you can do what it is that you can do better than other people. “Individuals and nations should do what they do better than others and let others do other things.” (Washington Post). If we did not have rich people then we would not have things like phones or cars. Without rich people, we would have the stuff we have now. If we did not the spread the wealth, then there would be any rich people. Despite outsourcing jobs, Americans still raise their disposable income. Income Inequality actually isn’t
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number one driving distraction (Cell Phone). Texting while driving has not really been a big concern until recently. Law enforcement have realized that the percentage of texting and driving accident have risen over the past years. Texting while driving has been getting ignored but now it’s time to bring it to the light to save some lives. Texting while driving is the #1 wrong thing to do while driving than anything else (Cell Phone). Teenagers do not realize how dangerous texting and driving is; it can
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America are in love with cell phones however; using it should not cost lives. When driving, the cell phone should be the last priority. On www.dmvflorida.org the author makes a good point in saying, “At 40 MPH you are traveling more than 58 feet per second. So if you look at a text for just 5 seconds, your vehicle has traveled more than 290 feet.” In that timeframe anything could happen. Cars could stop and children could run in front of the vehicle. It is extremely dangerous to have any distractions
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affects the passengers and other pedestrians. Texting, grooming, and changing the radio station, etc. are all very dangerous and can cause accidents. All of the distractions listed previously cause the driver to take his/her eyes off the road and/or hands off the wheel. The opposition might say the state does enough to educate drivers. An example being California banning the use of cell phones completely, but unfortunately many break this law. In California, there are not enough laws enforced when it comes
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Teens and Technology: Teen girls can be adversely affected through their use of cell phones and social media Ruth Gilbert Teens and Technology: Teen girls can be adversely affected through their use of cell phones and social media The use of cell phones and social media websites can cause serious problems for teen girls such as cyber bullying and sexting. The anonymity of this technology has made it easier for girls to participate in cyber bullying and sexting.
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stimulus in plain sight of the individual, this is known as inattentional blindness. In today’s society most people don’t realize that talking on the phone while driving takes their attention off the road and causes them to have an inattentional blindness to the stimulus on the road, like other cars, pedestrians, and signs. And “that engaging in a cell phone conversation results in poorer driving performance than being legally drunk.” (Hyman Jr et al. 2009; Strayer, Drews, and Crouch, 2006) Majority
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Strayer University January 19, 2014 Research: Topics with Explanation The following three topics I chose for this assignment are “Should transportation security (TSA) regulations be changed”, “Should regulations regarding the use of cellular phones while driving be standardized?”, and “Should DUI (driving under the influence) laws be changed?” Each one of these topics will mention the type of public, a preliminary thesis statement, and references that will support some of these ideas. The
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Baltimore County imposing sanctions upon Kearay Miller (“Miller”), appellant, for disruptions to a sentencing hearing caused by Miller’s cell phone. On appeal, Miller raises two questions for our review, which we have reordered and rephrased slightly as follows: 1. Whether the circuit court erred in holding Miller in direct criminal contempt when his cell phone rang during his brother’s sentencing hearing. 2. Whether the Court of Special Appeals should reduce Miller’s sentence for direct criminal
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Texting while driving is the act of composing, sending, reading text messages, email, or making other similar use of the web on a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. The practice has been viewed by many people and authorities as dangerous. It has also been ruled as the cause of some motor vehicle accidents, and in some places has been outlawed or restricted. Texting while driving leads to increased distraction behind the wheel. In 2006, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group conducted a survey
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1.6 million individuals die every year from being in a fatal car accident due to texting and driving. This epidemic has been spreading since the early 90’s, when cell phones were first introduced. People look down for an innocent second and then it all goes black. If someone is driving fifty-five miles per hour and looks at their phone for five seconds, they have driven the length of a football field, without looking at the road. Texting and driving should be illegal in all states based on the statistics
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