Cell phones are designed to provide a variety of purposes. ... Cell phones have become a substitute for many items such as household phones, calling plans, time keepers, alarms, schedulers, calculators, and the Internet. They become a substitute for these items when someone who owns a cell phone with such capabilities has no need to continue using the older, less efficient products. ... Cell phones simultaneously serve as a compliment for products such as computers, cars, and recently cameras. Information, websites, and pictures can be passed between new cell phones unto computers, palm pil...

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That's why we've compiled this definitive list of the main advantages and disadvantages of cell phones. ... Since the first cell phone, we've been able to make calls while on the go. ... Add to this the cell phone towers constantly popping up to give us ever-improving reception and even being in a building or outside of the city isn't the problem it used to be. ... Fortunately for you, today's cell phones mean that's not a problem anymore. ... Lead to Some Pretty Serious Accidents That's not the only way the inattention to their surrounding caused by cell ph...

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There are a lot of pros and cons to this debate of cell phones in school, I personally feel that cell phones should be allowed in school as part of a learning resource. ... If students could use their cell phones this would save the school money for equipment because, parents are paying for the phones not the school. ... When students are taught to use a cell phone responsibly, it becomes a great communication tool. ... Cyberbullying is another concern with students and cell phones. ... All Cell phones must be out of view and in the off position at all times....

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Cell phones should be turned off and out of sight while on the job. ... Moving From the cubicle to the study room, cell phones are an even bigger distraction. ... In some states it is against to law to use a cell phone while driving. ... Cell phones can be dangerous in a myriad of ways. ... Since cell phones are at the heart of distraction, phone users need to be cautious for the safety of themselves and others around them. ...

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Cell phones have become the norm in today's society. ... The impact of cell phones on society has become huge. ... When the cell phone first debuted, its only function was to make calls. ... Cell phones have become a part of people, a way to establish a unique identity. ... Unfortunately, cell phones have impacted society in a negative way, as well. ...

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"Driver use of cell phones impairs reaction times and roughly quadruples crash risk. ... "Driver use of cell phones impairs reaction times and roughly quadruples crash risk. ... CELL PHONE USE AND TEEN DRIVING "Motorists who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in additional dangerous behaviors." "Using cell phones for any reason while driving is dangerous for all drivers." 2."... "Drivers who use cell phones are four times more likely to get into crashes." ...

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Cell phones has had many effects on teens in this generation. ... Cell phone usage is so bad that teens can't go five minutes without checking their phone. Cells phones have totally changed the way that teens communicate. ... Having your cell phone in those places isn't the safest thing to do. ... Using mobile phone disperse our communication to make it easier than before cell phones came out. ...

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LaHood referred to the recent onslaught of fatalities caused by cell phones as "an epidemic. ... Although distracted driving covers anything from talking on a cell phone to eating in the car, cell phone usage most likely tops the charts. ... President Obama himself has strongly urged drivers to stop using cell phones while driving. ... They also banned train conductors from using cell phones on duty. ... Other states ban the use of cell phones by new drivers (Breitbart). ...

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"Wifi and cell phones are slowly killing off the human race!... Technology such as T.V.s, computers, and cell phones have become the center that society revolves around. ... Cell phones have become a necessity of life in the 21st century. ... Coming from a teenager a cell phone shouldn't be used all the time. ... When people are on a date cell phones shouldn't be used unless another date isn't what you want. ...

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The National Council on Public Safety has recently issued a plea to ban all cell phone uses for drivers. ... Due to the serious harm cell phone use can cause while driving, laws to ban cell phone use while driving should be executed. ... Texting or talking on a cell phone while driving is a huge distraction and can cause serious harm to not only to you but also to others on the road. ... Just because someone's eyes and hands aren't on their cell phone doesn't mean they're completely focus on the road. ... The laws on cell phone use while driving will decrease accidents on t...

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Any law banning cell phone use while driving could save hundreds of lives. ... The system can actually figure out which cell phone is in the front left part of the car, which means that any passengers in the car will still be allowed full access of their cell phones, with only the driver restricted. ... Almost all of the states vary with laws on the same matter of cell phone usage in a vehicle, causing each law to be different. ... Each state should have the same laws and punishments for drivers who are texting or using their cell phone while the vehicle is in motion. ... Without a legitimate ...

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With the Internet, social networks, and cell phones the way people communicate has changed drastically. We would rather email than meet, and instead of talking on the phone we would rather text. ... I like the convenience of being able to text someone when I am at work or school and don't have the time to make a phone call or I can Google a phone number that I need really fast, but it is all to often that people are over using these resources. ... Communicating online or using cell phones is the new normal. ... That means all of their interaction is via email, video chat, or cell phone. ...

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I was at work taking the children to the breakfast room when my cell phone went off. ... When my mom answered her phone I asked her what was going on? ... I hung up the phone with my brother and started to cry. ... I dropped the phone to the floor and just cried and cried. ... My brother said yes and put the phone to his ear for me. ...

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Since using your phone to communicate doesn't allow a person to be physically be in front of someone it makes them more relaxed and out going. ... Too many times the driver is too busy looking down at the cell phone screen, not paying attention to the road and traffic lights causing accidents and even deaths of pedestrians. ... Technology such as cell phones, TVs and tablets deprive us of sleep. ...

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According to the results of a nationally representative sample reported in Pew Internet (2011), approximately 83% of American adults own cell phones and three-quarters of them (73%) send and receive text messages (qtd. ln Lou). ... Lori Cluff Schade, marriage and family therapist and author of Journal of Couple and Relational Therapy suggests that "In particular, the use of texting with cell phones can increase intimacy by making partners more available and expanding their repertoire of connection" (qtd. ln Schade et al). ... Phone calls, on the other hand, are limited to certain tim...

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Issues such as drivers dying or being seriously injured and unable to testify if they were using a phone or not, and legally obtaining phone records is also difficult and cannot prove without a doubt that the driver was paying attention to his phone prior to the crash. There is also the portion of people who will not admit or are scared to admit to using their phones due to the fact that it puts them at fault. ... In response to this growing challenge to keep our roads safe, as of Oct. 1, 2013, Florida put into law (Senate Bill 52/ Florida Statutes Section 1, Section 316.305) that while driv...

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He would say about Sarah, "All day long the contents of my heart would slide down my arm, past my sleeve and into my phone. When we were together I chafed from overexposure, but when we were apart I would lose my sense of identity and grab my phone" (Simpson). ... Though Haadi has enlisted in the navy and has been there for almost a year now, he and I communicate through phone calls, emails, text messages, and Skype. ... The idea of social networking and cell phones are yes, extremely necessary to adapt in our day to day lives; nonetheless, I would prefer a carrier pigeon flying in t...

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Often times it is hard for authorities to catch people texting and driving because they cannot see the phone itself;however this is going to change soon. ... If authorities investigate and find out you were on your cell phone you will be ticketed and fined on top of the other expenses. ...

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Popular fields of development have been cell phones, and the Internet, which now go hand in hand. ... Proving more so of this underwhelming popularity of text messaging, Americans between ages of 18-29 send and receive an average of nearly eighty eight text messages per day, compared to seventeen phone calls [Jef12]. ... On average, Americans spent seven point six hours a month using social media, with the majority of individuals accessing social networking sites through cell phones. ...

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This means any type of cellular telephone usage which includes texting and driving, of course, but also using the telephone to talk to someone on the phone. ... Although some states already have similar plans as laws for their state, like New York where fines range from loss of point on the driver's license to fines of up to $400 dollars plus court fees (Cell, 2014), anyone failing to follow the state-sponsored contract in this new era of driving correctly would be penalized severely. ...

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