accidents we often overlook the obvious: the perspective of the texter. My guess is that most people reading this are not teenagers‚ the most likely group to text and drive. The following essay was written before the recent efforts in Michigan to ban texting while driving. It has been edited for timeliness and length‚ but all the salient points remain. The essay was featured on Traverse City Record-Eagle’s website and was written by Traverse City West Senior High School junior Kelly Brown: …… A beep
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accident is the ultimate consequence of texting while driving. It has not only started to take over our country over the past couple of years‚ but also has become the most common leading factor for car accidents around the world. In fact‚ over three thousand people are killed every single day due to texting while driving‚ leaving many injured. It seems as if this problem is only getting worse as the years pass by. The majority of the people think that texting while driving is a really simple task to
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Technology isn’t always useful as we think it is. When it comes to something like texting‚ emailing‚ or communicating through the phone‚ we lose that special interaction that we get from face-to-face conversations. There’s times where texting or talking on the phone are appropriate in our lives‚ but sometimes they can be unprofessional. Also‚ the general use of technology can be dangerous in some instances‚ like texting and driving‚ being addicted to the use of technology‚ or the use of it making us
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September 24‚ 2013 National Issue Speech Outline General Purpose: Agenda Setting Specific Purpose: Inform readers about the consequences of texting while driving and influence them to not do it. Thesis: Texting while driving has become so common in today’s society‚ that the danger of it is overlooked. I. Introduction A. Gain Audience’s Attention – Death‚ text message ignored B. Motivate Audience to Listen – Survey 90% C. Thesis – So common‚ danger is overlooked D. Preview – Exam
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dangerous but fatal. Texting while driving can cost you a lot and can be costly financially. The penalty for texting while driving can be up to 10‚000 in repairs or even be death. In fact‚ the leading cause of death for teenage drivers is now texting‚ not drinking‚ with nearly a dozen teens dying each day in a texting-related car crash. People like this have driven 46 states to pass legislation banning texting and driving. But texting fines vary wildly across the country
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Besides having education as the solution‚ some believe that enforcement of laws should ban texting and driving. By doing so‚ society can wipe this problem right off. Laws will force drivers to stop texting based on the concept of consequences. Laws can strictly remove those who text while driving from the environment in which that driver is causing it to become unsafe unlike education. It’s a great
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Communication Improved Through the use of Texting and Facebook What is communication? Communication can be defined as the process of exchanging information‚ ideas and messages from one person to another. An important factor in communication is the existence of a medium through which the message is being communicated; this may include the use of letters‚ emails‚ texts‚ word of mouth as well as social networks such as Facebook. One of the communication mediums that are now being used widely is the
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it comes to driving‚ teens are often stereotyped to be the only ones that use them while driving and social media has tried to put a stop to the use of them but none of these things have stopped people from not using them when driving a car. Texting while driving is something you hear
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Persuasive Essay : Should There Be A Ban On Texting While Driving Do you think there should be a ban on texting while driving? Do you want to keep your children safe on the road? Did you know that teens who text and drive are the #1 cause of teen deaths? Despite there already being phone apps that will automatically lock your phone when driving‚ there should be a ban on texting while driving because by doing this‚ there will be fewer teen deaths and make the roads safer. With many apps that offer
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age group. Inquiries involving teenagers and texting have displayed that texting affects the literacy for a majority of the teens who text. Studies have identified beneficial and detrimental effects of teen texting. According to studies involving teens‚ texting has had both positive and negative effects on teen literacy. In today’s society‚ texting benefits many teenagers as it is a useful tool for quick and easy communication. In addition‚ texting is a learning hub and a way for teens to interact
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