Cellphones, cellphones, and more cellphones! It seems that almost everyone has a cellphone these days. Those who don't have one, want one. Many children, teenagers and adults feel that a cellphone is absolutely necessary. Without it, they feel they are unable to do the things they need to do in a day. Meanwhile, researchers continue to warn people about the dangers of too much cellphone use and use at inappropriate times.
What do you think? Are cellphones a necessity or a luxury? Are they dangerous to your health? Who should have cellphones? When should they be used? When should they not be used? Do we need rules for regulating cellphone use? If so, what rules would you make? Do you have a cellphone? If not, why not? Do you want a cellphone? What would you use it for?
Take a few minutes to share your thoughts about cellphones.
13 comments:
Cellphones are pretty good, but sometimes they make big accidents - like if someone is driving a car and talking on their cellphone, they could have an accident.
Mustafa W.
There are are many good points about cellphones. Cellphones are convenient when you need to communicate with somebody when you're away from home. They are also useful in an emergency. They also provide a backup to regular phones when there is a power outage. However, there are many drawbacks to inappropriate cellphone usage. Talking on the cellphone while driving increases the risks of getting into a car accident. Also, overusage of the cellphone is said to lead to brain tumours. People talking loudly on cellphones in public places such as restaurants, train stations, elevators, and movie theatres annoy others because they are forced to listen to the conversation. Cellphone use while driving should be dicouraged, and police should ticket people who violate the law.
Tristan
Everyone in my family has a cellphone except for me! My mom likes them because then my sisters can text her to let her know where they are, and she can text them or call them whenever she needs to. I don't think driving and cellphones mix though, because they can be distracting. I think as long as people use them responsibly cellphones are a good thing.
Lauren
I think cellphones are and bad because if use your cellphone
while you are driving you could die john,k
There are both pros and cons of using cellphones.
The pros are that you can reach the person you want to talk to at anytime. You can contact tow truck guys anywhere. You can report crime anytime, anywhere. Cellphones can also take pictures and videos.
The cons are that cellphones leave you with no privacy at all and that medical research reveals that using cell phones too much gives you tongue cancer.
I would like a cell phone of my own because it is so convenient.
Brandon C.
I think cellphones are a good thing to have around, but it is not polite to use them so much. It would be rude to have your cellphone ringing all the time. Thats why there should be some rules about cellphones. Some of them should be that at any special time and place of day, like at a birthday party or a show, you should turn off your cellphones. The person you're calling might be at a meeting or somewhere important. The best time to call someone is when they are at home and nothing special is going on.
I also think cellphones can cost damage to your ear. They are like Ipods. I think adults need cellphones much more then little children and teenagers. Children under 12 do not need cellphones. I do want a cellphone but once I think about it I do not know what I'm going to use it for. Anyways I'm only nine.
I think that cellphones are both good and bad. Although I think that they are more bad than good.
Reasons for thinking they're good-
-They're helpful in case of an emergency.
-It's very convenient.
-It makes it easier for someone to communicate with whoever they want.
Reasons for thinking the're bad-
-They can cause serious health damage.
-If you're driving and using the cellphone at the same time, you can cause or become part of an accident.
-You distrupt others when you're talking loudly on a cellphone.
-They're a big waste of energy.
-Many people own cellphones when they don't really need them and that is kind of selfish because you're wasting money on your cellphone when you could be using that money to help poor people.
In a sense, I want a cellphone, but then I think more about it and I realize that I don't really need one. The only thing I'd use a cellphone for (if I had one) is experimenting with ring-tones and playing games. I don't really call anyone on the phone and if there ever is an emergency, I can always use my mom's or my dad's.
Andres
I think that cell phones are good because if we see a car accident we can call the police and Emergency. But I do think that cell phones can be bad because they can distract us and we can get really hurt. I want a cell phone but, I am waiting till’ I am older because I am only 9 years old and, I can just use my moms, my dads, or my sisters cell phone in Emergency’s.
Allemande
I think cellphones are a luxury. Some researchers say that cell phones can cause brain tumors.The amount of radiation in some cellphones can be bad for the brain. Children should not use cellphones because their brains are still growing. Cellphones are good to have in case of an emergency. Doctors, police, firefighters, ambulance and parents should have one just in case. They should not be used durring school, in Doctor offices, churches or other public places where it can cause disruptions. It should not be used for talking long hours at a time with your friends, There are other ways of communicating with them like email and MSN.Yes like everything else we should have rules banning small children from using cellphones. They should also ban cellphone use when driving a vehicle because it could cause a serious accident. Teenagers should learn how to use them properly and only when they have permission. Rules are good then everyone will understand and follow the same rules. I do not have a cellphone yet. Of course I would love to have one. I understand why my parents say I need to wait until I'm an adult. I have used my moms cellphone a couple of times when I needed to check in with them in between my activities to make sure I was safe. I would use a cellphone only in case of an emergency!
Tia
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James G.
Kids are very interesting. They have many ways that they behave, one way is being happy, anothur is to be sad.There are many other ways that kids behave.
Boys (usually) aren't good at writing and are mostly good at Arithmatic and not at English though some boys are good at writing and English. Girls are (usually) good at writing and English and not so good at Arithmatics but there are some girls that find math easy. some girls find it easy but don't like it that much. I'm one of those girls.
Cellphones are good because...
-you could contact others.
-you could send messages to others.
-you could play games.
But sometimes cellphones are bad because...
-you may get in trouble if you use it when you are driving.
-you may receive junk messages or advertisments.
-the waves is not good for our brains, especially KIDS!
People are always inproperly using cellphones.
By Fiona Lam
This is a test comment.
Cellphones become handy with PDA functions added. Aside from functioning as a phone which can take pictures & record videos, you can synchronize your email, calendar & address book with your home and/or work computers to keep track of your daily schedule & work. Many cellphones can access the internet & include GPS (Global Positioning System), which is helpful while traveling.
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