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    Sherry Turkle would roughly predict the cell phone trend line would be increased as we move from left to right on the graph. Based on her argument, strong tie relationships will decline as people substitute them with weak tie relationships. More specifically, Turkle states that people are more likely to focus on the virtual community in order to connect with others and avoid too close intimacy. For instance, people do texting while they have chatting and constantly check online email even though…

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    Car Battery Failure

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    Have you thought about your car battery recently? It's important to do so every once in awhile. Battery failure is currently considered the leading cause of car breakdown in the United Kingdom. Your battery is absolutely vital to both starting your car, as well. The spark plugs cannot fire on without a charged one, even if the rest of the vehicle is completely fine. It could be worth far too much to neglect it. The most common type of failure is down to the battery simply running out of…

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    Johnnie Cochran Fallacy

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    When reading Johnnie Cochran's closing argument one specific fallacy that stuck out to me was, a “disconnect between proof and conclusion” as Cochran’s presented a single moment as a representation O.J.’s behavior for an entire time period. This example is similar to Heinrichs’s example of the past not being able to prove the present. Heinrichs describes how some people say they are a safe drivers because they haven’t been in a car accident yet; however, this is a fallacy because their past…

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    The road is one of the most dangerous methods of transportation. Millions of car wrecks take place everyday. The people behind the wheel make the road so dangerous. The road consists of three different types of drivers, distracted, cautious, and reckless. All have different habits while driving but still are just as dangerous. Distracted drivers are the most dangerous out of the three. People are too busy paying attention to their phones instead of watching the road. The average person takes…

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    one it is showing that playing sports will cost their health and even sometimes life. I can prove this because the text is showing that continuing to play might cost them their health and possibly even their life. Another reason football and other sports aren't safe is because some former football players suffer from memory loss and other things. I can prove this because the text states "some former players suffer from memory loss and several other brain disorders". Another thing…

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    15. Dale Earnhardt – Daytona (2001) Dale Earnhardt, who is also known as “the Intimidator”, was considered NASCAR’s most popular driver. He was very aggressive and determined. He has his own style of driving, which has gained the admiration and approval of his diehard fans even up to this day. Earnhardt’s career ended when he met a tragic accident during the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001. During the race, Earnhardt’s was trying to block the other racers to stop them from catching his…

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    Rob Reynolds presents the cons of the article “Are integrated Devices Safer than Handheld Devices While Driving?” He contends that using handheld and integrated devices while driving is still a distraction in its own way and is not something that will make drivers safer. The author also believes that in some of the current studies of automakers, they have attempted to demonstrate that these integrated devices are safer, but really don’t have enough proof to support their ideas. The research…

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    George Simmel is a very significant part of the sociological world as we know it today. As we learned this week about social norms in regards to how our culture and society shape our behaviors. I had not really thought of it until reading it this past week, but we all seem to be conditioned to certain behaviors. We all understand what is expected of us (like the McDonald’s and bus/subway examples), and we adhere to the unwritten roles. This type of behavior is what interested George Simmel.…

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    I don't really want to do any changes this year but if i did they would most likely be not using my phone while walking because i have seen first hand what that does to you one time one of my friends was using Jesus’s phone while walking and hit his well the part between his legs and looked like it hurt and me i just laughed so i don't want that to happen to me because it is painful and humiliating so one of my changes is distracted walking another one of my changes would be exercise because…

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    Legal Driving Age

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    Well. There goes another teen speeding. It looks like his or her desires are prioritized over the law, which is a set of rules that each citizen has come into an agreement with to obey once they have obtained their licence. The ability to drive is something that citizens tend to misuse nowadays, especially in their teenage to young adult years, that is, 16 to 21. Driving is not an obligation, but a privilege that many do not recognize. Driving can be deadly if not taken seriously. For this…

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