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    Life Without Texting

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    Can you imagine your life without texting? Texting can be very addictive to some people which leads to them using there phone while they walk down a street or cross the street, this can cause dangers. Texting has a negative affect on people because of addiction, loosing sleep, and it can lead into tasks taking longer. The first reason texting has a negative affect is addiction. Studies show that teens every day spend ninety-five minutes texting. In a whole week thats 665 minutes which is around

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    The English language has evolved even though it hasn’t been around for very long. One thing that the modern people benefits is technology, calling, Skyping, and texting. Texting is a huge influence on almost everyone. So is texting affecting the people and the way that English is evolving? Is it helping to evolve English? How many messages are sent or received each day? Around 80% of American adults have cell phones. About 70% of those American adults send or receive texts each day. “’The Pew

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    teenager recently died in a car accident due to the fact they were texting their best friend. This moment is very depressing to all of teens friends and families. If only he or she was not texting and waited to text them at a stop light or when they arrived at their destination. With the advancements of technology in the world cars are trying to prevent these such actions but everyone finds a way to text that certain someone back. Texting however is not the only negative to driving. Many young adults

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    Texting While Driving

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    which conveys the heartache and misery it can bring to one's family. Texting while driving proves to be hazardous in that it is a distraction, causes many accidents, and endangers your life and the lives of others. This monster has no age limit and no gender. Everyone at anytime could be subjected to a terrible accident due to you texting and driving or somebody else not paying attention while they are texting and driving. Texting while driving proves to be an epidemic that negatively affects teens

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    Texting and driving was and continues to be one of the major factors of car accidents in America’s population. In the following advertisement named, “Phone in one hand, Ticket in the other” it is noted that texting and driving are frowned upon in our society, and the authorities are giving citizens tickets for texting and driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had created and promoted this ad to help decrease car accidents involving texting and driving, by informing the

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    Some statistics to show for this are: “11 teens die every day as a result of texting while driving. According to a AAA poll, 94% of teen drivers acknowledge the dangers of texting and driving, but 35% admitted to doing it anyway. 21% of teen drivers involved in fatal accidents were distracted by their cell phones. Teen drivers are 4x more likely than adults to get into car crashes or near-crashes when talking or texting on a cell phone. A teen driver with only one additional passenger doubles the

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    Alleng Herzog Texting

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    If you were to take note of how many people you saw texting and driving while on a road trip, after about an hour, that number would easily be in the double digits. With the rise of technology, the number of distracted drivers has skyrocketed. In the documentary “From One Second to the Next” directed by Werner Herzog, it tells four different stories of texting-related accidents by the victims, their families, and the drivers who caused the car collisions. Through juxtaposition, visual metaphors,

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    There are problems and issues in every community every day. One issue that is becoming exceedingly threatening, and more of an epidemic than a bad habit, is distracted driving. Texting and driving specifically, immediately endangers yourself and anybody around you. Besides texting and talking on the phone, other distractions include eating or drinking, looking at maps, changing the radio, grooming, etc. Next time you are able to watch people driving, notice what they’re doing. I’ve noticed that often

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    Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill on June 6th of 2017 to ban texting while driving in the state of Texas. The measure was authored by state representative, Tom Craddick. This bill went into effect on September 1st of 2017. This had become the fourth session in a row that state rep, Tom Craddick, had attempted to pass the ban on texting while driving. Craddick stated “By enacting this public safety legislation, the governor is saving lives by deterring this dangerous deadly behavior... For

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    corresponded with each other was different. Devon and I primarily talked on the phone, while Coty and I communicated through texting. The differences between the two forms of sharing information became very apparent when Coty was having relationship complications with a girl he liked. To help resolve this problem, I had to convey my opinion to both Devon and Coty through phone calls and texting. An article written by Sherry

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