ENG COMP 101: Mental Health Issues Happen with Cell Phone Issues

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“Mental Health Issues Happen with Cell Phone Issues” Have you ever seen a teen trip and fall because they were on their phone? How about hit a wall or bump into to someone because they were look... ing at it? What about in worst case scenarios, have you seen a teen get into a car crash because they were answering a “quick text”? This kind of behavior that teenagers show has now become a common happening in this generation. Most teens in today’s generation cannot seem to get enough of technology. Jean M. Twenge in her recent September 2017 issue, Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” has offered harsh critiques of dreadful consequences for over usage of phones in today’s “iGen (iPhone Generation)”. Today’s generation of adolescents uses modern modes of communication with cell phones but for all the wrong reasons. Twenge and Staples are both on the same side on how teens are being impacted negatively each time they have a screen in front facing them rather than an actual person. While Twenge stands her ground on the immense usage of cellphones used by teens, Staples stands his ground on the wrongful internet usage of this generation [Show More]

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