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    Cell phones are integral to people’s lives in Canada because they are vital communication and entertainment tools. However, the use of cell phones has remained contentious, because texting and talking on the phone are associated with distracted driving. Distracted driving is, “defined as the diversion of attention away from activities critical for safe driving toward a competing activity” (Klauer, Guo, Simons-Morton, Ouimet, Lee & Dingus, 2013, p. 55). Although distracted driving is also associated

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    Why have cell phones a good or bad thing for kids minds? Banning cell phones in school would limit students learning by more things coming from the teacher and having better grades. According to the text, "Banning Cell Phones in Schools" has evidence for the following side. Banning phones are limiting kids due to some kids text answers to each other. "When this happens, kids might decide to text answers to each other during exams" Paragraph 4 sentence 4. The evidence supports the claim, because

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    for cell phone banning. One of the worst train accidents in U.S history occurred when a conductor exchanged text messages on his phone while operating the train. People in the United States are often pulled over for cell phone use and cited. This issue has sparked big controversy with lawmakers. The use of a cell phone is not the only distraction while driving but it is known that it could potentially cause disaster like discussed above. The result of this has caused many states to outlaw cell phone

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    Written Speech January 25th, 2013TOPIC: Why banning the use of cell phone while driving should be mandatorynationwide. A. GENRRAL PURPOSE: To persuade the government to take certain course ofaction to enact laws banning the use of cell phone both hand-held and hand-freefor all drivers.B. SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To persuade all drivers that the government should enactlaws to ban the use of cell phones while driving.C. CENTRAL IDEA: Driving and using cell phones whether hand-held or hand-freeis dangerous

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    and see the driver holding a phone texting, you pass by and you feel so discussed.”(Noder, Shannon L., 2010) Cell phones are among the most popular electronic devices used in the US, especially while conducting a motor vehicle. Cell phone use while driving has become very popular among the past years; we hear about it more frequently, do you know what can happen to you when you use an electronic device while driving? Cellphone use while driving may include, texting phone calls, gps and networking,

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    because, they make the roads safer. I disagree with the Law, because, we should teach people to not use their cell phones in their cars, we should find a work around to the problem, and it allows for other distractions. I do not believe that making a Law banning cell phone use while driving will solve anything; instead, we should teach people how, and when to properly use cell-phones. Today no class exists where we teach students how to use

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    driving don’t know that they can be so many wrongs they can be doing without realizing it. Plenty talk on the phone while driving, drink, text and drive. A lot of people even innocent people as well have had accidents involving one of those. Out of the three there has been one that has become more common, and it’s only increasing if people don’t put a stop to it themselves. A usage of a cell phone should not be displayed at any point while driving. It can wait many have had accidents even deaths because

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    candidates will say or do anything that sounds even remotely pleasing to the public. The thought of banning cellular devices is extremely appealing to many parents and adults as they are lead to believe that

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    smart phones. Paying bills, doing grocery, buying food, and more time consuming tasks can all be done almost instantly by smartphones. Many jobs and institutions today do not allow the use of smartphones during a certain time, especially schools. Prohibition of cell phones in school is a good idea to prevent students from getting distracted. However, high school students should be allowed to access their cell phones at school, because high school students are mature enough to use their cell phones

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    Since cell phones became popular, there have been significantly more distractive driving accidents on record. A tiny little phone, small enough to fit in your pocket, can cause major accidents on the road. Mobile phones have had many negative effects while driving. Overall, using cell phones while driving should be illegal. Texting while driving has lead to many deaths. There are a number of accidents caused by texting and driving, so many that just even calling while driving is dangerous. In the

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