My First Year Of College

Throughout my first two years of college, I have had many challenges and successes. I was excited to take this class because it involves something that I have always been interested in. International Studies excites me because it allows me to understand the world on a more practical and realistic level. I had frugal knowledge of relations overseas when I started this class, and now I could not imagine my life before I knew these things. In high school, the only class I took that involved anything on an international level was IB psychology. I was immediately mesmerized by the different cultures I was learning about. When signing up for this class, these intentions and thoughts followed me. International Studies has positively impacted my life in many ways. This class has allowed me to open my mind to many different cultures, this class has helped me understand the different business tactics of other countries, and it has helped me view the United States in a new light.

My first day of college at Thomas Nelson Community College I was so nervous, being in a new school where I don’t know anybody was kind of frightening. I thought I would feel the same way about college as I did for high school. In high school, all my teachers prepared me the hard way to prepare for college and what to expect. My goal is to finish out 2 years at Thomas Nelson Community College and transfer to a four-year college to continue my goal in life to become a Registered Nurse (RN). When I arrived at Thomas Nelson I was very nervous because, so many thoughts went through my head to say as if what if I can’t handle it or what if I’m not smart enough. It was just a lot of pressure that I put on myself until I got a better understanding of everything because it’s a lot I needed to improve as in school. I was excited to be realizing a lifelong dream, but I was also scared.

Imagine being blindfolded for the length of a football field while driving. This would not feel very safe, right? Well, five second is the average time your eyes are off the road while sending or reading a text. When traveling at 55 mph, that is enough time to cover the length of a football field. Plus, the average amount of time it takes to get into a crash is only three seconds. 11% of all drivers under 20 that were involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted. This age group has the largest population of distracted drivers. It is not just teens, adults are also breaking the law while driving. 49% of adults say they have been passengers in a car when the driver was sending or reading texts on their cell phone. Reaching for a phone, dialing, texting and other uses of portable devices increases the risk of getting into a crash by three times. As of 2011, about 60% of drivers use cell phones while driving. There is obviously a huge chance of getting into a wreck, whether you are the one texting or not. It is not just the decision to not text and drive, but the decision to refuse to get in a car where the driver has their cell phone

First and foremost, the risk of using a phone while driving is a big chance of an accident more than what the people think. According to the Harvard study “Texting while driving and other forms of distracted driving are responsible for more than 1 million crashes, 400,000 injuries, and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year—and those numbers are likely to increase with the proliferation of in-car infotainment systems. (Center for Health Communication)” In a Harvard study asserts that is every day some families in the United States have missing father, mother, or kids and someday could be myself or someone of my relatives stays the next person of injuries or might be deaths, the

Drivers have died because instead of being focused on the road they are paying attention to their phones or any other technology and they crash. In source #3 they gave an example of a driver being distracted by technology, “ The resulting distractions can have deadly consequences, as when cellphone-wielding drivers and train engineers cause wrecks”. People should understand that there’s a time and place for everything, even for technology.

To begin with, the use of mobile technology and portable communication devices while driving, as opposed to other causes of accidents, has contributed to the most fatalities among licensed adolescents and adults. If one is devoting all of his/her attention to an electronic device, he/she cannot be completely aware of the possible dangers of the area, for one’s line of vision and overall attention has been limited to a small screen. Also, a man fulfilling a task on his mobile telephone has thus restricted the total amount of control over his vehicle to only one hand, making it immensely difficult to manage his path of travel. When a driver is distracted, one might unnoticingly exceed the posted speed limits, run red lights and stop signs, or even collide with a pedestrian or other vehicle, labeling it the most frequent and fatal cause of traffic related casualties in the

Do you use your cell phone while you drive? No? Good. Most people who do are well aware of the consequences, but think that they would never happen to them. Our reliance on these little devices has led to a rise in use by drivers, increasing the risk of car accidents and fatalities immensely. The main concerns which puts us at jeopardy are drivers having to take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel, in order to efficiently text, dial, change a song, etc. Also, people can be so consumed in what they are communicating that they lose their focus on driving, disabling them from driving effectively. Although cellphones play a significant role in our society, the hazards they present should be taken in to consideration more when getting

In the contemporary world people are constantly moving, thinking, and exploring. Technology has not only supplied us with ways of getting information in a timely manor, but created the burden of constant distraction to all who use its benefits. In some states it is illegal to drive while using a hand held cell phone; not only do I agree with this law but I think it is of the up most importance. Driving with a cell phone causes hazards such as: accidents involving the driver and others, continuing a constant state distraction, and even ruining ones life. When one drives with a mobile device it immediately puts not only them, but all those around them at risk. It impairs your judgment and decision making skills which makes driving

In 2010, NHTSA recorded that driver distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes, with 3,092 people killed. There were 416, 000 injuries resulted from crashes. Those are 3,092 lives that could be walking today and 416,000 people that didn’t have to go through physical rehab if someone wasn’t on their phone texting. For some reason laws don’t stop people from performing this hazard. There are still people who think they can be on their phones while driving in places that have outlawed it. With new innovations for cell phones we are able to do things more easily, but driving isn’t one of them. The more we become more attached to our cell phones, the more the rates of accidents will increase even with laws. UM asked a designated group of teenagers to go 24 hours without a phone, and 70% could not do it. The more attached we are to our phones the deadlier it can

Car Accidents happen every day, every month, every year. They never seem to stop or slow down. “Over 2.5 million people are involved in road accidents each year. Of these 1.6 million are caused from texting and driving. That is 64% of all road accidents in the United States.”, (Luke Ameen). Before cell phones, there were not as many road accidents as there are every single day. On average around 3,287 car accidents are caused each day. We have become more consumed with technology overtime and people think that it is more important to reply rather than staying conscious of their surroundings. Everyone says that driving is easy to do but, what people don’t realize is how dangerous it can be. You might not be the driver that is texting but, it is the people around you that are.

Close your eyes and visualize a horrific scene, cars mangled, screams of people injured, blood, carnage, lives lost. The sudden impact, families will have to face, that their loved one is very badly injured or worse, dead. This problem is more common today and growing at an alarming rate due to the use of cellphones while driving. We need to value human life first! We need action now to prevent future deaths and injuries. Drivers are more distracted today than ever from cellphones with texting & social media.

Unfortunately, drivers should not be capable to use their phones when driving a vehicle because it is dangerous for the driver and the pedestrian as well. The use of phones takes the driver’s attention off the road. Texting and driving causes fatal accidents, which is the leading cause of deaths among teens and is illegal in most countries. In fact, the usage of phones can cause wrecks and are usually fatal. The people who partake in texting and driving are jeopardizing others as well as themselves. It causes late delayed responses. Drivers require all of their senses, such as sight and hearing to drive. According to psychological study texting and driving puts the driver at a four times higher risk of crashes (Libby et al, 875). Texting and driving causes loss of attention and one single error

This is the day and age when technology is developing faster than ever before, people are assimilating into the world of technology. We, as an American, are tremendously addicted to technology that is even costing us our own lives and as a further matter, someone else life. Since technology became our everyday necessity, it seems impossible to even live a day without it. Out of every vicious addiction, some are far more dangerous than others. One of them is texting while driving. Ever since texting became a part of human norms, millions of car accidents have happened and “the average risk of getting into a collision was four times as great when people were on the phone than when they were not” (Seppa). Car accident affects not only the one

In 2013, over 420,000 people in the United States were killed or injured in a car accident due to distractions like texting. The use of cell phones has become the most debated issue in driving. Many whom text or call others while driving know that they are endangering not only themselves but others surrounding them. With knowledge of their malpractice, several decide to use their phones anyway, wreaking havoc on our technologically inclined society. Over the last ten years, the role of the cell phone has grown to a necessity. People who don't have access to or don't own cell phones have been severally "handicapped" in the world today. Unfortunately, millions use their cell phones while driving. According to Michael Goodman, 90% of people who

Use of technology while driving causes over ¼ of car accidents annually. In 2014 the National Safety Council reported that in over 26% of car accidents the driver to blame was using a mobile phone while driving. Keeping in mind that the statistics are more than just numbers. These numbers represent the lives of mothers, fathers, children; not only have lives been destroyed, but families as well. (qtd. CDC.gov/motorvehiclesafety) Every year in the United