Texting While Driving Did you know that in 2011 23% of auto collisions involved cell phones? That is 1.3 MILLION crashes (D7 R.W). Cell phones are huge distractions and are especially dangerous on the road. Being in a huge‚ fast‚ and solid peice of metal‚ you don’t need any distractions. I’m Renae and this is Karli. I would like for you to think before picking up that phone in the car. One of the big obvious reasons is that it is extremely dangerous (2C R.W) and nearly 500‚00 people are injured
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The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. Accidents due to texting and driving are becoming more popular and more frequent. A texting driver is twenty-three times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver. When the cell phone was first invented it was made as a personal safety device especially if a person lived alone or some distance from family members. Many of us may line in regions of the country where sudden tornado or hurricanes
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Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences‚ 5(11): 1218-1224‚ 2011 ISSN 1991-8178 Effects of Instructional Games on Facilitating of Students’ Vocabulary Learning 1 (Romana) Iran Dolati and 2Peyman Mikaili 1 Department of Language‚ Mahabd Branch‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Mahabad‚ Iran. Department of Pharmacology‚ Faculty of Medicine‚ Urmia University of Medical Sciences‚ Urmia‚ Iran. 2 Abstract: Teaching a new language to the young learners of other languages can be considered as a challenging
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Which of the five moral dimensions on the information system identified in this text is involved in this case? My conclusion in this case is that people have the right and freedom for acting as they want (in this case texting while driving) but at the same time they have the obligation to consider the lives of other people that have the immeasurable right to be safe and sound while driving. Therefore‚ when drivers get involved in car accidents they must be held accountable and liable for the harm
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The recent phenomenon of ‘texting’ only began in 1992‚ however children starting texting in the early 2000’s. So why is it thought that children are doing the majority of the texting? The most common assumption is that is that teenagers are filling their text messages with abbreviations and misspelling all of their words‚ however David Crystal a professor of linguistics has done many different studies which show that 80% of the people who are texting are adults and only 10% of the words are abbreviated
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IELTS Vocabulary: How something works A. Look at these sentences and decide which object is being described in each one. Use the words in bold to help you. You will find the objects hidden in the word grid at the bottom of the page. 1. The most important part of this object is a strip of two different metals‚ one on top of the other. As they heat up‚ both metals expand‚ but one does it faster than the other. The strip bends and connects with a switch‚ which turns off the power supply. When the strip cools
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6th Grade Science Vocabulary List 1. Qualitative Observation- To study by using the 5 senses- things you see‚ hear‚ feel‚ smell‚ and taste. 2. Quantitative Observation- to study and look for numbers-measurements‚ values‚ and quantities. 3. Dependent Variable- the variable a scientist observes or measures during an experiment. 4. Independent Variable- The factor that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects the dependent variable.
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Philippines have become the “texting capital of the world.” (www.aldersgate-college.com) When people send text messages‚ they need the speed of the communication as it is essential to the conversation. Some people even have virtual “text conversations” whereby two people will send numerous text messages back and forth in almost similar manner as if they were speaking to each other directly face to face. An entirely new culture of “text speak” has emerged. This involves texting using abbreviations and
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The Use of Cell Phones While Driving One of the most popular innovations in automotive travel in the past decade has nothing to do with the automobile itself‚ the people who drive them‚ or the roads over which they operate. Rather‚ it is the ability to carry on telephone conversations while driving. In today’s society‚ our technology is more advanced than ever before. Text messaging‚ like most modern technological devices‚ has its benefits and drawbacks. One of the most dangerous drawbacks is when
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Citations: SENGUPTA‚ SOMINI. "Half of America Is Using Social Networks." Bits Half of America Is Using Social Networks Comments. The New York Times‚ 26 Aug. 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. The SUMMARY/CRITIQUE PEER EDIT/GRADING SLIP for Social Media/Texting Packet Essay
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