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DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIA NATIONAL

LAW UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW,(U.P)




Session-2014-15

PROJECT OF

English

ON

CELL PHONE ADDICTION





SUBMITTED BY: SUBMITTED TO:
ABHISHEK KUMAR DR. ALKA SINGH
ROLL NO.- 11 ASST. PROFESSOR
1
ST
SEMESTER
SIGNATURE SIGNATIRE





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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to our English Asst.Professor, Dr. ALKA
SINGH for his valuable suggestions and guidance. Furthermore, I am very thankful to
our seniors, friends for their continued support and aid for the purpose of preparing this
project work. Furthermore I would also like to thank the Administration of RMLNLU
LUCKNOW for making available to us the requisite facilities for the making of this
Project.








ABHISHEK KUMAR
1
st
year B.A LLB
ROLL NO. 11









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TABLE OF CONTENTS



Abstract ........................................................................................................... 4
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 4
Addiction of cell phones ................................................................................. 5
Raising population of cell phone addiction .................................................... 5
Youngsters 'addicted to mobile phones .......................................................... 6
Negative Consequences of Cell Phone Addiction .......................................... 8
Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 9
References ..................................................................................................... 10










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CELL PHONE ADDICTION


Abstract
The invention of the fixed telephone in the late 19th century in the United States changed
the way that people interacted and communicated. This has been paralleled in the early
21st century by the advent of the mobile phone. Mobile phone is really necessary for our
life because of many convenient functions of it. However, sometimes mobile phone can
cause us many problems .The advantages or disadvantages of using mobile phones
depend on the way how we can use it in right ways or in wrong ways. The mobile phone
was originally created for adults for business use. However, the adoption of the mobile
phone by young people has been a global phenomenon in recent years. The rate at which
young people have adopted the mobile phone in many parts of the world is quiet
impressive. It is now an integral part of adolescents daily lives and is for the majority,
the most popular form of electronic communication. In fact, the mobile phone has turned
from a technological tool to a social tool. Young people use the mobile phone in positive
ways to organize and maintain their social networks. However, there are also negative
impacts of mobile phones on young peoples lives. Therefore, to avoid such problems in
communicating by cell phone, people should be careful in using it.

Introduction
Technological revolution has provided the world with luxurious inventions.
Communication channels has been so fabulously upgraded that corresponding to a
persons with thousands of miles apart is just a game of seconds now. Invention of fixed
telephone in 19th century was no more a wonder in 21st century when human brain
invented portable mobile phone. Mobile phone technology has experienced a
tremendous growth. However, Each and every invention has brought comforts as well as
some threatening effects with it. Same is the case with mobile phone technology. This is
a medium that allows youngsters to communicate and interact with others. On the other
hand, Cellular phones, one of the greatest inventions, now have become the newest
addiction in the world. Since the smart phone is invented, more and more people are
addicted to its entertaining system. Addict victims suffer social isolation and economic
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losses. Even through cell phone is quite important for many different field of professions,
entertainment of mobile phone is now overstep its basic needed in daily life.
Addiction of cell phones
Popularity of cell phones has grown tremendously over the past few years. People of
different ages use cell phones with different preferences. Cell phone addiction is at its
peak these days. Users are addicted to cell phones to the extent that they are actually not
interested in their personal health. Teenagers in the US believe that they can do nothing
without cell phones. The cell phone usage in the work site has adverse affects on the
workers focus, attention, safety, and efficiency and production level. It is also a threat to
the privileged company's privacy and their internal communication.

Cell phone addiction can be defined as continued involvement with one's cell phone
despite of knowing the negative consequences associated with it. A user can use his/her
cell phone while doing almost anything and he/she gets so used to of using cell phones
while doing some other work simultaneously that it becomes a normal activity for them
and they do not even realize that involvement with their phone is becoming an addiction.
Staying connected is becoming an obsession for a growing number of people these days.
Cell phones are now even termed as the new cigarettes; seeing as how people use them
in elevators, take cell phone breaks on the job, chat away while driving, walking,
eating.
Raising population of cell phone addiction
From a historical perspective, cell phone addiction was showed up at many magazines
and newspaper since the smart phone was invented. One cannot imagine ones life
without the mobile phone. Even President Obama is said to be addicted to his Blackberry.
Nevertheless, people argue that they use mobile phone only for contacting and
researching, hence, there is no need to be worried that cell phone addiction could have
bad affect to people. In fact, people now are not only using cell phone for calling or
texting, also, even the more of them are using cell phone to play games. According to
Keith Stuart, who is the famous reporter from the Guardian newspaper, said, There are
over 14 million out of 37 million cell phone subscribers in Korea who play mobile
games. To put it another way, four out of every 10 people are mobile gamers. More
specifically, 2.3 million play mobile games every day, accounting for 6.2 percent of the
total cell phone subscribers, including 15 percent of cell phone users in their teens and
twenties. We can see how high the rate of mobile game addicts is. People in
21
st
century are using more time to play games instead of doing regular calling, most of
them are teenagers, they are young and passion, once they are attacked by the new
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technology, they could no longer be controlled, going to deep to the mobile games would
definitely harm you, the same as gambling and drug, they might lost the ability to pull
themselves out.
Youngsters 'addicted to mobile phones
Using mobile phone distributes our communication to make it easier than before.
Besides a mobile phone can provide us with a lot of functions like relaxing with music,
chatting or playing games. However, today people especially young people are becoming
addicted to using the mobile phone. Surveys have consistently shown that young people
even prefer their mobile phone to television or the Internet They can not stay away from
their phones, even for a minute. The addiction of children to their mobile phones could
threaten the very fabric of society, a study suggests. Many teenagers are fanatical about
being always available and are extremely uneasy if unable to contact their friends
countless times each day.

If the trend continues, young people will soon be incapable of forming and maintaining
relationships without the help of a mobile. A study suggests that One Indian child in
every six between the ages of five and 16 now has a mobile phone. It is childrens
favourite method of communication with younger adolescents (school years 7 to 9) more
attached to their mobile phones than older adolescents (school years 10 to 12). Even poor
children used to have cell phone these days.

Youngsters are using their handsets to send millions of text messages to friends each day.
They can be seen taking advantage of every spare minute to touch base with their friends.
'It is not the content of the communication but the act of staying in touch that matters.
'Moreover, genuine conversation will be driven out by superficial communication, in
which the act of contacting one another is all that matters, leading to a deterioration in the
quality of relationships. Indeed, the very fabric of society may be threatened.

Also Mobile phone has now become a status symbol for most students these days. The
features of the phone, the appearance and personalised accessories all attest to the
phones status. It is seen as a fashion accessory that satisfies the need for
individualisation by having choices in mobile wallpaper, ring tones, phone covers, carry
bags and other accessories and yet also signifies being part of the peer group since it has
become a trend these days that to be a part of a group, it is necessary that a child must
have a cell phone otherwise, he will be left out. Indeed, even the ownership of a mobile
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phone indicates that one is socially connected, accessible and in demand. It can also be
seen as a symbol of independence from ones family.

Youngsters use it to keep up to date with a wide group of acquaintances; so that when
they meet up they know the latest news and gossip. These days, the mobile now often
substitutes for physical play. Youngsters prefer to play games on mobile instead of
physical activities which affects their health as well as their relationships because to
develop proper friendships you have to invest time with people, doing things together. As
speaking on the phone and sending lots of text messages will give children many more
acquaintances but fewer friends. They are replacing quality with quantity.'

Sociologists have also warned that the popularity of e-mailing, text messaging and
playing games on mobile phones is affecting other important activities such as
recreational reading and studying. Students today have become so addicted to their
mobile phones that they used to carry them at all places be it a school, a college. During
lectures, they are often found playing games on their phones or texting their friends thus
paying no attention to the teachers lectures. Thus, the very essence of education is lost.
Such people use their phone to make them feel better. These users even seem to increase
their phone use over time to get the same feeling that they had when they first began
using them. There are also some anxiety issues when the user does not have his phone
available.

However, using mobile phones too much not only affects health but also causes some
personal problems and limiting communication face to face.






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Negative Consequences of Cell Phone Addiction
Mobile phone has become crucial part of our life. One of the most important functions of
the phone is that it helps the communication become easier and quicker. However it also
causes a lot of problem in communicating. Firstly, cell phone use has effects on the direct
human to human interaction. Talking on the cell phones is gradually replacing the
communication face to face between people. There was a time when the purpose of a
telephone was to convey the important messages and not many people owned telephones
.Thus, to talk together about something, they often met directly. Today owning a cell
phone is held as a necessity and anyone including children has their cell phone.
Therefore, the communication face to face between people is limited. Now a days, friends
like chatting together for hours by mobile phone so they do not have anything to tell
together when meeting at school. It seems that using cell phones too much destroys the
pleasure of direct interaction.
Also talking on cell phones for hours has serious repercussions. People are found chat
together for hours whenever they have time. As a result, using mobile phone for a long
time affects their health. Do you know how dangerous the wave from the cell phone is for
our brain? The waves from cell phone are very harmful to our physical body such as our
heart and brain. A recent study tells that our brain is seriously damaged when using
mobile phone too much. Have you ever experienced the headache with talking on the cell
phone for a long time? It is the wave from the mobile phone that causes the headache.
Due to the danger of the cell phone wave to our brain, using phones too much can cause a
poor memory. Besides, the wave of cell phones is very strong so it can cause heart
disease if we keep cell phone near our body, especially under the pillow while sleeping.

With many functions of the cell phone, the young can listen to music anytime they want.
By using a headphone, people can enjoy some video, some music all time without
annoying anyone. However, one effect of listening by earphones for a long time is that it
damages our ear, even it can cause deaf .Moreover, the excessive use of cell phones
causes teens and young adults to experience restlessness and it can make them feel
difficult to fall asleep. It is an obvious fact that using cell phones too much can affect our
brain, cause sleep loss and damage our ears.

Cell phones can also result in road accidents. As they have become an indispensable and
inseparable object, people use mobile phones in every place, every time to manage their
business. They talk on the cell phone when working, even when they are on the road. A
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lot of drivers listen to cell phone conversations while they are driving on the road.
Consequently, they can cause dangerous accidents for other drivers on the road. Getting
caught up in a conservation on a cell phone can lead to the loss of focusing and highly
distracted driving .Furthermore, it is generally observed that drivers using cell phones
often forget to give proper signals, disobey street signs and tend to cut lanes without
warning .It is such a careless driving that results in many crashes and fatalities every day.
Therefore, our government should give the law to ban drivers from using mobile phones
while driving.

Besides, another result of using phones too much is the expenses for cell phone cards
every month. We often spend a lot of money using mobile phone. For example, if you
talk to your friends a lot on cell phone, it can spend about 1 thousands rupees every week
so it costs you 30 thousands rupees for a month. Not only the expenses for cell phone
cards, sometimes using phones in a public places also causes some problems.

We can see some rude people who speak loudly in public places, particularly in libraries,
trains and theatres, which disturb other people a lot. As another example, the camera of
mobile phones sometimes disturbs a persons privacy. Some people use the Bluetooth
and the camera in a bad purpose. For example, they sneakily take photos of some girls in
the public places such as swimming pool or spa and spread those photos to the internet.
Thus, cell phones often invade the privacy of people.

Thus, the Cell phones do make life easier, but you should not lose sight of the fact that
there is a life without them.


Conclusion
Multi-functional cell phone has given us convenient; pleasure and technology. However,
it doesnt mean it has no negative effect. Mobile phone addiction, the newest cigarette
in the world, has perplexed many peoples life quality and the relationship with others.
Staying connected is becoming an obsession for a growing number of people these days.
No matter how helpful the cell phone is, we cannot ignore its bad impact to human-being.
In conclusion, cell phone addiction is more dangerous than one thought, while you enjoy
playing with its entertainment software, never treat your phone lightly that it consumes
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your soul in the end. Thus, the advantages or disadvantages of using mobile phones
depend on the way how we can use it in right ways or in wrong ways.

References
Articles
Responses to Impacts of Cell Phone Addiction by Tyson Seburn

Cell phones a global addiction, Tammerlin Drummond, Oakland Tribune, 2
(2010)

The Growing Problem of Cell Phone Addiction, By Douglas Stewar


Sites
www.studymode.com/subjects/mobile-phone-addiction

nfujii.wordpress.com/.../reflective-essay-people-are-addicted-to-their-cell.

pgod.wordpress.com/about/impacts-of-cell-phone-addiction/