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Dear, Mr. Holmberg Cell phones are generally very disliked in schools for many reasons such as they can be a distractions, which can lead to ultimately the lowering of grades, and can later affect their attitude in a negative way. However what you Mr. Holmberg and many other people outside of the school ground don’t realize is that cell phones can also be very good to the school atmosphere. Cell phones should be allowed in our school because not only do they keep people safe in and out of…

CIn many states in the U.S., being on your phone in general is against the law now. The states that have enforced this law, enforced it because half of the car accidents that happen are because of drivers who on their phone while driving. Therefore I think that cell phones should be banned while driving. I know for a fact that texting while driving is not safe for drivers because my mom got in a car accident when she was texting and it really could have hurt some people, luckily it didn't. This…

Holden Wiggins Mrs. Lanham English 101 23 Oct. 2015 The Text Message That Could Ruin Your Life The majority of teenagers love their cell phones right? With the way technology is rapidly changing in today's society cell phones are becoming bigger than themselves. Phones have become increasingly advanced which allows a teenager to do most anything with just one click. This got me thinking about how powerful technology can be when paired with teens. Being a teen I know we are very comfortable…

Smartphones and Relationships Why can such a popular object in our lives, like a smartphone, have control over our relationships? Some may say that smartphones help the relationship and others may say they damage a relationship. There are positive and negative views of smartphones and relationships and that is what the debate is about. Some people can agree that smartphones heal and help relationships. Some can say that being able to call and communicate right away is a great comfort and…

Handheld devices are an increasing key component when investigating major car accidents and some states are going as far as to ban these devices from being used in the car to prevent these accidents. Ever since smart phones and technology became more available and more advanced , it seems like we aren't able to put them down anymore , even when driving, when lives are at stake. Hundreds and hundreds of accidents occur everyday due to distracted driving and it may need to be looked as a picture…

Since the very beginning of cell phones people have been using cell phones while driving in a car. To some this may seem harmless however, recently there have been and increase in car accidents with distracted drivers because the driver was on a cell phone. In response lawmakers have made it illegal to drive while using a cell phone. This is the right response because using a cell phone while driving distracts the driver, cell phone use while driving endangers the driver of the car, the…

Hedy Lamar, the most beautiful woman on earth during the time of World War II. She was a genius, she thought of a wonderful idea that would greatly affect, not only her target, the military, but also the rest of the world in the long-run. She worked with Richard Rhodes to create something called frequency-hopping, which would be used in many different devices to help us with everything from keep our country safe, to allowing us to access the Internet almost everywhere we go. Eventually, she got…

This experiment was designed to see how different materials interfere or block out cell phone signal. Two cell phones were used (one to call the other). Both cell phones used the same service company. Cell 1 was the phone wrapped in material or put into different places. It did not matter that the signal wasn't full bar because the point of the experiment was to see how the materials affect the reception. The reception of Cell 2, however, did matter. Every time a test was done, it was always…

Screeech, the sound your car makes as you slam on the brakes because the person in front of you is driving recklessly. You decide to pass them, and as you drive by you notice how they were on their cell phone. Typical. Driving while using a handheld cell phone should be illegal because so many people have died due to it, and there are so many other alternatives. As a high schooler we get told ALL the time, don't text and drive. Typically, for teenagers, the reason they are using their…

According to the NHTSA, there are three categories of distracted driving: 1. Visual distraction, a task that requires a driver to avert his/her eyes from the road in order to obtain information 2. Manual distraction, a task that requires a driver to remove his/her hand or hands from the steering wheel in order to move or manipulate an object or device 3. Cognitive distraction, a task that is defined as "mental work load" or tasks that require a driver to divert their attention from the road.…