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    Why Texting and Driving Is Illegal Why would I choose why “texting and driving is illegal?” Well first‚ it’s against the law. Second‚ it’s dangerous; third whoever does it is dumb. The rest of the reasons and why I don’t do it is later on. First question is‚ “why do people do it?” Well first is they’re dumb. And they think no one will see it‚ but guess what? THEY WILL! Another is they don’t know what they’re doing. Yes‚ I get it‚ sometimes they use it for an emergency. Here’s an example‚ “If I

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    Jonathan Swift‚ author of “A Modest Proposal”‚ wrote about the starving people of Ireland in the early 1700′s.   The purpose of his argument is to raise awareness to the wealthy of the issue.  Swift‚ a priest at St. Patrick’s Cathedral composed the satirical essay due to his want for a resolution for the underprivileged people in Ireland.   Swift wants to bring the issue to light for the wealthy Irish class.  Swift assumes that his audience will be upset and bothered by his suggestion to sell and

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    Trouble Texting Did you ever text and drive? If you did‚ did you ever get hurt? I know people that regret using their phone and driving. You can look down for just five seconds and anything can happen. You can hurt yourself and many others. Texting and driving is a law. But‚ people still do it. It doesn’t matter if you do it at a stopping point. It is still wrong. Somebody can hit you because they are texting and driving. So many bad things can happen. Texting and driving can hurt many people

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    Irony in "A Modest Proposal" The pamphlet by Jonathan Swift‚ originally titled‚ "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country‚ and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public‚" starts out as an absurd attempt at solving the poverty and famine problem in Ireland. The proposal solves the problem but is in complete conflict with our ethical and moral values. However‚ his proposal is not to be taken literally and is actually part

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    Texting and Driving Essay 49 Percent of all drivers admit to texting and driving‚ well in fact there are way more people who probably text and drive. This is alarming that 49 percent of drivers still text while driving while 98 percent of drivers know it is dangerous. In 2011 it was reported that 23 percent of all automobile accidents involved a cell phone that’s two million crashes. The minimal amount of time it takes to send a text message is 5 seconds that means if you are driving at 55 miles

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    Guy‚ Tiffany Comp 1 19 May 2015 My Response to “A Modest Proposal” By Jonathan Swift When I begin reading Jonathan Swifts‚ A Modest Proposal‚ I was confused as to why any human being would even think about offering others’ children to eat in an effort to reduce poverty‚ as a suggestion. Though I disagreed and was a bit confused‚ his argument had some very persuasive points that held truth. Jonathan Swift was born to an affluent Irish family; he was an ordained minister‚ very well educated‚ and

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    Cell Phones and Driving‚ Never Ending Fight Cell Phones and Driving‚ the Never Ending Fight It’s a difficult issue‚ and everyone is going to have their own opinions‚ but I believe that talking on cell phones while driving should not be illegal‚ while texting and driving at the same time should be band. The issues have been around since cell phones were first introduced to the public. Some people agree that cell phone can be used when driving‚ even if they are texting‚ while others disagree

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    Many accidents occur today due to people texting while driving‚ or under the influence. Texting and driving is the act of sending‚ reading messages‚ email‚ or similar use of the web on the phone while operating a vehicle. Many people take the advantage of driving. Most are teenagers‚ they just learnt to drive and think they can handle it. Most teens think texting and driving is cool. It is a very dangerous thing to do behind the wheel. It’s a big distraction and causes traffic accidents. It kills

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    everyone who is connected online. There’s a chance that the people who see this online are the people who are using their phones while driving. One hashtag that went viral was “ItCanWait‚” this then gave people awareness of the issue of texting and driving. A website was created for it where people can share their pledge to not text and drive (“Distracted Driving‚” n.d). This is putting a some reinforcement on the people who pledge because its a way of them commiting to something and standing up

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    In today’s society ‚ cell phones play a big part in the lives of many people around the world. Tasks such as making cells‚ texting‚ taking photos and even surfing the internet have not only been made easier but have also been more possible for many more people. As a results‚ cell phones subscriptions continue to increase globally. As people continue to depend on a cell phones for their communications needs‚ these devices not only become more useful also more dangers‚ especially when used at inappropriate

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