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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it has helped. Also‚ marijuana can be used as a medicine to treat many life threatening illnesses. The legalization of marijuana will generate enormous tax revenue‚ reduce crime‚ and give sick patients a new effective medicine. Enforcing cannabis laws costs an estimated $10-15 billion annually (Nadelmann “An end to marijuana prohibition”). This enormous amount of money could be used for many other things‚ but instead is being wasted. Marijuana prohibition is a failure. In fact‚ even though marijuana
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Texting While Driving: A Killing Addiction How often are drivers distracted while driving without even knowing it? Playing with the radio‚ adjusting the mirrors‚ drinking a beverage‚ are all forms of distracted driving‚ but the king of them all is most certainly texting. Jason Gage‚ an everyday driver‚ was coming home from work on a perfect night in May of 2011‚ when he struck and killed a walking college student named Kyle Rowley. The police believed that Gage was probably viewing or sending a
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The New Texting Language: Bilingual or Lazy? The use of cell phones has taken over this generation’s communication with each other. According to Timothy Barranco‚ he says that in “Today’s society the youth are becoming bilingual without even realizing it.” (Barranco Pg.27) The author analyzes whether the texting language can be considered a second language‚ or is the new language just another way for Americans to diminish the English language. In the article “A Way with Words‚ or Away with Words:
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English 1101 October 16‚ 2013 Is There a Solution to the Dangers of Distracted Driving? Recently “Texas college student Chance Bothe’s last words prior to driving his truck off a cliff were in the form of a text message: “I need to quit texting‚ because I could die in a car accident.” He miraculously survived‚ but Bothe’s story has become an ironic example of the dangers of texting while driving” (Zafar). Distracted driving has become a worldwide problem that is ending/injuring the lives of hundreds
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DISTRACTED DRIVING Multitasking has developed into an essential part of people’s lives and it is expected of human beings to be able to multitask at a high level (Madden 15). This expectation has begun to cause many problems in the modern world with distractions such as texting‚ Facebook chat‚ and‚ Twitter‚ games‚ and social media in general. From the moment people wake up‚ they begin checking their phone‚ to see if anything interesting is going on‚ check the weather‚ search through social
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Collin Brozek Scott Harber Comp. I April 14th‚ 2013 Argument Essay There are a plethora of reasons why pop and soft-drinks are bad for personal health as well as the environment. Never the less there have been an increase of obesity cases and children with diabetes caused solely by the consumption of sugar filled beverages. The consumption of soft-drinks and other carbonated beverages have multiple negative effects‚ and I want to briefly cover ten or so reason as to why soda is hazardous to
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“When Texting is wrong” Summary The author of this essay is Randy Cohen. This essay is about the harmfulness of texting at inappropriate times. There is argument about different age groups‚ older people may not care if they are not allowed to text during business hours as where younger people who have grown up texting and is a part of their everyday life‚ may have different views. Analysis Some people say texting is an interruption and rude. Others don’t mind it. There is also harm in
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Breshun Thompson Mr. Trimm EN 1113-45 18 Mar 2013 The Influence of Gender on Career Choices “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” This quote by Roy Disney greatly inspires my argumentative research essay. Throughout my exploratory essay‚ I found that there is a slight effect on being raised in a female/male dominated family in regards to the upbringing of a child. Even though that gender could play a major role in any family involving children‚ one would think that
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person’s judgment. Their motor skills are affected‚ judging distance and judging speeds‚ their response time. These skills are vital to driving a car. So‚ common sense is if you drink you will be impaired‚ if you then try to drive a car‚ your driving will be impaired. Easy to say but so many people ignore the law and the basic common sense of not drinking and driving. Interesting that there is sort of a rule of threes: three cans of beer‚ three glasses of wine or three mixed drinks within one hour and
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