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and they speak the way they text. And yes, I have had a few students turn in papers with numbers instead of words … It is definitely the texting influence," Dorlea Rikard, a Florence High School language teacher, said (Singleton-Rickman para 7). Some students do not pay any attention to the English language, making entire papers of just run-on sentences. Bad grammar is not just in high school; one girl refused to capitalize an ‘I’ because “she thought it was funny” (Martin 2). Most teens use a…

Introduction: Thesis Statement: All generations change and we learn to embrace it but this text messaging generation is losing some of the most basic abilities. Text messaging affects teenager’s social skills, writing abilities and ability to drive safely. Main Point #1 The days of talking and listening to “Aunt Sally’s” anecdote might be long gone. “…they may have trouble initiating interactions, those small talk situations. They don't have as much experience doing it because they're not…

Every time that drivers pick up their phones or check for a text message while on the road, they are tarnishing their pledge to drive safely and responsively. Cell phones have become extremely tempting while driving, and in the same sense extremely deadly. Although some people disagree with making the use of handheld cell phones while driving illegal because they want to be able to use their phones in case of an emergency, it should be against the law to use a handheld device while driving…

Imagine riding a school bus on the way to school in the morning or coming home from a hard day at school. Suddenly, the bus is hit by an oncoming car, no reason other than reckless driving. However, this reckless driving has a consequence. Since there is no protection for accidents, everyone on the bus automatically has at least one injury either major or minor. All of these injuries that these students have to suffer through could have been solved by one factor, the requirement of wearing a…

In my observational years in the surrounding of a Midwestern college life, the Iowa State University, I have witnessed several unprecedented and extraordinary form of communication but there is one that strikes me as the most astounding that is the form of texting. Texting is a norm in the life of a college community where they would strike a string of conversational whims and chats with ease. This custom usually involves the youth of the campus community, which are the students. By my…

How often do you get distracted by driving? Distracted driving is very popular now amongst all driving ages. Despite what many might think, texting and driving is well known across hundreds of nations all over the world. It would be safe to assume that texting and driving is going to be around for a long time and have an enormous impact on the lives of many people. It has already began to impact so many lives with its collision causing chaos. So many people love to text while driving that it has…

SVKM’s NMIMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MBA CORE 2015-17 1st YEAR TRIMESTER – I IDL ASSIGNMENT Behaviour Modification Project On Traffic Rule violations I Year, DIVISION G GROUP 2 Sameer Ganu G019 Uday Dangra G015 Prajesh Gupta G025 Arjun Bhatia G007 Venketeshwaran Iyer G028 Purpose • People do not follow the traffic rules. They tend to jump the signal and talk on mobile phones while driving. • People think they…

Did you know that In the United States, more than nine people are killed every day due to texting and driving? Many people, most being young teenagers and adults feel invincible and think nothing can hurt them. Since many young teenagers and adults feel invincible they do stupid thighs like texting and driveing and think everything will be fine. However, they don’t feel so invincible when they crash into some car and almost die. Texting and driving is bad because everybody seems to do it, you…

Imagine yourself running on a barren road one day, music blasting through your ears filling you with peace. You don’t bother to look behind you; only focusing on the bare path, the blue shining skies, and the grassy plains on the sides. The line My name’s Blurryface and I care what you think, or, Glory and gore go hand in hand bursts through your ears as you continue. Then suddenly, BAM! Out of nowhere, a truck crashes into you even though in that situation that would be highly improbable.…

How many of us text and drive? Many of us do, but do we know the possible results of these actions? “Distracted driving is engaging in non-driving activities which can be visual, manual, or cognitive” (ProQuest 1). Some people believe that hands-free technology is safe. “My hope is that ten years from now there will be systems built into all automobiles that disable all hand-held devices when the car is in motion” (Laws 1). “The average time they take off the road is 5 seconds and you know how…