Blanket ban on plastic carry bags unlikely January 22‚ 2011 9:58:21 PM M Madhusudan | New Delhi Despite a popular demand for it‚ and Delhi‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh having already set a precedent‚ India will not have a blanket ban on plastic carry bags. The Environment Ministry has instead proposed putting in place a stricter regulatory regime for plastic manufacturers. If the manufacture of ‘biodegradable’ plastic carry bags is planned to be made mandatory‚
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Sierra Barnedo 3/17/13 Compare and Contrast Essay Texting and Calling Communication has evolved in several ways since the beginning of time. A telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are not in the same vicinity of each other to be heard directly. A telephone converts sound‚ typically and most efficiently the human voice‚ into electronic signals suitable for transmission via cables or other transmission media over long distances
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Calling vs. Texting English 99 2/28/11 Essay 2 Calling and texting are to excellent ways of communication‚ but texting is better. Texting allows so much more advantages then calling. Texting is faster‚ cheaper‚ and more convenient. Which makes it the better choice for communication. When having a conversation‚ a lot of people want it to be fast‚ an texting allows that. With texting you don’t have to hold a conversation and say hello‚ you can ask a question and end the conversation. For
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article titled I h8 txt msgs: How texting is ruining our language where a professor at the University of Wales‚ David Crystal‚ gives his views on texting and how it affects our language. He also points out the points of view from others as well as give examples to earlier times where people were always quick to be fearful and judgmental whenever a new language related ‘phenomenon’ was introduced to the world. Later he begins to point out his own view and how texting also helps our language’s evolution
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Distracted Driving If you had the chance to save a life‚ wouldn’t you take it? If stopping one action would give you a 28.3 times more likely to not crash wouldn’t you stop? This one simple action is using a cell phone while driving. Only 10 out of the 50 states ban cell phone usage while driving. Using a cell phone while driving is distracting‚ it has major consequences‚ and there aren’t really any “safe” ways to do it other than totally eliminating it. From the mere fact that driving while using
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background‚ "Turn left in..."‚ and the iPhone dings and shows a text message. This is a common American driver morning work commute scenario. Today there is a greater amount of obstacles and tasks drivers are involved with while driving. There are three main causes of distracted driving which are multitasking‚ technology‚ and cell phones. According to Richard Pallardy in the article "The Age of the Automobile”‚ the automobile in America was introduced in 1908 with the model T from Ford. GM and Chrysler
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HOW DOES TEXTING AFFECT LANGUAGE Language change is a universal fact that occurs very regularly. If we go back‚ in all the existing languages‚ they are not the same as they were when they were first developed. If we think about it nobody talks the same as they use to 20 or 50 years ago. Language is the way people communicate with each other‚ express their feelings and emotions so since the world itself changes‚ it is inevitable for language to remain the same‚ for people’s way of communication
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The Proliferation of Texting by Teenagers Texting and social media are getting to be more of an integral part of the lives of future generations. More and more teenagers are getting to connect with the outside world online. In the passage‚ the author talks about the proliferation of texting by teenagers and the pros and the cons of having teens using social media. She adds reinforcing evidence to get the data to be more accurate. The author builds her argument‚ that social media affects teens‚ by
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Facebook not knowing that it may lead them to their demise. Some may believe that handheld cellphones should be allowed to use while driving. However‚ I believe that it should be illegal for people to use cellphones while driving because it distracts the driver and other drivers around them‚ increasing the chance of an accident. Cellphones should be illegal while driving because it distracts the driver and increases the chance of an accident. One example of how phones distract drivers and cause
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Texting‚ social media affecting teen sleeping patterns BY ERIC MOORE | AUGUST 19‚ 2011 7:20 AM SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend Teens might not be getting enough sleep and texting and social media might be to blame. Recent research suggests a lack of sleep may be a growing problem because of increases in digital communication among young adults. While the effects of insufficient sleep are evident in high school as short-term problems‚ it’s becoming more apparent that being less attentive in
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