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    or does America need to make a change now? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) cell phone use while driving is considered distracted driving. The main characteristics of distraction are: visual distraction‚ manual distraction‚ and cognitive distraction. Operating a cell phone while driving incorporates all three characteristics of distracted driving and is a major contributor to motor vehicle accidents. (Mallory) Using your cell phone while driving is an accident

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    Bailyn‚ L Baruch‚ Y. 2000‚ “Teleworking: benefits and pitfalls as perceived by professionals and managers”‚ New Technology‚ Work and Employment‚ vol. 15‚ no. 1‚ pp. 35-49 Bongsik‚ S.‚ Sheng‚ O Butler‚ K.M. 2011‚ "Teleworkers confess biggest at-home distractions"‚ Editor in Chief‚ employee benefit news‚ . Calnan‚ C Cassiani‚ L. 2000‚ "Teleworkers happy but no more productive"‚ Canadian HR Reporter‚ vol. 13‚ no. 19‚ pp. 2. Di Martino & Wirth Dubrin‚ J. 1991‚ "Comparison Of The Job Satisfaction and

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    citizens are faced with many distractions while driving. When people drive‚ they encounter disturbances varying from electronics to food that cause them to take part of their attention away from the road. These interruptions that society faces affect countless amounts of people in ways some would not even image. Distractions cause crashes which then take not only people’s lives‚ but also hard earned money from those who were not even in the crash. Any distractions while driving‚ including drinking

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    important because it will help increase student’s academic performance. Students should be for school uniforms because they decrease distractions‚ increase student engagement‚ and help create a safe school environment which increases student academic performances. Clothing distraction have decreased after school uniforms becoming mandatory. Clothes have been a big distraction to students. Their academic performances have improved after making school uniforms mandatory. "Some experts believe that a

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    “The Screwtape Letters” Essay I have chosen the aspect of distraction. Towards the beginning of the book‚ the man‚ who was Wormwood’s patient‚ became a Christian. The idea of Christianity was still very new in his mind‚ and he did not really understand what he was supposed to do or how he was supposed to act. Screwtape used this confusion as an opportunity to distract the patient from God. In letter two‚ Screwtape told Wormwood to make sure that when the patient went to church‚ he would notice

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    of communication due to the capabilities of modern mobile phones‚ they have proven to be a menace to society. This is in large part due to the distraction that they play and the laziness that they encourage. These negative side affects have been witnessed in the workplace‚ schools and even worse‚ whilst driving vehicles. The consequences of the distractions caused by mobile phones can range from simple to ultimately a deadly consequence. This is supported by dictionary definitions of the term menace

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    fights with other students or obtaining a job later in life. When a student is home schooled the distractions of other students is at a lower risk‚ although they can still communicate through cyber space. Though essential for home school‚ this may cause distractions within itself. The ability to steer away from schoolwork to play Internet games or socialize through digital communications is a major distraction alone. On the other hand‚ this could limit their ability to learn how to socialize affectively

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    Love: Motivation or Distraction? Love is something that everyone desires‚ but when the thought of love takes over your thought process; it can be very dangerous. First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross knows the feeling of love and its dangerous effects. Lieutenant Cross is currently at war in Vietnam and he is repeatedly visited by the thought of his lover Martha. Martha is a student at Mount Sebastian College in New Jersey‚ and this is where the lieutenant fell in love. He took her to a movie and during

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    Driving is a complex task that involves the coordination of many cognitive systems such as perception‚ attention‚ motor control‚ working memory and decision making. This means that while driving we must be able to process activity on the road using our mirrors and instrument displays‚ process sounds of vehicles around us‚ look out for pedestrians and test the stability of our own vehicles‚ while combining numerous motor skills like using the steering‚ brakes and accelerator (Cheour‚ 2011). Based

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    invasion of privacy in the schools . One of the best ways we can protect the privacy of every student is to ban cell phones from school during the school day. During the school day‚ students need to be focused on classroom instruction without distractions.

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