the images and videos of what everyone is supposed to be, by their norms. Although more and more teens are texting, and not only could that result in ignorance of English proficiency, but also the loss of lives due to texting and driving; the media is creating these images we are supposed to live up to and therefore influencing Americans to change rather than focusing on issues such as texting. The media influences society to live up to these standards that are unrealistic, not healthy, and not accurate
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it comes to cell phone usage while driving I think that it is obvious it should not be done. It is socially irresponsible and absolutely unethical to talk, text or play on a cell phone while driving, as the video showed us. But unfortunately still everyday another person is killed by someone using a cell phone. According to the No Phone Zone video an estimated 812,000 people use mobile devices while driving, one out of three teen drivers admit to texting while driving, 5,870 people were killed and
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Unsafe Behind the Wheel I believe that states should place more driving restrictions for teens that are under twenty-one because car crashes lead to death for teenagers. Crashes are the main causes for deaths because teenagers like to show off their speed. This happens a lot because teenagers don’t take driving seriously and think it’s cool to text and drive and also to go over the speed limit just to show off to their friends. Thing is, as soon as American teens get their driver’s license they
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per hour (mph) while scrolling through pictures on her Facebook account via smartphone. Tragically, Slatten plowed into another car that killed another driver who was at the elderly age of 89-years-old. The elderly victim could have been someones parent, friend, or sibling who did not deserve a fatal ending to their life. A similar story, involved a young 34-year-old woman who received a prison sentencing of 10 years with a $25,000 fine for sending a text message while driving that could not wait
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cell phone also proves that it is not a necessity. These are the main reasons as to why I believe cell phones are not necessary for teenagers. The main purpose of having a cell phone is to either text or talk to people. You can easily replace the texting purpose of a phone by social networking on a computer. You don’t need a cell phone to relay text messages to somebody. This can be done through Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and many other social networking sites, even through email. The talking feature
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William Merrill MGMT305 (Mon 1-5pm) 1/10/2013 Individual Project Chapter 1, pg. 37 1. How do smart grids differ from the current electricity infrastructure in the United States? The regular electricity infrastructure in the US provides power to consumers, but does not information on how the consumers are using the energy when the smart grids are. It uses digital technology to save energy, reduce costs, and increase reliability and transparency. Without the smart grids, the electricity infrastructure
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While reflecting on particular aspects of life that could benefit from persuasion, I was instantly drawn to the long-standing issue of teenage driving. More specifically, addressing teen’s attitudes on the belief that texting while driving is both normal and socially acceptable. Texting while drive has become a national epidemic, with studies pointing to more than 40% of teens taking part in this high-risk behavior. Although there is no true answer to how this behavior became socially acceptable
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Speech Outline TITLE: Why Banning the Use of Cell Phones While Driving Should be Mandatory Nationwide A. General Purpose To persuade the audience that cell phone usage while driving should be banned nationwide B. Specific Purpose To convince the audience that driving while on a cell phone can be distracting and very dangerous to themselves as well as others on the road C. Central idea Using a cell phone while driving is distracting to the driver, this can cause serious accidents
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extremely attached to social media sites like Snapchat, Twitter, and Facebook. Numerous teachers have completely banned cell phone usage during class, but it is not uncommon to see students attempting to text each other or play games under their desks, or while the teacher is not looking. Project Phoenix, which was introduced into the school last year, is a good start on correcting this. It is helping teens to use their personal devices for educational purposes, and not just for games and social
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used while driving. On the other hand, cell phones also have positive effects such as saving lives in dangerous situations. Some teenagers become addicted to cell phone. The main purpose that we used cell phones in the past was to communicate with someone else who was far away. Because technology has arisen, teenagers now have many choices of ways to contact her relatives and friends both far and near. Texting messages have become a specially popular and some teenagers spend many hours texting. For
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