In these days of society cell phones are becoming popular and with its popularity are the negative and positive effects. Cell phone is a minute device that transmits and takes voice calls and often other messages through wireless receiver signals (“Cellular Telephone”). This small telephone device has transformed into a device with many capabilities. It now a can take pictures, produce entertainment, “surf the web”, and etc. These features may seem extremely magnificent but the grass is not green on the other side, because of these things many have individuals have been more distracted and isolated. Even though, those effects are negative cell phones still have has a positive effect on others, by letting themselves in an artistic way and giving …show more content…
A selfie gives an insight of who a person thinks they are, showing one’s personality in an artistic way. With the popularity of camera phones increasing even the Oxford Dictionary named selfie the word of the year 2013 (Hadhazy 6). Giving anyone the opportunity to express their artistic ability without being a professional photographer, camera phones allow that person to post a picture online and throughout social media, causing that picture to be a form of art (Saltz). Camera phones have came up with a new form of art permitting society to gradually become more artistic. Additionally, philosophically we have evolved deeper into technology. For example, there may be a woman or man whose whole life is dependent upon that small piece of technology in their back pocket. Steve Mann, the world’s first cyborg who has been inventing wearable computers for twenty years, said that society has become cyborgs through clothing, jewelry, and cell phones (Hylink 34). Ben Hylink illustrates that the populace is becoming modern and innovative like technology …show more content…
Since their introduction in the early 1980’s, cell phones have experienced dramatic growth and today there are over 128 subscriptions (Cohen and Grahm 5). This piece of technology may deem useful and efficient, but most mobile phone holders claim that they use it while driving. While discussing a study pertaining to crashes related to mobile phone distraction, the World Health Organization concluded that phone distraction is a “cognitive distraction,” which seems have the most impact on driving behavior (Teater, Coben, and Motao 2436-2437). Relating fatality to text message rates the volume of distracted driving fatalities in 2005, in increased dramatically (Alosco et al. 468). Dating back to 2006, when texting wasn’t as popular as it is today, Pew ResearchCenter’s Internet & American Life Project states that over a quarter of adult mobile phone owners felt that their cell phone was responsible for limiting their driving ability (Madden and Lenhart 2). Illustrated by Pew Research Center’s survey, 28% of adults confessed that they didn’t meet the safe driving requirements while using their mobile phone. History shows that this percentage is more than enough to recognize that cell phones are harmful. As years pass by
The author’s purpose is to persuade the reader to learn how to control the use of smartphones and involve more in face-to-face conversation rather than chat online “It is not giving up our phones but about using them with greater intention” (Turker). She notices that many people are not really pay attention when it comes to face-to-face conversation because of get used to play the phones. In the article, she gives out many details and examples to supports her position, her sources are reliable. She points out a lot
In the article “What Your Selfies Say About You” by Peggy Drexler, she talks about self-portraits also known as the “selfie”, and how it has taken over social media and added a manifestation to society’s obsession with looks. Taking a self-portrait can be positive in the sense that you are proud of your image and are not scared to share it with others helping boost up your self-esteem. Although this may help others by persuading them to not be ashamed to share their true image, Drexler believes this can also affect other individuals whose focus is only on looks making them feel self-conscious about their looks. A recent study out of the UK found that the selfie phenomenon may be damaging to real world relationships, concluding that both excessive
According to Stephanie Hanes in the essay “Texting While Driving Is as Dangerous as Drunk Driving,” a driver on a phone and those talking on a phone are four times likely to crash. This statistic shows how dangerous using the phone or even texting is while driving. As technology has increased, so has the use of cellphone. Distracted driving has caused an increase in car fatalities and disasters. However, distracted driving can be prevented if drivers take precautions, but no matter what we do, trouble will always be spelling on the road.
Most people think of someone using their cell phone while driving when they hear distracted driving, but it it much more than that. Distracted driving is when someone who is behind the wheel get distracted by either taking their hands off the wheel or take their mind of driving, which can cause them to get into an accident (paragraph 2). Distracted driving is broken down into three main parts, manual distractions which is taking your hands off the steering wheel, visual distractions which is taking your center of attention off the road and cognitive distraction which is when your mind is not focused on driving and just starts drifting away (paragraph 3). Cell phone use is easily the biggest cause of distracted driving compared to eating, talking, and others because using your cell phone requires visual, manual and cognitive attention from the person behind the wheel and in a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, the amount of people who break the law and use a handheld device behind the wheel increases every single year. An estimated amount of more than, six hundred thousand people use their phone while driving. Distracted driving has quickly risen and developed in the past few years and is becoming an enormous problem. In a recent study, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), showed statistics of approximately three thousand, one hundred fifty
“BREAKING NEWS, yet another driver dies from the distraction of texting while driving”. These stories are constantly on the news and seem to be inevitable. Car accidents are the leading cause of teen deaths in the United States combining with inexperience and distractions, such as texting while driving. No state bans all cell phone use for all drivers. Driving and the technology we have today are not a good combination, and there are phone applications and devices to prevent this conflict. “Over 16,000 people die each year and with the increase of technology in people’s daily lives this number is only going to increase”. More and more people die each day from the effect of texting while driving, it is time for the United States government to take a stronger stand and regulate more laws to reduce this number.
Texting and driving is an incredibly dangerous act that is committed so frequently. Texting and driving is an example of distracted driving, which happens whenever the driver takes their eyes off the road (United States Department of Transportation). Currently, there are 324 million electronic devices for only 310 million people in the United States (Federal Communications Commission).Today’s ever-changing society has made use of electronic devices a necessity for all people. In 2011, 2.12 trillion texts were sent. This is a major increase from only 86 billion in 2008 (Federal Communications Commission). During the light hours of each day, over 800,000 vehicles are being operated while the driver is texting (United States Department of Transportation). People age thirteen to seventeen sent an average of 3,400 texts every month. This is a daunting statistic because these are the people that are just learning to drive (Federal Communications Commission). However, the distraction of tex...
There you are holding your camera an arm’s length away from your face, posing in the most flattering position to capture your best angle. There you are taking a photo of yourself to share with all of your Facebook friends. Taking a self-portrait photo, also known as a selfie, is something almost everyone has done in this new generation. This action is typically done without a second thought. In Alex Williams’ article “Here I Am Taking My Own Picture” that second thought is provoked through exploring the quickly spreading trend of self-portrait photography. In the article while Williams’ provides interesting examples on a changing generation as this trend progresses through social media and modern technology; Williams also leaves something to be desired within the article due to a lack of direction in the author’s stance on the topic.
In the essay “Our Cell Phones, Our Selves” written by Christine Rosen, the author presents a brief history on how cell phones were introduced into society and how this artifact changed people’s interactions in the physical space. Rosen describes the first cell phone that appeared in 1983 as “hardly elegant,” big and expensive (458). Cell phones at that time were mainly used by important and affluent people. However, seven years later, cell phones became smaller and affordable provoking a big change in society. This big technological advance did not only affect the United States, but the entire world.
Some people argue that just as many car accidents would happen if the use of cell phones were not involved. According to Shows Cellphone Use, “Using a cellphone while driving may be distracting, but it does not lead to higher crash risks.” It is hard to miss the number of drivers with phones glued to their hands. As they dangerously multitask while driving around other vehicles and pedestrians. Those who decide to use their phones are simultaneously contributing to a lack of visual, manual, and cognitive attention a driver needs to remain focused (Injury Prevention, 2015). With the potential of crashing being 23 times greater than the risk posed by drunk driving (No Texting, 2015). With statistical information providing a connection between distracted drivers and increased accidents, it is hard to believe there are some who feel it is not
Not only does it put the driver of the car in danger, but it also puts the passengers and the surrounding cars at risk. Using a cell phone while driving has been proven to be just as dangerous as driving under the influence. At any given moment during the day, around 800,000 people are driving cars while using a hand-held device, which unfortunately puts everyone else at risk of a car crash. In the recent year, 21% of fatal car crashes involved the use of a cellular device (Prof. David J. Hanson, 1997-2015). Unfortunately, humans, especially teenagers, cannot put down their cell phones while they drive due to the many notifications they receive. They are addicted. This points back to how the cell phones are affecting the mental health of humans. In 2007, Bailey Goodman, a seventeen-year-old, was killed along with four of her friends in a car accident. Goodman
People are constantly fixated on their phones, checking social media and texting and they seem to have become accustom to doing this wherever they please, whether it be at dinner, at work or in the car. The use of a cell phone while driving is extremely dangerous and destructive to not only the driver, but also everyone driving around them. Every year, twenty one percent of fatal car crashes involving teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 were the result of using their cell phone while behind the wheel. This statistic is expected to grow as much as four percent every year. But, texting and driving is not just a problem among teen drivers. One-fifth of adult drivers in the United States also report sending text messages while driving (“Cell Phone & Texting Accidents”). To help fight this problem, the government needs much take a stronger stance and try to stand up against texting and driving to make the idea a bigger deal and implement harsher punishments, as well as stressing the damaging effects of texting and driving to children and teens early on in
For example, we would probably never be able to have face-to-face conversation with Kim to talk to her, however, modern day communication has gave her this opportunity to communicate with her fans through her daily selfies. For instance, from observing the two Kim Kardashian’s “I’m adorable” selfies suggests that Kim Kardashian appears be posing seductively for her selfies. The aforementioned statement was offered because Kim seems to be communicating with her fans through selfies in modern day communication, showing that she is sexy, attractive, and
Texting while driving is a widespread epidemic in the United States that has unfavorable effects on our society.“Driving while texting is the standard wording used for traffic violations” (Bernstein). It causes many people to be distracted which can lead to accidents. “Eighty-nine percent of people own a cell phone” (Gardner). That is a plethora of people that are at risk of texting while driving. Also, texting has increased by ten times in three years(Bernstein). “The risk of a crash for those who are texting is twenty-three point two times greater than those who are not” (Gardner).Driving drunk only makes a person seven times more likely to be in a crash (Bernstein). This means texting while driving is three times more dangerous than driving intoxicated. One in five drivers admits to texting while driving(Gardner). This shows that that texting while driving is a widespread epidemic. When a survey asked teenagers whether they text and drive,“seventy five percent of teens admitted to texting while driving” (7).Distracted driving causes seventy-eight percent of car crashes(Bernstein). “No distraction causes as high of a risk of an accident as texting while driving” (Gardner). Also with these statistics, it is not hard to understand why accidents in teenagers that are driving have risen. The Bluetooth capability in cars gives a driver a hands-free way to talk on the phone, but is still not completely safe (8). Also, only 1 out of 3 US cars sold in 2009 had this feature. New systems are being developed that will use Bluetooth as well a global positioning technology to allow parents to monitor cell phone use and texting while driving (10).
Little did he know he would become a fragment of this international phenomenon? The word 'selfie' was born back in 2002, with Nathan Hope, an Australian, went out for a friends 21st birthday and had a little accident. He then posted a 'self-photograph' showing the stitches in his lower lip. And then he continued writing, and posted the very first written use of the word 'selfie', in any medium (paper or electronic). "And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie." That's how the word 'selfie' got into the English language. Its use grew slowly at first, but then took off. In November 2013, it was declared that over the previous year, the usage of 'selfie' had increased by an astonishing 17,000 per cent. The selfie stick has been labeled by the Time magazine one of the best 25 inventions of year 2014. A selfie stick is a monopod used to take selfie by positioning a smartphone or digital camera further than the normal range of the
Cell phones have changed from an item of luxury to an everyday necessity for some people. Twenty five years ago, a phone was just a way to contact someone. Mobile phones have become one of the most common tools of communications for both young and old. Cellular devices have redefined relationships and social conduct, and transformed the daily lives of many individuals. Cell phones no longer function just as a communication device. Today it has many other uses. Cell phones are used for games, calculators, texting, calendars, social sites, and pictures. In addition, there are many apps that one can download on a phone. Mobile phones help us keep track of our lives.