Lacey Maness
English I
02/10/15
Cell Phone Effects
14 and 1/2 hours and we finally arrived to Orlando, Florida to visit Walt Disney World. As soon as Dad opens the hotel door, everyone runs in immediately to find the plug. Because we are horrified by the blinking 1% sign. Cell phones have contributed to or everyday lives in both positive and negative ways. Many people’s lives have been affected by cell phone use either by texting and driving fatalities or cell phone’s becoming a major distraction at school or in the workplace.
Beep!Beep!Cecilia’s phone buzzes with 12 twitter notifications.For example, social media has been a great factor on teenagers especially causing a distraction at school and in the workplace with likes, retweets and mentions on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. The constant gossip or selfies from the girl that’s not necessarily part of your “circle.” Cell phones have become a major distraction on many teenagers, because it’s always easy to reach or in the palm of our hands, which makes it easier to get distracted from studying, working or the bigger picture the education that’s being built. Texting on the other hand also has a negative impact at school making it easier to cheat by texting your “homie” for homework or test answers. Cheating the way to the diploma that students should be working for to get out of this place in four years. Cell phones have created many distractions in school, workplace and family time such as vacations. Cecilia and her family went to Disney World and the first thing they wanted to do was charge their phones instead of spending time at Disney.
Claudia and Jack on their way to a party and BZZ! The vibration of the text message goes off, of course no questions asked Jack reaches for his cell phone to unlock it and they’re suddenly upside down in a creek bed. Jack read his last text message that day and the fatality of Claudia and Jack is another horrible distraction and a reason cell phones have become dangerous “creatures.” For example, Statistics show, nearly 3,000 teenagers die every year due to texting and driving and more than 50% admit to doing so. According to DPS records. Teenagers benefit absolutely nothing from from texting and driving or in all just having cell phones around. Possibly reading/sending the last text message such as Claudia and Jack realizing the dangers of cell phones that have been established.
The number of deaths caused by texting and driving and the distractions that have been brought along to society is outrageous. The world shouldn’t revolve around the scary 1% sign and possibly sending the last text message. Teenagers should be able to enjoy life without a rectangular figure in their pocket 24/7. Cell phones have affected teenagers in many negative ways with the constant twitter updates and the number of selfie likes. The dangers that cell phones have caused on society has taken a huge turn for the worse.