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    Critical Essay Final Draft 1: Personal Response

    John Suzuki

    Department of English, South-Western Collage

    English 102: Composition 2

    Professor Kristen D. Scott

    April 18, 2021


    Critical Essay Final Draft 1: Personal Response

    Paul Goldberger and Christine Rosen, in their relative articles of "Our Cell Phones,

    OurDisconnected Selves" and "Our Cell Phones, Ourselves," respectively, distinctly bring out

    the discourse caused by Cell phones to the society. Christine's main concern is that our

    society today has lost itself in its gadgets. The entire society is disconnected in a new fashion.

    The meaning of a community has changed in many ways today (Rosen, 2020). Social

    gatherings have as well become almost unsocial. People are selfish and are glued to their

    screens. Humans today are acting like robots.

    On the other hand, Paul metaphorically describes how humans today teleport to

    different locations by pressing a button. Well, people do no teleport physically but

    psychologically. Phone calls attract our attention, and, in a moment, we live psychologically

    with the people on the other side of the phone (Goldberger, 2013). Phone calls enable us to

    connect with other people and even feel what they are going through. While we can reflect

    empathy, love, concern, and gratitude, we still get seriously distracted.

    Both writers bring out the depressing effects that cell phoned have brought to our

    societies. Human connections today have been affected negatively since the coming of cell

    phones. On the bright side, cell phones have enabled us to communicate with people

    extensively in different geographic locations. While communication has been made easy by

    cell phones, other significant social aspects have been derailed (Goldberger, 2013; Rosen,

    2020). the use of cell phones has eroded Social aspects like showing concern about others

    and social mannerism.

    Paul and Christine believe that there is almost an urgent need to manage and correct

    these social injustices brought to us by cell phones. The use of cell phones has derailed

    interpersonal relationships and skills. Cell phones have given us a chance to connect with
    people separated from us through a physical distance which is a good thing. While we enjoy

    such long-distance connection, most people have given total disregard for personal

    relationships (Goldberger, 2013; Rosen, 2020). Today people keep to themselves and show

    little or no concern for the people around them physically.

    A couple of aspects strike me from both articles. Both writers agree that cell phones

    have not achieved their intended purpose of increasing person-to-person connection. Instead,

    cell phones have enormously reduced the effectiveness of its expected outcome. The cell

    phone has made the world a global village through telecommunication, but there are no

    personal interactions between people in close proximity (Goldberger, 2013; Rosen, 2020).

    The other aspect that both writers confirmed is the derail of social mannerism. People

    have become disrespectful of others, and social conventions have ended up being chaotic

    other than peaceful. The need to meet physically has been trampled underfoot by cell

    connections. People have chosen the convenience of holding meaningful conversations on the

    phone rather than meeting in person. This has dramatically affected psychosocial behavior,

    and in the end, the quality of life has been reduced (Goldberger, 2013; Rosen, 2020).

    Whereas the cell phone was intended to enhance human connections, the outcome is an

    increased likelihood of suffering from loneliness and, generally, reduced quality of life.

    From both readings, I have understood that the adverse effects that arise from the use

    of cell phones are universal. People's mannerisms and respect are affecting all cell phone

    users globally (Goldberger, 2013; Rosen, 2020). It is saddening to note that cell phones have

    become great contributors to mental health problems today. Both writers agree that there is a

    need to find a middle ground to mitigate these problems. Consider the distraction it causes

    during a call making the user to concentrate on the location they are speaking about that

    explains the cause of some accidents.


    I agree with the two articles considering that I am a cell phone user, and the people

    around me are cell phone users. I have experienced the distraction caused by calls, and in

    such engagements, I lost track of time and activities around me. I have witnessed the decline

    of personal interactions around me where people meet together but remain glued to their

    screens with no regard for the people around them. Cellular phones have been of great benefit

    to us all as a society even though they came with some adverse effects. I believe with

    mitigation, can manage the negative effects manage.


    References

    Goldberger, P. (2013, August 26). Paul Goldberger: Our cell phones, our disconnected

    selves. Metropolis. https://www.metropolismag.com/ideas/paul-goldberger-cell-

    phones-disconnected-selves/

    Rosen, C. (2020, September 26). Our cell phones, ourselves. The New

    Atlantis. https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/our-cell-phones-ourselves

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