[thee-seez] (Show IPA) 1. a proposition stated or put forward for consideration‚ especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war. 2. a subject for a composition or essay. 3. a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research‚ as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree. 4. Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis (def 1). 5. Prosody. a part
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100-03 16 Feb. 2011 Disadvantages of Texting Texting on the phone while driving can be a very dangerous thing to do. As someone looks at the phone and concentrates on the text messages‚ they will become distracted from driving. Distracted drivers can cause car accidents and injuries or death to themselves or others. Texting causes delayed reactions‚ which increase the chance of getting into an accident. According to Cary Aspinwall‚ when texting while driving‚ drivers take their eyes off the road
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CASE # 1 THE PERILS OF TEXTING 1. Which of the five moral dimensions on the information system identified in this text is involved in this case? In my opinion in this case we can see many things involved‚ one of them is the Information rights and obligations‚ because it is true that the people have many rights and freedom for doing what they want‚ but it is true also that all of us have the obligations to keep control about ourselves while we are driving and expose others life; and the obligation
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Argumentative/Final Draft Over the past few years‚ many schools have been contemplating whether or not they should enforce a mandatory uniform or dress code. Schools have held meetings addressing this idea and even taken votes from the students and parents regarding the option of uniforms. This is an extremely controversial issue; some say uniforms would be beneficial to students while others argue that they would take away from the students’ individuality. Personally‚ I can say from experience
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things discovered is texting and while texting is helpful it has a lot of disadvantages and downfalls. If texting could be listed as a skill‚ many of my friends would qualify as highly skilled in that area. I am glued to my phone and always texting so I know firsthand just how much texting can be abused and its less than helpful qualities. Texting kills some good old fashioned phone call conversations‚ face time‚ and is making annoying phrases part of everyday talking; texting is an obsession for
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Texting is a very common way to communicate with others. People text for many reasons‚ texting is easier than being on the phone. Another reason for texting to become so common is because people like having the privacy of talking to someone via text message‚ when they are in public places. Texting also have disadvantages‚ it is very dangerous to text while driving‚ texting while driving is often causing a lot of car crashes. People have to be careful with their actions‚ and chose not to text while
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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY Do curfews keep teens out of trouble? Thesis Statement: In the modern day‚ with growing knowledge and curiosity of teens about the real world‚ as well as the desperation of people caused by poverty‚ curfews nowadays‚ though believed to keep teens safe and controlled‚ anything like crimes can happen in any time‚ so curfews do not really keep teens out of trouble. OUTLINE: I. Introduction A. Background information B. Definition of the topic C. Thesis statement
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Texting in class is a very touchy subject‚ and can be argued from many different aspects. One of the main things though‚ is that texting in class would not be disruptive just for the student texting‚ but also to the students sitting around the student that is doing the texting. In this today’s generation‚ everywhere around us people of all ages and cultures circle around their cell phones in everything they do. Whether we are walking down the road‚ in the grocery style‚ in class‚ or even much dangerously
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Quintin Anthony English 097 10-18-13 “Laws against Texting While Driving Are Ineffective” Do you text while driving? Ashley Halsey’s topic on “laws against texting while driving are ineffective” by: Ashley Halsey. Ashley Halsey discusses why laws and new laws for “texting while driving are ineffective” and fails to meet an impact. Ashley Halsey reminds us that “texting while driving” can lead up to fatal crashes and distractions in the U.S. (par.1). Laws and new laws failed to meet an agreement
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Influences of Texting Does texting have an influence on our everyday language? David Crystal disagrees that texting will not destroy or impair our language in his article “2B or Not 2B”.He argues that text messaging could be beneficial to our language; saying that texting can actually “improve your skills to read or write‚ even with children” (345). Limiting what your text is going to say or look like depends on the creativity and the way you think to send the message
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