In the article “Addicted to Phones?” April Frawley Birdwell writes that an increasing number of people around the world feel anxious when they leave their cell phone off. He states that the phones are intruding users’ life, and the cell phone addicts need to be connected, to know what’s going on and be available to other people. He maintains that the addictions to cell phone can be hard to pinpoint problematic cell phone use. He also says that the problem with cell phones is growing. Finally, he explains that problematic cell phone use is an addiction. Although April frawley Birdwell analyses some bad influence of using cell phone, he ignores the benefit of cell phone and misunderstands the problematic cell phone use as an addiction.…
The invention of the cell phone and newer smart technology has brought about many positive uses and entertainment but there are many downsides that aren’t as obvious. Cell phones, no matter how useful, still pose many hazards to our health and such as distracting us from other tasks and affecting our bodies. The everyday use of cell phones has many negative effects on individuals and society.…
Realizing the situation, students must reduce the use of mobile phones and banning of mobile phones must be strictly followed in educational institutions. A study should be given to students to create awareness about the demerits of mobile phones, so that they can prevent the health hazards and keep themselves…
Kailla Schlimm’s article “The Effect of Cell Phones in Modern Society” addresses issues on how cell phones have altered modern day society. Schlimm’s article is mainly targeted towards children and teenagers. She begins by expressing the main point that some people rely on their cell phones for everything and gives reason of why this may be and list examples. Schlimm then extends her argument and tells how cell phones are used and what they are used for. Schlimm also confers how cell phones may be great, but they also can cause problems. After each problem is addressed, the reader may want to stop and think about the positive effects and negative effects of cell phones.…
In the article, author Bill Schnarr talks about do the cell phones addicted to teens. Bill Schnarr compare the cell phone addiction and cigarette addiction to teens. In America, most teens have their own cell phones. And cell phones look not harmful to teens. Cell phone companies use the same marketing strategy as cigarette to gain the teens market. But some recent information shows that using cell phone maybe effect teens healthy. At the last part of article, author states that nothing can make sure that teens will addicted to cell phone.…
As of 2012, almost everybody owns some form of technological device. These devices are accessible to all types of people, there is no discrimination. It has become more popular over the years through the expansion of smartphones. Cameras, music, social networking apps and practically anything you can imagine have become accessible at anytime, anywhere. With one tap, you can update your status, send a tweet, and send a picture or text. It’s convenient that it is so easy to stay connected but it has become detrimental. In this paper, I will address four different research studies, relating to cell phone addiction, and excessive cell phone use. These studies will show the effects and results of how cell phone use can affect one, physically, emotionally and academically.…
The modern technical seems make young adult have a unhealthy use of mobile phone. Every teenager wants to catch up the trend, so they keep changing their smart phones. They think they are out-dated if they do not use the same or better mobile phone and they will not have common topic with their friends. Pressure of social communication is the biggest reason that young adult overuse mobile device. A research had pointed out Korean adolescent girls are over using of mobile phones to…
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Projects aim is to provide a proof about the impact the mobile phones have on people’s life and work balance, to proof whether the mobile phones are harmful for people’s health, if they affect on peoples lifestyle, their sleep especially, or make people feel more stressed, less concentrated and restless.…
Global System Mobile (GSM) phones have brought a rapid revolution in the field of communication and altered our way of life to an unimaginable degree. Anytime some old member of a family applies tales regarding prior modes of communication like beepers, postal letters and telegrams, the children of Twenty-First Century feel really surprised. So, it’s a fact that the Mobile phone technology has started a new period in Nigeria that has uprooted the old fashioned lifestyle entirely. However, it doesn’t mean this technology has no effect on people adversely. Everything on the planet earth has two attributes; advantages and hazards. The same will go true for the phone technologies. The technology is effective as well as disadvantageous. In this paper, the advantages will be considered towards the associated hazards in order to obtain a accurate understanding of the effects of mobile phones on individual life.…
Have you ever wondered if our life without mobile phone,how would you live? Because in globalization,mobile phone is no longer only a gadget used for communication but it also become indispensable appliance as a fifth factor in our life.We cannot refuse that mobile phone play an important role for living of human in every career undoubtedly.Nowadays,mobile phone which is the thing like part of our bodies has more versatile function than in the past developed by technological breakthrough such as a music player,a calculator,or a program that reach to close relationship like social network.As a conseqence,if our life without mobile phone,we effect on inconvenient communication,lacking entertainment,and loneliness.…
Has it happened to you that sometimes you go out but forgot your cell phone at home and so you’re not feeling complete. There’s a feeling somewhere inside that you’re missing something, a sense of insecurity sometimes prevails… welcome to the world of cell phone addiction!…
The cause of using the mobile phone excessive is a positive cause. Parents buy for their children a mobile phone to contact with them in some necessary situations. On the other hand, there is a lot of people now use mobile phone and call for each other, use it together. Moreover, many producers create many kinds of mobile phone that have suitable prices for student with fashionable, small and also a keyboard agreed with chatting style. Those make student who have not made money yet using the mobile phone in a very common way.…
There is a dark side to mobile phones usage on family relationships. Over usage can lead to harmful subsequences specifically to health, such as addiction. The younger population feel that they lost part of themselves without their mobile phones, to a point of being Nomophobia. This radical behavior leads to problem of divided attentions. Research showed that there is a barrier of distrust and annoyance to those who conversed while holding their phones…
Wireless communication has emerged as one of the fastest diffusing mediums on the planet, fueling an emergent "mobile youth culture that speaks as much with thumbs as it does with tongues. At one of our focus groups a teen boy gushed, "I have unlimited texts . . . which is like the greatest invention of mankind." His enthusiasm was hardly unique. Cell phone use and, in particular, the rise of texting has become a central part of teens’ lives. They are using their phones to stay in touch with friends and parents. They are using them to share stories and photos. They are using them to entertain themselves when they are bored. They are using them to micro-coordinate their schedules and face-to-face gatherings. And some are using their phones to go online to browse, to participate in social networks, and check their emails. This is the sunny side of the story. Teens are also using mobile phones to cheat on tests and to skirt rules at school and with their parents. Some are using their phones to send sexts, others are sleeping with buzzing phones under their pillows, and some are using their phones to place calls and text while driving.…