In Nicholas Carr’s article, “How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds” (November 10, 2017) Carr discusses the implications of allowing our smartphones to have such a huge effect on our lives. Smartphones serve many purposes, and have created massive societal effects throughout the world despite being introduced roughly only two decades ago. One can converse with anyone in the world at any given moment, they can watch any television show they want, and they can receive alerts so they no longer have to put effort into remembering things themselves. However, with so much control over people’s own lives, one begins to wonder about the negative consequences of the smartphones themselves.
In “Texting while driving kills, but will we stop,” Mary Bowerman suggest that smartphones are literally taking the lives of people especially when it comes to driving. According to Bowerman, people sub-consciously participate in the act of texting while driving, even though they know the risks. Smartphones have inflicted our brains to function in a distracted/addicted-like format that would lead to death when utilized inappropriately. Bowerman implies that simply avoiding using your phone while driving is easier said than to be performed. Many people primarily teens consider this task as difficult because they find smartphones to be a part of who they are.
In the article “ Your Phone Could Ruin Your Life” by Kristin Lewis she claims “ Your Phone Could Ruin Your Life”. She also claims “ While there are many benefits of modern technology, digital distraction can be harmful both mentally and physically”. In summary, technology is a privilege, but we are ruining this gift of technology. Indeed, there are many physical consequences of owning a device.
III. Purpose Statement – Texting while driving is a serious distraction and one that could cost you your life or the lives of others. IV. Main Points (TRANSITION:
Smartphones eliminate the need for other technology such as an alarm clock, Walkman, TV, camera, news source, and calendar because it is all built in. In her article, “Have Smartphones Ruined a Generation?”, Twenge relates smartphones to addiction explaining that the convenience of the smartphone ensures that people keep their phones close to them at all times which makes it easy for them to give into the temptation of looking at their phones. “Nearly all slept with their phone, putting it under their pillow, on the mattress, or at the very least within arm’s reach of the bed… Some used the language of addiction. “I know I shouldn’t, but I just can’t help it,”’ However even if you resist the many functions of a Smartphone, getting by in society is harder without an owning one as social media has become tightly intertwined in society.
Many years ago there were not very many forms of technology that existed. People often used typewriters, went, did puzzles, and played board games for entertainment. Nowadays, the use of phones has become extremely controller to our lives. According to Daniel J Levitin (2015), “Now more people have mobile phones than have toilets” (Pg. 3/7). Some people become addicted to technology such as the mobile phone that may affect us negatively.
(Dreschel, 2014) b. Texting while driving not only threatens your life, but also everyone else on the road. c. (Statistic) Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted, they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed. (Smith, 2014) d. (Fact) (statistic) Nearly half of US high school students aged ≥16 years old report texting while driving during the past 30 days. (O'Malley, 2013) e. (Fact)
People will always have arguments for either one side, saying that texting is more dangerous while driving or drinking. After reading the research that was made, those who are entrusted while driving might have a different insight of the impact they can cause around them if not being responsible.
Smartphones are in the pockets of almost all teens living in a first-world country every day. These devices have the ability to bring communication with ease and distance in only a matter of seconds. The effects that’s phones have by continually checking them must be the cause of teens depression, anxiousness, and being antisocial. Do these effects create negative long-term impacts? Where are adolescents learning the examples of cell phone use? In "Are Smart Phones Really Destroying the Adolescent Brain?", published in Scientific American, Carlin Flora's thesis is that the effects of smartphones on the adolescent brain are dependent on how young people use the device, activities that are not happening because of the time spent on the device,
The age of technology has become a peak in the generations throughout time. Humans have taken an interest in mobile devices, but in certain cases, they have taken it to the extreme. It is becoming more aware that most people who own a cellular device have developed a disease called cell phone addiction. Cell phone addiction is an addiction caused by the obsessive need of a cellular device. Those with this kind of addiction often are unable to go a certain amount of time without a device, in some severe cases, withdrawal from the addiction and usage of the device can cause terrible health effects in all aspects.
Response to “Addicted to Phone” Mobile phones, working as a multifunctional electronic device, can be seen everywhere in daily lives. In ‘Addicted to Phone’, Birdwell (2007) explains the negative effects that are generated by cell phone addiction. He states that people in modern society are excessively relying on cell phones and would feel depressed or anxious when leaving cell phones off; in other words, phones are intruding users’ life. Although indicating the cell phone misuse is burdensome on account of regular use, people are intended to lose a relationship or a job due to cellular phones.
Smart phones and computers are two examples of technology that most people use on a daily basis, people rely on these. Technology becomes an addiction when a person spends too much time using it and it starts to take away precious time that should be spent socializing with friends or family, relaxing, or doing a hobby ("Technology: The New Addiction?," 2014). Technology addiction can be stopped by socializing more, building selfdiscipline, and setting limitations.
Smartphone is one of the best invention in twenty first century. Smartphone is an all-in device that provide functionality of other device such as calculator, torch light, media player and camera. According to Pei and Lionel (2006), unspecific promoting planner had started to use the term smartphone to bring up new type of cell phone that can enable information access and use computing power to process. Smartphone allow us to contract with people, access information and make transaction within our finger tips. Although smartphone is convenient to us but the overuse of smartphone can lead to smartphone addiction.
Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the effects of smartphone. Central idea: The phenomenon of smartphone addiction cause many effects in terms of enviromental, social, physical and mental. BODY I. One of the effects that will experienced by human when overuse the smartphone is physical effect. A. Nowadays, we are relying on our smartphone instead on using our brains and this action cause reduction to our brain’s function. 1.
Smartphones have become an important device in people's everyday lives. However, the excessive use of smartphones can hurt society. There are a few benefits that smartphones contribute to society. For example, some people may say that smartphones are a great tool for communication with family and friends or that they provide instant access to information or help. Despite the few advantages, these devices have created a growing problem on society such as distraction and mental health issues.
