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    “Cell phones are owned by 91% of American adults, and now they’re becoming a disruption” (Ballaro et al). Cell phones are now trying to get their way around schools. There is some controversy between school officials and children about bringing their phone to school or not. Parents are also a part of the debate. School officials are even becoming a little peevish when students have them out during class. No one has ever thought that this would have become a big issue with schools around the world

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    friends would send her photographs while she drove, to help her from becoming bored. Within seconds, the young life of Elana Myers was taken. Texting and driving has become one of the largest distractions in our world. Now more than ever phones are more capable, and large numbers of people engage in apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. Not only does texting while driving increase the danger to yourself, but others around

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    Over 270 million cell phones are in use in the United States. Americans spend over eleven hours a week using a cell phone for talking, texting, emailing, or playing games. Many people are aware of the risk of cell phone use while driving, however, this dangerous behavior continues. Driving while using a cell phone is just as dangerous as driving drunk. Driving while distracted is a leading cause of accidents in the United States. Those who use their cell phone to talk on while driving has

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    participation grades as well. Some school take the phones from the students and never return them; other schools keep them until the end of the school day Others label the phones and place them in a container on the teacher’s desk until the end of class. California and Kentucky as well as other states impose fines if a driver is caught texting while driving. Scheduling and safety are the main reasons parents want their children to have access to cell phones during school hours. Schools might be able

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    16 May 2017 Argumentative Research Project Put The Phone Down! Texting, calling, changing music, shopping, checking social media, watching movies, posting pictures: all of these can now be done on a cell phone. With the prevalent use of cell phones today, many drivers choose to participate in these activities while they are driving. Because distracted driving is responsible for accidents and injuries, many states are banning the use of cell phones while driving. Even though some may argue that the

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    Research Paper: Cell Phones Should be Allowed in School Over the course of the past decade, cell phones have become increasingly popular among teenagers in school, and it resulted in various school administrators debating whether or not they should allow them. The main concern for the schools is that cell phones can distract students from learning and that they can be utilized to cheat on exams, with both of the these reasons leading to some schools banning cell phones entirely. However, because

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    Cell Phone While Driving

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    Using a phone while driving happens a lot today and it shouldn’t. The problem with being on the phone while driving has been around for awhile but it gets to be a greater problem every year. It’s a very big deal with teens because teens depend on their phone a lot. It’s also a problem with adults as well, but it’s more of a problem with teenagers. Responding to a text or answering a phone is not worth losing our life or someone else’s life. It can wait. If we think it’s an emergency phone call or

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    inconsistencies across the nation regarding driving laws as they are usually determined by the state. For example, only 14 states have laws banning all drivers from using hand-held cell phones even though cell phones are a proven distraction (Governors Highway Safety Association, 2016). The federal government could create laws like banning talking on the phone while driving, or intensify punishment for drunk driving. Also, laws could be passed to require defensive driving class for all novice drivers

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    and more states ban cell phone usage while driving, more and more people have actually looked into this topic to see how big of a distraction cell phones are in the car. According to extensive research, barely any accidents involving distractions include cellphones, and even after 20 years of researching this topic, there still isn’t any conclusive data on the impact cellphones have on driving. Cell Phones shouldn’t be banned to use while driving. One reason why cell phones shouldn’t be banned by

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    communicating to one another, it is easy to just take out a cell phone and to use it as a tool for just about anything, but the use of cell phones at school can lead problems for not only the student but for those around him or her. The use of cell phones during school hours can cause distractions to the student and even the class, with these distractions cell phones can also create bad learning habits that would not of been there if cell phones were not in use, lastly while in school, students are provided

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