Citations: SENGUPTA‚ SOMINI. "Half of America Is Using Social Networks." Bits Half of America Is Using Social Networks Comments. The New York Times‚ 26 Aug. 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. The SUMMARY/CRITIQUE PEER EDIT/GRADING SLIP for Social Media/Texting Packet Essay
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Texting and Driving OutlineBarbara PoeComm. / 21810 -06-2014John BiroTexting and Driving OutlineIntroduction Hello my name is Barbara Poe‚ my goal today is to convince teens that texting and driving can be hazardous to their lives and everyone else on the roads they travel. I will be trying to persuade them not to text while driving by giving them scary statics. I will be asking teen drivers to take the pledge not to text and drive. Texting and driving is: A. Distractive driving – Taking
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drinking and texting behind the wheel. This example goes to show that every choice comes with a price. In this case the driver chooses to go behind the wheel while intoxicated and chose to text behind the wheel that resulted in a horrific accident that hurt the lives of many. As of 2008 data from the article driving while distracted 6‚000 people died in car accidents because of distracted driving. First‚ I will be informing you on the pros and cons of banning texting while driving‚ secondly‚ I will
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boyfriend‚ but you over sleep. You wake up all panicy‚ youre already an hour late. You don’t want them to think you stood them out so you don’t even bother changing your clothes or fixing your hair. So you jet off in a rush and head to the car. As you’re driving you decide to send them a text to let them know you didn’t forget and you’re on your way… little did you know you were on your way to the hospital‚ with a pit stop at the county jail. It turns out that in those 2 seconds where you were looking at
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how many of you have talked on your cell phone while driving? 1. I’m pretty sure all of you have. 2. I know I am defiantly guilty of this. B. We all know texting and driving is illegal right? 1. Talking on the phone and driving is just fine. 2. There’s no law in Virginia against this 3. even in states that do have laws about this‚ you still can use wireless devices. 4. So no one really thinks that talking on the phone while driving is dangerous. C. But why not? II
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Texting while driving is one of the most common causes of accidents on roads. This is because texting while driving results in physical‚ visual and cognitive distraction. It greatly increases the amount of time a driver spends not looking at the road. It is a very serious distraction that can cost you your life or the lives of other people. According to recent research by Queensland’s RACQ‚ using a mobile phone in general can relay reaction time as much as having a blood alcohol content of 0.08%
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Stop Using Cellphones While Driving Driving while talking on a cell phone‚ even hands-free‚ is the equivalent of driving drunk. Cellular use while driving is common‚ but dangerous. Due to the number of accidents that are related to cell phone use while driving‚ some jurisdictions have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. Drivers who use a handheld device are four times more likely to get into a crash serious enough to cause injury. At any given moment during the daylight hours‚
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Dangers of Texting and DrivingPublic SpeakingCOMS2303October 14‚ 2014Dangers of Texting and DrivingI think texting and driving is dangerous and whether or not it has affected you as of now‚ statistics show it could in the future. Did you know that texting while driving is now one of the most common distractions that take a driver’s eyes off the road today? Imagine if someone in your family‚ your mom‚ dad‚ or sibling were killed by a driver who was texting‚ how would you feel? Would you think‚ was
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Devin Leonard ENG-103 Draft No. 3 March 7‚ 2013 Don’t have another boring weekend‚ and go throw a party! Throwing a raging party is a great way to have spice up your weekend. But what if someone doesn’t know how to pull off a raging party? Throwing a raging party actually isn’t that difficult to do if you plan‚ and prepare yourself for one. Some things someone should consider when throwing a raging party are location‚ supplies‚ food and drinks‚ and entertainment. When throwing a raging
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Stop Texting While Driving Introduction I. Attention Getter- audience participation/ survey a. How many of own a cell phone with texting privileges? b. Now how many of you have ever texted while driving? II. Thesis Statement- Did you know that texting while driving can be more dangerous than driving while drunk? III. Credibility- I found these statistics along with other information on drivinglaws.org and various other sites. IV. Preview- Today I will be discussing statistics‚ a few laws
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