Mkaul Filley Nancy Nelson Eng. 101 9 January 2013 Cell Phones While Driving In the world we live in today‚ everything is about convenience and time. Unfortunately‚ many have taken modern day technology and combined that with extreme carelessness. When this occurs‚ the outcome is devastating. Throughout the years‚ cell phones have become the “in thing.” Many are using this technology to call‚ text‚ Facebook‚ and Tweet. With new distractions‚ comes less time to focus on reality. In
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“Mobile Phones are a Menace” In this day and age there is no doubt that the capability of mobile phones is simply astounding. However‚ despite the simplicity and convenience of communication due to the capabilities of modern mobile phones‚ they have proven to be a menace to society. This is in large part due to the distraction that they play and the laziness that they encourage. These negative side affects have been witnessed in the workplace‚ schools and even worse‚ whilst driving vehicles.
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Dustin Miller COM 136 April 22‚ 2013 Research Paper As technology continues to advance everyday‚ verbal conversation is becoming less common. Even though texting is becoming more common‚ it is making understanding ones tone and view on a conversation difficult to understand. People aren’t necessarily able to express emotion over text‚ regardless of punctuation. One still isn’t able to determine if a person could be joking‚ serious‚ sarcastic‚ or lying because sending a text isn’t the same as
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pedestrian or other vehicle operators on the road. As a potential victim to an accident caused by distracted drivers‚ I am very concerned as we all should be. So the question I ask now is how can an operator safely drive while distracted? Is the convenience and time saved worth the dangers or deaths that can be caused to yourself or others? In order to safely operate a vehicle it requires a great deal of concentration‚ coordination‚ and quick reflexes to avoid potential accidents. Distracted driving
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children ranging from various ages are in possession of a cell phone for contacting their parents-and learning how to text with them as well. Texting can be beneficial to a child from the continuous use of words‚ which can be great for their academic learning. It can take quite some time to finish a whole text‚ which is why almost everybody uses texting “lingo”. This “lingo” is made-up of pieces of words that make it easier to type and shortens the time it takes to get your message across from
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Internet have been widely put into use. We even cannot imagine a day without Internet and electronic devices. It is no exaggeration to say that modern technology has more or less “robbed” the daily lives of most people. Many people are addicted to texting and social networking like Facebook. Sherry Turkle‚ in her essay “Alone Together”‚ argues that the machine-mediated relationships might cause many problems between people. And more and more people are “playing themselves” online with different identities
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chores‚ while eating and watching TV and even texting while doing their home work and project. They also used text messaging to multi-task. However‚ multitasking has negative aspects such as decrease of performance and distraction that affects how we remember information (Gaither‚ 2008). Text messaging is convenient‚ fast and easy and cell phone users do not need to answer back text right away. Because of the convenience‚ college students find texting as one of the most suitable way of communicating
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this day and age cell phones have become so common that they have become more of a nuisance then a convenience. In today’s world the use of cell phones is beginning to present more danger then helpfulness to people’s live‚ for example texting while driving causes an excessive amount of accidents because it diverts people’s attention away from focusing on driving. I myself have been a victim of what texting and driving causes on the roadways‚ for instance I have caused a major‚ almost deadly car accident
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has evolved in many ways through the access to the Worldwide Internet. Technology has created electronic devices such as Smartphone‚ iPhones‚ laptops‚ home computer‚ E-reader‚ robotic socialization. People have the convenience a cell phone
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become a phenomenon and an addiction‚ to own a cell phone‚ that adolescents find it to be a necessity in one’s life. This type of youth mentality of can lead to positive as well as negative effects on their culture. Cell phones are of a great convenience by saving time and efforts. It is just amazing to see how cell phones are convenient in some particular situations. Without a cell phone‚ it will take a while for a person who gets lost on his way to visit a friend to find is way. He will probably
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