Exam

Task: Write a short Opinion essay (around 250 words) positioning yourself against something  most people agree (but you do not).

"Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become acts. Watch your acts, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become". When Margaret Thatcher said this, she probably was not thinking about video games, but it is curious how it has to be with them. This is because the majority of video games makes us feel, act and, especially, think. They make us better, but, normally, it is almost impossible to find agreement about this issue. Nevertheless, although most people agree in the belief that video games make you more violent, far from doing that, they provide you with useful and interesting information, in addition to improve your creativity and your reflectes.

First and fonemost, we can find a great variety of video games. Many of them have historical, philosophical, geographical, psychological, ideological and sentimental content. Others reflect or develop stories that have to do with literature. The main point is that all of them make us feel the experiences of their characters as if they were yours. They are like interactive books in which you can decide where to go and what to do. Another advantage is that it needs lots of work in the creation of a single video game. Thus, video games provide you with knowledge and feelings in spite of violence.

It is also noteworthy to mention that playing video games  can improve your imagination, creativity and reflectes. Depending on their type, the benefits that we obtain playing are not the same. For instance, there are strategical ones, where we only trust your intellect. In other video games, you can design buildings and decorate them. Also, your hability to think and actquickly can save you from the game over.

In a nutshell, we have to think by ourselves and ignore what people say, in many cases, with no information about the topic. It is necessary to study the advantages that we receive as a gift just for having fun and playing. Furthermore, the variety let you explore what you like and, from that point, start with this exciting amusement. Enjoying them and learning from them too is the evidence that those people wo told you "violent" (or something worse) for playing them were wrong. Be intelligent and you will be awarded.