Cyberbullying and Cellphones Essay

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    The cellphone has brought many advances to our society and has become ingrained into our generation. However, looking at these advances, are these certainly all good? Looking back forty to fifty years ago the cellphone was just in its early stages of development. Only a few select amount of people could use this device. Now in the year of 2015 walking around anywhere mostly everyone has a cellphone in their hand. The cellphone today has several uses such as texting, internet, applications of personal storage i.e credit card info, and more importantly social media. All of these applications have their pros and cons, however the negatives do outweigh the positives. First, identity theft is a common crime among our society due to easily accessible technology, especially cellphones. In…

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    Technology is starting to rule over the world, especially with cellphones. Nowadays technology is so advanced that it’s taking away what truly matters in life. Although technology is very important to our society, it can hurt various aspects of our lives. People are so wrapped up and addicted to all the new cellular technology that they forget about their responsibilities. Technology has influenced various aspects of life, especially with the interaction we have with each other. Although…

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    Cell phones have been around for almost four decades and continue to improve along with technology. The evolution of the cell phones has changed overtime and is still improving as of today. As for now, cellphones have been around for almost four decades. The different aspects of using a cell phone have changed throughout the years. Back in the day cell phones have was just a standard small size that only could be used for calling. Now it has gradually transitioned into a smart phone that has the…

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    internet and cell phones. Organizations throughout our community are created to help address the definition of cyberbullying, how it works, and how deeply the victim could be affected. The STOP Cyberbullying organization Ad “Words can be deadly. It’s not a game. Think. Then type” uses the emotional appeals fear, the need to belong, and helping the helpless to make the audience alert that cyberbullying can deeply impact the victim due to the fact that behind monitors there are real people with…

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    Cellphone Usage In Schools Do you feel that students spend too much time on cellphones during the instructional day in high schools? Whether cellphones should be banned in schools will forever be a continuous dispute. Modern technology has created many wonderful advances in our society; however it has also taken away from some valuable aspects of our world. Cellphones are not appropriate in an educational setting because they are taking away from the social and physical experience of learning,…

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    Through common sense, something that ensures someone's safety should not be taken away nor banned for that matter. Previous research has shown that 20 percent of third graders have cell phones, and 80 percent of middle schoolers have a cellphone (Smartphone Bans, LaCasse). This shows that a good amount of students have cell phones, and through the schools banning them, they’re disobeying the parents efforts to keep their children…

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    Texting In Class

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    education. In an article explaining how much work college students actually get done, Dian Schaffhauser cites McCoy’s study and writes, “the most prevalent form of distraction was texting, reported by 87 percent of students in the 2015 study. At 76 percent email came in second, closely followed by "checking the time" at 75 percent. Social networking was reported by 70 percent of respondents, Web surfing by 42 percent and game-playing by 10 percent.” If students are spending their class time on…

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    Cyberbullying is on a rise. Now that technology is advancing so are the threats that come with it. “Cyberbullying is defined as a willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cellphones and other electronic devices” (Patchin 2014). In the present days, teenagers are using the internet more than ever before and they have access to it from anywhere. For many children the internet is not only for study purposes or playing games, it is part of their social life as well, where…

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    Tweens Speech

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    ARE TWEENS READY FOR CELL PHONES? After reading both speeches, the evidence presented by Deborah Pendergast makes it clear that Tweens are ready for cell phones. First, a key factor as stated in the article is people want their kids to feel safe. If Tweens stay late after school for various sport activities or clubs, the parent(s) and the Tween have a way to communicate with each other. Secondly, many parents work and children may have to stay home alone. The access to a cell phone is very…

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    I personally have family members across the world and social media allows me to share and view pictures of my cousins and other family members who I see infrequently. Many people also use social media to find the latest news in the world rather than reading the newspaper. Social media also has negative effects and has created cyberbullying. Hiding behind a computer screen many adolescents feel empowered to bully and hurt other people to extreme points. Cyberbullying has even caused an increase…

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