Texting May Be Taking A Toll

In "Texting May Be Taking A Toll" Katie Hafner (the author) illustrates that many teenagers today are being setback from doing homework or getting any sleep by texting on their phones 24/7. 

For example, in the article it states that "a young teenager named Reina racks up to 14528 text messages in one month. She would also keep her phone on after going to bed, switching it to vibrate and waiting for a signal of an incoming message".

Another example that was pointed out in the article is that "children often text during class, all you have to do is pretend like you're getting something out of your bookbag, or you can hide it in your coat or under your desk" Ari Kapner says.

I think that this topic is very unique and often occurs in many different situations today. Not only does teenagers or people in general only text during school or during class, many adults or legal guardians text or talk on the phone while they're in the middle of driving somewhere. Because of this texting fanatic and instant reaction, many people don't realize that they instantly drop everything and turn to their phones when receiving an incoming message. Another reason why there should be an limit for texting messages and talking on the phone is because people stay up late at night talking on their phones or on different kinds of websites which prevents them from getting any sleep at all.

This topic reminded of a time where as though i stayed up all night texting and talking on my phone when i knew that i had to be up early in the a.m to go to a very important meeting at my job. When i woke up the next day i felt like i haven't slept in years and i was dragging my feet and i looked drained out.

This topic also makes me feel as though that it needs to be talked about even more because people just dont understand how much they use their phones and it stops them from doing other things and actually going out to interact with other people.