Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things that we really do not need.
Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve spur lives.
Which viewpoint do you agree with?
In this increasingly materialistic society, an average person can be bombarded by hundreds of advertisements daily, thus, it is virtually impossible to escape their influence. Though some of them are so persuasive that they lure us into unnecessarily opening our wallet, others are sources of beneficial information.
To start with, government campaigns towards regular health screening are most welcome since the latter may shield us from diseases in the likes of obesity, cancer and diabetes. In a similar line, though supermarkets may appear to boost their bottom-line by encouraging the sale of...
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