Ben Sweet
November 18th
Gonzalez
Essay Exposition
The Case Against Cell Phones I have always considered myself a huge fan of cell phones. That is, until I reached junior year of high school. With a rigorous school schedule, and a time-consuming extracurricular, I was finding myself up until the middle of the night several times a week doing my homework. I needed something to change, and needed this change to come quick. Fortunately for me, I had recently downloaded Moment, the iphone app that tells the user how long each day they spend on their phone. This app put my addiction to my phone into the light for me. When I was realized that I was spending between 3 and 4 hours per day on my phone, I knew the change I needed in my life was to use …show more content…
According to a Bank of America study, “89% of Americans said they check their phone at least a few times a day and 36% check it constantly.” This is especially apparent among teenagers, as everywhere you go you see teenagers on their phones whether that be while they are eating, driving, or walking. It is even an issue during school, and some students are on their phones during lectures and are not learning the necessary information. The addictive tendency of cell phones does not stop at high school though. According to sciencenewsforstudents, an award winning online publication, “The average college student uses a smartphone for about nine hours each day.” The cell phone user therefore is most likely spending more time on their phone than they spend sleeping. If the student spent even half the time they spent on their phone on pursuing other activities like a sport, homework, or studying they would be limiting the damage that their cellular device is doing to …show more content…
Many people are so attached to their phones that they feel like they are worried about “missing out” if they aren’t on their phone for more than five or ten minutes. This ultimately potentially sacrificing the user's’ life just to be in the loop with the newest gossip for fifteen minutes. According to research institution in Philadelphia, “In 2013, there were 1.2 million car crashes that involved drivers talking on the phone, and at least 341,000 of those involved text messaging.” These accidents could all be avoided if people did not own a phone or at least were responsible enough to only use it when needed, not while
November 18th
Gonzalez
Essay Exposition
The Case Against Cell Phones I have always considered myself a huge fan of cell phones. That is, until I reached junior year of high school. With a rigorous school schedule, and a time-consuming extracurricular, I was finding myself up until the middle of the night several times a week doing my homework. I needed something to change, and needed this change to come quick. Fortunately for me, I had recently downloaded Moment, the iphone app that tells the user how long each day they spend on their phone. This app put my addiction to my phone into the light for me. When I was realized that I was spending between 3 and 4 hours per day on my phone, I knew the change I needed in my life was to use …show more content…
According to a Bank of America study, “89% of Americans said they check their phone at least a few times a day and 36% check it constantly.” This is especially apparent among teenagers, as everywhere you go you see teenagers on their phones whether that be while they are eating, driving, or walking. It is even an issue during school, and some students are on their phones during lectures and are not learning the necessary information. The addictive tendency of cell phones does not stop at high school though. According to sciencenewsforstudents, an award winning online publication, “The average college student uses a smartphone for about nine hours each day.” The cell phone user therefore is most likely spending more time on their phone than they spend sleeping. If the student spent even half the time they spent on their phone on pursuing other activities like a sport, homework, or studying they would be limiting the damage that their cellular device is doing to …show more content…
Many people are so attached to their phones that they feel like they are worried about “missing out” if they aren’t on their phone for more than five or ten minutes. This ultimately potentially sacrificing the user's’ life just to be in the loop with the newest gossip for fifteen minutes. According to research institution in Philadelphia, “In 2013, there were 1.2 million car crashes that involved drivers talking on the phone, and at least 341,000 of those involved text messaging.” These accidents could all be avoided if people did not own a phone or at least were responsible enough to only use it when needed, not while