Text messaging

my time. There is not a need for it and neither is there a need for my mother’s echoing calls every morning. As I drag myself out of bed, I head past my curtains while checking the weather with a quick swipe and touch. I then respond to my “urgent” text messages and continue to get on with my morning. As I step into the car, my mom is waiting, seemingly ready to start the usual morning conversions. All the while she is asking her questions, “Did you bring your lunch? Did…

We all know those people that can not peel themselves from their technology, whether it’s the CEO of a major business or a teenage girl, they walk with their faces lit with the screaming brightness of a phone. In modern society, if a person is found on social media it is considered cool, while reading is not. Recent society has become caught up in the latest movies, fashion trends, and social media. Ray Bradbury wrote of this happening all the way back in the 1950s! He wrote science fiction…

being sleepy and using a cell phone. Most teens today have cell phones, which is one of the biggest distraction. A person may be walking down the hall and feel their phone vibrate, so they pull it out and respond to the text they just received. While responding to the text, they bump into somebody and quickly apologize before getting on there way again. If the exact same thing were to happen while they were driving, they may not have the chance to say sorry. They could’ve just killed…

reading printed text. Carr explains that, “Reading…

sentence people who text and drive to jail is Utah and Alaska. In other states, such as California, for texting and driving you are fined a mere twenty dollars for texting and driving. The South Carolina General assembly should pass a law that texting and driving is treated severely as a DUI in order to reduce the risks of car accidents…

“choppy thinking” as she herself states. According to Ms. Stafford’s essay over seventy-five and a half million texts are sent per day, and 54% of those who text sending more than five texts a day. This is not so bad when you consider that there are over…

Teens actually are reading and writing, despite the fact that they are only reading and writing text messages and writing captions or comments on photos online(Niall Ferguson). People are becoming concerned on potential adverse effects of sending text messages on learning standard english (Hofferth). While students are texting or messaging on their cell phones they start to abbreviate words and phrases, which makes them inappropriate to use in a formal paper or essay…

Tech Essay As seen on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, well known comedian Louis CK refers to the way technology has taken over life as people once knew it. The United States has access to some of the greatest inventions and ideas in the world, but unfortunately it is all taken for granted. Everyday people complain about the most minor inconveniences despite how far the world has come, proving Louis’ statement “everything’s amazing, but nobody’s happy.” People here need to be grateful for what we…

Your Phone is Not a Steering Wheel In America, many citizens die in car accidents due to drivers being distracted easily. Is a text, call, or notification more important than someone’s life? Drivers who drive with distractions have accounted for almost six thousand deaths and over half a million injuries a year (“Cell phone & Texting Accident Statistics”). However, these incidents could have been prevented if those who had known it was dangerous would have discontinued their reckless practice.…

increases the time spent with your eyes off of the road by 400%. When responding to a text message, you take your eyes off of the road for about 5 seconds. While going 55 miles per hour, your eyes can be taken off of the road for a length equivalent to a football field while responding to a simple text. Text messaging makes a collision 23 times more likely to happen. Many people believe that they can safely text and drive but there is no safe way to distract yourself while driving. Along with…