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    Compare Night and “The Perils of Indifference.” Which is more powerful? Why? From my point of view‚ Night is much more powerful than The Perils of Indifference. I believe this is the case for a few reasons; It’s easier to relate to‚ provided more examples for the area of concern‚ and conveys more of a story. The first reason the book Night is more powerful than the the Perils of Indifference is because it is easier for me to relate to and sympathize with. The book is told from the perspective of

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    shortcuts‚ homophones and the ommission of non-essential letters‚ such When tweens write in techspeak‚ they often use shortcuts‚ such as homophones‚ acronyms and omissions of non-essential letters such as ’wud’ for ’would.’ But researchers say the texting is having a detrimental effect on normal rules of grammar. Mr Cingel gave middle school students in a central Pennsylvania school district a grammar test and also asked them how often they sent text messages. "Overall‚ there is evidence of a decline

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    Texting While Driving In 2011‚ at least 23% of auto collisions involved cell phones which equal 1.3 million crashes. In the year 2009 alone‚ nearly 5‚870 innocent lives were taken due to careless driving while using a cell phone behind the wheel. In statistics of Oklahoma 2008 car crashes‚ 1298 accidents were cell phone related‚ nine of which resulting in death. Overall cell phones cause roughly a quarter of all accidents in the United States. “And a rough consensus between science‚ policy‚ and

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    Think Twice about Texting and Driving “In 2010‚ 3‚092 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver and an estimated additional 416‚000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver” (Distracted Driving). Many people do not realize that texting and driving causes so many injuries and deaths. People believe that looking down at a phone for three seconds is okay and will not cause harm. They are wrong; texting while driving causes more accidents than other distractions

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    react on time and got into a bad accident. Luckily she made it out alive‚ but she could have ended up losing her life. Although a lot of people text while driving‚ they never admit that they do so. As illustrated in the real life example before‚ texting while driving is very dangerous and distractive and that is why it should be made illegal. First of all‚ distraction is one of the major causes leading to accidents. From the moment of picking up the phone‚ to read a text‚ to the moment it is being

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    Texting and Driving OutlineBarbara PoeComm. / 21810 -06-2014John BiroTexting and Driving OutlineIntroduction Hello my name is Barbara Poe‚ my goal today is to convince teens that texting and driving can be hazardous to their lives and everyone else on the roads they travel. I will be trying to persuade them not to text while driving by giving them scary statics. I will be asking teen drivers to take the pledge not to text and drive. Texting and driving is: A. Distractive driving – Taking

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    acts that result in accidents such as drinking under the influence. Driving while under the influence was banned because it affects the drivers’ concentration. Doesn’t texting while driving do the same thing? When a driver is texting his/her focus is not on the road and at any moment the driver may lose control of their vehicle. Texting while driving should be banned in every state because it’s a dangerous act; this ban will decrease the amount of accidents caused by this act‚ and it will provide safety

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    The purpose of this study was to test the general theory of crime to conclude if differing levels of self-control have any effect on texting while driving and determine if those with lower levels of self-control engage in more distracted driving behaviors than those with higher levels of self-control. The study sample of two hundred and twenty seven college students at a small‚ liberal-arts university in southern Illinois. A twenty-four item scale was put together to test self-control with response

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    Academic and Communication Skills B Online marketing- the benefits and perils of social media Presented by: Tsitsi Chido Mbudzi (4307275)  Introduction  Methodology  Background information  Findings  Analysis  Conclusion  Recommendation  Overall conclusion  Authorization: This report is authorized by Madam Norizan Tan‚ who is the Managing director of Blissful enterprises‚ a local retail outlet.  The purpose statement: The purpose of

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    Habits Texting Has Caused throughout the United States “Beware the Dangers of Texting While Driving.” Texting While Driving July-Aug. 2010: n. pag. http://www.google.com. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. . Cell phones have brought us a lot convenient ways to talk to people. When it comes to road safety‚ the cell phone is very hazardous. Accidents have increased dramatically since texting has become more popular and people have taken chances of texting while driving. Even the small amount of time to glance at

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