New York City‚ along with other school districts‚ does not allow students to bring their cell phones to school. Since 2006‚ Mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned the use of cell phones in New York City public schools. As a result‚ according to reports by public radio station WNYC‚ The New York Post‚ and other organizations‚ some New York City public school students are paying $1 a day to store their cell phones at local stores or trucks. While that fee may sounds like pocket change‚ it amounts to over
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Cell Phones Allowed in School Do you think cell phones should be allowed in school? This is a big debate society.Cell phones should be allowed in school because of emergencies‚they make students happy‚helps ‚and most importantly‚ they can take responsibility. A lot of schools allow phones and tablets some do not. There are a lot of other reasons why or why not cell phones should be in school. Emergencies can happen anytime. If something happens like they get injured badly you could call 911
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Should Cell Phones Be Allowed at School? In a society where almost everyone over the age of thirteen carries a cell phone‚ pager‚ or both‚ many school systems have banned these items from school grounds. Why? Many say it’s due to the ’potential problems’‚ such as texting during classes. Others say it is because they interrupt the learning environment. Whatever the reason the school boards give‚ should cell phones really be banned from school premises? In a day and age where everyone relies
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Mobile phones became more important and convenient in human life than before‚ especially the sales volume of mobile phones increased 50% in China between 2000 and 2010. However‚ mobile phones also have different kind of bad effects to harmonious society. This essay identifies some of causes such as annoyance‚ interference and some disruption to prove mobile phones using should be banned in public places. Firstly‚ the benefit of banning mobile phones using in public transports is avoiding the heavy
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have guns banned or have them only for self-defense. It is a big problem for people‚ because they are just out on the street or in a store and the next thing they would get shot and killed. I think that if guns were to be banned‚ they should just ban pistol and semi-automatic rifles‚ because many people like to go hunting and it would take the enjoyment of hunting away from those people. The United States need to look at the big picture and think about what would happen if all guns were banned. There
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Facilitating Communication • With devices like the cell phone‚ the BlackBerry and the laptop computer‚ people can communicate easily while on the go. Businesspeople can stay in touch with clients or the office while waiting for a plane or when in transit‚ which can increase their productivity. Parents can supply their children with cell phones so they can keep in touch with them when they ’re away from home. Texting allows individuals to exchange brief messages quickly without the need for face-to-face
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Why Smart Phones Should be Allowed in School Smart phones are a very reliable piece of technology. More than half of Americans today own a smart phone. A smart phone is a computer in your pocket. In fact‚ smart phones give you access to the Internet‚ calculators‚ games‚ apps‚ cameras‚ and of course the phone‚ plus other excellent tools. So should students have smart phones in school as well? I think it is not only allowed‚ but required! The first advantage to the smart phone is of course the
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Cell phones may be a very useful tool in school because they contain multiple uses including a camera‚ a messaging system‚ a calculator‚ and even a web browser on some models. This may sound like a good suggestion to have one in school‚ but allowing cell phones in school is not a good idea. Many students will abuse their cell phones abilities like texting in class which will distract the student and prevent the student from learning. Therefore‚ cell phones should not be allowed in school because
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alone promoting the Blu e cigs brand electronic cigarettes. The article “Smoke signals” by Alessandra Potenza in New York Times Upfront Magazine reveals that some well-known celebrities are being used to advertise e cigs. Although e cigs are beneficial because they are a less harmful alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes‚ today’s youth are trying e cigs and becoming addicted to them. Marketing for today’s e cig companies target youth to try electronic cigarettes‚ while the FDA tries to regulate
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really upset knowing her pet guinea pig Squiggles could have died because of all the toxins sprayed and deadly tests done by scientists. Therefore‚ animal testing should be banned. Animal testing should be banned because it harms animals‚ all animals are different‚ and most tests are inaccurate. One reason why animal testing should be banned is because it harms animals. If we don’t ban animal testing‚ animals eventually will die off or be permanently blinded. I remember when I first found out about
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