Television and Communication.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Television has (marked) CAUSED a (deep) SIGNIFICANT/BIG/PROFOUND change in (our LIVES, OR MY life). It HAS changed the ways we relax, get news and information about weather(,) etcetera. It’s true that television catches a lot of our attention, but I don’t think that it (had) HAS destroyed communication with other people.
First, a lot of people watch television during their meals. This fact doesn’t imply that they can’t speak with others. For example, a family can watch the news on television and then discuss IT WITH them. In addition to this, people can watch television with others. (I and my friends) MY FRIENDS AND I usually watch football matches together and this leads to more communication and interaction between us. Watching matches together, we establish (deep) CLOSER/BETTER relationshipS. This is not possible without television because the stadium is far from our houses. According to (this) THESE two exampleS, television can improve communication, rather than decrease it.
Secondly, TV programmes can be talking points(,) too. If you meet a new person and you can’t find a good conversation topic, maybe talking about a TV programme that (both OF YOU) (YOU both) like can be a good way to (know) LEARN ABOUT each other’s interests.
When I met a girl when I was 18, I remember that she was a bit shy, but I asked her if she used to watch a TV series and after that, she talked (all the night) ALL NIGHT/ ALL NIGHT LONG* about this.
It’s true that some people prefer watching television rather than going out with friends. This doesn’t mean that television ruins friendships because in these cases(,) IT is the person that chooses to watch television rather than (staying) TO STAY** with his friends.
In conclusion, according to the examples above, I disagree with the statement. Communication is (THE people’s) EACH PERSON'S*** responsibility.

*More commonly used phrase

**Keep verb tense the same: to watch <-> to stay

*** More commonly used phrase

You have a very good (command of/understanding of/ability to use) English. These are all minor corrections! And thank you of correcting my 0600 Pescara story.    :-)