Screams of bloody murder,tragic nightmares,feelings of comfort,the burial of a loved one,feeling of protection,these are some of the twisted mixed emotions the cell phones have impacted our new generation. Whether it’s the peaks of feeling comfort from and protection from your pocket, or the down faults of losing precious loved ones in car accident. The growth of cell phone use has changed many lives in drastic ways such as loss/addiction, and another note has even got generation more protection and safety.
The newest technology such as Iphone’s has created various addictions like the most common favored, texting while driving. For example, a young teen aged person, an immature driver just passed the legal limit, cruising down the congested highway of on coming traffic with not a care in the world, bee-bopping away, then “Boom!” The simple hand held device has yet created a, “Wonder of a lifetime,” like the pushy phone companies trans people into believing, but yet a tragic nightmare that a sorrowful mother of a child who was killed in a texting-while-driving car accident. In addition, while a busy business man has his left over breakfast in one hand, his Bluetooth earpiece on a call with his boss, and his phone in the other hand texting,focus varies off the road not noticing he now has reached a school zone. “Bam,” just in a blink of an eye the busy business man who was too busy on cellular devices now has ruined many lives and a child’s future. Therefore, with this these real-world observations, cell phones have had a huge impact on our lives by creating an, “Unbreakable bond,” now that even turns into an obsession or addiction.
With this being said, the cellphones have created a feeling of comfort and protection just from your pocket. For example, a couple left for a “getaway weekend,” forgetting to alarm their house, the husband pulls out his phone, and with a click of the button alarms his house. Just like that, Iphone’s began to create a sense of security and safety between it and it’s owner. Cell phone’s may have a “bad rep” in our new generations (some situations this is true) but cell phones have made a come back with the new accessories such as alarming your house,detecting if there is a fire, or even a break in just from your pocket, which creates trust.
To the feeling of protection, bloody covered scenes, comfort, the burial of a love one, phones have had a serious impact on our society. Leaving it to our generation to abuse it, or take advantage of the privilege.