How Cell Phones Have Changed Society By: Anita Neuhaus Meta Skillrud

Cell phones were first used in the 1920’s. At first they were large, bulky, and hard to hold on to. Now, cell phones have drastically decreased in size, as you can see below. Today there are more than 135 million people now registered as cell phone users. Inventors started creating games and applications to make life easier, although many people do not know how they have harmed society.

How have cell phones changed society? They make people less interactive (face to face). They bother people around them. They harm your health. Many more laws have been passed regarding cell phones. They take responsibilities away from kids.

When people own cell phones, many of them are so focused on their phones that they don’t respect their responsibilities such as homework or chores. If you walk out in public, several people will be on their phones, even if they’re with a group of friends. This can make others feel left out or less important.

As you can see, the brain on the right has leakage in inappropriate locations to have them in. Talking on cell phones reacts to your brain, therefore causing a loss of internal cell structure.

Laws of Cell Phone Use In New York City it is illegal to walk on the sidewalks with your phone on because you may cause accidents with other pedestrians. In Illinois it is illegal to audio tape a police even in a public place. You can be sentences to 15 years in prison! In most states, it is illegal to be on your phone while driving. It is the main cause of death from phones.

Kids nowadays are taking away from their responsibilities because of cell phone usage. They are more interested in their “cool” new phones. Parents are concerned for their children in a way that they haven’t been before cell phones.

What The People Think… We showed our presentation to three adults and interviewed them about what they think. Q: “How do you think cell phones have changed society in a negative way?” A: “Nowadays, you don’t talk to people in person. Instead, you text them.” Q: “Hearing about what cell phones can do to you, would you stop using them?” A: “This has definitely changed my opinion on cell phones, but I will stay to texting so I don’t damage my brain.” Q: “Do you feel like cell phones take away from your surroundings or what you are doing?” A: “Yes, I use my cell phone everyday and without it I would be lost.”

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Please take this into consideration and use caution on your phones!