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In present times life without advertisements  is hard to imagine. Advertisements  overwhelm us, they are present in most of our everyday situations. Many people get angry, because there is obviously too much of advertising around us and it becomes more and more aggressive . However, I think that a total ban of all advertising would not be a proper solution to the problem.
 First of all, it is necessary to underline, that the main aim of advertisements  is to inform people about new products, technologies, innovations, important events. Nowadays, ads do not only focus on presenting new washing powder, but they started to touch more serious issues. There are plenty social campaigns, which try to inform society about some important problems, like violence at home, driving without seat belts etc. Such information is necessary and should all the time be passed to the society. 
On the other hand, some of the advertisements  are really good piece of art. They use the best techniques (picture, colours, sound) to convey a message. It is possible to mention here famous ads by Benetton , which many times won prices for the best made ads. Sometimes it is simply a pleasure to look at the advertisement  and admire it.  
Nevertheless, there is a serious problem with bad ads. I mean those, which cheat and lie to us, or, as well those which go to extremes - are too aggressive , violent or disgusting. With such we should definitely fight. However, there are other ways than banning, to prevent them to be presented. The good example is ASA (Advertising Standards Agency) in Britain, which monitors and, if necessary, sues producers or companies, which went beyond the limits of good taste or were betraying consumers. The experience shows that this organisation works really effectively. 
In my opinion it is important to control the standards of advertising and try all the time to make them higher. Banning is not a solution to the problem but a way to run away from it. 


