Communication makes the world go round. Without communication, the world as we know it would not be the same. There have been many advances in technology that have changed the way we communicate, but that's not necessarily a good thing. The most widespread source of communication in our world today is the cell phone. With a cell phone, a person is able to call, text, email, play games and with the numerous advancements the list continues to grow. Cell phones may have increased our opportunities to communicate, but more importantly, they have decreased the quality of our communication. For some people, the thought of not having a cell phone is absurd. According to Carol Cooper, associate professor of mass communication at Rochester College, the current generation can't even imagine what it's like not to have a cell phone (“Generation Net”). From an early age, children are taught to depend on their cell phones. Since children tend to look at their parents as role models, they will understand the importance of cell phones in everyday life thanks to their parents' actions. According to Abu Sadat Nurullah, a doctoral student in the Sociology of Health and Wellbeing, he found that, for women, the cell phone is a way to stay connected to the world. For kids it is nothing more than a toy (“Agent of Change”). Although boys and girls look at cell phones differently, both groups still use cell phones for the feeling of staying connected to the world. Whatever the reason cell phones are used, they bring people together. Nurullah also discovered that cell phones are the bond that keeps friends together (“Agent of Change”). Instead of creating relationships based on face-to-face interactions, people are starting to depend on cell phones to develop relationships. Research conducted by Aimee Miller-Ott, a professor with a doctorate in communication studies, found that people like to use