Christine Rosen And Disconnected Urbanism Analysis
We are all heading down a bad path with cell phones and technology. In 1987 the cell phone was first introduced to Hollywood, it was a symbol of success. Only the rich and famous had a phone, but today almost everyone in America owns one. With the use of cell phone and technology our interpersonal communication skills are breaking down.
The purpose of these essays is to inform people about the dangers of cell phone use. Not that the cell phones are physical dangerous, but a warning of the effects on human behavior. As I began reading the essays “Our Cell Phones, Our Selves, by Christine Rosen and Disconnected Urbanism by Paul Golderger, I knew which direction the authors were heading. Within the first few sentences Christen Rosen, talks about how the cell phone is changing our behavior and how we are becoming disconnected with society. The authors achieved their goal by staying on the topic from start to finish describing how it is destroying interpersonal communication and the way it is eroding our society.
The intended audience on both the essays is anyone that would typically use a cell phone. Both essays have great information. I think of both as a warning sign for the youth to put the cell phone down for a minute. Christine Rosen, stated that the …show more content…
They both feel there is a need to inform us of the dangers. Christine Rosen went as far a noise pollution or people becoming rude while dinning because of cell phones. I think she nailed it in the chapter absent without leave. I can relate to this even as small boy, my mom would be on the landline phone physically talking but no idea what I was doing. It has only gotten worse since the cell phone. Paul Golderger hits a great point when he states that “But the cell phone has changes our sense of place more than the faxes and computers and email because of its ability to intrude into every moment in every possible
The purpose of these essays is to inform people about the dangers of cell phone use. Not that the cell phones are physical dangerous, but a warning of the effects on human behavior. As I began reading the essays “Our Cell Phones, Our Selves, by Christine Rosen and Disconnected Urbanism by Paul Golderger, I knew which direction the authors were heading. Within the first few sentences Christen Rosen, talks about how the cell phone is changing our behavior and how we are becoming disconnected with society. The authors achieved their goal by staying on the topic from start to finish describing how it is destroying interpersonal communication and the way it is eroding our society.
The intended audience on both the essays is anyone that would typically use a cell phone. Both essays have great information. I think of both as a warning sign for the youth to put the cell phone down for a minute. Christine Rosen, stated that the …show more content…
They both feel there is a need to inform us of the dangers. Christine Rosen went as far a noise pollution or people becoming rude while dinning because of cell phones. I think she nailed it in the chapter absent without leave. I can relate to this even as small boy, my mom would be on the landline phone physically talking but no idea what I was doing. It has only gotten worse since the cell phone. Paul Golderger hits a great point when he states that “But the cell phone has changes our sense of place more than the faxes and computers and email because of its ability to intrude into every moment in every possible