Why Are Cell Phones Making Us More Stupid?

"Heavy Cell Phone Use Can Quadruple Your Risk of Brain Cancer." Mercola.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2016.

Are Cell Phones Ruining Our Social Skills? How do cell phones affect our social skills? A multitude of news outlets talk about this issue, even debate it. Parents fear that these devices might be ruining their children’s social skills. Others say that the frequent texting between friends might fill in the gaps between social gatherings. Should parents be concerned about how much their children decide to text their friends instead of establishing real life connections? With all the evidence, I agree with parents, they should be concerned.

Cell phones can cause people to live life through their phones rather than in the moment. Teens will pay more attention to what's happening on their phone rather than what's going on around them. This can cause them to miss out on anything that's occurring in the moment.

Social Media Makes Youth Anti-Social “How young is too young for cellphones in school?” by Donna St. George says there was “near-silence at lunch when [a] middle school allowed phones for a week.” These middle-schoolers were so absorbed in their phones they did not have a normal conversation. If teens are so obsessed with their social media life that they cannot function normally when given a phone, they will not make conversation and will have weaker relationships. Teens are literally withdrawing themselves from normal social life to become “social” online. As stated in “Is Technology Killing our Friendships” by Lauren Tarshis, “1 in 4 teens are online almost constantly.” This “1 in 4” could be doing things in real life, rather than staying online nearly endlessly. Therefore, youth is more into their social media than actual

Cell phones allows people to not have face to face conversations. When talking on the phone, only the voice can be heard. The facial expression and body language of the person talking cannot be seen through a cell phone. Not being able to read body language is a problem when socializing because an individual might not know what other people are trying to say to him or her. Some conversations need to be handle face to face not on the phone. For example, one day my friend Reyna was talking, or should I say yelling, with her boyfriend on the phone. Reyna could have had this conversation face to face with her boyfriend. Texting has also contributed to social isolation. Texting isolates a person even more because not only can the person not be seen, the voice of the other person cannot be heard. People want to do everything trough a cell phone, but there is stuff that needs to be handle face to

As a teenager I use my phone a lot. I pull it out when I have nothing to do or if I'm in a situation with people that I really don't want to talk to. I wouldn't say I'm addicted to my phone, but I would say it's definitely harming my social interaction. In paragraph 4 of the article it says "If your teen would prefer gaming indoors, alone, as opposed to going out to the movies, meeting friends for burgers or any of the other ways teens build camaraderie, you may have a problem." I definitely

I completely disagree with the points the article puts forth. The author says that our generation has been ruined due to our phones. The data and percentages the author gives does not correlate with things I see people do everyday. Personally, my phone is very important to me and I can not go anywhere without. While my phone is important to me, and is a vital part of my everyday communication, it does not in any way at all prohibit me from going and hanging out with friends or leaving my house to socialize. I am not the only one who socializes either. All my friends and people in our school go out to eat after school, go to movies and go to parties and football games. I usually see someone I either recognize or know every time I leave my house.

As the world grows larger, society is adding more technology. Cell phones have taken over the lives of many people. In most cases, people are either using their phones to pay bills, use social media, or to talk to someone in a quick way. Children have been impacted by cell

Cell phone use and texting make it difficult to concentrate. It reduces social interaction. 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

Although phones help with the learning process they are used a social status. Most kids have cell phones, and for those of which don’t, the ones who do share. They can be used to record group discussions and it gives us a chance to be more independent(Doc #3). On the other hand they are used as a status symbol. Jesse Scaccia says, “when their phones ring while the teacher is talking everyone laughs”(Doc

People know brain cancer can be a very scary disease. Use your cell phone with care. Studies have shown that people who use their cell phones on a regular basis have higher chances of getting a brain tumor, which can later develop into cancer, is 240% higher then someone who stays off the phone. Cell phones give off radioactive waves which attack brain cells. The primary cause is still unknown, people still try and fins ways to prevent it. Avoiding

First radiofrequency radiation, RFR, which is emitted from the cell phones can cause cancer and other health issues (Karaca). Health issues with cell phones have been debated since the cell phone was made. Other electrical items related to cell phones all have RFR, but all of them emit it safely even back to 1893. This also tells us that cell phones safely use RFR. But (IARC) is aware of cell phones being "possibly carcinogenic to humans” which means that RFR has some chance of generating cancer cells

Children under the age 12 should have cell phones because they give of radiation and can cause cancer. Cell phones give off lots of radiation and it not healthy for kids because radiation can lead to cancer. Cell phones emit radiofrequency energy (radio waves), a form of non-ionizing radiation, from their antennas.

Parents should not allow their children to have cell phones until they turn 17, because it negatively affects their social, psychological development and their safety. “Teens spend nearly more than one-third of their days using media such as online video or music, nearly nine hours on average”(Google). That's one third of their day ruined, which they could have been outside doing something or hanging out with friends.“Technology and screen time had rewired their brains. It appears that increased screen time neglects the circuits in the brain that control more traditional methods for learning”(Amy Williams). Every day, 11 teenagers die because they were texting while driving. (Kiernan Hopkins)

Appropriate Age for a Cell Phone What is the right age to give a child a cell phone? Many parents discuss that question. The age you give a child a phone can play a major part in the child’s life. The younger you give a child a cell phone the less