Shabea Shaw
Dr. Radford
College Writing and Research
September 25, 2013
Pew Foundation Mary Madden and Amanda Lenhart’s article “ Teens and Distracted Driving” argues that texting while driving has increased over the years especially in teenagers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports an estimate of 515,000 people injured due to a form of driver distraction. Madden and Lenhart states that teens between the ages of 16-17 have texted while driving converting that into 26% of all American teens. When survey teens stated there were various reasons behind texting while driving. Some of those reasons include reporting there whereabouts to friends and parents, getting directions, and flirting with significant others. Madden and Lenhart express that the parents or adult figures of these teenagers are held responsible because the parents text or talk on the phone while driving, which is not setting an example for teens. Madden and Lenhart’s article “Teens and Distracted Driving” has caused me to become aware and change my perspective of texting while driving. In the article a young boy stated he would not text and drive while his parents are in the car, but would text and drive if it were his friends or sibling. I can relate and speak on the behalf of most teens because we think it is ok to risk the life of our friends, but when driving with an adult figure we are hesitant to even touch the phone. Parents are also setting the tone because they do not realize
priorities for Americans, rising 16 percentage points since 2007 and ranking third with 69 percentages. However, the findings of the most recent survey that is conducted by the Pew Research Center confirm that the budget deficit has slipped as a policy priority among the public in 2014 and ranking sixth with 63 percentages (Pew Research Center, 2014). The same survey finds that U.S. public continues to give its policy priorities to the issues of economy, job, terrorism, education and social security…
Working Mothers Carrie Grubb Axia College of University of Phoenix Working Mothers In previous generations, women had one role to accomplish; to care for their children. As mothers, women were required to play the role of June Cleaver. Mothers need to care for the children and keep the home in smooth working order. After many protests, women wanted to empower their equal rights, and become career women. Thanks to women’s perseverance, today women are able to work, and be just as qualified…
sleep? Sleep is important for restoring mental and physical health. Lack of sleep can cause fatigue, poor concentration and memory, moodiness, impaired judgement and reaction time and poor physical coordination1. A poll done by the National Sleep Foundation showed that adolescents who had four or more technological devices in their bedrooms were almost twice as likely to fall asleep in school and while doing homework. It was also found that many of the adolescents who took the poll drove tired at least…
with many of his theories. In America, more and more families are becoming broken up as time progresses. This is not an opinion; it is a fact, statistically speaking. Now, with that being said, this is an opinion: I believe that the true moral foundation of Americans, in today’s society, is deteriorating more and more, each and every day. I mean, there isn’t a specific algorithm or rule book, non-religiously speaking, that can solve and guide every family into a mere perfect direction. However,…
social interaction, media consumption, and the inadequate knowledge of stress relief techniques. This has brought the uprising of an age of Anxiety, Depression, and loneliness resulting in a young stressed society in America. According to the Pew Foundation only 60% of Americans belong to a social network, however 94% of teens belong to a social network. Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and YouTube has increased or ability to connect to people all over the world, however many people…
Fatherly involvement decreases dramatically among both black and white fathers when they are no longer living with their children. Many fathers have limited relationships with their non-custodial children, as Pew Foundation and CDC surveys have confirmed. More than one half of men reported that they had not shared a meal with their non-custodial children in the last four weeks, while nearly two-thirds had not read to their children four years old and younger, and three quarters had not done homework…
is more important. But if we keep neglecting our own home we may have nothing but half mangled buildings to defend. “Our leaders are looking for solutions to the nation’s current economic crisis. Not only could investment in these critical foundations have a positive impact, but if done responsibly, it would also provide tangible benefits to the American people, such as reduced traffic congestion, improved air quality, clean and abundant water supplies and protection against natural hazard.”…
there are approximately 12 million illegal immigrants in America and deportation of all of them is considered too expensive. Although the exact number of illegals is difficult to determine, the Pew Research Center estimates that there are approximately 1 million illegals that reside in the state of Florida. Pew also puts the number of illegals in the work force around 780,000, which represents 8.2% of Florida’s work force. The many different immigrant factions, legal and illegal, that encompass the…
JULY 13, 2014 INTRODUCTION Does higher education matter to our economy? Is taking on the enormous debt to pay for a degree worth the gamble? Recent studies provided by Pew Research suggest that not only is a college degree the best investment towards future earnings, it promotes economic well-being and career attainment (Pew Research, 2014). Quantified benefits of a higher education include Private economic benefits: higher salaries and benefits, lower unemployment, higher…
Global Business Cultural Analysis South Korea By: Erik Mays Liberty University BUSI 604 Dr. Romanoski May 9, 2014 Abstract In this research paper I will be analyzing the cultural perspectives of doing business in South Korea. In doing so, I will be answering the four major questions as it relates to the major Elements and Dimensions of culture in South Korea. Also, since the dimensions of culture in any nation are many, it is necessary to analyze each category that makes up the Dimensions…
