CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Project Context As technology grows fast‚ certain advancements are being developed nowadays and life is getting even better to live with. It makes every task as easy as possible and nothing seems too tiring if human tasks are aided with technology. It can be applied in any aspects of life. Computer technology would be the first on the list that provides great potential for improving effectiveness and efficiency of the information system. The Short Message Service (SMS)
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decided to text her mother‚ distracting her from the road ahead. Instead of hitting the send button‚ Brittany’s life hit the end button‚ as she drove off an embankment‚ went airborne‚ and smashed into a utility pole (Friedman‚ pars. 2-4). Stories like Brittany’s raise questions over whether or not texting while driving should be banned. Nowadays it is growing exceedingly common to see drivers using the texting application while maneuvering their vehicle. To end the use of text messaging while operating
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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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red light after messaging on Facebook for eight minutes. She kills a Minnesota man and his 10-year-old daughter. According to the Chicago Tribune‚ these are all accidents that happened because one person decided to look down at their phone for a quick minute. This raises the issue of the use of cell phones while driving. Although it is nice to use a phone while driving‚ putting yourself and others in danger should be a primary offense. What would
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Brainstorming Outline: I. Introduction a. Thesis statement: In this paper‚ I will discuss how the frequent use of text messaging by teens today negatively affects literacy and I will offer suggestions that parents and teachers can implement and teach in order to raise reading‚ writing‚ and vocabulary skills. Since the technological phenomenon towards the end of the 20th century‚ text messaging has been widely used by cellphone users‚ specifically teenagers‚ in order to get their conversations across
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An article entitled “Distracted Driving” by the NHTSA states‚ “Texting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph‚ that’s like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed”(NHTSA). Although distracted driving is a dilemma that should be addressed whilst learning how to drive a vehicle
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the road and therefore have to always be on the look out for every thing that is moving around you‚ on the other hand texting is so popular in our times that it is being combined with driving. Deadly combinations as you have already seen. Teens can text a mile a minute‚ and most are aware of its dangers. All the more adults are also guilty of doing this. In a survey done by www.consumerreports.org they state‚ “Secretary of Transportation‚ Ray LaHood has called distracted driving a deadly epidemic
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of life. Language is no exception. Some language researchers argue that written language is deteriorating due to the increase usage of electronic communication. The present study investigated 50 mobile phone users selected randomly using Short Messaging Service (SMS) as one of their daily communication tools with the purpose to find out whether SMS language will cause written language deterioration in Malaysia. SMS language is defined as using abbreviations‚ newly created words‚ code-switching
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Cell Phones and Driving In today’s society we’ve all become attached to our cell phones. Cell phones make our lives easier in many ways we can check our email‚ receive phone calls‚ send text messages‚ listen to music‚ and take pictures‚ all at our finger tips. With all this convenience‚ however there is a dangerous side to cell phones‚ and that’s when we use them while driving. Most of us are guilty of using cell phones while driving‚ but have we ever thought about its danger? Five states plus
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want to send SMS through our Application Software‚ which will help us to write SMS with the keyboard and it will make a user friendly environment to send SMS. METHODOLOGY: We use a SMS Toolkit called ActiveX/COM component which provides SMS messaging functionality. With this Toolkit‚ we can send and receive SMS messages via a: 1. GSM modem; 2. GSM phone; Requirements: 1. We use visual basic 6.0 as our main programming language. 2. Access as database to store phonebook and our sent SMS
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