For those Canadians who are known to be part of the baby boomer generations, we have had both the pleasure and curse of a life with one foot planted firmly on either side of the cell phone discussion. While they have proven to be of great value to industries, there has been a significant cost to the family over the past 30 or 40 years. When challenges regarding the safe operation of them, the potential health concerns, or any number of other issues, a new policy or piece of legislation is enacted to keep the waters calm. The challenge that cannot be legislated is the potentially negative impact on the Canadian family. The initial offering of a cell phone was in the mid 1980’s. It was a car phone. It was secured by large screws to the
We want to research and understand the usage and ownership of landline telephones, as well as the use and ownership of cellular telephones in Canada. Currently, there is not enough information gathered on the topic of how Canadians would react to the eradication of the landline phone. If this problem is not addressed, the risk of damaging the company’s finances increases.
1.) What difficulties—from retiring baby boomers in the United States to a graying China, to the massive overhang of Europe’s elderly—can private corporations, governments, and other sectors expect as the aging revolution unfolds across the globe? How will changing demographics affect workforce composition? Retirement age? Pension outlays? Taxation? Immigration? Economic growth? How can governments, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations work together to address these issues?
Within the essays, “Our Cell Phones, Our Selves,” by Christine Rosen and “Disconnected Urbaism” by Paul Golderger, both authors expressed concern about the usages and the path our society is heading down. It is remarkable that within 30 years the cell phone went from a large mobile phone called the brick to what it is today. If we are not careful with the cell phone and our dependence on it, our social communication skills will be permanently damaged. Cell phones have inhibited the way we interact with each other and the way we communicate.
The technique of interspersing true-to-life stories between factual data in Project 2 essay on retiring Baby Boomers demonstrated my ability to balance several rhetorical strategies and allowed me to see how they complement each other. The stories maintained emotional appeal that kept my audience interested and the facts supported the stories. Information flowed logically and I maintained focus on my audience from beginning to end. For the first time in my life, writing became fun.
The Impact of Cell Phones On the Canadian Life Cell phones have been accepted as a part of the everyday Canadian life. Since the popularity of technology has drastically risen over the recent years, the impact it has also increased. Although there is many benefits to cell phones, I believe the negative impact greatly surpasses the positive impact on our lives today. Society has become so dependent on cell phones it’s almost unbearable to go 24 hours with out it. We are so reliant on texting that our interpersonal skills are suffering.
As citizens in our society age, our country try to accommodate to their needs, and that affect our nation financially. This is due to the number of nursing homes and other medical aspects that have to be established. Twenty percent of our budget is spent on senior citizens. America spends a lot of money on healthcare in general.
I believe cell phones are changing the lives of Canadians in a negative way for several different reasons; all of which will be outlined below.
The generation of hard working Americans that innovated our way of life and catapulted us into the twenty first century is aging. This fact alone will lead to skyrocketing medical costs and a compromised lifestyle for those in the Baby Boomer generation. As a result, a large number of diseases will increase, including Alzheimer's. According to The Alzheimer’s Association, “These numbers will escalate rapidly in coming years, as the baby boom generation has begun to reach age 65 and beyond, the age range of greatest risk of Alzheimer's.” A shocking “estimated 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s” and “by 2050, an American will develop Alzheimer’s every 33 seconds”
Phones continued to develop clearer signals and longer ranges. The first cell phone, produced in 1947, was the car phone. However, it only worked when driving on the highway between Boston and New York. In 1973, the first portable phone call was placed, and by 1991 mobile phones were available to the public. By 2001, these newly developed cell phones overshadowed payphones and were an integral part of American daily life.
Following World War II, there was a major cultural shift throughout all of America, as society adjusted from living through the Depression and the War to newfound prosperity and opportunities. The country was thriving with new medical breakthroughs and technologies, as well as new forms of media spreading different ideas throughout the country like never before. This generation, created by the Baby Boom, had the freedom to do things their parents did not, and spend their free time on activities they wanted to. Without having to worry about working to help keep their family afloat or go to war, they were able to concentrate on art, music, sports and other materialistic aspects which has been the outline for our culture since that time. This transition caused the youth to create their own organizations and essentially their own society which looked completely different from anything America had seen in the past, this also created a lot of tension between the youth and their elders.
With 87 percent of American adults owning a cell phone (Jerpi, 2013), it becomes obvious that cell phones have become a staple device in today’s society. Although cell phones offer convenience, they arguably come with negative affects. Cell Phones have become one of the fastest emerging technologies (Campbell, 2006). With 87 percent of American adults and teenagers owning a cell phone (Jerpi, 2013), it becomes obvious that cell phones have become a staple device in today’s society. Since the release of the first cell phone, they have immensely evolved and some would say, have become an essential to everyday life. Although cell phones offer convenience, they arguably come with negative and impactful effects on our social
Baby Boomers have been one of the most powerful forces in shaping the economic environment and are the wealthiest generation in the United States (Kotler and Armstrong, 2015). “In their early years, “Leading Edge” Boomers enjoyed economic prosperity, and their resulting financial power in their prime years drove rising trends in everything. However, the recessionary years of the early 1970’s also added cautionary realities to their youthful consumption and employment dreams” (“America’s Oldest Boomers”, n.d.). Baby boomers control approximately 70% of the disposable income in the United States, therefore, they are known as being one of the most influential financial forces in the marketplace (“Baby Boomers Report”, 2015). As they reach their
Did you know that the cancer government, the federal communications commission’s says that hundreds of millions of Americans uses cell phones, and cell phones can cause you to have brain tumors? Did you also know that both adults and children spend most of their time on phone? When using your phone, it might give you a neck problem because in respect to cancer, concern focuses on whether cell phones might increase the risk of brain tumors in the head and neck area. But let me tell you something, as many of us use our phones daily, do we ever stop and think it might affect our body? No because we are so into social media and playing games that we don’t have time to think that it’s going to affect us. People say that phones are safe and other say they aren’t. I say that they can be safe at some time it can also depend what you do, and how long you use it for. Therefore, many of us get distracted easily and it’s pretty hard to get back on track. In 1973, the first portable cell phone was discovered, due to the cause that cell phones may not be safe at some time cell phones are also very important because in case of an emergency you will have a device with you.
On April 3rd, 1973, the very first cell phone call was made by a man named Martin Cooper. Martin was using a Motorola DynaTAC 8000x, or as most people know as the very first cell phone. At first glance the 8000x basically looked like some
Technology has advanced over the years, causing our lifestyle to change drastically and head down a new path. With these advances in technology, the cell phone appeared and has evolved throughout time. The cell phone has become a necessity to many. All ages use this mobile device for either personal or business use. Higgins states that the amount of cell phones active has increased from “one billion in 2000 to 6 billion.” Although cell phones play an important role in the lives of many, the negative possibilities could cause destruction to our society.