Question

mobile phone- A menance
ESSAY WRITING​

Answer 1

Explanation:

MOBILE PHONES: A MENACE OR ESSENTIAL

Is a mobile phone essential to our life-style or is threatening our lives?

This is the burning question all over. Most people would not think twice about saying that a mobile phone is an inte­gral part of our modem day life- There are many others who cannot imagine their life without the gizmo. Be it a teenager for whom the only use of the mobile phone is recreation which he can jolly well get from umpteen number of device or be it a businessman for whom it is an absolute essential for his work, life without a mobile phone has become handicapped. By using mobile phones are we damaging our long-term health just to stay in contact or worse simply just for a good image? You be the judge?

The mobile phone is the most dynamic device in the market. It is changing faster than the computer. The new gen­eration of WAP phones now allow the user to connect to the Internet, send e-mail, click photographs, listen to music and even record full length videos. The e-mail feature, a tremen­dous advancement in technology, allows businesspeople to contact their office at anytime day or night. This feature is also a cheap way of staying in touch not just locally or regionally but globally, it is a major connectivity tool for any working man. Sending e-mail is not nearly as expensive as the conventional methods of contact, therefore has the poten­tial to reduce costs considerably for the company. The pow­erful feature about e-mail is that it can be sent anytime, not just within office hours, and time differences between coun­tries are no longer a consideration.

For any reason if it is found that the mobile phones are dangerous in numerous ways will their use be stopped? One classic example which could provide the answer for the above question is the smoking of cigarettes. For many years it has been widely acknowledged that smoking causes cancer, still many people continue to ignore Government health warnings and continue to smoke and many more people choose to start smoking each week. With the mobile phone becoming ever more affordable will the people who use it stop because it is found to shorten their life expectancy or will the same hap­pen as happened with cigarette warnings? Many people defi­antly will stop using their mobile phones. Others, particu­larly those who depend on their mobile phone to communi­cate with friends or businesspeople, will not stop? One of the ways that the Government have attempted to discourage peo­ple from smoking is to ban all cigarette advertising. This strat­egy could be applied to mobile phones in a way that prohibits mobile phone companies from targeting the younger genera­tion. The Government could also insist that mobile phone manufacturers include health-warning leaflets with each phone sold.

There is substantial research backing the claim that the radio signals emitted by mobile communication equipment present no health risk. Periodic review by numerous govern­ment agencies, international health organizations and scien­tific bodies support the observation that the radio signals from mobile phones and other portable communications devices pose no health risk. The scientific consensus drawn from the weight of evidence accumulated over many years is clear. There is no evidence that the radio signals generated by mo­bile phones, transmitting masts or other portable communi­cations devices pose a health hazard. The above evidence in my opinion provides a sound basis for concluding that mo­bile phones are safe.