...Plagiarism Recently while in my dorm room doing my homework trying not to be distracted by my roommate I noticed him on the particular website. I peered over in his direction to get a better view of what he was looking at and I was shocked. I wheeled my chair over to his desk and looked at him with an expression of “are you serious” He shrugged his shoulders and said “what”. I said to him “I know you’re not going to do what I think you’re going to do”. I explained to him the importance of doing his own work and writing that using someone else’s ideas or writings is an ethical violation. It’s a form of theft. “Plagiarism is passing off other people's ideas or words as one's own. It is doubly offensive in that it both steals and deceives” Ruggiero, V. (01/2011). He continued to look through the website which offered all kinds and research papers and term papers. I ask him do you have values. What are your core values? He looked at me peculiarly as if I shouldn’t be asking him such a question. He told me that he does and the only reason he is thinking about purchasing a term paper is so he can focus more time on his other classes and be able to complete all assignments. I reminded him of the school honor code and possibility of being caught and failing as well as being possibly expelled. I also told him that in my opinion he’s rationalizing why he is thinking about purchasing a term paper or justifying un-ethical behavior. He asked me what I meant and told him...
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...Driving While Distracted: Examining the Impact of Cell Phone Use on Driving Janine Graves Argosy University, Seattle Abstract This study examines the role of cell phones on driver's vision and attention. By including studies which use hand held, hands free and/or texting, this paper emphasizes that all forms of cell phone communication impairs drivers. Furthermore, research hi-lights how cell phone distraction can equal or exceed impairment caused by drunk driving. Driving While Distracted: Examining the Impact of Cell Phone Use on Driving Over the last several years, many states around the country have enacted laws aimed at limiting cell phone use while driving. Such laws are typically drafted...
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...Throughout the semester, I have explored various concepts revolving around critical thinking. By exploring concepts like symbolism, bundled lore, evidence based knowledge, and hyperreality, I have learned that the majority of information that the average American believes to be true is based off of illiterate knowledge rather than literate knowledge, but more importantly, when critically thinking it is not the result that is most important, but rather how you get there. Critical thinking involves gaining background knowledge on a subject, taking multiple factors into consideration, searching for credible sources, and using these techniques to form an idea or opinion based off of it. It is easy to form and share an idea or opinion based on...
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...Max Chang English 301B Professor Pastrana Tuesday/Thursday 8am Is Technology Good for Us? I still remember the days of having dial-up Internet, not being able to search the web if someone was using the phone, but now we have high speed Internet, fios and Wi-Fi. If you ask me, technology has come a long way. But if new technology, such as the Ipad, were given to schools, would it be helpful for students? My feet are on both sides. Thanks to technology, we are able to grasp information easier and faster, but in return we are becoming lazier and losing the ability to think critically. Also if such technology were to be used in the classrooms, it may cause a distraction to students or even teachers. We also have to consider the amount of money that is going into programs like this because things like iPads are not free and fairly expensive. Technology, over the years, greatly improved and has been helpful for us. With technology, you are able to find information at a much faster rate than if you were to look for it in the books. For a book, you would have to search through page after page, reading almost everything to find what you are looking for. Whereas the Internet you can search by key words and it would show up faster. The Internet also has an unlimited amount of information and a book is restricted to what is written. For example, books are only hold certain amount of information, the words written down on the pages, whereas for the Internet, you are able to look...
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...Is Technology Good for Us? I still remember the days of having dial-up Internet, not being able to search the web if someone was using the phone, but now we have high speed Internet, fios and Wi-Fi. If you ask me, technology has come a long way. But if new technology, such as the Ipad, were given to schools, would it be helpful for students? My feet are on both sides. Thanks to technology, we are able to grasp information easier and faster, but in return we are becoming lazier and losing the ability to think critically. Also if such technology were to be used in the classrooms, it may cause a distraction to students or even teachers. We also have to consider the amount of money that is going into programs like this because things like iPads are not free and fairly expensive. Technology, over the years, greatly improved and has been helpful for us. With technology, you are able to find information at a much faster rate than if you were to look for it in the books. For a book, you would have to search through page after page, reading almost everything to find what you are looking for. Whereas the Internet you can search by key words and it would show up faster. The Internet also has an unlimited amount of information and a book is restricted to what is written. For example, books are only hold certain amount of information, the words written down on the pages, whereas for the Internet, you are able to look into more information about subjects are studying such as Biology,...
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...Well, I am sure you have. Cell phone use while driving is not only frustrating for other drivers; it is very dangerous to all drivers who are on the road. When a driver is using a cell phone, it doesn’t matter what kind of person they are, or what their age is, or their gender. Accidents don’t show any sympathy. Driving while using a cell phone is dangerous and there should be laws that prohibit the use of cell phones while driving. These laws should be effective in every state, not just some states. This is a seriously dangerous issue because that driver is putting not only but their life at stake, but the lives of other drivers on the road at stake when cell phones are used. In 2009, 5,474 people were killed in the U.S. that involved distracted driving (dd), of the 5,474 deaths, 995 of them involved reports of a cell phone being a factor, and 24,000 injuries were reported from cell phone related accidents (Cell Phone & Texting While Driving Statistics, 2010). This is a serious problem in our world today in the lifestyle we live, but the problem is solvable. All that needs to happen is for a few laws to be passed to refrain people from using cell phones. It should not be legal in any state to talk or text while driving. If laws were passed, there would be no question that it would make the roads much safer and the numbers would show it. Studies at Vanderbilt University have shown that the brain doesn’t process things fast enough to handle two things at once. So to those who...
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...Connor Wallace GS1140 Wednesday Unit 2 research paper 1 Problem and solution Depression is something everyone can go through. Some people get depressed more than others due to serious amounts of stress. I have experienced a certain amount of stress that has led me to be depressed and has led me to think about doing unimaginable things. A friend of mine was depressed to the point of almost trying to commit suicide again. I however didn’t agree with his course of action so I talked to him and got him to relax. I told him there are plenty of solutions to keep yourself happy and to stay away from depression. My solutions consisted of hanging out with your friends, Playing games or watch your favorite shows or to have happy thoughts. If I ever get depressed I typically go straight to my friends. Having friends around helps because they do anything to make people happy. Talking to our friends makes us forget about the depression we go through and makes us think about others for a change. Thinking about others can lead to changes in action upon depression such as suicide. If you think about what your friends might go through if you die you most likely won’t commit to such course of action. You’ll choose to live on for them and start doing all you can to make yourself happy. Usually when I’m down in the blues ill tend to play some video games or watch anime. Games and anime keep me distracted from what goes on in reality and keeps my attention on what’s going on in the show...
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...Criminal Law August 12, 2013 Texting and Driving: It Can Wait Leslee’s life changed forever on March 4th. Leslee Henson and her husband David were involved in a terrible pedestrian-motor accident. They were not driving a car; they were simply going for a walk on a Monday morning in their neighborhood when tragedy struck. The motorist that was guilty of texting, rear ended another vehicle that struck the pedestrians. David shielded his wife, Leslee and took the death for her. In other words, he pushed her out of the way and he died while she survived and has to endure more than 5,000 stitches and staples on her head and neck. Bones in Leslee’s neck and back were broken. She had bleeding in her brain. Her shoulder was injured. The woman that caused the accident was 50 years old, late for work and was texting with her head down. In addition to all these factors, she did not have insurance which leaves Leslee with the medical bills. The car that she rear ended was being driven by a man named Fred, who witnessed David pushing his wife out the way and taking the blow for her. 1 So many individuals’ lives will never be the same because that lady chose to send a text. It has not been revealed what the message entailed but if it was that pertinent, than as a mature person she should have pulled over and taken precautionary measures. David was an amazing father, husband, uncle, and grandfather to 10 darling grand kids. Leslee did go home, two and a half weeks after the accident...
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...ENGL 1101/ F October 7, 2014 Google May Just Be Making Us Stupid The ability to perform research in just about every aspect of society. Thanks to modern technology a great deal of this research is readily available and right at our fingertips. In the world today many people have begun to rely on google as a primary means of finding this information. Because of this, it is thought that google may be “Making Us Stupid”. The article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr provides a quite reasonable argument to support this idea. “My mind isn’t going-so far as I can tell-but it’s changing. I’m not thinking the way I used to think.” (24), is a statement made by car concerning the effects of the internet on his own brain. This is to imply that due to abundant use of the internet for research purposes, it had started to have subtle effects on his thought process. The area he most noticed this change was in his ability to focus when reading. This was attributed the fact that as a writer, he used the internet quite frequently and abundantly for research. Before the internet came to be his saving grace, he would have had to rely on the archaic relics known as books and other forms of media to perform his research. Just due to the nature of this beast, it sometimes required hours of grueling page turning, which in addition to expanding one’s mind can also cause paper cuts. According to Carr, He is not the only one suffering with this dilemma. There...
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...wed search engine like Google. Many respected writers, a plethora of articles and books have been published lately arguing both sides of the issue. While many writers claim that the internet has a negative, damaging effect on the brain and cognition, others see the benefits of technology in helping us achieve the previously unachievable and freeing us from many time-consuming activities. Based on our research and personal experience, we have found out several reasons to support the argument such as the negative impacts on human behaviour, degeneration of human abilities and contradictory information. Therefore, we strongly agree that the sheer amount of information that we have access to nowadays is actually making us dumber. Information that we have access to is making us dumber because of contradictory information. Information can be defined as facts or details about a situation, person, or event. According to Wikipedia (2013), as the world moves into a new era of globalization, an increasing number of people are connecting to the internet to conduct their own research and are given the ability to produce as well as consume the data accessed on an increasing number of websites. Users are now classified as active users because more people in society are participating in the Digital and Information Age. More and more people are considered to be active writers and viewers because of their participation. This flow has created a new life where we are now in danger of becoming...
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...writing was about getting the paper turned in on time with the length requirement met. While growing up and taking many classes that required essays I have realized that having the length requirement met does not mean that it is to the best of my ability. That with more writing assignments and classes gave me a better understanding about what kind of writer I really am. As a writer in college my writings have become better due to self-improvement. My weaknesses have become strengths by utilizing every writing assignment given and trying to improve every weak spot. When I was younger and trying to write an essay I would write down some sentences, reread what I wrote and if I didn't like it, I would throw the paper...
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...May I Have Your Attention Please?: Teaching Student Writers with ADHD This research paper will investigate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in order to encourage teachers to view the symptoms and behaviors of ADHD as variability, and to discuss how we can address variability in our teaching philosophies and pedagogies. The initial objective is to provide an understanding of the symptoms and behaviors of ADHD in order to make educators evocative of how students with ADHD function and to discuss strategies proven help students with ADHD succeed in the classroom. An additional objective of this paper is to address why teaching children with ADHD is challenging and encourage changes in teaching philosophy and pedagogy. Most teachers...
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...Effects of Cellphone Use While Driving The reason I oppose the use of cell phone during driving is because I was once engaged in a cellphone use while driving that totally distracted me as it diverted my concentration off the road. This happened to me years ago, while I was driving home from work, I made a quick phone call to my mother and at the same instant the car swerved onto the side of the street and almost hit a pedestrian crossing the road. I realized that the risk of taking my eyes off the road for a split second could cause an injury and even fatal accident. It will show the audience why this issue matters to me, and why it should to them. Using a cell phone while driving is dangerous and increases the chance of getting into a car accident. Therefore, texting ban should be implemented to reduce the number of accidents on the road. Cellular phones serve as useful convenient methods of communication. It has become an important communication tool that is used by people all over the world to keep everyone connected. However, the increase use of cellphone while driving is becoming a significant cause of automobile accidents because it decreases a driver’s awareness and attentiveness resulting in driver’s being distracted and impaired driving abilities. It is true that cell phones can also be very useful, but when automobile drivers use them while driving, it becomes a very high distractor because it distracts the driver, impairs the ability to control the vehicle and...
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...How are electronics impacting teens? Next time you walk down a high school hallway, count the number of students that have an electronic device in their hand. Chances are, not even 3 minutes ago, they were texting, Facebooking or Snapchatting another individual. There are many harmful effects of prolonged time on devices. It is easy to see why teens are so distracted when you examine every task we try to accomplish on electronic devices while trying to go on with a regular day. Texting, commonly known as SMS for short message service, it gives teen users a quick connect with their peers (Global Post). Many teens are so obsessed with the importance of a cellular device with the ability to connect with their friends. Sometimes the need for social connections can be so extreme that you...
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