This public service advertisement portrays texting and driving as a cause of injury that can be prevented. It seeks to get people to change their behavior by using a close up image of a man being punched in the face‚ comparing his reaction to that of cars crashing into each other due to texting and driving. A close-up view is more effective than a shot taken further away because the detail highlights the violence of the punch. We are able to see the pain in the man’s face while the spit is forced
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Introduction I. Question A. Be honest how many of you have talked on your cell phone while driving? 1. I’m pretty sure all of you have. 2. I know I am defiantly guilty of this. B. We all know texting and driving is illegal right? 1. Talking on the phone and driving is just fine. 2. There’s no law in Virginia against this 3. even in states that do have laws about this‚ you still can use wireless devices. 4. So no one really thinks that talking on the phone while driving is dangerous.
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all these hidden expectations for texting should disappear and everyone should follow one policy in order to feel more comfortable with texting: Be respectful. We need to stop treating texting like it is an old-fashioned thing when it isn’t. You can be respectful no matter the age or time period. Texting isn’t something that previous generations were dealing with‚ yet it is often being compared to other modes of communication that previous generations used. Texting is a very new way to communicate
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Texting and Driving vs. Drunk Driving Over the last century‚ technology has helped society move forward‚ making things faster and easier. Having a vehicle has allowed people to reach a destination faster than they would if they had to ride a bike or even walk. Also the ability to now text using a cell phone speeds up the communication process even more. With all the new technological advances you have to many people taking advantage of it; by texting while they are driving to make business or
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Pew Research Center‚ 72% of teenagers text regularly‚ and one in three sends more than 100 texts per day. Clearly‚ texting is the preferred method of communication among young people‚ and that trend is moving upward toward adults‚ who are also texting much more frequently. More people prefer texting nowadays so so face to face communication is really starting to lack in society. Texting is constantly changing our language. The use of abbreviations‚ digits and the general absence of any vowels has changed
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Running Head: The Dangers of Texting and Driving The Dangers of Texting and Driving It was an evening I will never forget. What I saw that night will impact me for the rest of my life. The night started off normally. My girlfriend and I went out to enjoy a nice dinner with my family‚ but the night took an unexpected turn on our way home. We were driving along I17 and decided to exit the freeway to stop and get gas. We noticed a car fly by us at an incredibly fast rate
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involved in one than without using a cell phone. It has been documented and statistically proven numerous times that texting and driving is one of the main causes of road accidents in this nation‚ therefore‚ it is important that something is done about the use of cell phones and driving to prevent the number of accidents from continuing to rise in the future. A reason why texting and driving is a serious issue is because it causes a disproportionate amount of accidents every year. In 2012‚ 3‚328
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Rebecca Jimenez Professor Sarah Thatcher English 114 19 September 2013 How Texting Affects Literacy in Teens – Brainstorming Outline: I. Introduction a. Thesis statement: In this paper‚ I will discuss how the frequent use of text messaging by teens today negatively affects literacy and I will offer suggestions that parents and teachers can implement and teach in order to raise reading‚ writing‚ and vocabulary skills. Since the technological phenomenon towards the end of the 20th century‚ text
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My topic on my argument paper is on distractions while driving. I know that there are a lot of different distractions while we drive. But the one thing that bothers me is the law that there is on texting while driving. I know that it’s not good to text while you drive because how can you be paying attention to the road if you’re looking down. And I also know that all teens like to do now is text rather than talk on the phone. I personally would rather talk on the phone because it seems a little more
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Can Texting Be Damaging for Teens? Now‚ you have to qualify this by stating that I am still learning how to give a good interview. This was a live interview‚ and so it was challenging and something at which I was not trained in graduate school. So‚ with some practice‚ I know I’ll get better at giving a polished interview. So‚ on to the question as to whether texting can be problematic for teens. Like practically any behavior that we can think of‚ texting‚ in moderation‚ is generally harmless
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