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A2C Research Paper
THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CELLULAR PHONE USE AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION

A Research Paper
Submitted to the Class of Professor Eric Concepcion

In Partial Fulfillment of the Technical Writing Subject of the
Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation

by:

Domen, Kurt Paolo Valdez, Aljon Cruz, Alvin Antonio, Jonathan Nicolas, Christian Joseph Lazar, Kent Cylex

March 8, 2013

Acknowledgement

Words could not express how grateful the researchers are for making their study an accomplishment that fulfills their hearts and minds. After striving for so long, they could not explain the feeling of completing their research through the help of those people who guided them to make this a successful one.

The researchers are very thankful to their thesis adviser, Professor Ma.Virginia Panisan, for sharing with them her knowledge in the conduct of research and shaping their minds to become better researchers. With all her patience and persistent advice, the researchers have learned a lot. The researchers are indeed very fortunate of having worked with her in the conduct of this study.

To the researchers’ parents who have helped them from the beginning to the end of this study, for showing their concern and understanding to them when they needed to. Their love and support to the researchers served as their best armor in struggling the hampers that challenged them in their doing thesis writing.

The researchers are also indebted to their respondents who provided the necessary information needed in the study. The time and effort that they exerted to them give these young researchers the sense of completion in communicating with them.

Above all, the researchers would be very gratified to have God as their guide. With all these things,



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