Texting While Driving When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert‚ we are irritated‚ but at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road‚ irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating they are dangerous. One of the most dangerous distractions for drivers remains to be texting while driving. As reported by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute‚ it is 23 times more likely that a driver will crash while texting and driving (www. http://safetextingcampaign.com)
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Throughout the semester I was able to improve my writing skills through a variety of ways. I learned many new skills and techniques to help improve my writing skills. I learned that I need to continue working on my grammar: first‚ correcting run-on sentences and fragmented sentences‚ second‚ improving my understanding of the readings to help connect ideas‚ evaluate examples‚ and develop details‚ and finally improving my public speaking skills. Beginning of the semester I was having numerous problems
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techniques to demonstrate a pupil’s writing skills. • Creative writing: The main purpose for creative writing is to keep the reader entertained. Examples of creative writing are: • Expressive writing focuses on the individual writing‚ it shares their thoughts‚ feelings‚ and experiences. When writing about a topic‚ they will express their opinions‚ thoughts‚ ideas‚ and feelings. They can produce expressive writing in poetry‚ diary‚ letters‚ and free writing. Expressive writing is also a great to use in the
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each other‚ even if they are in the same room. They text message. One might naively think that texting isn’t so bad because at least children are expressing themselves in words and practicing their spelling‚ almost like letter writing. Not so; quite the contrary! Children are using what used to be called inventive spelling. That is spelling words the way that they sound. For example‚ when students express dismay in text they write “OMG”. This means Oh‚ my God! When they want to know where you
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The Effects of Social Media on Communication Skills May 20‚ 2013 Abstract This paper summarizes the effects of social media on hindering communication skills and reducing social activity in the world. Each reason is supported by evidence by referring to four published books and some articles online. It focuses mainly on social media via the Web‚ such as‚ Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and MySpace‚ to which many of the youth are exposed to nowadays‚ and this exposure has led to addiction. This paper
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POSSIBLE RAESONS FOR DECLINE IN READING SKILLS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A comparative study by the ministry of education shows a worrying downward trend in reading skills. This is evident from the dismal performance in reading skill test undertaken by the students. Furthermore‚ according to a comprehensive U.S.-wide study of reading skills by the National Endowment for the Arts. (2007).Americans reading a lot less: a study on reading skills. Retrieved from www.washingtonpost.com .in Washington
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Excellent study skills and information literacy are essential for the successful path of education in every student’s life. Nowadays‚ students face more challenges in their daily tasks and duty due to the accelerating progress of information‚ communication and technology. They have step their feet into the zone of competition among others to obtain outstanding achievements in each thing they perform. So‚ how are they going to ensure if they could acquire these meets and criteria to express themselves
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Texting while driving has become more common in today’s society and while seemingly innocent‚ the act of texting while driving can also be one of the most dangerous and possibly fatal forms of communications. Whether the driver is texting‚ emailing or talking on the cellular device it can cost many lives. Cellular device texting is the number one distraction in the United States. Twenty-eight percent of traffic accidents happen when people text while driving. Why do people text and drive
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teaching‚ using the computer is a big help. There are many application programs that were being released. The most common one is the Microsoft office application program. This program creates an easier interaction between the students and the teacher. Internet guides the students in their research/assignments for easier purpose. No need for them to go to the library and manually search for the
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The semester project will help improve my writing skills and help me gain confidence in my writing abilities. The Table of Studies challenged me in a new way. After completing the assignment‚ I find it much easier to read journal articles and determine the important information that is relevant to my topic. The grade I received did not reflect my overall abilities‚ and I was disappointed. I expected to receive an A on the assignment. Therefore my actual grade was slightly disappointing. I made several
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