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    Electro-magnetic golf or the feelies. Huxley uses these in comparison to our countless and unnecessary distractions like sports and entertainment. Another example of a distraction is death conditioning. The citizens are taught to accept death as a natural process. This process of death conditioning‚ however‚ is used to distract them from true emotions like sadness. This is not only a distraction‚ but it also causes the people to lose value of human life. Lastly‚ the main example of this is hypnopaedia

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    Drive Cab Data Findings

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    Presentation on DriveCam Analytics and Data Findings Related to In-Cab Driver Distraction ©2010 DriveCam Bryon Cook‚ DriveCam My Background • DriveCam: – – – – Joined DriveCam in January‚ 2006 (4.5 Year Tenure) VP‚ Product Management and Analytics for 2 years VP‚ Operations and Analytics for 2.5 years Developed first three iterations of intelligent triaging algorithms as well as multiple business intelligence studies for internal and external uses • Prior Work: – 10 Years in Software

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    Cell Phones

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    of the nation agrees that cell phones are a distraction on the road. I‚ as a driver‚ too‚ think that cell phone use while driving is a distraction. Even though I personally don’t own a phone‚ I have used one. I noticed that talking on the cellular phone and driving doesn’t make it hard to focus on the road. But it is difficult and a major distraction to dial-up a number without losing focus on the road. Dialing a number is the main distraction about cell phones and driving. My friend has

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    your reading‚ consider what it means and what you now‚ and Get the second time. Before you begin‚ think about your goal. Your reading goal will help you determine which reading strategy to adopt and make a list of your distractions and consider strategies for avoiding those distractions when you read. 2 Timing how long it takes to read a representative chunk of material provides whit a rough measure of your reading speed for the material. You also need to consider your personal learning style:

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    Minimizing Distractions

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    However‚ the classroom arrangement is not effective for Edward to accomplish his goals. Too many distractions are in place and his teacher needs to reassess the seating chart. Through research and studies we will be able to arrange the classroom to help Edward meet his IEP goals. Minimizing Distractions When examining the layout of the classroom‚ three or more distractions are evident that can be distracting Edward. First would be the setting of desks‚ his desk is

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    excitement of a new device can distract a person from reality. Distractions lead to physical and mental injuries and can possibly handicap you for the rest of your life. In an article title‚ Dangerous Distractions by Amy Novotney‚ psychologist did intense research on how modern day technology such as hand held devices‚ can be a "Dangerous Distraction" while being used in a car. Driving using cell phones is a

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    controlled for their own safe being. Chomsky points out that the bewildered herd is not trusted with freedom‚ because they can not handle the responsibility which leads to chaos. Manufactured consent allows the specialized class to create venues of distractions for the masses and leave the action to real leaders. There are two conceptions of democracy that deal with the manufacture of consent; control and action. Actually‚ the specialized class have a conception of what democracy ought to be: It should

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    visual” (para. 1). Anything that prevents these three skills from occurring is a distraction.   It does not matter whether the driver is young or old‚ they can still be an offender.  Numerous people are common offenders of one of the three categories every time they get into the car and drive somewhere.  According to the Department of Transportation (2012)‚ “18% of injury crashes in 2010 were reported as distraction-affected crashes” (para. 2). One in five car accidents are caused because the drivers

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    Principles of Andragogy That Do and Do Not Apply to Me In Malcolm Knowles’ six principles of Andragogy‚ nearly all of his principles apply to me. First‚ is the principle of being internally motivated and self-directed. I learn when I want to‚ not when I am forced to. If I am forced to learn‚ my brain resists the information given out and I get tense at once without being able to grasp anything. However‚ when I learn out of my own free will‚ my brain tends to grasp easily no matter the environment

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    Types of Students

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    23 October 2013 Types of Students A high school campus is composed of many types students. The students come from many different academic backgrounds‚ they have different academic goals‚ and each an every student has a different attitude towards education. High school students vary from those who want to get an education to those who attend school just to satisfy their parents. Out of the many variations‚ there are always three students that can be identified at every high school. There is the

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