​GHOST OF THE 21st CENTURY

Being one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century makes the mobile phone
something we cannot imagine our lives without. The fact that this small piece of
technology provides us with numerous functions, among which the most valuable one is
communication; puts the mobile phone in the center of people’s world.​ People do not
realise how dangerous mobile phones really are. Even though it is true that cell phones
bring countless conveniences to us, the use of cell phones should be restricted despite
their advantages. Cell phones are quickly becoming a child and teenagers’ new best
friends. In fact they seem to be replacing human contact, and are now how both children
and teenagers communicate with each other. This generation is more worried about their
phone rather than an actual human being. Mobile phone is changing every aspect of our
lives. However, there is a growing concern of using mobile phone. ​However, the time
students spend on the phone nowadays becomes extremely worrying because they do
not understand the many negative effects mobile phones have aside from the actual
advantages. Consequently, if a person is keeping the phone near the body or even under
the pillow, this may cause serious health problems in the long run. Students are
spending most of their time on the mobile phone, chatting with friends and posting
photos. They spend hours in front of the mobile phone and even just checking what
others posted on social networks such as Facebook or Instagram. Expecting constant
updates and notifications can often cause anxiety and even depression. Not only mobile
phones can affect the health of people if used too often, but they can also limit
face-to-face communication between them. Of course, this is an amazing advantage if
two or more people are far apart, but students nowadays use their phones to
communicate in the classroom, in their homes instead of going out with their friends and
even while they are out. Regardless of the reason, this prevents them from
communicating with each other The mobile phone is the most important method of
communication today, which makes it inevitable and inseparable part of our lives.
However, learning the negative effects of phones is an extremely important thing,
especially when it comes to students. Being addicted to the mobile phone can lead to
some serious health, social, psychological, hygiene and even life-threatening problems.
Therefore, it is crucial for every student to understand that, even though phones are the
trait of the 20th century, they can be very damaging to people if used too much.