Cellphones and Peer Culture
Matthew Johnson
Literary Perspectives 011- Professor Pike
10/4/13
Cellphones in Today’s World:
Cellphones have become one of the most useful and innovative technologies of the recent decade. Cellphones are so widespread and common that much of the population worldwide owns one. An article from TIME stated, “Out of the world’s estimated 7 billion people, 6 billion have access to mobile phones. Only 4.5 billion have access to working toilets.” (Wang 1). This statistic is shocking, and goes to show how commonplace cellphones have come in today’s world. Cellphones have become essential items to people because of their many amazing capabilities. Cellphones make life much easier when you are on the go. With the ability to call, text, get directions, and check email, among other things, people couldn’t imagine their lives without them. The many different applications of cellphones make them useful for so many people in so many different ways. The world as a whole has become more connected due to the advances in cellphone technology. With so many people owning cellphones, it raises the question, when is the last time you left your house for the day and did not bring your cellphone? In today’s world, many people have become so addicted to their cellphones and its capabilities that people will rarely go anywhere without it. With that in mind, it makes me ask the question, is today’s society is too addicted to their cellphones? Today, more people than ever own and use cellphones. Whether it is checking email, texting, playing a game, or checking social networking, cellphone users of today rarely put their phones down. A smartphone can be defined as a phone that has the ability to complete many of the functions of a computer complete with an operating system that has the ability to run applications. The recent smartphone boom has made it easier and more affordable than ever to own a smartphone. These applications can range anywhere from games, to
Literary Perspectives 011- Professor Pike
10/4/13
Cellphones in Today’s World:
Cellphones have become one of the most useful and innovative technologies of the recent decade. Cellphones are so widespread and common that much of the population worldwide owns one. An article from TIME stated, “Out of the world’s estimated 7 billion people, 6 billion have access to mobile phones. Only 4.5 billion have access to working toilets.” (Wang 1). This statistic is shocking, and goes to show how commonplace cellphones have come in today’s world. Cellphones have become essential items to people because of their many amazing capabilities. Cellphones make life much easier when you are on the go. With the ability to call, text, get directions, and check email, among other things, people couldn’t imagine their lives without them. The many different applications of cellphones make them useful for so many people in so many different ways. The world as a whole has become more connected due to the advances in cellphone technology. With so many people owning cellphones, it raises the question, when is the last time you left your house for the day and did not bring your cellphone? In today’s world, many people have become so addicted to their cellphones and its capabilities that people will rarely go anywhere without it. With that in mind, it makes me ask the question, is today’s society is too addicted to their cellphones? Today, more people than ever own and use cellphones. Whether it is checking email, texting, playing a game, or checking social networking, cellphone users of today rarely put their phones down. A smartphone can be defined as a phone that has the ability to complete many of the functions of a computer complete with an operating system that has the ability to run applications. The recent smartphone boom has made it easier and more affordable than ever to own a smartphone. These applications can range anywhere from games, to
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