There is little in American society that hasn’t been affected by the entertainment addiction. American ___1_____ with entertainment has produced a society that has become more and more ____2____ towards life. It seems that we would rather watch reality on television ____3___ experience it first-hand. Entertainment is designed to ___4_____ audience’s emotions. Those addicted _____5___amusement lose their desire to think ______6___.Emotion, ____7___ fact, becomes very important to those addicted to entertainment. Addiction is also, by its very nature, an increasing condition. That is, an addict’s _____8____ never stops. Hence, those obsessed with entertainment desire more and more fantastic amusement. In the end, people become more excited. The attention span is greatly reduced because of addiction. The addiction is not only bored and distracted, but also has difficulty _____9_____ relevant information for a very long period of time. Those obsessed with amusement are unable to relate current happenings ___10__ history. Thus, current events become more than passing bits of unimportant information.

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