Cell Phones in the Hands of Drivers: A Risk or a Benefit? As of 2000‚ there were about ninety million cell phone users in the United States‚ with 85% of them using their phones while on the road (Sundeen 1). Because of evidence that cell phones impair drivers by distracting them‚ some states have considered laws restricting their use in moving vehicles. Proponents of legislation correctly point out that using phones while driving can be dangerous. The extent of the danger‚ however‚ is a matter
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The use of cellular phones has spread like wild fire in the last ten years. It has become a part of everyday life for many American citizens‚ and a good number of people depend on them to carry out daily operations. Unfortunately‚ many of these daily operations occur while the individual is driving. As a result‚ many accidents have taken place in the last ten years due to the use of cell phones while on the road. The leads me to believe that if people can’t concentrate on the road while talking or
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Imagine going a whole day without your cell phone. Would you be able to function right? Most people I know would answer no to this question. Now imagine going a whole week without your cell phone. Would you go insane just thinking about not having your cell phone? I know that I would not go insane‚ but my friends would say otherwise. Now‚ I would like for you to imagine there was no cell phones in the world for an entire month‚ year‚ decade‚ and century. How would you react? Me‚ I would be just fine
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Chrissy Strawn Dr. Nester Eng. 1010 09.05.2009 A Comparison of Land Line Telephones vs. Cell Phones What would man do without the telephone? The telephone has made the world a much smaller place for everyone. Not only that‚ it has become ubiquitous in the world. The telephone has evolved as well. We now have phones we can carry with us where ever and whenever we choose. But what of the necessities of telephone use can we live with in this world of ever changing technology? Let’s
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The effects of technology on society will always be a double edged sword. The debate is a never ending one‚ in which both sides have valid and compelling arguments. The Industrial Revolution reduced manual labor in the long run‚ but had negative consequences such as child labor and sweatshop conditions. Nuclear Power reduces the cost of producing energy‚ but raises serious environmental issues like pollution and radiation. In this day in age refusing to assimilate to at least some form of modern
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Cell phones are one of the most important creations ever since the telephone itself. With the creation of the telephone we were able to communicate with other human beings all across the world thus allowing us to communicate valuable information to family‚ and friends. This invention also created various job opportunities to many people in the form of telemarketing. You can quite clearly see how amazing the invention of the telephone is and it has gone through many innovations‚ the most important
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Cell Phones and Driving In today’s society we’ve all become attached to our cell phones. Cell phones make our lives easier in many ways we can check our email‚ receive phone calls‚ send text messages‚ listen to music‚ and take pictures‚ all at our finger tips. With all this convenience‚ however there is a dangerous side to cell phones‚ and that’s when we use them while driving. Most of us are guilty of using cell phones while driving‚ but have we ever thought about its danger? Five states plus
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Question 1 1.0 Introduction When I have been on different school placements during my time at the College there has always been one thing I have paid more attention to and noticed in every school. This situation is a very common thing among students in Malaysia and also occurs among people who normally use more than one language. This phenomenon is called code-switching and usually happened in bilingual societies. What is code-switching? It is when a person mixes two languages in a single sentence
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Since the last decade‚ cell phone use has gained a tremendous amount of popularity throughout society attracting audiences of all ages. Over the years‚ technology has significantly improved from what it used to be—cell phones especially. Cell phones are no longer simple mobile device with a dial pad that help individuals communicate with one other as they have now evolved into so much more than an old-fashioned cell phone. Today‚ aside from being a telephone‚ they now may include a camera‚ a radio
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What benefits will give us a cell phone in class? Well since technology is so advanced now a days using a cell phone in class will allow us to look for something online if needed to. And now cell phones have lots of apps that are very helpful when used for study purposes‚ for example instead of buying a book you can just download it from the internet to your phone. By listening to music lots of students concentrate better while studying and that way they get more interested in class. And fewer students
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