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Cell Phone Effect on Society
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How often do we see some people in society now a days on their phones? Whether this be to someone checking their Facebook or just messaging their friends to let them know where they are. How often could you witness to how they could cause accidents such as not paying attention when crossing the road, crime such as the increase in phones being stolen, or car accidents in the split second in which one is looking down at their phone rather than paying attention to what is on the road? If we were living in the time periods before the 90s, then we would be living in a generation in which no one would have come close to guessing that cell phones would be a vital source in living in these modern times. Who would have guessed that cell phones would start a massive epidemic to control the minds of the young generation? Who would have guessed that cell phones would be a major impact on how relationships are formed, destroyed, and kept together? Who would have guessed that these convenient devices would, figuratively, rise up and control the entire universe? The answer to these questions goes back to the simple fact the many have dreamed about the flying cars, the holograms, and the in-space neighborhoods, but not one would have dreamed, or even guessed, about the revolution of cellular devices. On the brighter side, cell phones are used as way of a “microwave effect”. They make things much more enticing, as well as more convenient, to use, and the provide information through the blink of an eye. They, also, create and set the path for easier ways of communication, and just provide the comfortable access of reaching anyone who is outside of talking distance. The learning capacity has increased due to the increase of the making of the cell phone. The opinion taken from the learning capacity, is that many believe that since education comes from different forms, then looking up the information on the phone could expand the mind of

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