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I do not agree with Ms. Taub’s opinion that these attacks will cause so much widespread fear that societies will divide. The attack in Barcelona used a van to drive into a crowd of people. There have also been some other attacks over the past two years involving people using vehicles to do harm to others. The thing is vehicles are a part of everyone’s lives. We all use them to get from one place to the next every single day. Vehicles are such a common occurrence in our lives that we don’t give a…

Texting and Driving Have you heard of people getting into accidents from being on their phone? Almost everyone has seen it. People don’t realize how distracted they can get from texting. Some people may text while they are stopped, however you still shouldn’t do it. More than half of the percent of teens in South Dakota die each year of texting. Some say that ninth-graders are the most popular for getting into accidents. This is why ninth-graders are just starting to learn to drive, more so…

Expected Results Books with Ice Cream is expected to serve three hundred students at a total cost of $82,000. This value is derived from similar bookmobile programs such MCNPL’s Words on Wheels program. Based on the description of the bookmobile program, Books with Ice Cream should cost less. Unlike a traditional bookmobile program, students do not enter the bookmobile which decreases the space needed inside. The extra space will allow us to purchase a smaller vehicle at a lower price. In the…

Over the years, we have witnessed the world of communication evolve very quickly. We have gone from face to face conversations to an age where we only have to press a few buttons on our phone to send a quick text message. Although sending a text message to someone across the world is easier than sending a letter and having to wait several days, text messaging has ruined the art of communication. There are both negative and positive sides to texting but overall the negatives are far greater.…

Dependency on Technology Everyone depends on each other to feel connected and we have our own ways of doing this. Text messaging is the fastest and easiest way to connect with someone because you can send a text when it is most convenient for you. Over the years we have grown around technology to connect us with each other. Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other, researches the effects of constant use of technology has on us through…

On 4-5-2016 I Ptlm. Butram, responded as the school resource officer to Madison High School, for a suspicious circumstance compliant. Upon arrival I spoke with Matthew Krause. Matthew stated his family member, David Lawson has been receiving text messages from an unknown person. Matthew stated the text messages stated they were going to run David over with a two ton black Chevy truck. Matthew was concerned this may happen as David was leaving school today. I spoke with David next. David…

writing papers and long essays. Not only has this cyber language become a part of social media, but some has even become a part of the English language, such as the word “selfie.” With the merging of cyber and English language, it could become a detriment to teen literacy in coming years and possibly is even now. One might think that the use of text language harming literacy is a foolish idea, but let…

How Texting Is Wrecking Our Language. [John Humphry’s] In this reading John Humphry’s graciously explains his old school approach to texting, and also his dislike of it as well. Humphry’s has many ideas in his writing that I can relate too some that I can not. He writes that the OED is something that he holds close to his heart, and that the OED is a useful tool. During this read I felt as if he had written it as a conversation that he had had with my dad. It took more than 15 years to get my…

Have you ever picked up your phone while driving or have you ever seen your parents use their phone while driving? Distracted driving is very dangerous it can lead to many avoidable situations. Their are also laws about distracted driving, but people still break all those laws without thinking of the consequences. Their isn’t just one type of distracted driving, but there are many, and not everyone is interested in learning of them when they could save you from getting tickets. After much…

Texting is a great invention of the modern age, but over the years it has been used in the wrong ways. It is an easily accessible way to communicate with friends and family from anywhere in the world. However, what it has turned into is this “necessity” that teenagers and adults alike are constantly doing or thinking about. If you go into any large public area, you’ll see a lot of people on their phones, most likely texting or on their various social media networks. Even yesterday when I went to…