds up tolerance so every new more serious disease requires a more powerful remedy
| +they are well researched, effective and affordable to buy without special prescriptions
| -they kill not only harmful but also beneficial bacteria and lower person’s immunity
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2) Television
+it is one of the main sources of current news so people are always aware of all important world’s events
| - by means of TV, governments can impose their will and ideas on the people, making them a trusting (доверчивый) and obedient (послушный) kind of zombies
| +it providespeople with all kinds of entertainment as well as sports events. Besides, there are various educational channels which add much to our general knowledge
| - itdestroys people’s brain cells and renders them emotionally and psychologically damaged (делает их эмоционально и психически ущербными/надломленными)
| +TVenables us to “travel” to different countries broadening our cultural mind
| -Unfortunately,most of us have no idea what to do with our free time without it
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1) The Internet
+ the Internet makes us global citizens who are aware of all latest news and events in a few seconds
| -it is a big time killer as people do not manage to reasonably limit their time on the web
| +itgives people a great opportunity to find and keep in touch with former classmates and old friends, and communicate with relatives living far away
| -it can be dangerous because of cyberbullying and stealing important data both financial and social
| +you can get instant information concerning work, studies and any topic you like
| -inexperienced or careless users can get harmful viruses, worms and other types of malware which can badly damage their computers or lead to privacy issues
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