The generational gap is a term popularized in Western countries during the 1960s referring to differences between people of younger generations and their elders‚ especially between children and their parents.[1] Although some generational differences have existed throughout history‚ modern generational gaps have often been attributed to rapid cultural change in the postmodern period‚ particularly with respect to such matters as musical tastes‚ fashion‚ culture and politics. These changes are assumed
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aspects of face to face communication. SMS (or text messaging) is very popular. A study by OFCOM (who work in the UK communications industry) have found that in the UK in 2014 around 150 billion text messages were sent that year. Users are from all age groups‚ however it is most common in the 14-20 year old age category. On the apps you can use emoji’s to make it easier to express emotions and make it more like a face to face conversation. However messaging is causing a huge debate; some people love
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has been said about text messaging. While there have been studies that argue to both sides of the debate‚ “The filtering of textspeak into academic language also does not show any significant change in literacy levels. Adults have underestimated the intelligence of children and their ability to differentiate different forms or different settings‚”
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Mobile Phones! 1. Verizon can use the information obtained in multiple different way to further enhance their company. They could use the information collected on text messages to formulate plans that would benefit both the customers and the company. For the amount of text messages teenagers send and receive‚ Verizon can have a text message limit of a certain number of messages that would be free for the month. They could also use the calling information to decide how many minutes a teenage package
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driving to ensure the safety of all drivers on the roads and highways. Citations should be given to drivers who text while driving because in order to view or reply to any text message‚ their eyes have to be completely off of the road for a given time period. There is absolutely no such thing as the perfect driver‚ let alone somebody being able drive perfectly while text messaging no matter how advanced the technology may be because it will still be a constant distraction taking your attention
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at the ”ten and two position” on the steering wheel and their eyes on the road. With texting being more common‚ now people try to multi-task texting while they are driving. “49% of drivers with cell phones under the age of thirty-five send or read text messages while driving” (2011‚ Harris Poll). Accidents from distraction can be caused by any person who owns a cell phone and drives.
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Everyone knows you shouldn’t drive distracted. Looking down for even a second while eating‚ adding condiments to your hotdog‚ changing the song on your playlist or occasionally checking your text messages could result in lifelong injury or even death. Although‚ how serious is this in the modern day world? With hands free calling and other technological advances‚ is distracted driving not as big of an issue as it was 10 or maybe even 20 years ago? Distracted driving happens when a person is operating
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program director at South University‚ Richmond sees frequent use of cellphones in his classes. Text Messaging Statistics Source: SMS Marketing Statistics This article is about the statistics of text messaging. Some statistics this article states are text messages per minute‚text messages per year‚ etc. For example‚ 95 - 98% of text messages are read within minutes of receipt‚ 2.12 Trillion text messages are sent every year! (Summer 2011) and there is over 320 million wireless subscribers
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ban on texting while driving as well. This includes corporations such as the Ford Motor Company. The Ford Motor Company “became the first automaker to endorse a federal ban on sending text messages while driving” (nytimes.com).
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interpersonal communication due to the ease of getting in touch via the Internet‚ but this increase comes at the cost of quality. Turnbull states that this is the result of text messaging and email. By using short‚ ambiguous messages Generation Y is missing out on quality conversation. Even the oldest generations are learning to text instead of call and use social networks such as Facebook‚ Instagram‚ and etc. Both generations (baby boomers and generation y) agreed that video chat programs such as Skype
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