... identity. It's not just about choosing a color anymore. Users can choose their ringtones, ring backs, change backgrounds, save screensavers, and personalize their voice mail and more. Most people who own a cell phone personalize it in a way that is unique to them, with favorite songs, pictures and more. Some people even choose to personalize their key pad with different colors and options for ... each number on the phone. A cell phone is now such an integrated part of society, it is almost abnormal for someone not to own one. Unfortunately, cell phones have impacted society in a negativ...

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... cellphone - and everyone thinks they can use it while driving. They can't" (Hanes). Although distracted driving covers anything from talking on a cell phone to eating in the car, cell phone usage most likely tops the charts. Many celebrities have adopted strong anti-cell phone usage campaigns to reiterate the message to the public. Oprah Winfrey and Jordin Sparks, an American Idol winner, are just two names ... driving fatalities, thirty states and Washington D.C. have now prohibited texting while driving. Eight states plus Washington D.C. have outlawed any handheld cell phone use while d...

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... in a ditch. You are thinking to yourself, "How in the world did that idiot not see me?" The answer; he was talking on a cell phone. Cell phones are not only distractions to the driver, but are also a dangerous hazard to the other motorist on the road. It is obviously difficult to ... to one of the radio control, book-on-tape control, hand-held cell phone, or hands-free cell phone groups. Those engaged in cell phone conversations missed twice as many simulated traffic signals as when they were not talking on the cell phone. They also took longer to react to those signals that they did det...

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... . Even though some government officials feel it is not causing that much of a problem. In a recent study done at the turn of the century by Robert W. Hahn and Paul C. Tetlock, cell phone use in cars will have caused about 10,000 serious accidents that year, leading to 100 fatalities. In 2002, another study was made by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis ... -in phones, headsets, and speaker phones; all can help drivers concentrate on the roadway."{f} They also state "Since 1995, 40 states have proposed bills concerning cellular phone use in cars, but the $40-billion-a-year cell-phone ind...

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... Bell labs and AT&T. Since then mobile devices have come a long way in terms of all its technological features. One of the newest technologies introduced to the cell phone is the cell phone camera. A cell phone camera is simply a cell phone with a colour screen and a small lens built in. This little digital camera has the ability to snap a picture anywhere and instantly send it to a contact. Although the ... door; whether they were a camera or not. Many people are concerned about stationary cameras that watch the streets and public areas. The difference between a public survalence camera...

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... and occur unnecessarily. In 1999 Morgan Lee, a little 2-year-old girl was playing outside of her house and a tragic accident took place, which claimed her life. A driver talking on his cell phone ran a stop sign and murdered this helpless child (Partnership for Safe Driving 2002). Any distraction within a car is a perilous combination, especially the disruption of ... and David Strayer proved that there is no difference in reaction time between the two ("Cell Phone Related Accidents." 2003). The safe choice is not a hands-free cell phone anymore; it's no phone at all. Good drivers would...

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... anybody my age that doesn't have one. Every teenager not only dreams of having a car, dreams of having a cell phone too. Teenagers think that you have to have a cell phone to be considered cool. On the other hand I have been guilty of looking for the phone to receive or make a call, and swerve off the road or into another lane. There are many accidents's that ... multiplied, but in fact brain cancer is not increasing, so I find it hard to believe this. Therefore, I am all for cell phones so I am going to assist you in finding a cell phone. You can find a place to buy a cell phone just a...

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... by drivers to numerous minor and fatal automobile accidents. Scientific studies have established strong correlations between cell phone usage and accidents. A study of Canadian drivers with cell phones found that "the risk of a collision when using a cell phone was four times higher than the risk when a cell phone was not being used" This risk is similar to the hazard associated with driving with a blood alcohol level ... with two fatalities In the span of the next three years, automobile crashes attributed to cell phone use have increased by nearly 25%, and the number is expected to gr...

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... In today's society a social phenomenon that has swiftly taken our society by storm would be the new rave for having a cell phone. Where did this demand for cell phones come from? Is this cell phone hysteria is due to the change in technology or the change in society, or is it both? Everywhere you go, and ... likely to be carrying a cellular telephone, be it the "hip" new slim-style with color screens or the original Nokia's or the "Zack Morris" cell phone that is a bit more bulky with no custom ring tones, but regardless they are carrying them. How has this come to be that just ten year...

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... driving too slow, or too fast, or straying across lanes, or floating through a red light or making an awkward turn - only to later discover the driver was chatting away with a cell phone in his or her left hand? As I was driving down Highway 101 recently, I saw a black SUV weaving inside the far right lane, just before the University Avenue exit in Palo ... do while driving. They found squirming around topped the list, followed by talking, eating and drinking, tuning the radio, grooming, coping with fellow-passengers, reading or writing, using a cell phone and smoking. Anti cell phone a...

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... students actually  can't  put down their phones "not even to pay attention to a fairly complex class that they paid a lot of money to take? Research on the possibility of cell phone addiction is an emerging field, and a lot of it centers on the habits of the youngest millennials (now teens and young adults), a generation that can't remember what it was like ... technology become an increasingly realistic possibility. " Roberts, a professor of marketing at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, surveyed 164 college undergraduates about their relationships to their phones and ...

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... are very cost effective. Some plans are only as much as twenty dollars a month, which makes it so cheap that some families have a cell phone for every member of the house. Many college students have cell phones with free nationwide long distance, so they can talk to their friends and family at home without paying long distance rates. Companies now offer several phones ... operate on fully digital networks and have options such as web browsers and digital cameras built inside. I rely on my cell phone to be my alarm clock, an address book, and I even have my day planner inside my phone. I...

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... . I recently had a illness that I had to go to the emergency room, the doctor asked my family not to use their cell phones. It seems as though the phone can interfere with medical equipment. When an establishment asks that customers refrain from using a cell phone, respect the rules and do so. More and more, restaurants and other public facilities across the country are posting signs ... a time when my family and I were traveling and we had car trouble. The area in which we broke down was dark and everything around was closed. All I"m asking is for cell phone users to be safe, have some ...

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... same. The most important kind of technology in my life is a cell phone. I bring my cell phone with me everywhere that I go and use it on a daily basis. Cell phones have many advantages and disadvantages. Cell phones have been around for quite some time, but as time goes on, cell phones continue to gain many features. A cell phone started out as just a simple device that had only numbers, and ... if the electricity went out I would still have access to a telephone. Cell phones have made my life a lot easier. Even though cell phones can make my life easier, they also have their disadvanta...

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... collision. Obviously, this means that some injuries are likely being caused by the use of modern communication technology. B I have been involved in a car accident because the driver was using the cell phone while driving. My friends and I were driving down a highway in New York City when suddenly the car on the right side changed lanes and hit us. Later the driver of ... cancer and other abnormalities in the brain. II. Some studies have found possible links to non-cancerous tumors and memory loss. Low levels of radio-frequency energy travel between a cell phone tower and callers' phone...

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... ,) and sometimes the teacher will enforce the rule, sometimes not. As cell phone case after cell phone case enters the office, the topic of the beginning of every school year is "How necessary are cell phones in school?" The usual argument from the anti-cell phone side is "They (the students) don't need them because it is ... they claimed 13 lives and wounded 21.It may have taken twenty to twenty-five minutes to arrive without cell and maybe a dozen more lives could have been lost. But a person with a cell phone who could see and hear the attackers notify police immediately and fewer live...

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... counter proceeded to cut my turkey and then my cheese. When the man saw this he was disgusted and called his wife on his cell phone and loudly complained that he was held up at the deli, and not to worry he would be home as soon as he could ... to ask him what she should have for lunch. People seem to need constant reaffirmation as well as enjoy the stage that the cell phone puts them on. Cell phones are fast becoming personal handheld confess all reality television shows allowing people to talk constantly about whatever feeling or anxiety they are experiencing ... at the moment, and ...

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... ? It happens in restaurants, schools, in public, and even in church. If you've seen these, it's almost certain that person is fiddling with their cell phone. I myself have been known to occasionally glance down at my phone, wondering how many minutes are left until the end of a period. The person next to you is often wondering the same thing, so, they ask ... prevalent. Many students carry them, and every so often there is an errant ring in the classroom. The Board of Education mandated that cell phones are not allowed in schools, but if you tried to take away every cell phone in every s...

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... and their impact. There are many scenarios where having a cell phone makes things a lot easier, big and small. One of the best uses of a cell phone in recent months is a program which helps find missing people by sending a text message to all nearby cell phones with important information about the missing person. If ... by chance your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere a cell phone might be your only hope, it can also be your only chance of survival in case that place your ... technology becomes available you can even send video through cell phones. On the other hand, cell phones ...

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... ; customer service is not considered nearly as important as monthly subscription charges in the customer's eyes when selecting a cell phone provider. The key part of the proposal is to remove the monthly subscription charges to maintain and increase their share in the cell phone market. This innovative and pioneer idea should lead to an increase in market penetration and motivate TIM's customers to ... the removal of the monthly subscription charges component of the proposal is that Omnitel would rely on the customer's cell phone utilization to increase revenue. Low cell phone calls would...

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... is divided. Fourth, multitasking while learning in negatively associated with GPA" (Paul). From research it is obvious that using a cell phone while studying has only negative consequences and is dangerous to a student's grades. Pedestrians today are also in danger when using a cell phone while on the sidewalk or crossing the street. A person can't look both ways if his/her eyes are looking at ... a text message or browsing the Internet. According to Jennifer Smola from USA Today, pedestrian injuries related to cell phone use are on the rise. On college campuses, places filled with pede...

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... eventually leaving somebody paying the price. Incredible, but true. The law that bans the use of cell phones while driving could save a lot of lives, including your own while being around a driver who uses their cell phone while driving. Keep in mind that it is just one basic law that could save millions of ... drivers on the road. According to the National Safety Council, there are over fifty research studies that have shown that using a cell phone while driving is dangerous. Every year, cell phones are a factor in 1.3 million crashes, hundreds of thousands of injuries, and thousands of...

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... talk about today is why combining those two activities is something you should avoid doing, even with a hands free system We've all seen drivers talking on their cell phones and trying to drive at the same time. Can driving while chatting on a cell phone be a dangerous combination? Most governing bodies seem to think so. Though they were once considered rare luxuries ... pay for the service plans. As the popularity of cell phones have increased in the last five years, so have the number of public safety advocates who link cell phone use by drivers to numerous minor and fatal automobile a...

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... of people in obtaining a simpler lifestyle. One of the greatest technologies to hit the 21st century is the cell phone. Majority of the Filipino youth, who use to own a pager are now using cell phones. It is practically impossible for one not to spot or hear this device go off in the hands ... of a teenager, be at a church, school, car and where have you. Cell phones are ubiquitous. It has become a phenomenon and an addiction, to own a cell phone, that adolescents find it to be a necessity in one's life. This type of youth mentality of can lead to ... calling and texting is just one of t...

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... are more distracting than the radio. 45% of drivers think it is just as distracting. Another survey shows that only 15% of all motorists don't have a cell phone in their car at all times. If these drivers are being distracted, how can we assure our roads are safe? II. Harm/Contention Two A. How are we being harmed? If a ... the road. III. Plan A. Administration. The Michigan state government will administer this plan and make it a law. B. Mandate. After the law has passed, enforcement will be assigned. If caught with a cell phone while driving, you would get a ticket for around $55.00....

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