Jasmyn Clark April 20th 2013 English 110 Illustration Essay A Text or The Lesson? As technology progresses‚ cell phones are becoming a useful yet harmful tool in todays society where education is concerned. Students who use their cell phones in the classroom have found themselves distracted‚ not focused on the tasks at hand‚ missing important notes.‚ and attempting to cheat. In most high schools‚ students are not allowed to use cell phones at school for any reason. Whereas in college‚ at the
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the driver from receiving or sending text messages. We have seen movements from AT&T emphasizing that “texting can wait‚ asking people to be advocates helping spread the dangers of texting and driving and also” which is promising. In this case the driver decides to turn on the driving mode on the phone which automatically disables the phone from sending and receiving texts. Hefty fines can be given to violators. Drivers can learn not to text if they know the outcomes such as these
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Ban Cell Phones While Driving Almost every American has one. Some people use them strictly for business while others strictly for leisure. Most of us use them for both. They are always at our side ready to be answered‚ receive text messages‚ check email‚ or update our Facebook status. Cellphones have almost become a necessity in society. People regularly engage in a wide variety of multitasking activities when they are behind the wheel. Data from the 2000 U.S. census indicates that drivers spend
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Driving 2. General Purpose – To inform the audience about the negative impact of texting while driving. 3. Specific Purpose – By the end of my speech‚ the audience will be better informed about how texting and driving is dangerous on the road. That‚ no text is more Important than your own life. 4. Thesis Statement – Texting while driving has become a problem into today’s society and has continued to happen. With‚ new technology gadgets constantly growing in this day an age. That according to a statistic
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distracted driving. When you text and drive‚ all three components are conjoined. A driver can be even more distracted depending the context or nature of the messages they are receiving. If a text is hurtful or angering‚ the driver may become even more distracted. On the opposite end‚ a text or phone call that delivers very exciting news can cause a driver to become distracted on the road. One way to see the big picture on this is to think about the fact that an average text takes five seconds to send
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cause of death among teens in the U.S.‚ texting while driving takes more than 3‚000 teenage lives each year. U.S. highways are introduced to new and inexperienced teenage drivers every year who do not recognize the difficulty involved in trying to text and drive. Our highways are dangerous enough because of the number of other drivers‚ poor weather and road conditions‚ therefore adding any other distractions more than triple the dangers. Texting while driving has become a greater hazard
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happened. An estimated amount of traffic injuries and deaths combined are 350‚600‚ and 330‚000 being injuries. Everyone you know has a cell phone‚ we all use them constantly‚ every minute of everyday. Knowing that it is dangerous to text and drive‚ we still do it; we text‚ play games‚ call‚ and even just look down to check the time. We are addicted to our cellular phones. Therefore‚ cell phone usage in cars should be banned and against the law in order to improve driving‚ and lead to less traffic related
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Smart Phones: Classroom Friends or Foes? It’s no surprise that these days all across the United States in any high school and in any classroom‚ one can find teenagers avidly texting under their desks or behind their text books. While texting may seem innocent enough to the students committing the act‚ it also proposes the danger and risk that the student could be getting answers for the quiz that they are taking from a friend that’s outside the classroom. The introduction of smart phones‚ such
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driving. 37 states and D.C restricted novice drivers from all cellphones use and 46 states and D.C banned text messaging for all drivers. Many states already have some sort of ban against distracted driving‚ so it’s important to follow the law and prevent car accidents. There are many reasons why someone are distracted while driving‚ but not all of them are justifiable. Many people may text and drive‚ because they think they have the abilities to multitask or they just can’t accept the fact that
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Well studies show that people that text and drive or are intoxicated while driving have the same reaction speed‚ which is a lot slower than someone giving their full attention to their surroundings. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “An estimated 2‚700 young people
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