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    Jeslin Kauffman Persuasion essay 3-15-13 Texting and Driving Have you ever lost a close friend or family member from them texting and driving or someone else texting and driving? I am sure you have been one to text and drive also as much as we hate to admit it. Would you want to be the one who killed yourself or someone just because of that one text? I have personally known two young girls who have been killed from texting and driving. Both were on the same road exactly five months apart.

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    Causal Analysis of Texting and Driving Cell phones have evolved since the introduction of this invention. We used phones for the sole purpose of calling people. Now we can use cell phones for internet use‚ taking pictures‚ and most importantly texting. Texting began to take off as a trend specifically for teenagers. ! Teenagers are notorious for multitasking throughout the day. As talking on the phone emerged as too time consuming‚ texting began to exist as a convenience. Texting plays a vital

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    The Dangers of Texting and Driving Drivers should not be able to use their cell phones when driving a motor vehicle because it is dangerous for the driver and others who are driving as well.  The use of cell phones takes the driver’s attention off the road. They should not be used while driving because it jeopardizes the driver’s life along with pedestrians and others on the road. Texting and driving causes fatal wrecks‚ is a leading cause of death among teens‚ and is illegal in most states.  

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    Calling vs. Texting English 99 2/28/11 Essay 2 Calling and texting are to excellent ways of communication‚ but texting is better. Texting allows so much more advantages then calling. Texting is faster‚ cheaper‚ and more convenient. Which makes it the better choice for communication. When having a conversation‚ a lot of people want it to be fast‚ an texting allows that. With texting you don’t have to hold a conversation and say hello‚ you can ask a question and end the conversation. For

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    Composition September 9‚ 2012 Every day we witness multiple tragic accidents involving people texting and driving. In my paper I will be arguing that the state of Minnesota should act boldly to create tougher laws on texting and driving offenders‚ and also create laws to ban people from using hands-free cell phones in their vehicle unless needed for an emergency. Also it is to be determined the meaning of texting and driving‚ the people involved‚ the laws needed to enforce it‚ which is affected when someone

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    Texting and Driving Last years statistics show that 3‚331 people were killed and 387‚000 were injured due to texting and driving. Using cell phones while driving is not necessary and it can wait; too many innocent drivers and pedestrians are injured everyday due to texting and driving. The Teen Driver cell phone statistics shows that “ 60% of America admits to risky texting and driving (NDS)”. It really is not worth it when it comes to using a cell phone while driving. Banning the use of a cell

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    “Over 90 percent of frequent drivers in an AT&T-sponsored survey said they know texting and driving is dangerous-but that doesn’t stop them from doing it. (The dangerous psychology of texting while driving). Many think that just glancing at their phone won’t do much harm‚ and that they can talk while they are driving because their eyes are on the road. This common misconception is false

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    Texting Driving

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    about banning or make texting while driving is illegal is tremendous point of view. I encourage‚ you the legislator to make it a law. It should ban because it cause so much accident‚ and it makes our public transportation highway dangerous and risky and‚ finally I care about people‚ I want them to get to there destination safe and sound. So‚ I strongly suggest that texting while driving should be illegal. In today’s Statistics‚ 1 out of 10 people die from texting while driving. It

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    phone for a simple car ride‚ and they ended up killing themselves or someone else because of it. Texting and driving is a serious problem in the United States and needs to be illegal now. There are way too many innocent people dying because of this outrageous act. First texting and driving is very hazardous and causes lots of damage to people and property. There are a lot people against texting and driving because it causes a great amount of car crashes each year‚ many of those being fatal.

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    Influences of Texting

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    Influences of Texting Does texting have an influence on our everyday language? David Crystal disagrees that texting will not destroy or impair our language in his article “2B or Not 2B”.He argues that text messaging could be beneficial to our language; saying that texting can actually “improve your skills to read or write‚ even with children” (345). Limiting what your text is going to say or look like depends on the creativity and the way you think to send the message

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