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My mother had a business trip to Da Nang last weekend, and I had a chance to visit this beautiful city with her. She worked for one morning, and the rest of the time she took me outside to visit some famous places. The first spot was the Hoi An ancient town, which was a completely different world from the busy roads out there. I took many pictures with the lanterns, the old corners, and enjoyed some of the very delicious food. In the evening, we took a short trip to Dragon Bridge - a symbol of Da Nang City. Since it was Saturday night, we had chance to witness the Dragon head blowing fire and water. It was such a wonderful view, and I was really impressed by that. Next we went around the city to enjoy the nightlife here, and Da Nang was very different from Ho Chi Minh City. Next morning, we woke up pretty early to go to My Khe beach - which is also known as one of the six most beautiful beaches of the world. The sand was white, the water was crystal clear, and the ranges of coconut made the atmosphere seemed so poe. In the afternoon, we visited the Asian Park - Sun World Da Nang Wonder so I could play some interesting games. In the evening, we went to two other famous bridges - the Han River and the Love bridges. Both of them were so beautiful, and it was a pity that we did not have more time to actually enjoy the view. I left Da Nang in regret that night, and I had to admit that Da Nang was such a worthy city to live.
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Cuối tuần vừa rồi mẹ tôi có chuyến công tác tại Đà Nẵng, tôi có dịp cùng bà đến thăm thành phố xinh đẹp này. Cô ấy làm việc trong một buổi sáng, thời gian còn lại cô ấy đưa tôi ra ngoài thăm thú một số địa điểm nổi tiếng. Điểm đến đầu tiên là phố cổ Hội An, đây là một thế giới hoàn toàn khác với những con đường tấp nập ngoài kia. Tôi đã chụp nhiều bức ảnh với những chiếc đèn lồng, những góc cũ và thưởng thức một số món ăn rất ngon. Buổi tối đi dạo cầu Rồng - biểu tượng của thành phố Đà Nẵng. Vì đó là tối thứ bảy, chúng tôi đã có cơ hội chứng kiến đầu Rồng thổi lửa và nước. Đó là một khung cảnh tuyệt vời, và tôi thực sự ấn tượng về điều đó. Tiếp theo chúng tôi đi một vòng thành phố để tận hưởng cuộc sống về đêm ở đây, Đà Nẵng rất khác so với thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Sáng hôm sau, chúng tôi thức dậy khá sớm để đi tắm biển Mỹ Khê - nơi được mệnh danh là một trong sáu bãi biển đẹp nhất thế giới. Cát trắng phau, nước trong vắt và những rặng dừa khiến bầu không khí trở nên thơ mộng. Buổi chiều, chúng tôi tham quan Công viên Châu Á - Sun World Da Nang Wonder để tôi có thể chơi một số trò chơi thú vị. Buổi tối, chúng tôi đến hai cây cầu nổi tiếng khác - sông Hàn và cầu Tình yêu. Cả hai đều rất đẹp, và thật tiếc khi chúng tôi không có nhiều thời gian hơn để thực sự ngắm cảnh. Tôi rời Đà Nẵng trong sự tiếc nuối vào đêm hôm đó, và tôi phải thừa nhận rằng Đà Nẵng là một thành phố đáng sống
I love EDM music !
Around us have a lots of hobbies. But music is the most of them. Because have music, we'll have lots of fun and we'll have the energy to work.
For that reason, i like music very much. I really really love EDM music. Because it have described as a powerful rhythm derived from the 1970s disco music and in some respects it is also a pop music experience, also known as pop music, Avant-garde musician Kraftwerk is a group electronic music of Germany. The EDM category is becoming popular and popular through popular dance clubs and clubs around the world. EDMs are made and built using electronic instruments such as the Synthersizer, Drum electric and sequencers and all focused on how to tap into the most distinctive sounds and sounds of these instruments, which explains why musicians and singers EDM music in the world is very focused on the new sound of electronic instruments or the highly experimental exploitation of electronic instruments are outdated. One of the very concrete examples is the re-use of Roland's supposedly off-the-shelf electronic drums, with TR 808, 909 and electronic bass TB 303s of the 80s. Dance was very popular in 2006. In the late 1980s, EDM developed a new rung with the introduction of personal computers (PCs), many of the dance genres that use electronic instruments gained It greatly facilitates the introduction of the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), which allows electronic instruments to exchange information with each other and synchronize with the sound they create. We need to remember some of the main types of EDM, such as dubstep or remix. Some famous EDM artists include Tiesto, Martin Garrix, Hardwell ... Every year, DJ Mag magazine publishes a list of the top 100 ***** in the world. According to the chart in 2016, Alan Walker is currently the number one DJ in the world.
I WISH YOU STUDY HARD !
My best friend is Ann. She is a good friend. She is tall, beautiful and she is a friendly girl. So she is personalities. Ann likes to embark and do something teenages like. But she really likes to read comics and read the story on the wattpad. There are all things about my best friend.
And about myshelf, I'm a girl. I like watch TV, watch flims, watch cartoons and read comic like my friend's hobby. I'm a girl happy and optimistic. I want to make friend with everyone. But sometime I strict with myself and even everyone.
Be good at study hoangngocling
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Mr. Bean is a very popular American comedy. It tells about him and the life around him. he went out, went to work, went on vacation and the teddy bear named Teedy. The main actor of the good film as a bean is Rowan Atkinson. Mr. Bean is a great comedy, I often watch them during my free time. I like this film very much
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I like to eat many different kinds of food, but my favorite one of all time is Pho. Pho is already a so famous food of Vietnam, and most people will immediately think of it when we mention about Vietnamese cuisine. It is understandable that many people fall in love with Pho, because it has featuring smell and taste that we cannot find anywhere else. To have a good pot of soup, we need to have many different kinds of spices such as anise, cinnamon, etc; and the most important thing are the bones. Those bones needed to be cooked for long hours to get the sweet and tasty stock, and then we combine other ingredients. The noodle is also special since it is not like other kinds of noodle. It is made from rice flour, and it is thicker than the others. After pouring the stock into a bowl of noodle, the next step is to put on the beef slices and other toppings. I like to eat rare beef slices and meat ball, and they are also the basic toppings that Vietnamese people like to choose. We finish the bowl with some basil, coriander, bean sprout and black pepper. Besides, we can also other side dishes to eat with Pho like egg and blood in boiling stock. All of them create a harmonious flavor that can attract even the strictest eaters. Although Pho has many versions from different parts of the country, it is always the national dish that almost all Vietnamese love to eat. I have been eating Pho for about 20 years, and I will continue to choose it as my favorite food forever.
Dịch:
Tôi thích ăn rất nhiều món ăn khác nhau, nhưng món ăn yêu thích nhất mọi thời đại của tôi là Phở. Phở đã là một món ăn quá nổi tiếng tại Việt Nam, và hầu hết mọi người sẽ lập tức nghĩ đến nó mỗi khi chúng ta nhắc đến nền ẩm thực Việt Nam. Cũng dễ hiểu khi có rất nhiều người yêu thích Phở, bởi vì nó có hương vị rất đặc trưng mà chúng ta không thể tìm thấy ở bất kì đâu khác. Để có được một nồi nước súp ngon, chúng ta phải có nhiều loại gia vị khác nhau như hồi, quế..v..v, và điều quan trọng nhất chính là xương. Xương phải được nấu trong thời gian dài để có được nồi nước dùng ngon và ngọt, và sau đó chúng ta sẽ kết hợp với những nguyên liệu khác. Bánh Phở cũng rất đặc biệt khi nó không giống với các loại mì và bún khác. Nó được làm từ bột gạo, và nó dày hơn những loại khác. Sau khi đổ nước dùng vào trong tô bánh, bước kế tiếp là để lên trên những lát thịt bò và các món khác. Tôi thích ăn thịt bò tái và bò viên, và đó cũng là những món điển hình mà người Việt Nam thích ăn. Chúng ta hoàn thiện tô Phở với một ít rau húng quế, ngò, giá và tiêu đen. Bên cạnh đó, chúng ta cũng có thể có những món ăn kèm theo như trứng và huyết bò trong nước súp sôi. Tất cả chúng tạo nên một hương vị hài hòa có thể thu hút được cả những thực khách khó tính nhất. Mặc dù Phở có rất nhiều phiên bản từ những vùng miền khác nhau, nó luôn là món ăn dân tộc mà hầu hết người Việt Nam rất yêu thích. Tôi đã ăn Phở được gần hai mươi năm nay, và tôi vẫn sẽ mãi xem nó là món ăn mà tôi thích nhất.
Chúc bạn học tốt!
tham khảo
Society has been developed, which is attached to the improvement of the material life and spiritual needs of people and from which higher. In particular, tourism is one of the requirements is becoming increasingly popular, tourism is developed from that. Evident from the fact that with passion from childhood, I have grown in my dreams someday become a tour guide, and I myself will choose it as a career to develop the relatives in the future.
Since childhood, I have dreamed of traveling all over the country. What could be better than to be sitting on the bus, train traveling across the length of the S-shaped strip of land. Each area where all the mysteries in her own history, geography, it makes travel more enjoyable. Over the first trip of his desire to become a tour guide in intense when I rolled my eyes of you listening guides unhesitatingly in a certain place, or when I was fascinated by the game little different on each bus, by complaints was too articulate their humor. In my mind, they are very talented.
Growing up, I began to notice other criteria for choosing a career as social needs, career opportunities, etc ... But it seems that tourism and especially vocational instructors never out of fashion. Tour guide is always in the top of the industry long-term development and sustainability. Since then, I even brought in his determination to become a tour guide. Tour guides will "get" a lot. I'm going to go a lot of places, being exposed to many, many cultures with traditions of their own. I will have the opportunity to learn new things about each of their country as well as more experienced for themselves. I will also hone and develop a lot of skills, personality and skills of self-management group of tourists, game management skills, sense of responsibility, dynamism, flexibility and dexterity. In addition, the knowledge of history, geography, foreign language will be carried out using regularly. All of them are my favorite subjects from the second level, and is the subject that I can be proud that he learned well. The income of the profession is also quite high and stable. If you are a man of ability and knowledge, become a tour guide will help you be more successful in life and work. The tour guide also brought in his noble mission. They both advertisers, just as diplomats. They are directly promote the image of our country to the world, to bear all the glibly express all the beauty is Vietnam. In addition, the guide is an important factor contributing to the development of the tourism industry. Today, tourism is increasingly becoming a vital economic sectors, bringing many benefits to the national economy as well as to guide the economy. Thus, the role of tour guide is extremely important. Really proud of how they are standing in the ranks of guides to help the country. Careers travel guides, as well as many other professions, there are challenges, sacrifices. But I loved it and determined to try to learn well the cultural and technical skills required for this job. For me, this is a job that can help develop themselves and contribute to the country effectively.
In my life, there are several persons in my family members who made unmatched contributions to help me go ahead and among them my father’s contribution is unforgettable. He is the person whom I love most in this world and I consider him to be a perfect human being with his uncompromised honesty, bravery and responsibility.
I know my father from the very beginning of my life as he is the person who brought me in this world. From my childhood, he has raised me with his love, affection and mentorship. He taught me about the world, people and values. He helped me on my education and has devoted his life to properly raise me. My father is an exemplary person who has led an honest life. As a high ranking government officer, he had many chances to pile up the riches but he had always known what the right things to do. The basic of humanity and the importance of education were something he delivered to me. He is now a retired person and leads his serene and peaceful like with contentment and happiness. He was a brave person who never feared the rough power of the society.As a father, I would say he has done everything humanly possible to raise me and my 3 other siblings. He spent his entire earning for our happiness and necessity while he went through hardship. I learned the true meaning of life and started achieving some of the qualities he has. The person who I am now is mostly because of my father's devotion and dedication. To me, he is an ideal person whom I often mimic and consider as my idle in my life.
*Tham khảo ạ*
ĐỀ 2:
Nowadays, English is an international language, and most young people are learning this language with the hope of being able to communicate with people on over the world. English has become a compulsory subject at most schools, and a lot of people go to foreign language teaching centers to improve their skills. Learning English is not just limited in memorizing vocabulary and grammar, but it is also a process of training and improving listening, speaking, reading, and writing skill. We should focus on these four elements, because each skill will have the necessary content to complement the other three. We improve our speaking skill if we can listen to and understand what people say; and if we can master our vocabulary and grammar, we can write and read easily. Apart from spending the time to practice, we also need to be creative in learning English. Textbooks at schools and English-teaching centers are just basic steps, so we need to be proactive in finding more resources. There are a lot of movies, music and books written in English nowadays, and we can learn a lot from them. In short, learning English is a long process, but it will be easier if we can find the right and effective ways to learn.
Dịch:
Hiện nay tiếng Anh là một ngôn ngữ quốc tế, và phần lớn giới trẻ đang theo học thứ tiếng này với hi vọng được tiếp xúc nhiều hơn với bạn bè trên khắp thế giới. Tiếng Anh đã trở thành 1 môn học bắt buộc ở phần lớn các trường, và rất nhiều người tìm đến các trung tâm ngoại ngữ để nâng cao các kĩ năng của mình. Việc học tiếng anh không chỉ gói gọn trong việc ghi nhớ từ vựng và văn phạm, mà đó còn là cả một quá trình rèn luyện và nâng cao các kĩ năng nghe, nói, đọc, viết. Chúng ta nên chú trọng đến cả bốn yếu tố trên, vì mỗi kĩ năng sẽ có những nội dung cần thiết để bổ sung cho cả ba phần còn lại. Chúng ta nghe tốt thì mới có thể nói tốt, chúng ta nắm vững từ vựng và văn phạm thì mới có thể viết và đọc dễ dàng. Ngoài việc dành thời gian để tập luyện, chúng ta còn cần phải có sự sáng tạo trong việc học tiếng anh. Sách giáo khoa ở trường và các trung tâm chỉ là những bước đi cơ bản, vậy nên chúng ta cần phải chủ động trong việc tìm kiếm thêm nhiều nguồn tài liệu khác nhau. Hiện nay có rất nhiều phim, nhạc và sách được viết trong tiếng anh, và chúng ta hoàn toàn có thể học được nhiều điều từ chúng. Nói tóm lại, việc học tiếng anh là cả một quá trình dài, nhưng nó sẽ trở nên dễ dàng hơn nếu chúng ta tìm được cho mình những cách học phù hợp và hiệu quả.
ĐỀ 2:
Learning a new language is always a challenge for anyone, but learning English can become a harmonious combination of researching and entertainment if we are flexible. Besides stressful studying hours, we can still learn English even when we are entertaining. Learners can turn their hobbies such as reading, watching movies or listening to music into a powerful assistant in learning this language. While watching English movies, we can also listen to what the actors and actresses say in order to get familiar with the Western accent also as the way they use the sentence structure in a particular context. Next, we can learn more vocabulary and have a thorough understanding of grammar by reading English lyrics and books. On weekends, instead of playing games or hanging out with friends, we can spend some of our spare time to join the English clubs. These clubs provide an open English-communicating environment, enabling us to communicate confidently and recognize our mistakes. This can help us to be more interested in learning English, and talking to native speakers can encourage us to learn more about this language. In general, English is not too difficult for us to learn; however, we should know how to learn it properly in order to make the best use of it.
Dịch:
Việc học một ngôn ngữ mới luôn là một thử thách đối với bất cứ ai, nhưng việc học tiếng Anh có thể trở thành một sự kết hợp hài hòa giữa nghiên cứu và giải trí nếu chúng ta biết linh hoạt. Bên cạnh những giờ học tập căng thẳng, chúng ta vẫn có thể học tiếng Anh ngay cả khi giải trí. Người học có thể biến những sở thích như đọc sách, xem phim hoặc nghe nhạc thành một trợ thủ đắc lực trong việc học ngôn ngữ này. Khi xem các bộ phim tiếng Anh, chúng ta có thể lắng nghe các diễn viên nói chuyện để làm quen với chất giọng phương Tây cũng như cách họ dùng cấu trúc câu trong hoàn cảnh cụ thể. Tiếp theo, chúng ta có thể học thêm nhiều từ vựng và nắm vững văn phạm hơn thông qua việc xem lời bài hát và đọc sách tiếng Anh. Vào ngày cuối tuần, thay vì chơi game hoặc đi dạo cùng bạn bè, chúng ta có thể dành một ít thời gian rảnh để tham gia các câu lạc bộ tiếng Anh. Các câu lạc bộ này cung cấp 1 môi trường giao tiếp tiếng Anh mở, tạo điều kiện cho chúng ta có thể tự tin giao tiếp và nhận ra được các lỗi sai của mình. Điều này giúp chúng ta có hứng thú hơn trong việc học tiếng Anh, và việc nói chuyện với người bản xứ sẽ khuyến khích chúng ta tìm hiểu nhiều hơn về thứ ngôn ngữ này. Nhìn chung tiếng Anh không quá khó để chúng ta có thể học được, nhưng chúng ta phải biết cách học để có thể sử dụng nó hiệu quả nhất.
Sifting through his latest screenplay on the way to class, Geoff Yetter ignores the muffled sound of a computer-generated rendition of Johan Pachelbel’s Canon in D coming from inside his book bag.
“Porcupined onions,” he curses to himself. “I’ll call them back when I’m free.”
Yetter, a senior film and video studies major at the University of Oklahoma, said that although he has a cell phone, it is only because he considers them to be a “necessary evil.”
“At the risk of coming off as one of those ‘hippie’ types, I truly see a cell phone as a leash that ties you to a world that man shouldn't belong to,” he said. “No matter how much one tries, you can never escape anyone if you have a cell phone.”
Over 110 million Americans own a cell phone, according to a study done by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA). With an average of 46,000 new subscribers every day, CTIA experts project that in 2005 there will be over 1.25 billion cell phone users worldwide.
Increasing numbers of college students are abandoning landlines in lieu of simply using their cell phones as their only contact number, said an Oct. 10, 2004 Wesleyan Argus article on the drop in dorm phone subscription rates at Wesleyan University. The article calls the drop so significant that landlines on campus “seem anachronistic.”
In a school like Northeastern University,a fast-paced, career-driven school in a major metropolitan area, having a cell phone is almost a necessity for students.
While there are many factors to consider when deciding to purchase a cell phone – convenience, price, minute plan, clarity of service, when it will be used, health risks– it comes down to a simple necessity of a convenience for most people, said the Argus article.
“I have my cell phone to keep in touch with friends and family from home,” said Kirsten Baxter, a junior mechanical engineering major at Northeastern University. “My family lives on the West Coast so it would be long distance on a regular phone so I (set up) a cell phone plan with nationwide minutes.”
Having a cell phone also makes more sense for her as a college student because with a landline she might have to set up a new number every time she moves in addition to it being obviously less portable, she said.
Many newer cell phone models are multimedia devices with “telephone” merely being one of the features. There are camera phones and various videogames and ring tones one can use on a cell. There is also the Nokia “N-Gage,” a gadget that is primarily a handheld videogame system that doubles as a cell phone and can be used to play multiplayer games across a cell network.
“I like having the games on my cell phone a lot because I commute too,” Baxter said, peering up from her match of cell phone Backgammon. “When I’m on the T it’s nice to have a mindless game to play.”
Health Concerns
The radiation emitted from everyday cell phones in extended exposure has been proven to cause an increase in lymphocytes in mice through lab experiments, according to a study done in Radiation Research – a monthly journal published by the Radiation Research Society. Yet there is still no definitive answer on what the long-term health risks for humans may be.
“There have been several studies that examined this issue and reported that there was no significant difference in the incidence of brain tumors in cell phone users and non-users,” said Professor Robert Cersosimo of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. “However, there is more work to be done is this area and more studies are currently underway.”
While some students do consider these health risks and remain leery of them, others do not give them a second thought and spend literally thousands of minutes on their handheld phones every month.
“I sometimes worry about the risks of developing some kind of tumor from using my cell phone too much,” said Northeastern sophomore pharmacy major Jack Soohoo. “But it doesn’t stop me from using it.”
Soohoo estimates he uses his phone an average of 15 minutes each day – almost 500 minutes a month. That amount may be enough to do damage, but considering it as only a mere 15 minutes out of the day might be enough to create a false sense of security for users looking to rationalize the use of their phones in some way.
“I think the amount of time I spend using my cell phone is still insignificant and won’t be sufficient [enough] to cause cancer,” said Soohoo.
Baxter has similar feelings, saying she thinks “common sense says it has the probably could cause cancer, but everything does” and that she’s not overly worried about it.
For those who do worry about the risks of radiation waves being transmitted close to their heads, protection devices exist that are intended to cut down on this potentially harmful radiation.
The “No-Wave – Anti Wave Antenna” technology by RF Safe incorporates “a simple natural process of nullifying energy around the user through an Interferometric Array or interference pattern that sends in-phase and out-of-phase energy to cancel each other out at point of intersection,” according to the company’s website.
The safeguard system was invented to prevent possible health effects and as a solution for an FCC mandate of the Americans with Disabilities Act to create a device that would let hearing impaired individuals to use cellular phones without having to remove their hearing aid.
According to the company’s website, radiation emitted from a cellular device penetrates into the skull of the user’s head while remaining at high levels, above that of the federally imposed Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) guidelines (Fig. 1). The image, which was created using electromagnetic imaging software, shows a reddened region surrounding the ear representing the reach of the most intense rays.
RF Safe claims their RF blocking device can significantly reduce this reddened region. When a phone is placed next to a handheld RF meter during a connected call, the radiation levels spike toward the highest readings. After the company’s protective device is equipped, the reading is significantly lower (Fig. 2). Whether or not these images are skewed to assist the company’s image, the radiation levels of an unprotected phone are still elevated.
Greta Merrick, a sophomore graphics design major at Northeastern who is opposed to owning a cell phone, said that while such data is frightening, the health risks are not a determining factor and something she “honestly wouldn’t consider that much.”
“I don’t know much about the health concerns,” she said. “I’ve only heard hearsay.”
For alternative methods of reducing exposure to radiation from a cell phone, the National Cancer Institute suggests reserving usage for only shorter conversations and in situations where a landline is not available, switching to a type of portable phone with a headset to keep the antenna away from the head, and for use in a car, switching to a kind of mobile phone with the antenna mounted outside the vehicle.
Multitasking
With the added portability cell phones offer, they can assist a businessman in getting added work done while on the run. They can be the charm a commuter student studying on the train needs as he makes arrangements for later that night, or they can serve as the liaison for a stock broker trying to get some extra buying and selling done while driving to lunch.
While this handiness can certainly increase the efficiency of and be a benefit for many people, the distraction that comes with this convenience can be dangerous.
“Studies have confirmed that people who use a cell phone while driving run the same risk of having an accident as a moderately intoxicated person,” said Professor of Northeastern University’s Sociology and Anthropology department Danny Faber. “In other words, holding onto a cell phone (with one hand) while driving with another dramatically increases your chance of having an accident.”
Driving while talking on a hand-held cell phone doesn’t just slightly increase one’s chances of getting in an accident, it increases those chances four-fold, according to a study done by the New England Journal of Medicine. That statistic is comparable to the one found regarding the increased occurrence of accidents among those driving while under the influence of alcohol.
As much of a potential hazard as this can be, 56 percent of college students surveyed at Northeastern University said they talk on their cell phones in the car all the time. On top of that, only six percent said they have never taken this liberty.
Professor in the Sociology and Anthropology department and Acting Chair at Northeastern Thomas Koenig said he thinks this shift in public phone conversations is, if nothing else, strange.
“I think it is interesting that people used to go into full booths (to talk on the phone in public),” said Koenig, mentioning where Superman changed in the old TV show as a reference. “Privacy and not bothering others was very important. Now people think little of blabbing their personal business to everyone passing nearby.”
With all this multitasking has come people taking their conversations into public places, often bothering those around them.
"Cell phones are still a pretty new technology," said Dr. Jack Levin, Professor and Director of the Brudnick Center on Conflict and Violence and Professor of Sociology at Northeastern. "We haven't yet developed norms for use. Some think it's okay to use in work, some think it's safe to drive (with one), some think it's okay to talk loudly in a crowded elevator."
Not as intimate
Merrick said that the main factors keeping her from using a cell phone are less about health and more about the cost and, chiefly, the lack of intimacy in conversing with someone on the go.
“They might be walking down the street or be at a party or in a hurry,” she said. “If they don’t tell you, you could start pouring out the story of your day and they can’t pay attention but they try to anyway.”
Merrick said she prefers the comfort and familiarity of using a home phone.
“If someone’s on a landline, you know they’re in their home – in their personal space, talking to you and listening to you,” she said. “The first question I usually ask someone if I’m calling their cell phone and actually want to talk to them is ‘Where are you’ or ‘What are you doing’ because otherwise I can’t relate to them and how can you talk to someone you’re not relating to?”
Professor Faber also prefers to remain living as he did before the inception of cell phones into society. While he said he believes one may certainly be risking one’s health when using one of the handheld devices, he mostly wants to be reached when he is in position to be reached – at home or in the office.
“I value my privacy, and don't want to be so accessible all of the time,” he said.
Yetter said he often feels the same way when he hears the beginning of the digital Canon in D, and resents the expectations of being available all the time to concentrate on a phone conversation.
“Anyone can track you down at any time, and when they are unable to, they get cross with you because they believe that, since you do have a cell, they are entitled to talk to you whenever they wish,” he said.
Yetter, like Merrick, says he also doesn’t consider the potential adverse health effects as one of the main deterrents.
“For me personally, I am unafraid of the health risks because I use my phone so little,” he said. “But as research developments continue and further evidence proves that these gadgets can be cancer-causing, it does make me worry for friends, family, and, well, everyone who uses one basically.”
Cost
Over 70 percent of college students who own a cell phone do not pay for their own bill, according to the survey conducted at Northeastern University.
Of those surveyed, only two of the 18 respondents said they actually pay for their entire bill, while another three either pay some of the bill each month or only in situations where they incur overage charges.
Most cell phone companies offer plans upon which customers pay a fixed rate per month and are given a set amount of minutes to use within certain time constraints. The most common plan cost of students surveyed is $39.99, yet one-third of students said they do not even know how much their cellular phone costs per month. T-Mobile and Verizon were both the most popular and highest rated services on a scale of one to 10, each garnering an average rating of just under 8. If the user goes over his or her allotted minutes, the user will have to pay overage charges, which typically range around 40 cents per minute.
In some cases, these excess charges for using more minutes than agreed upon in a contract can run up a steep bill. Sophomore journalism and marketing major Bessie King said one month she received her bill in the mail and was surprised upon opening it up to find a bill of $300.
All she could say to describe the situation was, “Ouch.”
In addition to the monthly expenses that come with the territory of owning a cell phone, buying a phone itself can be expensive too. While most wireless carriers offer free phones for signing up, the upper echelon sets, like the Samsung “i600 Smartphone” from Verizon Wireless that costs $549, can still strike a hit to the wallet.
While phones like this incorporate many added features like Microsoft Windows Mobile and can surf the internet, the result of owning one is carrying around a valuable piece of equipment at all times if one wants to make use of it. In situations like this, picking up an insurance plan can Giúp to ease the tension of handling such a high-priced device.
“Having insurance on my cell phone has been awesome because once my phone fell in the toilet bowl and stopped working, and a second time it was stolen,” said Northeastern sociology major Tara Doran. “With the insurance (each time) I was able to get replacement phones of the same model.”
Convenience
In addition for use when on-the-run, another main reason people want to own a cell phone is in case of an emergency, according to a Nov. 1, 2004 Washington Post article.
“I am quite the scatterbrained fellow, and often lose my keys, etc. so when something along those lines happens, it is good to be able to call someone without the use of change, which one doesn't always have,” Yetter said.
Having a mobile phone when in a pinch or even when just simply going out can be a comforting aid, Yetter said. “What it all boils down to,” he said, is that as much as he doesn’t want to subscribe to a service he believes is a problem with America, he has to acknowledge that in many cases it is necessary to own one.
In today’s society, especially in the setting of a college campus, the need for each individual to own a cell phone has come to the point of it being personal information so closely identified with a person that it can be found as a separate field on various applications forms and profiles on internet sites. It is just simply necessary to have one these days as the pros will always outweigh the cons, said Baxter.
“You can get in touch with group members (for school projects) at anytime or call a friend when you’re just hanging around campus,” she said. “Having a cell phone is just plain very convenient."
Levin said that they just make sense the world today.
"Ten years ago, before cell phones and iPods, you would've thought someone was psychotic (for being) alone, muttering something under their breath or singing a tune," he said. "(They) just fit so well with our fast paced life and our inability to wait."