Cell phones have changed teenagers and even adults. People text more than talk to others face to face. Without texting and other technologies, people would be more social. Having cell phones has completely changed everyone's social life. Some people may not believe that before the advent of cell phones, families had to send letters back and forth. Most people aren't as social as they used to be. Texting has changed the way people around the world communicate, without phones people would be more social. When teens go out with friends or attend a family event, they are likely sitting on their phone, texting, emailing, or tweeting. “I would tell teenagers that there is a time and place for texting and that there is a time when they need to have a face-to-face conversation.” (Dempster) “The average teenager spends about four hours a day on a cell phone or some invention.” (Gonyou) The way people use technology has changed in the last year. Technology improves every year; therefore teenagers and adults buy and play with the latest update. In the world today everyone has a mobile phone or any type of technology. Communication has changed immediately, because people don't talk face to face as much as they talk on their cell phones or computers. Can you imagine not being able to check Twitter, Facebook or messages for a week? People would feel lost. (Stewart) Society is simultaneously dependent on cell phones and other technologies. Mobile phones have impacted lives, even eight year olds own the latest phone. People text more than anything else, especially at school because teens are likely texting or tweeting about other students or teachers. When teens are grounded and their cell phones are taken away... middle of paper... media, some teens or adults don't even think about saying a word or even spelling it correctly. Instead of writing "are" people use "r", instead of writing "you" they use "u". People say it's easier. Some students do not use capitalization or punctuation. Since some students use shorthand, they do not want to write correctly on paper. Some teens transfer texting habits to writing skills on paper. People as a whole need to learn technology etiquette, including ways to be more respectful of everyone. (Stephanie Gonyou)Works CitedGonyou, Stephanie. “Technology has changed the way we communicate.” north wind. April 7, 2011. Web. May 5, 2014. Drizza, Michael. “Texting can be dangerous.” sftherapy. November 30, 2012. Web. May 12, 2014. Stewart, Erin. “Cell phone use really affects our communication.” lhslance. November 25, 2013. Web. April 30. 2014