Cellphones or Distractions
Victoria Okoronkwo
English 1302.6200
Professor Cooper
July 17, 2013
Cell phones or Distractions
Imagine sitting with popcorn in hand on the comfy theater seats enjoying Despicable Me 2 with a couple of friends on a Friday night. Suddenly a loud and obnoxious ring tone played and it took forever for the owner to shut it off. This has now caused everyone to miss some of the movie. Ring tones and bright screens when one is texting destroys the movie watching atmosphere that others pay up to $10 to watch. There should be a blocking device for cell phones to receive and send text messages or calls in the following places including theaters, restaurants, and classrooms. Being on one’s phone in a movie theater is not just distracting, but can also be very rude. One may say, "I pay my cell bill, so I can use it whenever I want." Is that so? And didn’t these movie goers just pay to enjoy a movie without having one’s bright light flashing in one’s face? If it’s that hard to keep off your phone, why come see the movie in the first place? One knows that there might be unexpected emergencies that happen and a person needs to make a call. Outside of where the movie is being played one can step out and be on their phones as much as they want. Acquiring blocking devices in theaters will force people with no mobile manner to step out if they feel they need to be on their phone. In fact, bans on cell phone use are becoming for common. Greensboro, N.C. and Lubbock Texas for instance, have already started banding cell phone use and, it seems to have worked effectively. This method may also make more people want to go to know movies, knowing they will not be disturbed. Trying to enjoy a brunch with the girls or a dining at the bar with the guys is hard to do when one is excessively yapping on their phone. If everyone brings out their phone, it takes away from the experience. I’m not saying you can’t post a tweet on Twitter or upload a picture on Instagram,
English 1302.6200
Professor Cooper
July 17, 2013
Cell phones or Distractions
Imagine sitting with popcorn in hand on the comfy theater seats enjoying Despicable Me 2 with a couple of friends on a Friday night. Suddenly a loud and obnoxious ring tone played and it took forever for the owner to shut it off. This has now caused everyone to miss some of the movie. Ring tones and bright screens when one is texting destroys the movie watching atmosphere that others pay up to $10 to watch. There should be a blocking device for cell phones to receive and send text messages or calls in the following places including theaters, restaurants, and classrooms. Being on one’s phone in a movie theater is not just distracting, but can also be very rude. One may say, "I pay my cell bill, so I can use it whenever I want." Is that so? And didn’t these movie goers just pay to enjoy a movie without having one’s bright light flashing in one’s face? If it’s that hard to keep off your phone, why come see the movie in the first place? One knows that there might be unexpected emergencies that happen and a person needs to make a call. Outside of where the movie is being played one can step out and be on their phones as much as they want. Acquiring blocking devices in theaters will force people with no mobile manner to step out if they feel they need to be on their phone. In fact, bans on cell phone use are becoming for common. Greensboro, N.C. and Lubbock Texas for instance, have already started banding cell phone use and, it seems to have worked effectively. This method may also make more people want to go to know movies, knowing they will not be disturbed. Trying to enjoy a brunch with the girls or a dining at the bar with the guys is hard to do when one is excessively yapping on their phone. If everyone brings out their phone, it takes away from the experience. I’m not saying you can’t post a tweet on Twitter or upload a picture on Instagram,