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 * TS:** There has been a lot of talk about whether cell phones are an advantage or disadvantage to our lifestyles because they have become a major impact.


 * CD:** According to USA Today "Cellphone texting makes giving easy as 1-2-3" (Durando) The article explains how texting has been used for charity causes. Nearly 500 charites have raised a million dollars by using cellphones.


 * CM:** Texting has made it so much easier for people to donate, because is less work you don't have to write a check put it in an envelope and address it to send it. With that people are more willing to donate.


 * CM:** If people are more willing to donate off texting we would have more charity homes.


 * CD:** Cell phone companies and users agree that using cell phones is more beneficial in many ways.("The Benefits of Cell Phones") In the article it is explains that landlines have free long distance calling for so many minutes and some phones have GPS locators and the Wherifone G550 has a feature for five phone numbers and separate 911 panic button. Also cell phones have been used in court cases for legal evidence.


 * CM:** With the benefit of cell phones there are less concerns for parents to reach their childern. And if their child is lost they could easily use GPS.


 * CM:** Cell phones are also used in court cases for evidence.


 * CD:** Though texting can beneficial, it can also be deadly if abused. One article notes a "University of Utah study [that] demonstrate[s] that texting and driving is equivalant to a 0.08 percent blood-alcohol content" (Mionski). It also explains that Utah drivers who kill while texting face up to 15 years of prison time with a $10,000 fine. Also in Alaska, the sentence can be as much as 20 years of prison.


 * CM:** If people didn't text while driving the roads would be a little more safe.


 * CM:** Unfortunately many teens think that there is nothing wrong with texting and driving.