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Personal Narrative: Are You Addict

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Are You Addicted?
I for one experience an unbreakable bond from my phone and battle to stay off of my phone or electronic gadget. Whenever I 'm bored and have nothing to do, I end up finding myself on my phone or an electronic device. This is constantly troubling my folks, but never enough to receive a punishment; they 're on it for a large chunk of time, so they can update their status on Facebook or to talk to relatives or friends. According to an article named ¨Teens addicted to Their Smartphones¨ by Kelly Wallace, it says that nearly half of the kids interviewed claimed that they were addicted. For the most part, every person on this planet has a phone in this century and everyone is on it. It 's difficult not to be dependent on your

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