Negative Cell Phones

The new "glorious" invention of cell phones seems to make lives easier, but they aren 't as great as people make them out to be. Cell phones were first invented in the early 70s (Szumski 17) and have since evolved into a deadly weapon, causing all sorts of health and safety issues including cyberbullying and brain tumors. Cell phones have also been linked to behavioral problems in teens and children, even without the facts it is easy to look at this generation compared to 20 years ago. This generation is more worried about their phone rather than an actual human being. When walking and on their phone someone bumps into another person and drops their phone, they check to see if their phone is okay and then afterwards say sorry to the person.

According to a new research, kids and teens who are on their phone at least three hours a day are most likely to be affected by cyberbullying (Wahowaik 4). Teens can use cell phones to send humiliating texts, forward pictures, and threaten someone. Cyberbullying can also be more damaging than face to face because you can send embarrassing pictures that can reach hundreds of people in a short amount of time (Mooney 43). Also, it can follow teens unless they get rid of their phone because someone can send you something at any time of the day. Cell phones allow a person to harass or bully another person without ever having to leave the house or having to face the victim, they also allow embarrassing pictures to be taken without the victim knowing. It is quick access to a camera and the internet, which is all you need to cyberbully. Text messages and social media are harder for the victim to stand up for themselves. Cyberbullying can also happen because texts and messages can be anonymous. On social media, it allows people to have a fake profile, making it easier for the bully to get away with it (Szumski 69), there is also something called "catfishing". Catfishing is when someone makes a fake profile to flirt or meet other people without them knowing it 's not actually a different person. Catfishing occurs so often that

Cell phones have proven to be a distraction in schools. Since they have a small screen and can be hidden it is easy for students to cheat on tests, text during class, listen to music and browse the internet. Thinking Critically states on page 44 that "95 percent of high school students admitted they regularly sent emails and texts during class time, 94 percent said they browsed file sharing sites or social media during class, 93 percent listened to music, and 91 percent said they talked on their phones during class". This quote is showing how often phones are a distraction in school and are affecting kids ' and teens ' education. Cell phones also distract from driving. Texting and driving is one of the most common causes of distracted driving, in fact, cell phone use accounts for 25 percent of all traffic accidents (Mooney 40). States have passed laws banning texting and cellphone use while driving because some studies have shown cell phone use while driving is even more dangerous than drunk driving (Szumski 8). Researchers at the University of California compared crash records before and after there was a ban on using a cell phone while driving and it showed that the fatalities caused by using cell phones decreased by 47 percent. So there are ways to prevent people from using a phone while driving but still