Tug-of-War: Cellphones

1. Tug-of-War:Cellphones By: Andrea Shallman and Andrew Benner

2. Tug of war? • Cell phones in India are not causing much of a conflict. Cell phones, as compared to former communication such as the telegraph, have dominated Indian communication. There is almost no need for other forms of communication because the old communication was extremely outdated. All types of Indian people are pulling on the side of cellular phones causing the scales to tip and the cell phones to win the tug-of-war.

3. Pictures Modern cellular devices are used by people of the traditional beliefs and customs. Even in the less wealthy locations people have cell phones because it is now the main form of communication Small children are already exposed to the new technology of cell phones linking traditional upbringing and the more modern society

4. Pictures In this picture is a woman who lives below the poverty line but was given a phone by the Indian government as to give her a form of communication. All types of people use the cell phone as a main form of communication. India has come a long way from the old forms of communication and now that the cell phone has dominated Indian communication.

5. Conclusion • Cellular phones may not be a traditional form of communication, but are still widely accepted into modern and traditional India. Not only is it accepted and used by young teens; it is also accepted by middle aged adults and elderly people. Also, those who live by traditional Indian ways accept cell phones into their everyday lives. Traditional ways of communication are obsolete, while cell phones have an easy learning curb and present an effective and more superior way to communicate. Conflict in traditional India due to modern cellular phones is very little, if not, non-existent. In the end, the tug-of-war between cell phones and traditional ways of communication is completely dominated by cell phones, due to their newer, and more effective ways of communication.

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