Thursday, May 7, 2009
ME AND MY CELL PHONE
Every teenager remembers their first cell phone. Mine was the Samsung a920- a chunky flip phone that constantly broke and had limited features. Even though the phone was horrible quality, I still felt that having a cell phone was a right of passage into becoming a teenager. It gave you the freedom to talk to your friends whenever you want and it brought you one step closer to being an independent adult.My cell phone is now an essential part of my everyday life. I use it da
ily to text my friends, call my parents, write down appointments, and wake me up in the morning. If there is ever a day that I leave my cellphone at home, I feel that a part of me is missing. I can't properly function without the comfort of knowing I have my cell phone on me. What if something happened at home and my parents need to contact me? What if my friend is having a party and texted me an invitation? What if I had a doctor's appointment that afternoon that I totally forgot about? Not having my cellphone leaves me with a very uneasy feeling. Though there are many positives reasons that a teenager
should have a cell phone, there are also a few negatives. One negative thing about cell phones is that they can disconnect us from having legitamte converssations with our friends. This is kind of ironic since the whole point of having a cell phone is to talk to people. Since we are given the option of texting, I find that is usually way easier to send a friend a quick text rather than have an entire conversation with them over the phone. Another negative aspect is that we are becoming too attached to our cell phones. As I stated earlier, I can't live without my phone, so I were to lose it or break it, I basically wouldn't be able to function.Despite these negatives, I think all teenagers should have a cell phone. I love my phone and I believe it is an extremely positive piece of technology!
Here's a picture of my current cell phone:
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