Are Cell Phones a Distraction? Cell phone distractions have been a major problem in society for many years. They are distractions in vehicles‚ and sometimes in classrooms‚ but cell phones are not always distractions and can help benefit the students in the classroom. Cell phone distraction has been a major issue for a long time‚ and some people see them as distractions while others see them as helpful tools. My perceptive show students‚ teachers and police officers on how cell phones benefit and
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Distractions While Driving Have you ever gotten distracted while driving in a car? Every day that you watch the news you either hear of someone getting into a car accident‚ by either talking or texting on a cell phone. It is becoming increasingly common for people to wreck due to distractions while driving. Talking and texting are just a couple ways that people get distracted while driving. According to The U.S. Department of Transportation‚ in 2008‚ about twenty percent of all crashes in the year
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Anthony Shaw 12/8/09 English 10 Should Cell Phone Use Be Banned In Cars? Cell phone use in cars is very common in the U.S. This is mostly due to the fact that technology is readily at our fingertips. Also‚ since lots of people commute to their jobs each day‚ they use their phones on the go to check their email or perform other tasks. Many people use either a hand-held cell phone‚ Bluetooth headset‚ or some sort of in-car‚ voice activated technology‚ such as SYNC‚ which is offered in several
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1 There are so many different studies on whether cell phone use in college classes potentially affects their learning ability. Through the criteria’s of statistics‚ expert opinion‚ and the use of scientific process I’m going to compare the scientific credibility of two different articles. One being from NBC News and the other being a peer reviewed journal article. Whether you’re in middle school‚ high school‚ or college this information is important to know because it can
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April 2013 “Are Cell Phones Ruining Society?” Cell phones are not just a privilege in people’s lives anymore but have become a necessity in order for people to function on a daily basis. Not a minute goes by where cell phones aren’t being used somewhere at some time. The average American looks at their phone 150 times per day. That works out to once every 6.5 minutes of every hour that the average person is awake. (Glaser) As high as those numbers are‚ the usage of cell phones will only continue
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9/16/173rd Cellphone In my opinion i think using a cellphone while driving should be illegal because people could get in an accident. One reason i think cell phones should stay illegal while driving is because your insurance rate goes up. When your insurance company finds out that you have been cited for texting while driving your insurance may go up or possibly your policy will be dropped. Texting while driving could be very expensive whether you get pulled over and given a ticket or
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at their phones most of the time. The cell phone has changed the way people communicate with each other. Before modern technology‚ if you wanted to talk to someone‚ you would have to walk up to them in person. Now with a cell phone‚ they can just shoot a text message to someone‚ go on social media or call the person. When talking about cell phones‚ people would only think of the beneficial things that it brings. Although cell phones have so many benefits‚ I still believe that cell phones are a threat
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of 18 and 24 are texting while driving. Texting while driving should be illegal. Texting causes crashes‚ injury‚ and possible death. Texting and driving is a huge problem in America‚ especially among teens and young adults. One reason why texting and driving should be illegal is it distracts the driver from the road. Another reason why is because it endangers the drivers around the person who is texting. The third reason why is because teens and young adults lack driving experience and combined with
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Texting While Driving With the advent of the smartphone‚ life has become much easier for all of us. We can now make a phone call‚ text‚ access social media sites and other pertinent applications all from one device. While the advances in the cellphone industry are amazing‚ they have come with dire consequences. Texting while driving has now become the leading cause of death of teenagers in the United States‚ overtaking drunk driving. Nearly every teenager looks forward to driving‚ it represents
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December 29‚ 2009. While texting a friend she struck a guardrail doing about sixty miles per hour‚ causing her car to flip and slide down into a ditch costing her‚ her life. Texting while driving is a senseless way for people to be injured or even killed. Just imagine living out your life feeling as thou you could have prevented a death‚ or even life-long injury of a friend‚ family member‚ or an innocent civilian just by setting down your phone‚ and focusing on driving. Thinking about it
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