the children abducted are dead within three hours (Kidnapping Statistics‚ Kids Fighting Chance). To save children’s lives it is important to get the message out quickly and accurately. The AMBER Alert was created for the purpose of returning missing children to their families. What is the AMBER Alert‚ what is its purpose and criteria‚ and what is its effectiveness and concerns? Amber Hagerman was riding her bike near her Arlington‚ Texas home on January 13‚ 1996. The beautiful nine-year-old was
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AMBER Alert: Outsmarting the Abductor AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response) Alert is an alert system to let the local area know when a child under the age of 17 has been abducted. An alert instantly gets sent out over regular television stations‚ radio stations‚ law enforcement agencies‚ wireless phones‚ the back of lottery tickets‚ the internet‚ highway signs‚ and the AMBER Alert iPod application. It gives the local area information on the abducted child‚ who they are suspected
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the AMBER Alert System. Children are kidnapped or abducted for a variety of reasons. Human trafficking‚ ransom‚ murder‚ and keeping the child for themselves. Both strangers and family can and have kidnapped or abducted children. Kidnap‚ according the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary‚ is “to illegally take a person away by force‚ usually in order to demand money in exchange for that person’s release.”
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Analysis: Amber Alert Prior to the creation of the Amber Alert there was little recourse for parents who found themselves involved in child abduction. Parents could only rely on law enforcement officials to act quickly enough to bring their children home safely. In many cases law enforcement had very little information‚ and by the time the public became involved to aide in the rescuing of the missing children‚ precious time would have elapsed. The Amber Alert was created to quickly alert the public
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Using the theory of planned behavior to explain teenagers’ adoption of text messaging services Per E. Pedersen Professor Agder University College Email: per.pedersen@hia.no Herbjørn Nysveen Associate Professor Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Email: herbjorn.nysveen@nhh.no Abstract Text messaging in the form of SMS has become one of the most successful mobile services in Europe‚ and the use of this service is now well integrated into the everyday life of
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deal different from 20 years ago‚ Technology‚ more and more is becoming a vital asset in our everyday lives. Some people have become so dependent upon their computer‚ that without it they feel lost and unable to communicate with others. Instant messaging has become a very beneficial and convenient form of communication worldwide. First‚ there is no doubt that the Internet has changed the way we communicate. For many of us‚ e-mail has virtually replaced traditional letters and even telephone calls
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Text Messaging and its Effects on Teens ’ Grammar Background Information "IYO TXTng = Gd 4 or NME of GMR?" If you cannot understand the previous statement‚ then you most likely have not been exposed to the language of text messaging. Who are the creators of this language? The answer is today ’s teenagers. The translation for the opening sentence is‚ "In your opinion‚ is texting good for or the enemy of grammar?" Text messaging has surely given our society a quick means through which to communicate
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A Research Paper Presented to: Mrs. Roxanne T. Bilbao English II Professor “Effects of Text Messaging on Student Literacy” Submitted By: Kristine M. Braganza Arianne Loise Evangelista Blazel Colleen Jalique Tagum Doctors College Inc. Mahogany St.‚ Rabe Subd.‚ Tagum City‚ Davao Del Norte 8100 Table of Contents Chapter I: Introduction A. Background of the study B. Statement of the Problem C. Scope & Delimitation D. Significance of the Study E. Definition
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university or college student. A new day has dawned‚ this is the day of instant messaging. Gone are the days when you set aside some time once a week to call your friends who are off in other schools. Talking to a pal now is simply a click away on any computer with Internet access. Instant Messaging has irreversibly impacted social structure‚ giving new face to traditional methods of interaction. The speed at which Instant Messaging has came upon us begs the question; how has society been
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negatively criticized habit‚ people who oppose and hate them have also been forming their groups and shouting their opinions in the same websites. How did Jejemons come to be? Quoted in Manila Bulletin Online‚ this kind of typing rooted when mobile messaging became famous in the Philippines (MBO). Since then‚ Philippines have been in the top ranks of most text messages sent per day of a country in the world. While text messages were limited to 160 characters‚ people shortened the words by removing
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