...Get Off the Phone Richard L. Weaver COMM/215 February 2, 2015 William Morgan Get Off the Phone Everyone who has ever owned a portable communication device has done it at one time or another. Many people do it habitually. It can even be construed as an addiction that is reaching epidemic proportions, not only in the United States but worldwide. Its negative effects are seen and heard about on a daily basis and it is dangerous to the point of causing death. The referred to issue is driving and talking or texting on the cell phone simultaneously. The purpose of this study is to determine the detrimental effects of cell phone usage while operating a motor vehicle and invoke an awareness of the dangers involved, particularly in the area of texting and driving. Proof of these dangers will be brought to bear via expert analysis and statistical facts. It will also examine the laws enacted in recent years to deter this activity. In a report issued in June 2006 by University of Utah psychologist Dr. Frank Drews et al stated that “We found that people are as impaired when they drive and talk on the cell phone as they are when they drive intoxicated at the legal blood alcohol limit of 0.08 percent.” Our brain does not have the cognitive ability to perform the two separate tasks of having a phone conversation and driving at the same time. The danger lies not within the “manual or visual interface with the device but in the conversation itself” (Rosenberger, 2013)...
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...(NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION; FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY) Preserving Cultural Heritage through Good Environmental Management in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur: A Contribution to the Philippines Country Environmental Analysis Draft for discussion Do not quote September 2008 1 Elmer S. Mercado, EnP World Bank Consultant. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. This paper represents work in progress and comments to the author are invited (elmer_sm@yahoo.com). 1 (NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION; FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY) Summary One of the critical challenges of urbanisation in developing countries is how to rein in the environmental impacts of progress with the need to maintain one’s sense of social history, culture and heritage. Like the cities of Seville in Spain, Kyoto in Japan, Rome in Italy or even Manila in the Philippines, Vigan City wanted to remove the ravages of political warlordism that plagued its recent past and reclaim its once rich Spanish colonial cultural heritage and prestige it held in the 19th century. When the city of Vigan decided to transform itself as a cultural heritage city, one of the core platforms of the city’s cultural and heritage conservation programme and master plan was the environmental conservation and management of its...
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...Languages: A high-level programming language that is interpreted by another program at runtime rather than compiled by the computer's processor as other programming languages (such as C and C++) are called scripting languages. These can be embedded within HTML, commonly are used to add functionality to a Web page, such as different menu styles, graphic displays or dynamic content. Type of Scripting Languages: There are two types of scripting languages, which are: I. Client Side Scripting II. Server...
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...Texting and Driving Joaquin Colon DeVry University Prewriting What is your narrowed topic? Be detailed in your answer. You can use any of the versions you’ve developed for prior assignments. Texting and Driving. In a growing habit becoming more dangerous than drinking and driving for the simple fact of the range of people that can incurred in this habit. Who is your primary audience or reader? Why? Be detailed in your answer about your audience. My primary audience will be the youth because statistically are the more prone to text while driving. Young people have grown up in the technology revolution in which for the mentality is that nothing in the social media world can wait or will be absolute within days. In a sentence or short paragraph, what is your thesis statement, including your angle? Write what will appear in your essay. My point is that texting and driving is a problem that concern all ages and different back grounds for the fact that many lives are in jeopardy in the street because of this bad habit. What topic sentences will you use as the foundation of your communication? (If necessary, add more points.) * Is that text worth your life? * Be smart if it is that important pull over. * Don’t let technology decide for you. * Don’t turn your head, be the difference. What method of organization and development will you use to develop your paragraphs? * Introduction: * The main reason could be that 82% of young adults...
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...Should Abortion be legalized? Introduction To fully understand the issue of abortion, we must first understand exactly what abortion is and the history behind the issue. According to the Webster’s Dictionary (2012) abortion is defined as the “termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus.” An abortion can take place under two different conditions. The two conditions are therapeutic and elective. Therapeutic abortion is when a pregnancy is terminated due to medical condition(s) that may endanger a mother’s health. On the other hand elective abortion is the termination of a pregnancy under any other conditions outside of health (Medical News Today, 2009). Throughout history there were various methods that were used in terminating pregnancies. However even though the methods differed, the trimester or duration of the pregnancy determined what type of procedure is used. Also the severity of the side effects and pain differed by what type of procedure use. According to the Medical News Today (2009) the methods used are clinical, surgical, and herbs. The two main types of abortions are the clinical and surgical. Although both procedures have their risks the herbal tends to be considered “extremely dangerous” compared to clinical and surgical abortion due to its history of causing internal injuries (Medical News Today). Foremost, both the clinical and the surgical procedure are...
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...WHO smoke-free city case study Advancing the enforcement of the smoking ban in public places – Davao City, Philippines © World Health Organization 2011 All rights reserved. Requests for permission to reproduce or translate WHO publications – whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution – should be addressed to the WHO Centre for Health Development, I.H.D. Centre th Building, 9 Floor, 5-1, 1-chome, Wakinohama-Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, 651-0073, Japan (fax: +81 78 230 3178; email: wkc@wkc.who.int). The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. All reasonable precautions have been taken by WHO to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind...
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...illness in more than two dozen people. Third supporting idea: An outbreak at Jack in the Box restaurants that killed four children. Conclusion Many people have died due to this bacteria, therefore something should be done about it. E. Coli In Ground Beef: Cause of Many Illnesses and Deaths E. coli is a bacterium that is most commonly found in warm blooded organisms. There exists several types of E. coli, many of which are not harmful to human health, except for serotype O157:H7. This serotype can cause food poisoning in humans and even lead to death in some cases. Some signs and symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 are: abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever and fatigue. A healthy adult has a higher chance of fully recovering from this serotype within five to seven days. On the other hand, young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems can develop potentially fatal HUS (hemolytic uremic syndrome), a type of kidney failure. A person can be at high risk to becoming ill if they consume things like: soft cheeses, raw milk, apple juice, cider, or undercooked ground beef (Nordqvist).There are many cases where people have become ill and even died because of E. coli in ground beef. On August 16, 2007, Stephanie Smith, a children’s dance instructor, thought she just had a stomach virus. She had aches and cramping, but were tolerable the first day, so decided to finish her classes....
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...Worse: The Issue of Gay Marriage The legalization of same-sex marriage is a topic that has been argued in our society for several years. It is also a topic that has been opposed by many people not only because it can be hard to accept marriage between gay couples, but it can also be hard to throw away what is considered to be morals, tradition, the natural law of life and the norms of our society. As the population of homosexuals increases, so does the inequality and the discrimination. We have our society to blame for this. Our civil rights and the Constitution give us many liberties. Civil rights including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which those who are homosexual are not allowed to chase. If a gay couple cannot be married to the person they love, than this interferes with the pursuit of happiness which violates their freedoms. With that being said, homosexual couples should get the same civil rights as those who are heterosexual regardless of their sexual orientation. As Americans, we pride ourselves in being a democratic nation and a nation of freedom. One of the most important parts of being a democracy is that we, the people, have a say in what happens in our nation through voting, this including same-sex marriage. As of 2010, gays and lesbians can legally marry in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Washington DC, Connecticut, Iowa, and Washington state (Belge). And although this is an improvement in comparison to 20 years ago, having only seven out of fifty...
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...As we go about our daily lives, often times we run into situations that require some form of communication. There are many types and forms of communication such as body language, hand gestures, brail, pictures, language, and sound. All of which allows the user to get some point across. The idea behind each one is to allow somebody else to understand what you need him or her to understand. Thus conveying a point or idea is paramount to understanding others. Unfortunately there are limitations in such deliverance of information. Namely the user and recipient must understand the type of communication. If one does not know how to deliver or receive then we develop a form of miscommunication. Naturally the user or recipient has to improvise and develop a quick understanding of the form. Unfortunately with such a speculation, the understanding is very ambiguous and arbitrary. The user may mean one thing and the recipient might think the complete opposite. In a country as diverse as America, there are many walks of life present. There are communities with almost every imaginable ethnicity, and other areas that are solely one type of race. The segregation makes it difficult at times to communicate with others. The issue is further complicated due to the cultural factor. Some cultures excel at making custom idiomatic expressions, such as Americans. Other Asian cultures may excel in gestural expressions. Lastly sound is an important issue since certain languages or types of communications...
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...alcoholanddrugs.aspx 18 Appendix: 19 Questionnaire: 19 Interview Questions: 20 Executive Summary: This paper identifies the reasons as to why people smoke despite of all the threats it poses to their health. It also clarifies if it is the society as well, or the smoker alone who should be blamed for falling a victim to this social evil. It also tries to makes them aware of the hazards of smoking to discourage them from this abhorrent addictive habit, so that they remain safe from all the fatal diseases it brings along. To discover the involvement of society in making a smoker, a survey and multiple interviews were conducted. These research methods pointed out various factors which make things easier to understand. Survey conducted can be found in appendix. Results of data analyzed show that, whereas, some of the people claim smoking to be of stress reliever; quite a number of them adopted this habit from their social circle. Some think of it as a rebellious and cool activity whereas some are plain addicts. They also claimed, that work load or personal problems causes stress sometime leading to depression. Hence, a number of...
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...it also allows people to make and share their own apps that run on ownCloud including text editors, task lists, and more. That means you can get a little more out of it then just file syncing if you want. At the core of it, ownCloud offers up super easy file syncing from your desktop to the cloud. Beyond that, you also get a music player built directly into ownCloud, a simple place to store contacts, a task manager, a syncing calendar, a bookmarking service, and a robust photo gallery. You'll be able to sync ownCloud with almost any desktop or mobile calendar and contacts app. That means if you want to ditch the likes of iCloud, ownCloud makes it easy to do. A recent update also added a simple install method so anyone can start using ownCloud right away. ------------------------------------------------- What information do you need to setup the account? You don't really need much to get started with ownCloud. Just gather up a web host that supports PHP5 and MySQL (or SQLite): This might sound a little jargon, but all it means is that you need to sign up for a service like Dreamhost (if you haven't already). If you already have a domain name like http://www.yourname.com through a web host (and you should), you can probably install ownCloud in a couple minutes. It sounds complicated, but you don't actually need to deal with things like PHP...
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...International business module code MOD001055 International Business: Element 010 – Assignment 3000 words (80%) Lecturer name INDRA BALAN Table of contents Introduction * Market share * Beginning specification Current situation for BLACKBERRY Market strategy Chronological of economy slowdown in the host country PESTEL analysis * POLITCAL * Economic factor * SOCIAL * TECNOLOGY * Legal * Environment CONCLUSION RECOMINDATION Introduction In this world there are different types of smart phone companies but we need to cover one Multinational company and that will BLACKBERRY limited. Basically black berry is founded in 1984 by Mike Lazaridisin in waterloo, Canada. Blackberry limited is also known as motion research limited, it is a Canadian wireless and telecommunication equipment company. The black berry first device 850 was introduced in 1999 with the name of two way pager. The name so the cell phone was chosen due to the resemblance of the keyboards button. And that also compose with the blue berry fruit. The first devices of original black berry are RIM857 – 850 are introduced with the Data TAC network operation. And after the new device name as Convergent smart phone was commonly known was introduced. With the specification of mobile telephone email services and the main production is text messaging. Market share In the year is 2003 they gained a huge market share in the industry of cell phone, by just concentrating...
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...Nick Montesano Buss 200 Administrative Law Essay The College Of New Jersey Dr. Laura Sanders 9/29/30 A National Dispute In the past decade there has been an increased controversial view of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. People have been divided on how to regulate these products in the market, causing much governmental controversy. There have been many groundbreaking and unprecedented court cases that have been shaping the public policy on which these substances stand on. These substances have an immediate and perilous effect on the health of all human beings. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, alcohol causes impaired judgment and in turn causes people to do things that affect their health physically and emotionally, and marijuana has almost the same effect as alcohol. (New England Law) Health is the ultimate concern when studying these three substances, which would lead to the Family Smoking Prevention Act to survive the Hudson Test. The Granholm case would lead one to believe that states cannot discriminate against outsiders from sales, and the medical exceptions for marijuana are valid on the fact that it has a medical advantage to some citizens. I strongly believe that the federal government has a right to regulate certain aspects of these substances based upon the danger posed to the health of citizens. This paper will discuss certain court cases that shape my opinion for every substance...
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...Progressive Party HIS204: American History since 1865 Progressive Party The Progressive Party was created as a result of President Theodore Roosevelt. The party was mostly focused on getting America's financial system back to normal and making essential modifications. The Progressive Party of 1912 had been called a political party in the United States and it was created by a split in the Republican Party. This was created by Theodore Roosevelt when he lost the Republican nomination to the in office President William Howard Taft and drew his delegates out of the conference (Mowry, 1946-1960). After that the party became as popular as the Bull Moose Party, later than the party’s symbol and later than Roosevelt’s show off that he was just "as strong as a bull moose". It has been said that the word progressivism became known in the late 19th century into the 20th century in reference to a more common reaction to the huge changes carried by industrialization. Political parties like the Progressive Party, formed at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as progressivism prepared vast steps beneath American leaders like Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Lyndon Baines Johnson. The Progressive party was generally the outcome of presidential campaigns of 3 leaders that are Theodore Roosevelt, Robert La Follett, plusHenry Wallace. Some Progressive Party organizations struggled in this period and later in the...
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...Các nội dung cần ôn 1. OOP 2. Các đặc tính của OOP: tính trừu tượng, tính bao đóng, tính kế thừa, tính đa hình 3. networking 4. OOP la Object Oriented Programming 5. 3 đặc tính của nó 6. Abstraction (Tính trừu tượng) - Trừu tượng tức là chung chung, không cụ thể. Đặc tính này được thể hiện trong lớp trừu tượng (abstract class). Ví dụ: ta có lớp động vật (class dongvat) có các phương thức: mắt, màu lông,… và thuộc tính: ăn, uống, đi,… nhưng ta không thể biết được đó là động vật nào. Cũng như trong sinh học lớp 10 có nói đến ngành-lớp-bộ-họ-chi-loài trong đó có lớp thú, ta cũng đâu có biết đó là con gì, đúng không? Chỉ khi nào ta hiện thực lớp động vật này tức là cụ thể hóa đối tượng từ lớp này thì thông tin đối tượng lúc này mới chính xác. Ví dụ: ta có lớp chó (class dog) là con của lớp động vật (lớp cha). Một ví dụ khác, ta có 3 hình sau: hình chữ nhật, hình thang, hình tam giác, cả 3 đều có chu vi, diện tích nhưng công thức tính của chúng hoàn toàn khác nhau. Như vậy trong OOP, ta sẽ có 1 lớp trừu tượng là hình học (class hinhhoc), trong class này có 2 phương tính tính chu vi và diện tích nhưng không ghi công thức tính (trừu tượng là đây). Ta sẽ hiện thức 3 hình trên (tức kế thừa từ lớp hình học) và viết các công thức tính tương ứng cho mỗi hình. - Tính trừu tượng còn bỏ qua những thứ không cần thiết của thông tin mà nó đang làm việc lên. Ví dụ con người có những thuộc tính: tên, tuổi, địa chỉ, chiều cao, màu tóc,… . Giả sử ta có 1 ứng dụng quản lý...
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