Cell+Phones+-+Grace+K.

A cell phone is a complex piece of technology. It allows people to communicate with their friends and family in a way where it is almost like you are talking to them. Cell phones are made of chips, memory, resistors, diodes, capacitors, a circuit board and many more items. Verizon, AT &T, Sprint, T-Mobile, or any other cell phone store can fix a phone. Sometimes if the workers at the store cannot fix it, specialists get involved. The cell phone is a tool. I use my cell phone regularly, if not every hour (except school days). It makes me able to communicate with my parents to let them know where I am and with my friends to let them know when I will be somewhere and at what time. Some phones allow you to: set an alarm, take pictures, and record voice memos. But, it can take people’s attention away. It diminishes them to have less focus which can be put toward work.   My parents and grandparents did not have cell phones. They were able to live without them by listening and by sending letters. Sometimes they had to leave notes for their friends at stores saying that they were not able to come. My mom was about my age when the first call was completed on a cell phone in 1973. My mom had to use her house phone. My dad, living in Peru, did not have a cell phone until he came to America. I would say that about 90% or more of my friends have cell phones. Almost all of the people I admire, like my teachers and elders, have cell phones. My family considers having a cell phone very important. We think that everyone should have one just in case something was to happen to them or they were alone. My mom also likes to call us to check in on us and to make sure that we are okay, so she calls our cell phones. It also helps me because I can text or call my dad to tell him to pick me up from school or dance. I do talk about my phone because I have a high quality phone. I consider it a lifestyle because it allows me to be more mature and allows me to go places without my mom but still be in contact with her.   My phone encourages me to text and call people more. It also encourages me to capture important pictures with my camera. I like to play various games on my phone too. It helps with the basic needs of life. The need for cell phones is real. Without it, people would have a very hard time communicating. My cell phone was sold to me as a gift. It was also a little bit of peer pressure. I shared a phone with my mom and my friends would show me theirs and tell me how great it was to have one. They kept telling me how great it was and to ask my parents. So, I did and two years ago, I got one for Christmas.   Cells phones impact the world in many different ways. Cell phones affect the environment because they use many different resources like metals and silvers. They can be recycled too though. They affect the human body because they can hurt your eye sight. I personally know a girl who has to get glasses because of too much interaction with the lights of her phone. Cell phones have an impact on families. They can let families stay in touch and let each other know where they are. At work, cell phones can help with phone conferences. With a cell phone, you can make a phone conference just about anywhere. Also, if you have an email account connected to you phone, than you can check your work email for anything important. My relationship with myself has been strengthened because of my cell phone. It helped me realize how much of my day I spend wasting on texting instead of playing. I also helped me realize that I am loved more than I thought. Yes, I knew that my parents and family love me but I never thought about how much my friends care about me to text me how I am doing and feeling. Cell phones can sometimes affect your power structure. If you do not have a cell phone and you want to be the boss than how are you going to successfully communicate with people outside of your office? Education can be affected by cell phones. They can be affected for the better and worst. Sometimes cell phones distract people from doing their business and homework causing them to forget about it or do it poorly. But on the other hand, if a student needs help understanding a word, he or she can look it u on his/her internet enabled cell phone. They help with other cultures because information can be sent quickly and meetings can be arranged. Future technologies can benefit from cell phones because they can build off of what has been created to make better cell phones.  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0.5in; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> Cell phones connect me to the world. They allow me to view the internet and communicate with people anywhere. It liberates me because when I have my cell phone on me, my mom and dad trust me to go places without them. They feel like I can communicate them and they can know that I am safe. It empowers me to be independent. I can wake myself up in the morning using the alarm clock on my phone and I can find out information by myself. Cell phones can be improved. They don’t necessarily have to be but should be. My final judgment on cell phones is that they are a great piece of technology and I am glad to personally own one. I feel lucky and I feel like they help me in many aspects of my life. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0.5in; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0.5in; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Sources: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #810081; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #810081; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">An interview with my uncle who works with various technologies