Mind Your Cell Phone MannersWe have all felt an uneasy feeling when chatting with someone who is talking on their cell phone with someone else. The conversation can become awkward and unproductive. Advances in cell phone technology have allowed us to be connected to the world no matter where we are, but when does that connection become inappropriate with the world around us? The desire to be continually connected to this communication device has degraded our manners. While I'm at the grocery store, my wife may call me and remind me about the eggs or butter that I always forget to bring home. 15 years ago, I would never have used the pay phones that littered the walls of a grocery store to call and ask if I remembered everything. The cell phone has changed our lives by making communication available wherever a person is. Almost everywhere you go, people are talking on the phone, checking their social media, or texting a friend. In addition to the ease of communicating with friends and family, the ability to contact emergency services or locate someone in an emergency can help save lives. In her article, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen describes ways we can use our phones to help us in an emergency. By placing medical information and emergency contacts in your phone, medical personnel have the recourse to obtain information to properly and effectively treat a patient if the patient is unable to communicate. GPS systems built into cell phones can also help locate someone if they are unable to provide specific location information. There is no doubt that cell phones have improved the ease of communication, but as easy as it is to be away from a speed dial. of your family and friends, it's just a... middle of paper...... the manners we display when it comes to respecting others are disrupted by the small piece of technology in our hands. Put down your phones and remember that unwavering attention and respect in the form of good manners are still necessary in our society. Works Cited Cohen, Elizabeth. “Five Ways Your Cell Phone Can Save You.” CNN. Cable News Network/Turner Broadcast System. November 4, 2010. The web. November 16, 2013Eyrin, Pamela. “Modern Etiquette: Mobile Manners for Cell Phone Users.” » Reuters.com. Thomas Reuters, July 22, 2013. Web. November 22, 2013 Hadgraft, Beverly. “I stopped!.” Good Health (ACP Publishing PTY Limited) (2012): 62-65. Complete Consumer Health - EBSCOhost. Internet. November 22, 2013. Kendall, Diana. “Sociology in our time: the essentials.” Ed. Marc Kerr. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2013. Print Mintz, Steven. “The History of Privacy: An Overview.” » Digital history. November 19, 2013. The web. November 19. 2013