The art of slow reading Patrick Kingsley If you’re reading this article in print‚ chances are you’ll only get through half of what I’ve written. And if you’re reading this online‚ you might not even finish a fifth. These are the two findings from two recent research projects‚ which both suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion. The problem doesn’t just stop there: academics report that we are becoming less attentive book-readers‚ too
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Mrs. Mann English 4 21 April 2010 Texting while driving is NOT worth the risk The number one source of driver inattention is use of a cell phone. Drivers that text or talk on cell phones while driving are four times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). My first and only wreck so far‚ since I receiving my license a year ago‚ was caused because of texting while driving. Luckily I wasn’t going very fast‚ so no one
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Caused throughout the United States “Beware the Dangers of Texting While Driving.” Texting While Driving July-Aug. 2010: n. pag. http://www.google.com. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. . Cell phones have brought us a lot convenient ways to talk to people. When it comes to road safety‚ the cell phone is very hazardous. Accidents have increased dramatically since texting has become more popular and people have taken chances of texting while driving. Even the small amount of time to glance at your phone to send
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could you get done if you completed all of your required reading in 1/3 or 1/5 the time Increasing reading speed is a process of controlling fine motor movementperiod. This post is a condensed overview of principles I taught to undergraduates at Princeton University in 1998 at a seminar called the PX Project. The below was written several years ago‚ so its worded like Ivy-Leaguer pompous-ass prose‚ but the results are substantial. In fact‚ while on an airplane in China two weeks ago‚ I helped HYPERLINK
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Chau Duc Anh Reading/Writing Level 3 27 JAN 2015 Draft # ADVANTAGES OF LISTENING MUSIC WHILE STUDYING One strongly advantage of listening to music while studying is that it helps students to concentrate better. Many students often listen to music to effectively concentrate when they write an essay‚ solve math problems or read a history book. There are some background noises distract or disturb students while they are studying such as‚ the child cries‚ friends chat‚ the phone rings etc. All of these
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Title: The day‚ after forever Author: Erin Skiffington The day‚ after forever by Erin Skiffington is a sentimental story that centres four teenagers experiencing agony of a loss loved ones and how they stood up against the circumstances demonstrating the true meaning of friendship. In the first chapter of the story‚ I was devastated on how Toni lost his brother in a car accident. ‘Scott and I were like sea‚’ this quote shows how the twins are very close than anyone showing an importance of family
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First of all‚ Chapter 7 provides me concepts of Subjectivity and Identity. Identity includes self-identity and social identity. It is from the personal and the social. It is an essence that can be signified through signs of taste‚ beliefs‚ attitudes and lifestyles. However‚ subjectivity a process that how we become a person and how we experience ourselves. Baker highlight the language and identity in Chapter 7‚ he argues that language is a way to express and speaking about persons. “Language has
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The Effects Of Media On Reading Introduction Throughout time‚ advancements in technology have changed the course of history. When paper was invented‚ it changed the way we as humans kept records and how information was spread. Now‚ thousands of years later in the digital age‚ you can’t make it one calendar year without a new technological advancement. Computers‚ televisions‚ cellular phones‚ and tablets continue to change the way we receive and send information. You would be hard-pressed to find
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some ways to managed that issue of texting while driving. That would be the first way to manage this issue. They will understand and know how dangerous that texting while driving and they should deal with it seriously. According to Federal Communications Commission website‚ eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed. In spite of‚ texting while driving is a serious issue in our society
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not one of the purposes that the phones were made to serve as. While distracting drivers‚ having a part in killing‚ injuring people and making it a public concern. Obtaining a cell phone is easy considering that it is inexpensive and affordable and serves as multiple uses such as GPS‚ calling and even checking the weather outside‚ it serves as a calculator‚ and has many other features. "Studies have shown that talking on a phone while driving can increase the risk of an accident‚ but
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