Text messaging

Why do people text and drive, what are the dangers of it, and how can we stop it? Texting and driving has been a big issue with today’s society as cell phones have become the "it" way of communicating. Out of habit, individuals are now attached at the hip to their cell phones and have a need to be on their phone now and in the moment rather than waiting for a later time. Every time their ringer goes off, it needs to be checked now or it will literally drive them crazy, but why? We are now a…

not to explore other places. I always get in trouble with my mom because she wants me to find other ways to entertain myself, rather than using my phone. When I got my first phone, it was what I expected because my mom got me unlimited minutes, and text messages. Once I got in trouble and my mom took my phone away for three months. It was hard at first because I was always on the phone and texting with my friends. I could see that my friends did not communicated a lot with me because they were…

for the evening, and set my shopping bags on the passenger side floor. I fumbled around for the end of the auxiliary cord to plug in my phone. It took me almost two minutes before I actually turned the car on. I like to check my social media apps, text messages, and choose a song to play before heading off to my destination. After my routine, I finally inserted the key into the ignition and I pulled the vehicle out of my parking…

essential function, which help them to improve their relationship. If one guy is living far away from his lover, texting messages could give them a way to send them information about health or work situation. Messages may look like simple, but the texts expressed the miss and care for lovers, bonding them by affection. Texting, the good helper for saving money, and shorting the distance between people, because of its fast transportation speed, easy-using and low cost. It is useful…

beneficial, they also have the potential to end lives if not used responsibly. Every year, countless civilians are injured or killed because someone decided to use their cell phone while they were operating a vehicle. The ad above, asking its audience if a text was worth it causes drivers of all ages to reconsider their actions. The use of dark colors and the image of a deceased young woman encourage drivers to act more responsibly while driving and to keep their cell phones put…

Losing your face The article “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk” by Sherry Turkle explains to concerned educators and adults how technology and multitasking is splitting our attention, hindering our ability to properly communicate, and express empathy for one another. Using logos and ethos, Turkle promptly displays a concerning amount of evidence of the degradation of our face to face communication skills; however, by immediately countering any arguments for cell phone usage Turkle leaves the pathos of…

As young children, everyone is told how to cross the street safely, but what happens when phones are brought into the picture? From children to adults, everyone is wrapped up in their phones nowadays, whether it's at home or even crossing the street. Texting while walking might not seem like that much of a problem, but in 2016, more than 6,000 people have died from it, in the U.S. alone. As more and more people are becoming more addicted to their phones, more people are becoming susceptible to…

askes some question that are honestly intriguing these questions are: “If the computer breaks, will children not know how to write with a pencil? And If e-books are taken out of the classroom, will children no longer know how to read in a traditional text?” these questions may seem silly but are in fact reasonable to…

Occasionally modern technology happens to be frowned upon. However, is it because they hate it, or because they do not understand the technology itself. Cell phones happen to provide quite a reassuring secure feeling for many civilians. On several occasions, I have overheard some people refer to their cell phone as their security blanket. Because when used properly I believe the cell phones reassuring benefits out way the cost that cell phones cause when being used at inappropriate times. Such…

Dunia Omar Khalil ENG 110 Spring 2015 Drive a car not a cell phone There are billions of people throughout the world using cell phones in their daily routine life which is a way of community with others. Cell phones have become the common thing that people use and they invent a lot of cell phone from different brand such as Nokia, Android Galaxy, Iphone, and Blackberry. However, cell phones have many advantages but still have very bad effects on the people who use them while driving. Using…