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Cell Phones on the American Highway, 2004.
This paper argues that, to ensure the safety of both motorists and pedestrians, hand-held cell phones must be banned while driving.
1,530 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper explains that, although some people feel that using a cell phone does not present a greater distraction than talking with a passenger, tuning the radio, applying make-up, eating, or performing other tasks common while driving, studies have proven that, while tasks such as these do cause accidents, cell phones are still more dangerous. The author points out that ninety percent of European countries have cell phone driving bans, each with a different type of restriction. For example, in the United Kingdom, a driver can use a cell phone, but in the event of an accident while using a cell phone, the driver may be fined. The paper concludes that hands-free kits provide a highly accessible and practical alternative to traditional cell phone use, so drivers no longer can be excused for talking on a cell phone; however, pulling over to use the phone is still the smartest idea.
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"A number of recent studies prove the hazards of driving while on a cellular phone. The University of Utah concluded that drivers on cell phones are more likely to not remember seeing pedestrians, billboards, or other objects found on the roadside. A study led by the National Safety Council in 2001 indicated that cell phone users miss traffic signals twice as often as those not using phones while driving. Those that did not miss traffic signals often took longer to react. Progressive Insurance reported that forty-six percent of 837 drivers surveyed swerved into others lanes, twenty-three percent drove too close to the car in front of them, eighteen percent came very close to an accident, and ten percent ran a red light. Ford has shown that teenage drivers are four times more distracted than middle-aged adults using cell phones."
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Cell Phones and the Globalization of Technology, 2007.
An examination of the cell phone industry and its influence on globalization.
2,016 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines cell phone technology with a particular emphasis upon its relationship to the processes of globalization. The paper argues that this technology is symbolic of both the promise and the problems of globalization. The paper looks at how cell phone technology is being innovated in not only the West but also in East and South Asia and shows how this technology continues to reflect its Western origins and is indicative of the expansion of Western paradigms of science, technology and production - at the expense of potential alternatives - on a global scale. The paper notes that while the technology of cell phones has effectively filled a clear need for a wireless audio communication device on a global scale, it is also widely accessible and comparatively inexpensive within the developing world. In conclusion, the paper shows that this technology is also emblematic of the contemporary nature of globalization in which high technology industries in the developing world serve as outsourcing sites serving the interests of globalized corporations headquartered in the West, and whose workers are valuable solely for the low labor costs and absence of benefits in many of these countries.
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Introduction
The Essentials of Cell Phone Technology
Cell Phone Technology and the Global Market
The Extended Impacts of Cell Phone Technology
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"Clearly, cell phone technology has - within less than a generation - transformed communication practices on a global scale. This transformation is due, in large measure, to the nature of the technology itself which allows for digital compression of communications streams which, by reducing the portion of a channel used by a call, saves network capacity and allows for a cell phone service to serve very large numbers of callers at the same time (Straubhaar and LaRose 2004). Moreover, with digital technology the cells are much smaller, with some being as small as a few hundred yards in diameter. With a given area covered by a large number of digital cell phone antennae, the need for a powerful transmitter on the phone itself is thereby reduced."
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Banning Cell Phones, 2002.
This paper explores the increased use of cell phones in America and the danger of using them while driving.
1,051 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper analyzes the topic of cell phone use while driving. Specifically, the paper looks at the increased use of cell phones in the United States and the dangers of driving while talking on a cell phone. The writer believes that talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. The paper makes reference to studies which show that it is just as dangerous as drunk driving and talking on a cell phone while driving should be banned nationally.
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"Driving while talking on a cell phone has become quite controversial as more Americans use cell phones every day. Using cell phones in public can be annoying and downright rude, but driving while talking on a cell phone can be deadly. One analyst noted, "Driving and talking on a cell phone is like drinking and driving. In both cases, the driver's reaction time is slowed, especially in the event of a roadway mishap requiring urgent response. In addition, a driver likely cannot give the same level of attention to driving as when not using a cell phone" (Egan). Driver inattention is one of the main causes of accidents on the road today."
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Cell Phones and Driving, 2000.
An examination of the dangers of cell phone use while driving includes history of cell phone use, statistics, rumors, other driving distractions, effects on driver attention and safety recommendations.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 20 sources, $ 119.95
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"Literature Review
Introduction
This literature review concerning cellular phone use during motor vehicle operation and its affect on traffic accidents, will address the following areas relevant to this study: history of cellular phone use; relevant statistics; rumors regarding cellular phone hazards; other internal motor vehicle distractions; effects on attention; safety issue recommendations; and conclusion.
History of Cellular Phone Use
A review of the history of cellular phone use will demonstrate that while early focus on cell phones regarded growth in wireless communication, more recent focus includes a concern..."
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Cell Phones and Automobiles, 2004.
A debate on whether cell phones should be used while driving.
1,291 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper introduces the topic of cell phone use while driving and, specifically, discusses the increased use of cell phones in the United States and the dangers of driving while talking on one. It shows how, although using cell phones in public can be annoying and downright rude, driving while talking on a cell phone can be deadly and how driver inattention is one of the main causes of accidents on the road today.
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"The Utah psychologists had conducted earlier studies which showed that drivers missed traffic signals while they were talking on the phone, whether the phone was hands-free or not. They also discovered that other types of driver distraction were not nearly as dangerous as the use of cell phones. "The earlier study also found there was no impairment of drivers who either conversed with a passenger or who listened to the radio or to books on tape" (Blind). Drivers will always be distracted, but anything that can be done to keep drivers from becoming overly distracted is not only important, but also imperative."
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Cell Phones on the Road, 2002.
An examination of the safety implications of using a cell phone while driving.
2,132 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper discusses how cell phone usage ?on the drive? has proved to be directly responsible for escalating the risks of accidents. It analyzes how the lapse of concentration and the consequent attention loss drastically reduces the driver?s visual reflexes and hence increases his reaction time entailing grave risk for himself and for his fellow travelers.
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Thesis
Introduction
The Cell Phone Culture
The Safety Issue
Cell Phone Related Accidents
North Carolina Study
Cell Phones and Driver Performance (Research Results)
Developing Trends (Hands Free and Hand Held)
Conclusion
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"The question as to the safety of cell phones is a much-researched subject and results invariably indicate a direct role for cell phones (used on the drive) in the accidents that occur. For example a general study performed by David Strayer, Frank Drews, Robert Albert and William Johnston ratified the notion that uncontrolled cell phone usage had a direct effect on the safety of the users. This conclusion has greater significance in view of the appraisal that cell phone users spend 60% of their talking time while on the drive. This only goes on to show that cell users grossly ignore the dangers involved or rather cell phones have direct influence on people and make them overlook the consequences. Cell phones seem to exercise such a controlling influence that users are virtually blinded of the consequences and often go around blissfully unaware of the dangers involved."
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Effects of Cell Phones on Society, 2008.
A discussion on the consequences of the use of cell phones in modern society.
1,393 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines the impact of the cell phone on modern day society. The paper explains that with the increase in usage of mobile phones, comes new problems and the need for rules and regulations. The paper points out that when used properly, cell phones can connect people with business, important information, and other people, but when used too often, cell phones can cause us harm and work to weaken our socialization skills.
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"Cell phones are becoming increasingly popular to people all over the world. "With the cell phone's debut in 1984, 92,000 early adapters raced to own one. Twenty years later, it is now estimated that more than 171 million Americans use a cell phone" (Sellman 60). When cell phones were first introduced, they were bulky, expensive, and had a limited operating life and range. But now cell phone reception, battery life, operating locations, and various options have improved. Cell phones are not as bulky anymore. In fact, some are downright tiny and incredibly light. Cell phones are being incorporated with everything today. Automotive makers are finding ways to have built-in cell phone holders and charging stations. Cell phone producers are trying to find more and more ways to pack music, video, pictures, internet, and business software into the cell phone."
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Cell Phones and PDAs, 2002.
A discussion of the advancement of color screen cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).
1,272 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines how cell phones and personal digital assistants PDAs have skyrocketed and are now quite common and viewed as a ?must have? by numerous individuals. It shows how as technology has advanced, the size and features of cell phones and PDAs has also advanced, to the point where cell phones and PDAs have many functions that were once the exclusive domain of facsimiles and personal computers. It provides a brief history of the development of both gadgets and outlines their main functions and discusses current advancements as well as what the future holds for them.
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"In 1994, the FCC declared it was allocating spectrum specifically for PCS technologies at the 1,900 MHz band. These new digital wireless standards are currently still being used in PCS. With these technological advances, the marketing of cell phones shifted from high volume business users who were largely unconcerned with cost to the general public who was cost conscious and lobbied for a higher quality of service and more features. In 2001, Ericsson launched its color-screened T69 in Europe; by 2002, Sprint PCS, Motorola, Nextel, and other major cell phone manufacturers released their own versions of color-screen cell phones among much fanfare. "
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Cell Phones and Driving, 2002.
A look at the dangers of cell phones and advanced technology.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses why cell phones are so dangerous by looking at a variety of accidents and injuries caused by cell phones. The author argues for the necessity of national legislation banning hand held cell phones while driving. Includes an a persuasive discussion of the way that advanced technology and communication has affected society.
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"Radios, pets, other people in your cars. What do these things have in common? They are all distractions to a person that is driving a car. However there is one other distraction that is worse than any of these combined. This distraction can make you 4 times as likely to crash. It can be just as harmful as drunk driving (Frankfield 1). What is this distraction? It is a simple device that millions upon millions of people in our country own and use daily. It is a device that can ironically save our lives in times of danger. It is a cellular phone. It is for this reason that legislation must be passed nationally banning the use of hand held cell phones while driving."
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Cell Phones Use, 2004.
Looks at the beginnings and evolution of the cell phone.
1,336 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper provides a brief history of the development of cell phones and then goes on to discuss their impact on today's society. It looks at the way the use of cell phones has revolutionized communication in both the business and social aspects of our lives and examines the advantages and disadvantages of this form of communication. The paper also explores the reasons why the general public has so readily embraced their use and how this reflects on society. Additionally, the paper discusses the book, "Mediamorphosis", and how it applies to the ubiquitous use of cell phones today.
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"Today, following this development, cell phones are ubiquitous, physically and socially. Everyone, it seems, uses cell phones, with many people using cell phones as their only mode of communication, and also to access the internet: this mobility has allowed society as a whole to revolutionize the way in which they view communication, with the view that the only way to succeed is to be connected, to be mobile, at all times."
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Cell Phones and PDAs, 2002.
A brief overview of the advancing technology of color screen cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 24.95
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This paper discusses how the rapid growth of the wireless communication technology has had a great impact on our business and day to day activities and how the cell phones and the PDAs have become ubiquitous communication tools. It outlines the basic functions of each gadget and shows how integration with other communications devices, improved display quality and the ability to access the web have made these cell phones, PDAs, and other digital gadgets an indispensable tool for the mobile workforce.
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"Personal Digital Assistants are highly portable and self-contained computing systems that are fast becoming an integral part of the mobile computing world. The integration of wireless LAN technology and PDAs has given a new level of mobility to the users. With the possibility of web access becoming a reality PDAs have an advantage over the cell phones because of their large screen displays. So it is plainly obvious that the growth of the PDAs lies centered around the interfacing or the integration with the other systems using wireless LANs. [Raymond .P. Weneig, 31]"
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Cell Phones and Cancer, 2005.
An overview of the argument that cell phones can cause cancer.
2,237 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper examines how major concerns arise from the fact that we are increasingly exposed to logarithmically increasing, non-ionizing radiation from wireless systems, cell phones, satellite transmissions, electricity transmission, and other products. The paper aims to present a solid argument through a literature review that cell phones, in particular, may be a cause of cancer.
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"Public health scientist George Carlo and Martin Schram (2000) discuss the connection between cell phones and brain cancer in their book, "Cell Phones: Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age." The book asserts that cell phones were not adequately tested for safety before they were marketed for sale, even though numerous studies linked radio frequency radiation (which is emitted by cell phones) with brain tumors, lymphoma and leukemia. Modern research indicates cell phone users may have a greater risk of brain cancer, and that emissions from the phones can damage the blood brain barrier and cause micronuclei in cells, small areas of genetic damage that are a sign of cancer."
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WAP Technology and Cell Phones, 2002.
A review of a series of articles dealing with WAP technology and cell phones.
2,410 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper assesses five different articles all written on the topic of either WAP technology or on cell phones which range from the marketing strategy of Nokia to technology by which users can be reached worldwide when someone dials into their direct line at work.
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"With Wireless Connect, users trying to reach a businessperson can dial into their office direct extension and connect to that person?s mobile phone, home phone or hotel phone. A web-based interface allows users to control their call-routing and messaging features anywhere they have Internet access. Also, company system administrators can control usage of mobile phones via a Web-based interface. Users are notified on their mobile handset if a message is received on their voice mail. "
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Dangers of Cell Phones and Driving, 2003.
An investigation into cell phone-related car accidents.
2,121 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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Everyone agrees that safe driving should be the first priority of a motorist. Unfortunately, research proves that, in the case of cell phone use on the road, inadequate knowledge, insufficient skills, and unsafe attitudes and behaviors on behalf of the motorists, as well as environmental hazards, make safe driving difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. This paper argues, therefore, that the use of mobile phones while driving, hand-held or hands-free, should be restricted or prohibited. It shows that there is no doubt that establishing regulations will help prevent accidents, make our roads safer, and save the lives that still can be saved.
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"Obviously, modern drivers face a lot more distractions on a daily basis. As a matter of fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that driver distractions, such as eating, reading, tending children or even changing radio stations, are involved in twenty to thirty percent of all crashes (Hyde 51). However, Paul Atchley, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Kansas, disagrees with those who argue that cell phones are no more distracting than CD players or conversations with passengers, ?Most of us, when we are driving and the traffic is really heavy, just ignore the radio. We can selectively turn that off? (51)."
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Cell Phones - Images and Texts, 2008.
This paper discusses cell phones and looks at the relationship between images and text messages.
709 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper explores the relationship between an image of a technology and a quote about the type of technology shown in the image. The writer notes that the image and the quote are from different sources, and the paper examines what each is trying to portray. The paper examines what the image and the text are conveying on their own, and whether there is something that an image can project that text cannot, and vice-versa. Finally, this essay examines what the image and the text would say if placed together.
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"The image chosen for this assignment can be found at website textually.com which is a forum about texting and SMS. It is in the archives forum of cell phone etiquette. The image shows a young man dressed in a business suit talking on a cell phone, while he is surrounded by a cell-booth, or what can be described as being a mini-version of a phone booth. The image is intriguing and perhaps fun. It draws the viewer in, because there is no clear explanation given by just looking at the picture. The image is not an advertising image. It is ambiguous and seems to require some sort of text or quote for a more precise interpretation. "
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