Cell phones, bad or good. According to Andrew Levy for the daily mail “Mobile phones have 18 times more bacteria than a toilet” That's gross, but that isn’t all.
phones can lead to cyberbullying. Approximately 34% of students(noun) report experiencing cyberbullying in their lifetime, and 15% of students(noun) admitted to cyberbullying others in their lifetime. One in 17 children about 6% had experience with bullying or threats online. In 2011 that 6% changed to 11%, thats a 5% increase. This is from all the online platforms that make it easier to harass at any time.
Besides cyberbullying there is also health effects of phones. One of the effects is on your eyes, using phones can lead to early Cataracts from the radiation being emitted
The speed in which destructive messages are perceived also plays a major part in how cyberbullying is dangerous. Over 80% of teenagers use a cellular device on a regular basis, just one log in onto a social media site can give them access to see active cyberbullying. More than half of the teens who have been attentive to cyberbullying, just ignore
Overuse of cellphones can cause health problems. They ruin the eyes. Germs can be found on iphone’s and get really sick so you can die. They cause finger problems such as blackberry thumb when you type to much your thumb gets sore.
Smartphones, although easy and convenient, can also make it easy and convenient for people online to get bullied, which can often lead to depression. We have probably all seen it happen before: some bully decides to comment something mean about someone else to try and hurt their feelings or put them down. Hurtful comments and posts like that can increase teen’s chances of developing depression if nothing is done to stop them. Statistics show that 20% of teens will experience some kind of depression before they are adults. Although not every case of depression is caused from cyberbullying, I believe that the number of cases has increased due to the increase in smartphone and social media use. In Kelly Wallace’s CNN article “Half of Teens Think
“Imagine there’s No Heaven” is a letter written by Salman Rushdie who is a British Indian novelist and essayist. He is an atheist and is known for his unflinching criticism of religion. Rushdie contributed this letter to a UN-sponsored anthology, addressed to the six-billionth human child who was expected to be born that year. He attempts to discuss and answer two fundamental questions of life. “How did we get here? And, now that we are here, how shall we live?” However he diverts from his central thesis and most of his text malign and smear all religions while the two questions go almost completely unanswered. His tone is demeaning, scornful and he presents religious beliefs as being ridiculous. He makes absolute statements without any
As Charles Darwin once said. “It is not the strongest of species that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change”. Darwin’s quote strongly relates to “The Call of the Wild” in many circumstances where the stronger species was not able to thrive, but the one that was most able to adapt to change. In Jack London’s novel, “The Call of the Wild” it is conveyed that in order to survive in any environment one must be able to become accustomed to their surroundings. To survive by adaption one must drop old habits, be able to thrive in poor treatment environments, and love when given the chance. The main character in “The Call of the Wild” Buck, proves this idea on a multitude of occasions throughout his journey in the hostile Canadian Yukon Territory. The first adaptation that is made in “The Call of the Wild” is conveyed when one must drop their old habits to survive.
"The internet is always a willing listener, at any time of day or night." says Rachel Drentzin. There are multiple internet dangers. There are many reasons why people should be careful wile using social media. First, never allow anyone to continually cyberbully you. Secondly, never share too much information over social media. Finally, don't fall into the trap in which is sexual predators. If you follow these rules, you will be a safe social media user.
According to Acting Executive Director (strategic Operations and Engagement) At Mental Health Commission of NSW Julie Robotham the raise of smartphone has taken over the traditional experience with teenager’s use of technology and created a powerful new place for cyber-bullying. According to Professor Sheryl Hemphill, the Australian Catholic University, she followed 700 Victorian student from year 7 to year 9 and asking them anonymously whether they had teased or threatened via smartphone. The result should that 15percent of them had been involved in cyber bullying. . Cyberbullying can be determined to a person’s mental and physical health. Victim may experience various social isolation and unsafe. It can lead to emotional and physical harm,
of us are recycling them, that translates into millions of cellphones laying around our homes and offices. Cellphones that end up in land lls leach poisonous substances such as arsenic. Bills. According to the study, 40 percent of young people have been billed for more than $200 in a month and 4 percent had received bills for more than $1500.
Ever since the 1960’s, the United States has increased by one million people every five years in the category of cell phone usage. This is a major problem according to http://www.medicaldaily.com/ which says that cell phones can cause health problems such as an increase in eye issues, a risk of illness in the immune system, and an increase in stress levels. Eye vision problems can occur because a phone screen is smaller than a computer screen, which means you are more likely to squint and strain your eyes while looking at your cell phone screen. Also, 91% of Americans nowadays are cell phone users meaning that eye vision problems can occur in almost all of the United States. Overall, cell phones are a great invention for technology and a horrible invention for America’s
Cell phones and electronics are not to blame for the bullying and behavior. Social media sites are good for connecting family and friends easier. These devices are used to entertain people as well. Cyberbullying is different because these kids are double bullied and these kids can’t get away as easy they may get bullied verbal and physical at school then they come home and try to get their minds off it but they get get on the computer or phone and they get bullied.
80 percent of teens use a cell phone which make it the most popular form of technology and the most common for cyber bullying
Entering the home of a traditional family, the youngest children are in the living room watching television, arguing over the channel, as the oldest sibling is their room because they recently got suspended from school, and the dog is drinking out of the toilet bowl. In the meantime, the mother is the kitchen preparing dinner and setting up the dinner table. As she listens to the children arguing, the laundry timer goes off, and then her husband walks in from work. Now, not every home is as chaotic as this one, but even so, the woman was expected to handle each of these situations within the home and have everything prepared for her husband. Motherhood and housework were the most significant roles and positions of women in society. Rarely, would women have any type of education compared to the men. Overtime, women have conquered much of the challenges faced by the oppression in society, but not all. Gaining the rights to vote, receiving an education, working under for any occupation they chose to, etc. Although, there is still some sort of dominance and power that men have over women within every aspect of society; issues like gender and wage gap, gendered division of labor, second shift, glass ceiling, and many more are still prominent in society. Sheryl Sandberg, in her book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, and in a Ted talk argues about all the issues women face and how women do not insist on their fair share in the home or working community.
As technology grown over the years, it became easier to stay connected to friends and family around the world. Not only connected to personal friends and family but also strangers from your area or around the world and form friendships worldwide. It all well and good but sometimes the world of the internet hits you back in the face. In the world of the internet, there are people who will say anything to upset youths to the point of the victims hurting or killing themselves. Mostly on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are playing grounds for cyberbullying. Cyberbullying has been a growing problem over the year in Central Florida especially in high schools and the only way it could be resolve is to bring the awareness to the youths in high school.
As every coin has two sides, so first bad impact is that this mobile phone video call system is replacing the face-to-face conversations to cybernetic ones among people (Vidales-Bolano & Sadaba-Chalzquer, 2017). Moreover, it is avoiding the eye contact or interaction at party (Vidales-Bolano & Sadaba-Chalzquer, 2017). For instance, this is commonly seen at parties that new generation students do not like to come in front elder people because they feel shy. Some students do not like to spend time with their family as due to an addition to mobile phones. There are the lethal bacteria in this device that results into fever, vomiting and diarrhea (Cell phone radiation causes many incurable diseases). The brain cancer is correlated with the phone use but this needs some time to prove that it is true as it is an ongoing investigation (Cell phone radiation causes many incurable diseases). In addition, using mobile phones at night when you are going to sleep can cause insomnia (Cell phone radiation causes many incurable diseases). There are several other health diseases that are caused due to the use of electronic devices those are headaches, impaired memory and concentration, fatigue, dizziness, distracted sleep and impact of vision (Cell phone radiation causes many incurable diseases). Nowadays, it is rare that any student is without spectacles for vision but some student does not apply the vision glasses as it affects their fashion. Most of the students are
With all the advancements in technology taking place there has been a lot of good that has come with it. Modern medicine, automobiles, and the cell phone which allows people to connect instantly. However with all the good things that have come with technology, there have also been bad things as well. One such thing would be cyberbullying and the addiction of smartphones. Smartphones have affected adolescents in ways previously not thought possible, such as causing poor social skills, addiction, and being used to cyberbully. Adolescents must be educated about the responsibility that comes with owning a smartphone. Smartphones should not be given to kids until they reach high school, because