Rowe Article

1)      How do you feel about other people’s cell phone conversation in public places? Why?

Honestly, it doesn’t bother me as much, so I really don’t pay attention to it. However, if someone is loud with their conversation obviously I’m going to listen to it, if their talking about something that interest me. Really, it doesn’t matter to me when people use their cell phones. They bought it; they paid for it; so they should be able to use it.

2)      In your view, what is Rowe’s strongest argument against cell phones? What is his weakest?  Why?

His strongest is when he talks about the lack of attention parents have toward their kids when using a cell phone. Parents have to be caution of what their children are doing; talking on a cell phone can distract a parent from watching their kids. Parents have to make sure their full attention is on their kids, for safety reasons.

His weakest is the whole relating second- hand noise as second- hand smoke. Technology does cause cancer or has been said to cause cancer, but it isn’t has serious has second- hand smoke causing cancer. Cancer is caused by many things that surround us.  Second- hand smoke, however, causes cancer but almost many other health issues, such as asthma, bronchitis, rotten in the teeth, and other health issues associated with smoking.  Second- hand noise, it’s just loud to our ears. It isn’t hurting the person next to us as much as second- hand smoke would. Second- hand noise is does annoying. Second- hand smoke is basically a more serious health issue. That’s why we have non- smoking areas and smoking areas. It’s just a more serious problem than second- hand noise.

Response to My Beliefs

Describe one time when your beliefs/ideals were challenged. What was the experience like? How did you react? What was the outcome?

            All my life i »ve grown up in a christian backround. I went to church almost every Sunday as a little. As i grew up i continued to believe in the christian believes and still today i do. When i started highschool kids will always play around and say « o there’s no God » constantly over and over, but i wouldn’t say anything to avoid conflict. One day one boy crossed the line and i had to jump in and say something. I had had it and was sick of how people act. Yea, we have a freedom of speech but people can still have some sense of respect. I let the boy say what he had to say, and i said what i had to say. He asked me questions like the most popular one, « if there was a God Why is there crime still going on . » I answered him and said, « You can’t exspect God to help those who hurt themselves and everyone else, its being selffish. » Plus everyone knows bad people don’t get rewared, its simple human beings selfish actions for all the crimes and bad things that happen. God’s intentions isn’t to hurt anyone and he doesn’t. In the end he still believe what he wanted to believe, but he began to show respect toward what i believe in, and apolize.