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English Coursework 8123 8th March 2003 James Preece 11SJ "All mobile phones should be banned", to what extent do you agree with this statement. The argument about whether mobile phones should be banned is almost as controversial as the prices of some selected handsets.I feel that to answer the question you must consider all aspects of mobile phone use.You need to look at the benifits and disadvantages of mobile phones in today`s society. Mobile phone use in the last five years has been rapidly increasing. More people are using there mobile phones to keep in touch.Young people are buying them to keep in touch with friends,older people are buying them for extra security,buisnesses are using them for there employees and some people are buying them as fashion accessories. Many young people buy mobile phones so they can keep up with the trends of many of there friends. Sometimes they might buy a better,flashier or more expensive phone because they think by having these types of phones they will be liked more.Because some people are unable to afford these types of phones and are left out of friends groups and may have to steal money to buy a phone,or just steal a better phone for the sake of being popular. There are as many as 25,000 robberies a year with young people being the most common victim. Some of the
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