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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Creating Motivated College students Going to college instead of pursuing other endeavors is one of the biggest decisions that a student will make in their lives up to that point. Once they are in college‚ however‚ parents often feel challenged to ensure that their children are doing well‚ that all of their needs are taken care of and that they are motivated to do well while they are there because parents understand how important college is to the next phases of their children’s lives. Whether they
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Is Texting Harmful? Ashley Robertson ELA B 10b Words June 1st 2013 Is texting harmful? Is it effecting younger generations? Teenagers and adults text when crossing the street and during meal times. They do it throughout the day at school and late at night. Some people even do it so much that there thumbs begin to hurt. People often and send and receive an average of 2‚272 text messages per month. That’s about 80 messages a day and the amount of text messages can
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Not Wearing a Seatbelt While Driving should not be Illegal In the U.S‚ the law for wearing a seatbelt states‚ anyone driving on the road without wearing a seatbelt will receive a ticket of $83.50. Everyone in the vehicle including front passenger and rear passengers must wear a seatbelt properly‚ also‚ if the passenger is 21 years of age or older‚ they will be the ones to receive the ticket. These laws were passed in 1984 and still are practiced today. I think there is no need for this law because
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Top 10 Tips to Stay Motivated Counseling and Psychological Services 1. Develop realistic expectations for yourself when you set your own goals‚ and have a positive attitude towards learning and earning your degrees. 2. List your motivators for achieving your academic goals—extrinsic (grades‚ parents’ praise) or intrinsic (mastery of material‚ desire to learn)—and other personal reasons. 3. Make a commitment as to when you will work on an assignment. Be specific
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How to Get Motivated Motivation is literally the desire to do things. It’s the difference between waking up before dawn to pound the pavement and lazing around the house all day. It’s the crucial element in setting and attaining goals—and research shows you can influence your own levels of motivation and self-control. So figure out what you want‚ power through the pain period‚ and start being who you want to be. 5 Keys to Unlock Your Creative Motivation Motivation is a much more complex process than
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phone use while driving? The main cause of most car accidents today is because of cell phone usage while driving. Drivers are focusing more on the screens of their cell phones rather than the road through their windshields. If the drivers are fully focused on the road it will eliminate most of the accidents that happen. Cell phones can cause distractions in several ways. Every time a driver has to remove their hand off the wheel it makes their risk higher to cause an accident. Why is texting and driving
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Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Amber R. Muniz Kaplan University Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving A cell phone wielding driver weaving in and out of traffic and drifting across lanes‚ because they are completely distracted by the device in their hand‚ may be all too familiar. When using a cell phone while driving‚ it impairs the persons driving abilities as much as a person with a 0.08 blood alcohol level. Think of the drivers that you pass daily; how many were using cell phones
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THE DANGERS OF SEXTING Before we can get into the dangers of Sexting‚ let‟s make sure you really know what this is. According to Wikipedia‚ Sexting is ‚ “the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs‚ primarily between mobile phones.” Most people aren‟t aware of the dangers really involved when sending a sexually explicit picture through their phone or the Internet. Over the past several years‚ the number of people Sexting has increased while the ages of those people
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In the article “How to Stay Motivated – Part 1” Dr. Zonnya explains that in order to be motivated‚ that a person must first know what motivation is. She explains that many people perceive motivation to be something they do or do not feel like doing. Upon reading this article that is how I perceived motivation myself but‚ in fact this is the wrong idea that several people have about motivation. Dr Zonnya defines motivation as‚ “making a choice to take action whether you feel like it or not.” Motivation
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