Thursday 25 December 2014

In some people's lives, friends become more important than family. I want help from here. That is, I am debating so I need some points!

Your question is phrased in a way that I am not sure exactly what you want for your debate.  I'll suppose that you need brainstorming points that prove the assertion. 


It is true that in some people's lives, friends do become more important than family.  One reason friends can become so important is that the family is so dysfunctional that they are unable to help their child.  Perhaps the family has drug issues which means that...

Your question is phrased in a way that I am not sure exactly what you want for your debate.  I'll suppose that you need brainstorming points that prove the assertion. 


It is true that in some people's lives, friends do become more important than family.  One reason friends can become so important is that the family is so dysfunctional that they are unable to help their child.  Perhaps the family has drug issues which means that the student would turn to friends for advice.  Perhaps the family has money problems which may mean that they cannot feed or take care of the student or spend time talking because they work two jobs.  Perhaps trust between members of the family no longer exists because of constant betrayals such as the alcoholic who never shows up as promised to the game or play.   When the family is this big a problem, students turn to their friends for advice and comfort.


Another reason friends become more important is that the family is too busy to take the time to talk to each other.  It's easier now to hide behind the video game, the iPhone, or whichever model is used, to ignore each other when the TV is on, or even when at a restaurant sitting so close to each other.  If this continues, friends take over that empty spot that the family is not filling. 


The biggest concern is what kind of friends is the person turning to.  Are they students who plan to drop out?  Are they already using chemicals?  Are they running away from home?  Do they have problems with the police?  Students need to be aware when they make their choices.  Sometimes their friendship group is truly a family which cares about them every bit as much as a traditional family which is in good shape.


I hope that this is sort of what you were looking for as ideas.  Jot down anything which my ideas bring up for you.  Good luck as a debate is a good way to learn material, learn to speak up, learn to defend a position, and above all, to do research and keep your cool in the debate.    

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