Seth Kutch

English1, -3rd

May 12,2015

 

Cell Phone Effects

 

44% of Americans own a smart-phone in today’s world. Almost all of that 44% falls under the category addicted to a smart-phone. Cell phones have a big positive outcome, but the little outcomes can make the difference in today’s world. Peoples live have become affected by cellphones by causing more life taking distractions and by making our everyday lives become easier as more and more phones are created.

Cell phones are taking more and more victims lives each and every day. For example, I was on a school bus in the third grade and while I was talking to my friend to the right of me at the very back seat, a shiny new red car with paper plates still on it hit the back of the bus. The reason for why the victim hit the bus is because she was talking on her cellphone and not paying attention to what was in front of her. She could of not only caused her own life, but many other children including me on the school bus that morning. That’s why cell phones need to be taken not as an easier way of living life but as a life threatening distraction. While distracting cell phones are not only causing lives, they are causing people to lose their job as well. Say a teenaged boy just got a job at a power plant. All he has to do is turn off a switch when the meter hits a certain pressure. But he wasn’t paying attention therefore causing the propane tank to blow up causing someone’s limb or even their life. Cell phones need to be taken seriously because they are causing dozens of lives each day.

While cell phones are being a life taking distraction, they are making people’s lives easier each and every day. For example, Say someone was in an unforgettable bicycle wreck by themselves in the torturous woods and the only way they could possibly get help is through a cell phone call. That’s why it is important to have one because if that person wouldn’t of had a cell phone to call for help he would have become dinner for a bear or cougar. Cell phones might seem like a down fall to people’s everyday life but the things they can do and change make the difference. Other ways cell phones are making lives easier and easier each day is by helping people keep up with people’s busy and non stopping lives. Say a teenage boy needs a job so he can pimp out his new car. So instead of having to actually go up to the manager at his store, he could just send him an email and set up a time for an interview rather than having to drive to his work and set up a time. Cell phones are beneficial in many other different ways but giving a helping hand to a young man so he can start his life is what counts. Therefore, while they are taking lives away from families and friends, they are also saving them from tragic accidents and giving a helping hand to people really can make the difference.

Overall, having a cell phone can be very beneficial, but how you use it and when you use it can be a life changer.