From the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X in 1984 to the current Samsung Galaxy S5, cellular phones changed the way in how humans communicate. Someone from the great state of North Carolina can talk to anyone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean without a problem just by using a portable satellite phone. Cellular phones have also allowed us to stay connected to our loved ones with just one phone call or text message away. Like everything else related to technology, there are various flaws that have an effect on human beings. Cellular phones are no exception to this rule. Millions of Americans carry their mobile device everywhere they go whether it is an important meeting, a lovely date, or even the toilet. Overuse of cellular phones causes serious addiction
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There will always be a least three students or more using their cellular phone. Dependency of cellular phones and the way a student learn have a direct correlation that impact student learning abilities. Brittney Harman revealed the more a student sends or receives text messages will cause his or her grade point average to decline. Cellular phones serve as a distraction in schools and can hinder a student’s ability to learn. Harman also mentions that using a mobile phone to call someone showed no impact in student performance (13). Using a cellular phone to call someone may not have an impact because many students will not answer a call during class. Texting during class does have a direct impact that hinders learning and …show more content…
The World Health Organization stated, “To date, no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by mobile phone use.” In reality it is too early to tell if mobile devices cause cancer, but various studies have shown that cellular phones do in fact have a direct impact on the human brain. Paul Scott explains, “People who started using cellphones before the age of 20 have four to five times the odds of developing one type of brain tumor. The thickness of the skull determines how much cell phone radio frequency impacts the brain. Adolescents are more likely to absorb more ultra-high frequencies than adults. Scott also mentions that research regarding cellular phones as safe were either “less rigorously designed or funded by the cellphone industries” (123). With this type of corruption we cannot truly trust the originations that were designed to keep humans safe from
There will always be a least three students or more using their cellular phone. Dependency of cellular phones and the way a student learn have a direct correlation that impact student learning abilities. Brittney Harman revealed the more a student sends or receives text messages will cause his or her grade point average to decline. Cellular phones serve as a distraction in schools and can hinder a student’s ability to learn. Harman also mentions that using a mobile phone to call someone showed no impact in student performance (13). Using a cellular phone to call someone may not have an impact because many students will not answer a call during class. Texting during class does have a direct impact that hinders learning and …show more content…
The World Health Organization stated, “To date, no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by mobile phone use.” In reality it is too early to tell if mobile devices cause cancer, but various studies have shown that cellular phones do in fact have a direct impact on the human brain. Paul Scott explains, “People who started using cellphones before the age of 20 have four to five times the odds of developing one type of brain tumor. The thickness of the skull determines how much cell phone radio frequency impacts the brain. Adolescents are more likely to absorb more ultra-high frequencies than adults. Scott also mentions that research regarding cellular phones as safe were either “less rigorously designed or funded by the cellphone industries” (123). With this type of corruption we cannot truly trust the originations that were designed to keep humans safe from