Cell Phone Analysis Paper

ACST 200
Object Analysis Paper
9.27.10
Cell Phones It is nearly impossible to walk into any public place without seeing at least one person talking or texting on their cell phones. Cell phones have become such a part of our everyday life it’s hard to imagine a world without them. Cell phones not only have become part of our lives, for some people they are their life. What I mean by that is you can tell a lot about a person by how they use their cell phone, what type of cell phone they have including brand, color, and style yet still there are even more cultural ideologies associated with cell phones that I am going to look at in this paper. The first cultural ideology I think of when it comes to cell phones is what kind of phone someone has. Is it the newest high tech gizmo gadget with all the extras that costs a fortune or
Everywhere you go, hospitals, theatres, classrooms, libraries, sporting events, etc you usually see a sign that says no cell phones allowed. Yet it never fails to see someone in class texting while they think no one is looking, or hear a phone ring during a quiet part in a movie theatre. It’s annoying. Whatever happened to the days when people were not available every second of every day? I think people who constantly have the phone glued to their ear or fingers so strong they could win an Olympic event in texting are very wrapped up in the world around them that they don’t take time to enjoy it. They are always on the go, always working, and are high strung highly stressed and as a result probably have high blood pressure. A third cultural assumption with cell phones is their use along with driving and how dangerous it is. This is a hot topic and there are laws being made to prevent the use of cell phones while driving. Many people are following Oprah’s motto and taking her pledge to leave their cell phones turned off while