The Value of Collecting Cell Phones to Foster School Culture

One of the first-year-student orientation initiatives at a local university is to collect incoming students' cell phones and keep them for 48 hours. The purpose of the initiative is to give students an opportunity to integrate into their new school culture and make friends on campus.

Write an essay that argues your position on the value of collecting cell phones in order to foster school culture. In your response you should do the following:

• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible position. • Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning. • Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning. • Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.