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    I’m Nate Sunker and I’m writing to on the urgent matter of cell phone use in secondary schools. This is an outdated policy that is overlooked by so many school executives who are chiefly looking at outdated studies and research. Newer research has shown that today’s cell phones are able to let students connect with the topic, communicate and keep safe, and improve students’ abilities inside and outside of school. Because of that, this issue cannot be ignored, and needs to be solved by the start of school this fall. To start off, Cell phones can be used to delve deeper into class at school and at home. According to the University of Southern California, Students can use their phones for research, educational games, and learning about…

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    Buzzz buzzzz. A phone vibrates during the lecture and the teacher takes it away. Cell phones: they are incredibly useful, but they have no place in school. Students have been going to school for years, and until now cell phones were not an issue. Students have excelled in school prior to the invention and popularity of cell phones; they are not necessary in school in order to succeed. Cell phones in school cause an abundance of issues to both the students and the teacher. The use of cell phones…

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    and approximately nine inches tall, the first cell phone was invented in 1970 's. Since then, cell phones now come in a variety of sizes and can weigh roughly a quarter of a pound. With the overall population of the world to be over seven billion a large portion of that are minors and students. Whether in the third grade or being in college, the vast majority of present-day students possess a cell phone, including myself and many of my peers. In my Introduction to Biology lab course, it was…

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    In a world that has become increasingly obsessed with and dependent upon new and innovating technology, it is no surprise that it has seeped its way into classrooms around the country, let alone the world. Whether it be the utilization of a laptop or cell phone in class, technology has become more prominent in classrooms than ever before and the use of student technology for educational purposes has become more widespread as the years have passed. However, with this increase of student…

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    I think smartphones are causing middle and high school to become too dependent on their cellphones,students depend on phone more than their health,smartphone are a drug that cannot easily weaned off,many teenagers become Addicted to their cell phones.these are the many reasons why high school and middle school become dependent on their cell phones First of all,students depend on their phone more than their health.students are focusing on their phone and it can mostly cause them to…

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    Does cell phone make people 's lives bring lots of harmful effects? Cell phone become more and more important in the modern city, people are living in the world which surrounded by technology. Whether people working or resting, people are always using the cell phone, it makes people’s communication rapid, the action fast and interaction closer than any other times. However, cell phone not only bring lots of positive impact on human’s life but also bring some negative effects. The…

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    day of school with their hands in their face balling their eyes out. Your son or daughter is crying because one of their peers had taken a picture of them (when they should not have) and posted it all over social media. As a parent you are destroyed to see your child so hurt by one students actions. What would you do in this situation? Call the school? Complain how there is not enough watch on the students? Have the student suspended or maybe even expel. Cell phones should not be allowed in…

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    The number of mobile phone users in the world is expected to pass the five billion mark by 2019. In 2014, nearly 60 percent of the population worldwide already owned a mobile phone. The invention of the cell phone is estimated to continue growing, rounding up to 67 percent by 2019. Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. In 1973, Dr. Martin Cooper invented the first personal handheld telephone while working for Motorola. In 2000, the first Symbian phone, the…

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    Cell phones have a huge impact on this day and age and on this society. (1) People use high tech gadgets like cell phones every day, “cell phones seem to be carried everywhere we go” (4), but people don’t seem to realize the harmful effects on their bodies or on the environment. Cell phones have not only been noticed for their awesome applications and capabilities, but for their harmful attributes as well. Although cell phones have beneficial capabilities; the harmful effects are greater. One of…

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    Cell Phones, a wireless mobile device used to place phone calls all over the world. A device that has become so powerful, addictive, yet extremely popular that its influence on society is affecting how we all live. People spend hours on their phone not only talking on it nonetheless texting, social media, and gaming. Cell phones have both a negative and positive impact on society. Studies have shown that academic performance and motor vehicle collisions have been impacted by cell phone usage,…

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