time to be concern about; however‚ a driver spending just five seconds to read a text message while driving can mean more than what most drivers anticipated. It can mean a person’s life. Sarah Rogers was only 8 years old when driving in a car with her mom. On a four-way stop sign a car crashed into their car hitting the mother’s side at 60mph. James Trolley was the driver who crashed into them and because he decided to text and drive‚ Sarah will live the rest of her life without the presence of her mother
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also have the ability to transmit and receive data. o Landline phones: Landline phones use both voice‚ and data networks. Originally it was just voice‚ then "the data network" began with dial-up modems‚ and fax machines. o SMS/ Text Messaging: Text Messaging is a data network. Cell phones pave the pathway for SMS messages. When a friend sends you an SMS message‚ the message flows through the SMSC‚ then to the tower‚ and the tower sends the message to your phone as a little packet of data
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giving them up in favor of exclusive use of their mobile phones. Since mobile phones can be used at home or in other locations‚ many people prefer to pay only for the mobile phone account‚ and to use it as their home phone when at home. Text Messaging * Text messaging is an ability of mobile phones that doesn’t exist with traditional phones. This added feature makes them preferable to land lines for many people‚ given the flexibility of sending messages at any time‚ and accessing them when it is convenient
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the modern trends of technology nowadays‚ children are prone to harmful effects that gadgetry brings. About 60 to 70% of kids around the world ages 10-17 years old are hooked up to cellular phones. They spend up to 5 or more hours calling‚ sending texts or just playing. Ma. Sheila Escuro(2009) says that‚ “Usage of this gadget can be controllable. Its up to the parents to teach their child to be responsible on their mobile phones‚ to ask them to pay-up when their mobile runs out of money. Or
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TITLE: Why Banning the Use of Cell Phones While Driving Should Be Mandatory Nationwide? A. General Purpose: Persuade B. Specific Purpose: Persuade my audience that banning the use of cell phones while driving should be mandatory nationwide. C. Central idea: Cell phones have reached extreme levels of popularity in the U.S. Everywhere you go‚ you can see people talking‚ texting‚ playing games or surfing on the Internet on their smart phones. But these devices become very dangerous when we are behind
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Development with SMS Chris Wallace Information Systems School Faculty of Computing‚ Engineering and Mathematical Sciences University of the West of England Frenchay‚ Bristol BS16 1QY chris.wallace@uwe.ac.uk Abstract ‘Texting’ or SMS mobile phone messaging is rapidly increasing in business and community use. This paper discusses the inclusion of SMS technology in the teaching of Information Systems Development. It is argued that SMS has advantages in terms of simplicity of development‚ encouragement
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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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that texting and driving is more dangerous than drinking and driving. He also believes that if people learn to balance the amount of time they spend on phones and computers‚ this will no longer be a major issue. 3. Powell‚ Dean. “Does SMS Text Messaging Help or Harm Adults’ Knowledge of Standard Spelling?” Journal of Computer Assisted Learning‚ Feb.2011. Vol.27‚ Issue 1‚ pg.58-66‚ 9p This article is about how texting affects the overall knowledge of young children and adults. Powell believes
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a chapter from Txting: The Gr8 Db8‚ he mentions‚ “Texting is just another variety of language‚ which has arisen as a result of a particular technology.” In the excerpt Crystal talks about the drawbacks and benefits of texting. His main focus in the text is how texting has influenced grammar in teenagers. But‚ are the teenagers really the only ones to blame in this situation? Is it the parents? Or maybe the teachers? Overall‚ everyone is at fault to the drawbacks‚ but the teenagers are responsible
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