... minority. More than one out every two people now own a cell phone, and that number is growing larger every day. The impact of cell phones on society has become huge. One reason that the cell phone has made such an impact on society today is because of the advances they have ... phone, and stay up to date on the latest news, banking, entertainment and fashion. You can check your email and chat to friends. Cell phones of today also have the technology built in to watch live television no matter where you are. Some offer a GPS navigational system to help you find ... driving directions. O...

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... parents to let them know that they are ok, or that they need assistance or aid with something. In addition, cellular phones provide a convenience. Mobile phones are now providing instant communication to friends, peers, family, or even your co-workers. Another pro, in having a cellular phone ... exposure to a cellular phone antenna could result in increased risk of brain tumors and genetic damage (Coghill). Some other disadvantages of cellular phones are more of a nuisance. Not only do cellular phone users have a tendency to be unaware of their surroundings while driving, but ... they ...

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... an accident, as does any other distraction. But, responsible users can reduce this rate by being attentive, and keeping a watchful eye on the road. According to recent evidence, cell phones aren't the biggest distraction while driving. The University of North Carolina Highway Research Center conducted a study to examine the causes of driver distraction using approximately 32,000 vehicles between 1995 ... cause accidents? From our data, it seemed to cause a very small percentage of the crashes- (Drivers.com). This proves that when compared to a number of car-related activities, cell phone...

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... focus or control of the vehicle even for a split second the chances of causing an accident exponentially increase. The use of cell phones have been proven a distraction to drivers and have lead to many senseless killings of innocent pedestrians. How many will have to die before the solution ... front of them or a light changing ("Cell Phone Related Accidents." 2003). Some of the trials were completed using hands-free phones and others were completed with hand-held cell phones and David Strayer proved that there is no difference in reaction time between the two ("Cell Phone Related Accid...

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... million new cell phone subscribers will sign up every year between now and 2007. This cell phone craze is due to the fact that in modern America cell phones are becoming a necessity. Cell phones are used for everything from calling for help for a stalled car to calling to tell someone you"ll be late. Today with all this "stranger danger" stuff cell ... 't be used at all because they are such a distraction. Distractions in class yes, but in the hallways or lunch, who exactly is being distracted? Other worries about cell phones are that they are expensive and can be stolen easily. Yet scho...

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... back to me both times. I think as long as we are not using the cell phone during class or leaving class to use our cell phones, there should be no problem with us taking it to school. The teachers even have cell phone in school. They would have them lying out ... in everyday lives of people young and old. Sometimes for business and sometimes for personal use. School officials around the country began reconsidering bans on cell phones last year. Following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Many anxious parents and students including my parents and I rushed to get in touch with one ano...

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... indispensable piece of 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 explored which cell phone activities seemed to be most associated with cell phone "addiction. " He found that they differed between male and female participants. For instance, for women, ... of college-aged people. Still, based on the behavior of my fellow classmates, I'm guessing Roberts' findings are a pretty accurate reflection of how attac...

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... designed to provide a variety of purposes. They can serve as a replacement or substitute for everyday processes, but still stand as a complement to others. 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. Wireless phones have introduced many straightforward and trouble-free techniques of communication through a sy...

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... radiations that affect the human body. Those radiations and the electromagnetic fields that surround them ca cause a lot of diseases. Many people who use cell phones very often are now suffering from headaches, dizziness, disorientation, confusion or nausea and are complaining about earaches. Researchers say that some people, perhaps 5% to ... point out that the number of people potentially affected will increase as the number of mobile phone users increase. Some of them also claim that cell phones can cause cancer, they affect brain response patterns and that they increase blood pressur...

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... as well? Actually, the main question that should be brought up is: why should it be mandatory nationwide to ban the use of cell phones while driving? Everyone should be aware that accidents prevention is the main reason why there must be a strict law banning the use of cell phone ... 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 deaths. The use of cellphones while driving is a...

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... operations occur while the individual is driving. As a result, many accidents have taken place in the last ten years due to the use of cellular phones while on the road. This leads me to believe that if people can"t concentrate on the road while talking on a cell phone they shouldn"t talk ... a sad story and this is why I think that there should be more safety precautions need to be taken. Many good aspects come from cellular phones in the car. For example, accidents get reported to 911 rapidly, traffic updates occur more often because citizens call and report back ups. And drivers ... ...

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Do you think that cell phones should be allowed in school? I feel that cell phones should be allowed in school in case of emergencies. They are also good if your children play any sports in school. Another reason they are helpful in that if your ... kid stays after you he can call you and let you know. Here are some examples as to why I feel that cell phones should be allowed in school. If your children play sports after school, when practices is over they are going to need to call home for a ride. What if your child ... . And they will need to call you and let you know when they arrive at t...

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... 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 ... survival in case that place your stranded in happens to be the desert. It can also save people's lives by calling in emergency help where phones are out of service or not in close proximity of the location. On a lesser note it can help people stay together in malls and ... in certain places. Hospi...

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... and effect relationship that he drew up lacked facts. The main argument against him is that brain cancers take many years to develop, and cell phones hadn't been around that long, so her cancer could not be completely contributed to her wife's cancer, although it could have contributed partially. ... out they had cancer. It is possible, and probable, that many people, attributing their cancer to the phone, told him that they held their phones on the side of their tumor, invalidating this conclusion. This test clearly needs to be done again, because there are a lot of gray areas ... his...

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... 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 ... 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 ...

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... authority invested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife." Such is the relationship between mobile phone owners and their mobiles these days. Mobile phones have become friends to the owners, companions to the owners and children to the owners. Everywhere you go you can see people going for walks with their ... phones, shopping for their phones and even sharing personal conversations with their phones; sharing their innermost secrets. It seems that anyone deprived the company of a phone is not up to date with the ... modern world and is an outcast from society. The shame such people f...

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... to make communication available at any time in any place. A good number of people, including myself, depend on it to carry out daily operations. Making cell phones become a part of our daily life. In addition, it's very convenient for some people and for some situations. One of the main drawbacks of owning a cell ... phone is its safety concern during driving. Car accidents has rose ever since cell phones were invented. I think people shouldn't use cell phones often while they are driving on the road. I"m not saying that road drivers shouldn't use cell phones at all because many times i...

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... cell phone users. As of July 1, 2002, there were 192,120,354 people between the ages of fifteen and sixty four. So, assuming that all people with cell phones are between the ages of fifteen and sixty four, 79.1% of them have a cell phone. Now, we know that there are people older than sixty four and ... the last few moments of daylight outside chatting with their neighbors. The usefulness of a cell phone is determined by your situation. Most theater patrons turn off their cell phones as a sign of courtesy to both the performers and the other people in the seats. If a cell phone goes off, ...

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... call anyone in the family for free. With these incentives available, a teenager can have a cell phone available to them without being too much of a financial burden to the parent. Cell phones allow parents to keep track of their teenager's whereabouts. Families are busier than ever, so it's becoming more important to keep a tab on the child as a way to ensure his ... going to be late coming home from work. Being able to stay in contact with teenagers no matter where they are provides some peace of mind for the parents. Cellular phones come in handy during emergencies. Teenagers are away...

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... the Balance Between Convenience and Safety The increased popularity of cell phones in the recent years has done so much to make our everyday lives easier and more efficient. While in the past it seemed automatic pagers were a staple ... price. Much too often there have been automobile accidents due to reckless driving resultant from irresponsible use of the phone while on the road. But at the same time, cell phones have connected us to each other and made everyone and everything-friends, family, even the Internet just a phone call away. The question arises as to what a society is ... to...

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... used by all sorts of people for all sorts of different reasons. but did you know that your phone puts off RF radiation from the antenna. More the less phones are dangerous while driving because your not paying attention to the road for instance when you are trying to dial a number and look at the road at the same time ... ...

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... Cars When you're driving down the road you expect to see a lot of things including cell phones, but when is having a cell phone get dangerous? For some people out there they think to themselves that its okay to talk on the phone with and with out a head ... some one will either die or be injured horrifically. Consider this if you want do all u want then please do it safely especially when it comes to cars and cell phones mixed with food and music. If you want a life free from the jail and free from people hounding you for the deaths of their sons and or daughter then stay ... ...

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... of no where and not be able to use a cell phone because your provider has no service there. When you are in a large city or town, cell phones will work perfectly for you. The quality of the signal in cell phones depends on whether you are inside a huge building or standing outside. When you are in certain types of buildings, most cell ... the quality is diminished. For example, if you are in a crowded area with a lot of people on cell phones you may have a very limited chance at catching a signal. That is one limitation of cell phones. Regular phones have their advantages and disadvanta...

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... land line because they have so many different payment options and calling plans. All these reasons have made these modern marvels commonplace within the United States. Cell phones 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 ... cellular phone is the only thing besides my keys that I carry around every single day when I leave the house. There is no doubt that cell phones are convenient. Only in the past few years have they become so cheap that mass amounts of people have purchased them. Anyone with...

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... at break or lunch. Second, the whole drug issue is a joke. In the interview I had with Mrs. Fisher she stated that, "Drugs corresponding with cell phones used to be the worry years ago, but not anymore." If someone wants to get drugs they aren't going to rely on a cell phone to get it. ... at different times. The parents were watching T.V. praying to god that their son or daughter or even both were still alive. If they were aloud to have phones on them at that time then they could have just made a simple call home and say mom, dad, I"m ok that's all it would have taken so ... of our pa...

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