Argumentative Essay: Does Technology Cause Cancer?

Technology usage has been a controversial topic for a number of years now. People are always debating about whether these devices can cause cancer or damage to one’s eyes. Lately, the focus has been on the up-and-coming generation. In the recent years, teenagers have become greatly attached to technology which in turn causes many negative impacts on their lives. Technology is said to create a distraction and a short attention span. “Patients showing signs of distractibility and attention deficit disorder who wonder if their compulsive phone-checking is to blame” (Elejalde-Ruiz). Everywhere you look in public you can always see a random person tapping away at their phone. How is anyone supposed to focus on the real world if there is a tiny device constantly buzzing in their pocket? Larry Rossen reports, that 3/4 of teens and young adults check their devices every 15 minutes and a majority of them get extremely anxious when denied access to it. People often fall into the routine of periodically checking their phone in short intervals in an attempt to be connected with the virtual world when they should be focusing on the physical world around them. …show more content…
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