Kelly Wallace Smartphones

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In Kelly Wallace’s article "Half of teens think they're addicted to their smartphones" published in July 2016, the writer concentrates on clarifying how the smartphone can be addictive and causes laziness and she offers solutions for this issue. She gives facts about how the smartphone can be addictive to all ages, regardless of the dislike that she gets from some people of the rules and boundaries that teens and adults may apply to it. Her intended audience includes teens and adults including parents. This article turns out to be effective as result of using a good statistic, it is directed to all parts of society, and the writer provides a solution to the parents and the adults to help them to reduce their addiction.
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For example, she talks about how many teens feel addicted to their device. She provided that, fifty percent of teens feel they are addicted to their mobile devices "(1). They are hanging on their device every other time. It might be just to refresh or surf the internet. They are always stuck to their devices.
This article is addressed to all parts of the community. For example, she mentioned parents too that they might complain about the amount of time their teens spend on their phones, but they admit they have their own difficulties when it comes to unplugging. (2) they either feel to respond immediately to the updates to texts or any other social media. They get constant access to new information so they are also into their devices.
Last but not the least, she provides helpful solutions to reduce our use of smartphones. For example, she writes, when you are at home and feel the urge to reach for your device, go outside, take walk or exercise. (3) This helps to get in touch with the people at surrounding and also keep people updated. They will gradually decrease their dependence to the device and get connected to the real

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