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    3-in-10 surf the net. And surprisingly‚ 1-in-10 video chat (AT&T).” “7-in-10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving (AT&T).” “A recent AT&T survey found that 97 percent of teens say they know that texting is dangerous. The survey also found: 75 percent of teens surveyed say that texting while driving is “common” among their friends; Almost all teens (89 percent) expect a reply to a text or email within five minutes or less; And 77

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    As years continue to pass‚ texting and driving is steadily becoming more of a problem in our society. At this point in time‚ a lot of kids at a young age are getting cell phones and also getting the driver’s license when they are just 16 years old. At such a young age‚ the phone that teens have become their identity which carries over to poor driving habits. AT&T noticed this problem which gave them the lead to go ahead and start the It Can Wait campaign. Texting and driving becomes a problem

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    Explore the features that show these written communications are close to spoken language and the attitudes that different people have to the effects of these new hybrid languages. Over the last two decades‚ with the explosive use of mobile phones‚ texting has developed into a multi-modal ‘language’ or ‘hybrid language’ in its own right‚ containing elements of spoken language. Such forms of communication act as a written down version of a spoken conversation: whilst written they maintain the overall

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    Texting and driving is the leading cause of fatal accidents in teenages and adults between the ages of 16 to 25. Now you may believe that you yourself are not the problem‚ but other drivers around you may be. Our goal is to get people to realize that is is is affecting everyone on the road‚ even pedestrians. We believe that by improving our understanding of how mental and physical distractions impair drivers; we can work towards finding a universal solution to the problem at hand. We all know a friend

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    individuals are continuously texting their peers or using social media when they are present in a classroom or lecture. With that being said‚ technology in the classroom can be disruptive and decrease performance. This study investigates the influence of classroom texting on ability to learn and recollection of lecture material. As most individuals would expect‚ interruptions can disturb the absorption of content and cause difficulty when

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    manslaughter and after pleading guilty received two misdemeanor counts of vehicular manslaughter and two misdemeanor counts of inattentive driving (Masters 2). Gossipers at our high school all had the incorrect first assumption that the accident was due to texting while driving‚ which makes a statement in itself about how common of a practice it is by teenagers. Lacy’s horrible inattentive driving record with multiple minor accidents‚ holds evidence to the theory that teens will continue to practice poor habits

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    Trouble Texting Did you ever text and drive? If you did‚ did you ever get hurt? I know people that regret using their phone and driving. You can look down for just five seconds and anything can happen. You can hurt yourself and many others. Texting and driving is a law. But‚ people still do it. It doesn’t matter if you do it at a stopping point. It is still wrong. Somebody can hit you because they are texting and driving. So many bad things can happen. Texting and driving can hurt many people

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    Why Texting and Driving Is Illegal Why would I choose why “texting and driving is illegal?” Well first‚ it’s against the law. Second‚ it’s dangerous; third whoever does it is dumb. The rest of the reasons and why I don’t do it is later on. First question is‚ “why do people do it?” Well first is they’re dumb. And they think no one will see it‚ but guess what? THEY WILL! Another is they don’t know what they’re doing. Yes‚ I get it‚ sometimes they use it for an emergency. Here’s an example‚ “If I

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    Many accidents occur today due to people texting while driving‚ or under the influence. Texting and driving is the act of sending‚ reading messages‚ email‚ or similar use of the web on the phone while operating a vehicle. Many people take the advantage of driving. Most are teenagers‚ they just learnt to drive and think they can handle it. Most teens think texting and driving is cool. It is a very dangerous thing to do behind the wheel. It’s a big distraction and causes traffic accidents. It kills

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    In today’s society ‚ cell phones play a big part in the lives of many people around the world. Tasks such as making cells‚ texting‚ taking photos and even surfing the internet have not only been made easier but have also been more possible for many more people. As a results‚ cell phones subscriptions continue to increase globally. As people continue to depend on a cell phones for their communications needs‚ these devices not only become more useful also more dangers‚ especially when used at inappropriate

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