You’re running late and without thinking you hop in your car‚ put it in drive and start punching in the address of your destination before sending a quick text to your friends informing them that you’re on your way. You take your eyes off the road for a few seconds and suddenly your life is changed. Next thing you know you’re being wheeled into an ambulance and you look over to see your car and the car of a stranger completely wrecked. What happened? You became a part of the 64% of car accidents
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Cordell Spencer Mrs. Miller English 12 6 jan 2016 The Impact of Cell Phones on our Health The invention of the cell phone and newer smart technology has brought about many positive uses and entertainment but there are many downsides that aren’t as obvious. Cell phones‚ no matter how useful‚ still pose many hazards to our health and such as distracting us from other tasks and affecting our bodies. The everyday use of cell phones has many negative effects on individuals and society. Cell phones affect
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Distracted driving has always been a problem with our country since cars were invented but recently it has become an even bigger issue‚ now it is the leading cause of teen deaths. In our day and age cars have gotten faster and technology has gotten more advanced. We now have cell phones that can do multiple things and our cars also have their own technology. Cell phones pose the main threat towards distracted driving especially for teens. Since phones have been getting more advanced and being able
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In today’s world‚ we rely heavily on our media. Unfortunately‚ some people use it while driving. All generations are anxiously engaged in media. People keeping in touch with friends through email‚ text and various social media outlets‚ catching up on the latest news‚ using GPS for directions and entertaining themselves with games. While media generates daily opportunities‚ it also creates challenges. Using media while driving is one of those challenges. Anything that takes the drivers attention off
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Modern technologies impact on mental development when compared with the old technologies‚ especially on children. New media technologies and a number of important studies were conducted in the 2000’s on the impact of children’s intellectual development‚ and various aspects of using such technologies. Many researches were conducted aimed to organize understanding the change that took place by using these technologies‚ and to explore the conversion in children’s behaviour and did focus to discover-what
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Hands On Have you ever wondered how life would be like without cell phones? You don’t even want to contemplate about that… right? I understand‚ my cell phone has become very vital to me in my life and to so many other human races around the world. Primarily‚ because cell phones is a small or big plastic‚ metal object that you can carry anywhere around with you. It also helps with better communication‚ and with social media and personal needs such as family callings‚ work meetings‚ emails‚ texts
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Did you know that‚ “Each day in the United States‚ more than nine people are killed and more than‚ 1‚153 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver” (CDC‚ 2014). It would not be an understatement to say that most of the distractions while driving are caused by a cell phone being used. Drivers need to be aware of the consequences and damage they can make in just one second. Young people talk and text while driving‚ they feel invincible and think it’s okay to break
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Did you know‚ texting and driving boosts your chances of getting in an accident by 64%? Imagine being at a stop sign. The cars opposite to you have the right away. There’s a car next to you‚ and as you start to slow down‚ they continue to move. There’s a car coming across the road in front of you‚ and the person in the car beside you is too busy being on their phone rather than paying attention to what’s going on. Everyday‚ 11 people are killed because someone felt the need to respond to a message
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Automobiles have revolutionized lives. They help us cover the same distances in minutes and hours‚ which use to take days or months in previous centuries. Inventions of cars and other automobiles have been a big turn over in history‚ but like they say everything in the world comes with a prize and technology now a days is costing people to pay with their lives. Every year hundreds of people are in a deadly accidents due to reckless driving of themselves or by the people around them. Using cellphones
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Persuasive Essay : Should There Be A Ban On Texting While Driving Do you think there should be a ban on texting while driving? Do you want to keep your children safe on the road? Did you know that teens who text and drive are the #1 cause of teen deaths? Despite there already being phone apps that will automatically lock your phone when driving‚ there should be a ban on texting while driving because by doing this‚ there will be fewer teen deaths and make the roads safer. With many apps that offer
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