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THE TEXT IS NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN A LIFE! If you have to text someone really badly it only takes a few seconds to pull over and park the vehicle and send the text if it is really that important. Many people have been in really bad car accidents from texting while driving, and some have even died from texting while driving. Texting while driving is a growing trend, and a national epidemic, quickly becoming one of the country’s top killers (TextingandDrivingSafety.com). Mostly teenager’s text…

Text and driving kills thousands of teens and adults every year. B. (Reason to listen): I have been a licensed driver for two years now and I have seen many drivers texting while driving. Throughout my four years at high school I have heard countless presentations over this topic. C. (Thesis statement with preview of main points): Texting while driving kills and injures so many every year and it is unsafe for the driver, everyone in the car and other drivers on the road. Transition: What…

Patrick Francis McManus was born August 25, 1933 in Sandpoint, Idaho. He wasn’t very good in school; his mother failed him in the second grade. Pat worked with a construction company earning enough money to enroll at Washington State University. He achieved Fs on his first six essays as a freshman. A professor of English inspired Pat to become a writer. For his final essay he passed with an A+ and was advanced to Honors English. From then on he became focused on writing. After college he was…

driving to go and do a simple task for your parent or anyone in your family, looking down at your phone to see a text for a matter of seconds, look up and there goes your life or another person’s life. Rushing around the school to get her late homework knowing she had to go pick up her siblings from the elementary. As she is running out the door looking down at her phone seeing all of the texts from her mom freaking out on her. So stressed, so worried, she gets in her car and bolts down to the…

kids to text each other the answers during test." Almost every single cell phone has texting. Kids can text without getting caught so it would be easy. Teachers can see students pass notes so students started texting each other. Students would be able to communicate without making one noise. Students would not pay attention because they would not pay attention because they would be checking their cell phones. "Cell phones can be very useful, for communication between kids." Students would text…

In this paper I will explain in detail how I started my experiment, the feelings I experienced, how many missed calls and texts I had and explain if any of my friends got upset because I did not respond to their messages. First of all, I decided to be without a cellphone for three days. I left my cellphone in my closet fully charged so I could see how many missed calls and text messages I had received at the end of the three days experiment. I did not see my cellphone until the end of the third…

the go. Most people just get the feel of having to check their phones to check a text message, or an email while on the road from phone calls, to text messaging, social media and sharing pictures. The power of a cell phone is really helping us stay in touch. But its also causing more risks for everyone. Mostly on people that are driving while texting. “Shockingly, texting drivers took their eyes off the road for each text an average of 5 seconds, which at 55 mph, means…

but everyone who believes that a text message is worth more than their life. People are putting themselves and other people in danger when they pull out their phone while behind the wheel. Whether people are texting or simply just changing a song in their phone, they are taking their eyes off the road which can therefore cause an accident.…

Social Media Sites and Text-Messaging Introduction The recent advancement in technology has led to new developments such as the social media that has altered how people interact. Some of the common social media and text messaging sites that are frequently used include Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter and Instagram. As noted by Watkins, these sites have been used widely particularly by youths for the development and establishment of relationships. Most, people are currently more socially connected…

Torie: Distracted driving comes in many forms. Some people believe “the message is more important than their safety” (“Reasons Teens Text and Drive”). However, what they are not thinking about is that “more than 32,600 people are killed in motor vehicle accidents in the United States” (“Doubly Dangerous: Snapchatting While Driving”). My position in this argument is that too many good people die because they are using their cell phone while driving. An article describes that “the risk of a…