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In the short story "The New Addiction" by Josh Freed, the author discusses the growing cellphone usage. It has become as big as smoking addictions. Everywhere you go, all you see is people on their cellphones. Whether they are texting or talking on their phone. Cell phones can be annoying at times and can cause much noise. Eventually, non-cellphone usage in certain places has become a big thing. A Sign that says "No Cell Phones" have been largely widespread than no smoking signs. Therefore, cell phones have become addicting and have led to children and teens being the biggest cell phone users.

Teens are starting to lose verbal communication skills every day. Instead of talking or calling they are on their phones texting. In the U.S more and more people are taking advantage of this and in the article, it states “79% of teens text each other rather than talk in person” (Lenhart). This proves that more than half of the teen population is on their phones a lot. This means they’re on social media brewing up conflicts.

Teens have an addiction towards electronic devices. Many people spend hours a day on these devices. Lasn states, “living inside the postmodern spectacle has changed people” (Lasn 171). Technology has changed the way people spend their time and also the way they feel towards family members. People have a sense of connection when they are on their electronic devices, but when it comes to family time there is a sense of disconnection.

Ever since smartphones were created, they have changed teenagers’ lives entirely. The article Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? by Jean Twenge, shows the ways the invention of the smartphone has changed recent generations. The article mentions the rise in teen depression and suicide, cyberbullying, and teen safety. It also mentions the decline in our social abilities, dating, and sleep. Smartphones have had both negative and positive affects on teenagers, but the negatives significantly outweigh the positives, which points to the need to put down the smartphones, as the article suggests.

A little too much of everything is bad, including phones. Kelly Wallace from CNN posted, “Fifty percent of teens feel they are addicted to their mobile devices, according to the poll, which was conducted for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on helping children, parents, teachers and policymakers negotiate media and technology.” This is very concerning because a total of 50% of teens admit to it, but there are still more kids who are who are not aware of it. Addiction is bad because it can cause people to not get things done and lose relationships with people. The worst part is without these objects to fuel their addiction, they will be violent. If a heroin user does not get his or her heroin because of not being able to afford it, they will go to extreme lengths to get it. In “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, there is a nursery where the kids can imagine whatever they want and it will appear. When their parents realize they are addicted to it and cannot live without it, they decide to shut it down. This leads to the kids leading the parents into the nursery where they are killed by lions. The extremes people will go to so they are able to get their addiction met are crazy. Due to the kids not being able to use their special nursery, they decided it was necessary to kill their own parents. Addictions to cell phones will lead to people being violent over

Widespread cell phone use is a distraction to many individuals today. While being on their telephones they begin to network and meet other individuals. Networking is not always a bad thing if people stay focused and determined on their goals. Eventually while networking they are going to meet someone they began to show interest in. Which in many cases individuals get attached to the person their talking to and start losing focus from reality. They begin to procrastinate from doing things that actually matter to them. Like for instance, instead of doing homework individuals would rather choose to play on their telephones. Which can eventually can start affecting their school grades and cause them to drop. Parents need to start stepping in more and take control in these situations, take away their phones if need be. What if it is a college student? They are technically adults so their parents cannot really control them

One of the major problems in the world today is the dependency that teenagers have on their cell phones. The majority of people depend on their cell phones for everything that they do. They feel like they have to constantly check it to look at what is new on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. They forget to focus on the world around them and become absorbed in the online world. Some suffer from panic attacks if they don’t have their phone with them. They might not need their phone, but they have to have it with them.

In the article, “OMG Teens and Their Phones” by Bob Ross, he discusses a survey that shows on average everyday teens send about one text message every five minutes. Throughout this article Ross discusses the question of whether the use of technology is being abused by kids today and the answer is yes, but only if the parents let it happen. Parents cannot be ignorant about what their child is using technology for, they need to understand the technology their child is using and they also need to create rules about the use of technology so teens do not abuse their power of it. Ross explains how it is important for parents to set guidelines and rules that are reasonable for themselves and their child’s needs so they are more willing to follow them. To make sure that teens are not abusing their technology it is important for parents to encourage technology free time. It is important for a child to learn when the appropriate time is to use technology and when they should not, for example when they are in class or when they are doing homework. Another suggestion that Ross makes is for parents to check phone bills to make sure that their child is following their guidelines. On the phone bill a parent can see what times their child is texting and the other person who they are texting. If a parent sees that their child is not following their guidelines then they can always disable their phone during a certain

In the past few years cell phones have become an object of need rather than want. Everywhere you look people are on their cell phone either texting, calling, ‘facebooking,’ or emailing. The cell phone is the smallest most convenient connection that nearly everyone has. The idea, of course, is fantastic.The ability to communicate wire-free from anywhere is perfect. Cell phones have their advantages, like most digital devices. Parents have the luxury of calling up their children to know that they are safe, but, what are the consequences of that cell phone?

Everyday you see how much cell phones has impacted the way people spend their free time. Ever since technology became a big hit among teenagers is has caused less communication among one another. It's to the point where people feel lost without their phones!

Cell phone use and texting reduces the quality of interacting socially and can be dangerous for young adults too if the only way they interact is through social media and there phone, even if you do not have your phone out with you it can still reduce your social interaction. Hearing notifications from your phone like rings, and alerts can even make it difficult to concentrate. Your cell phone hurts your productivity, because people want to be reachable in case there is a emergency, but when you keep getting notifications it cuts off our productivity.

One way that teens are being impacted by over using their cell phones is emotionally. A study by Adriana Bianchi, and James G. Phillips showed the more teens use their phones the more likely they are to be anxious, depressed, and have a low self-esteem

Technological advances have increased dramatically in the past 40 years. Martin Cooper invented the first cellular phone in 1973, which was called the Dyna Tec, while working for the famous company Motorola. The first cellular phone did not sell well because it was as large as a brick. So now knowing how technology has advanced, it is obvious to see why it is advancing. Although technological advances have affected both the generalized public and society’s teenagers, it seems to have had a larger effect on society’s teenagers, specifically the advances in cellular phones. Not only does cellular phone usage affect a teenager’s social life and literacy, but it also affects their health. Cellular phones have a great impact on a teenager’s social life. The following solution would also be in their best interest without them even realizing it. The over use of cell phones by teenagers will have a negative effect on their academic, social, and mental development.

Cell Phones are harmful for teens. Because one they can get into a car crash.Two they can get into arguments that can lead to fights. Three they can get into fights and get suspended. This is why cell phones are harmful for teens.

The article presents the problem with communication with lots of research that has been done in past years. The research data presented was mostly accurate throughout the essay. Another article written by Angle, Moscaritolo state that, “teens sends and receive 60 texts message a day, up from 50 in 2009…” so as the years go by there has been an increase in the use of smartphones. We can be in a family meeting, but more often will find out that teens prefer to “talk” to you by text than having face-to-face