accidents we often overlook the obvious: the perspective of the texter. My guess is that most people reading this are not teenagers‚ the most likely group to text and drive. The following essay was written before the recent efforts in Michigan to ban texting while driving. It has been edited for timeliness and length‚ but all the salient points remain. The essay was featured on Traverse City Record-Eagle’s website and was written by Traverse City West Senior High School junior Kelly Brown: …… A beep
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Technology isn’t always useful as we think it is. When it comes to something like texting‚ emailing‚ or communicating through the phone‚ we lose that special interaction that we get from face-to-face conversations. There’s times where texting or talking on the phone are appropriate in our lives‚ but sometimes they can be unprofessional. Also‚ the general use of technology can be dangerous in some instances‚ like texting and driving‚ being addicted to the use of technology‚ or the use of it making us
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it comes to driving‚ teens are often stereotyped to be the only ones that use them while driving and social media has tried to put a stop to the use of them but none of these things have stopped people from not using them when driving a car. Texting while driving is something you hear
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Besides having education as the solution‚ some believe that enforcement of laws should ban texting and driving. By doing so‚ society can wipe this problem right off. Laws will force drivers to stop texting based on the concept of consequences. Laws can strictly remove those who text while driving from the environment in which that driver is causing it to become unsafe unlike education. It’s a great
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age group. Inquiries involving teenagers and texting have displayed that texting affects the literacy for a majority of the teens who text. Studies have identified beneficial and detrimental effects of teen texting. According to studies involving teens‚ texting has had both positive and negative effects on teen literacy. In today’s society‚ texting benefits many teenagers as it is a useful tool for quick and easy communication. In addition‚ texting is a learning hub and a way for teens to interact
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Communication Improved Through the use of Texting and Facebook What is communication? Communication can be defined as the process of exchanging information‚ ideas and messages from one person to another. An important factor in communication is the existence of a medium through which the message is being communicated; this may include the use of letters‚ emails‚ texts‚ word of mouth as well as social networks such as Facebook. One of the communication mediums that are now being used widely is the
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Why Texting While Driving Should Be Forbidden September 18‚ 2013 Why Texting While Driving Should Be Forbidden How would you feel if someone that you held dear to your heart was severely injured or robbed of his or her life over a simple text message? What would be your choice of action if you received a text message while driving? Texting while driving is a dangerous habit that drivers have developed due to texting’s popularity and entertainment. However‚ the dangers
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Persuasive Essay : Should There Be A Ban On Texting While Driving Do you think there should be a ban on texting while driving? Do you want to keep your children safe on the road? Did you know that teens who text and drive are the #1 cause of teen deaths? Despite there already being phone apps that will automatically lock your phone when driving‚ there should be a ban on texting while driving because by doing this‚ there will be fewer teen deaths and make the roads safer. With many apps that offer
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In Roni Caryn Robin’s article “Compulsive Texting Takes Toll on Teenagers.” From the October 2015 New York Times‚ is about compulsive texting and how it effects our capacity to learn. Robin is generally speaking to an audience of ages 18 to 25 who are in high school or college. Her purpose is to let college students know that texting in class‚ at dinner‚ and before bed disrupts your ability to learn and focus in school. The evidence that Robin uses is through internet studies like the Psychology
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Texting while driving is a large taboo in this country. We are told not to text while driving in school. We are shown the tragic advertisements‚ the heart wrenching statistics‚ but all of this still leaves a disconnect. It can never happen to me is an unfortunate assumption that most of us make everyday without even intending to be self-centered. The idea that we could cause ourselves or others harm is a mood point that few care to consider‚ but we must if we are ever going to face the epidemic
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