Texting is a very common way to communicate with others. People text for many reasons‚ texting is easier than being on the phone. Another reason for texting to become so common is because people like having the privacy of talking to someone via text message‚ when they are in public places. Texting also have disadvantages‚ it is very dangerous to text while driving‚ texting while driving is often causing a lot of car crashes. People have to be careful with their actions‚ and chose not to text while
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Is Texting Harmful? Ashley Robertson ELA B 10b Words June 1st 2013 Is texting harmful? Is it effecting younger generations? Teenagers and adults text when crossing the street and during meal times. They do it throughout the day at school and late at night. Some people even do it so much that there thumbs begin to hurt. People often and send and receive an average of 2‚272 text messages per month. That’s about 80 messages a day and the amount of text messages can
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THE PERILS OF TEXTING Cell phones have become a staple of modern society. Nearly everyone has them‚ and people carry and use them at all hours of the day. For the most part‚ this is a good thing: the benefits of staying connected at any time and at any location are considerable. But if you’re like most Americans‚ you may regularly talk on the phone or even text while at the wheel of a car. This dangerous behavior has resulted in increasing numbers of accidents and fatalities caused by cell phone
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Driving can be stressful for everyone. Even though it is the most convenient way to arrive to our destination today‚ it can be extremely challenging. The problem is not driving because that is pretty simple‚ it is the people who are out there sharing the road with you. I have only been driving for about a year now‚ but I have seen some reckless drivers. For instance‚ some drivers can be in a hurry‚ oblivious‚ or even filled with rage. Naturally I understand if someone is speeding past me because
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In “Should Text Messaging While Driving Be Banned? NO‚" Editor Radley Balko explains that we need to get over the idea that with a new law we can solve every bad habit and to stop passing laws that will be enforced for the reason that we have to do something about a problem. Radley Balko argues against a proposal to impose a law banning text messaging while driving in the U.S. Texting while driving should not be banned is the issue addressed in his article. The thesis of Balko’s article is that it’s
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Reckless Teen Driving: Teenagers’ Mistakes that Cause Their Accidents I had a first-hand experience with the problem of reckless teen driving. It was a sunny Saturday in mid July 2006‚ when my friend‚ with a slow and trembling voice‚ announced to me that a person‚ who means unimaginably a lot to me‚ had a car accident. That exact moment my whole world was crushed. I couldn’t ask why‚ how‚ or when. The only words that came out of my mouth were‚ “Is he all right?” I got no response.
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Proliferation of Texting by Teenagers Texting and social media are getting to be more of an integral part of the lives of future generations. More and more teenagers are getting to connect with the outside world online. In the passage‚ the author talks about the proliferation of texting by teenagers and the pros and the cons of having teens using social media. She adds reinforcing evidence to get the data to be more accurate. The author builds her argument‚ that social media affects teens‚ by including
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Four teens are lucky to have survived a December 26 car crash. The teens were traveling along Route 46 when the driver and front seat passenger started fooling around. The passenger grabbed the steering wheel‚ causing the vehicle to veer off the road. The car slid on the grass‚ struck two snow plow blades‚ and ultimately came to a stop between two parked vehicles. Although all four occupants of the vehicle complained of pain‚ none of them were hurt enough to seek medical attention. While these four
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Name: Ja’Wuan Copeland Teen Driving Issues Project Topic: Road Rage Part 1 - Identify the Issue Why is this a problem especially for teen drivers. It’s a problem for teen drivers because their temper and may use the car as a weapon against the other driver. The result of being behind the wheel driving aggressively may cause the teen to get pulled over by law enforcement to prevent
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100-03 16 Feb. 2011 Disadvantages of Texting Texting on the phone while driving can be a very dangerous thing to do. As someone looks at the phone and concentrates on the text messages‚ they will become distracted from driving. Distracted drivers can cause car accidents and injuries or death to themselves or others. Texting causes delayed reactions‚ which increase the chance of getting into an accident. According to Cary Aspinwall‚ when texting while driving‚ drivers take their eyes off the road
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