was down by one, Jack became anxious and excited. Jack was able to actually hear the crowd cheering and the buzzard sounding, and thus was provided with the feeling that he was actually at the game. When the game was over, Bob called Jack again and discussed the exciting ending, as well as informed Jack of his after game plans. At this point, the cell phone allowed Bob to communicate with Jack in an extremely personal and important way; Jack felt included in the event of attending the basketball game, and Bob was able to fulfill his human drive to communicate with another friend during the game. Thus, as seen through this example, the cell phone encourages people to feel dependent on other human beings in an additional sense; the cell phone allows people to share and communicate their lives, regardless of the time, place, or circumstance.Cell phones expand the possibility for people to exhibit and communicate their need for control over situations and other people. While Mike was driving his car on his way to the airport, I noticed him feeling anxious and troubled. Suddenly, he took out his cell phone and began to make various calls. Carrie was coming into town, and he wanted to make sure that all would be planned and well for her during her visit. Mike made arrangements with various people the entire time we drove to the airport, with all conversations lasting only under five minutes. As a result, I realized that Mike was nervous to see Carrie, and in order to calm himself down and relax he needed to exhibit some type of control over the fact that she was coming into town. I later discovered that Mike had a romantic interest in Carrie, and that explained his constant look of anxiety. Nevertheless, Mike was only able to calm himself down by feeling that he may control the future situation of seeing Carrie in some way or another. As a result, the cell phone became not only a mode for Mike to communicate and arrange plans, bu...
