When they told me the city council is considering a proposal of banding cell phones from my perspective I was in between disagreeing and agreeing, I felt like I was solving a conundrum, but I had very advantageous reasons and this is what I thought. People today use their cell phone for everything, we search Google for information, communicate with others on them, and store important information on them. If people were not allowed to use their cell phones in a privately owned business people…
Meaningful Conversations Means Meaningful Families Ever wonder what real families consist of? So many people in the world today don’t know how to communicate properly and have meaningful conversations. Most of them are just glued to their phones and they can’t even go a day without them. Families are being pulled apart not only because they’ve forgotten how to talk to people, but because of these new devices that are coming out every other month. The divorce rate has risen tremendously compared…
911. The number everyone dreads to call. The number that can signal a small crime or even a disaster. I never thought I would have to call it, until once this summer. It was a frightening experience and not one everyone can understand. When my dad had a diabetic seizure, I had to help my mom to call 911 and make sure he was okay. It was a very frightening experience and something that I hope I will never have to do it again. It was the night before my mom, brother, and sister were going to…
Why Samsung and Nokia are different in their performance? Due to many reasons, let's start with Nokia Company. Nokia history shows that Nokia began in 1981 when the first even international mobile phone network was build. Also Nokia depend on its slogan to send massages to the customer as the slogan of Nokia logo provides the brad with an exceptional strong elevated attitude in the communication industry. Also the slogan explains the company goal to connect people by the portrait of two people…
Phone calls make our communication easier, and almost everyone in the world – whether young or old – can no longer live a day without a cellphone. It helps us contact our friends and families in a minute, and they are also very useful when it comes to emergency situations. But then again, no matter how helpful it can be, there are still some scary moments that these cellphone brings. Be it an unknown call from a stranger, a prank call, or worst, the call that can send shivers down your spine. If…
Cell Phones are Harmful to Health Ninety-one percent of adults in the United States and 60 percent of teenagers owns a cellphone (Barreli 2013). Whether people own IPhone, Android, or Blackberry. As soon as cell phones are becoming necessity of every person. The mobile phone has become an important communication instrument that is used by people to be in contact with each other. These days not only adults that own phones actually nowadays every person has his own mobile phone to use but they…
While driving, using a cell phone can make the task very dangerous. Talking or sending a message to someone on the phone limits one's ability to have full control over the car. I strongly agree with the law that prohibits driving while using a handheld cell phone. The roads must be as safe as possible for anyone driving or riding in a motorized vehicle. Others may disagree with the law, because they feel that one should have the right to make an important phone call, given the…
How often does crashes happen on a daily basis? Now ask yourself, what causes most of the crashes? More than fifty percent of car crashes are caused by the use of cell phones in hand while driving. By allowing cellular devices in someone's hand while driving, will not only increase crash rate but also increase America's death rate. Cell phones should be illegal to use while driving because it's a distraction, it causes crashes, and a hazard to other driver's lives. Cellphones should not be…
The essay, “Growing Up Tethered” by Sherry Turkle, seeks to address how the current generation is “tethered” or extremely connected to their cellphones and technology. Sherry Turkle is a professor in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Turkle uses evidence from testimonials and quotes provided by students’ to help the topic become understandable as well as relatable. Since Turkle provided necessary points throughout, the essay was very…
Innovative and enhanced technologies made their way into millions of people hands throughout the world in the form of tablets and smartphones. As technology enhances an essential part of our daily lives, the primary purpose of this was to make our life easier. As it was supposed to make us productive and connect us, Could it be making us alone? In this Ted talk "Connected but alone?" Sherry Turkle licensed clinical psychologist and professor of Social Studies of Science and…