December 12 2012

Today's class, I handed in my final draft and I felt so relieved. The stress and anxiety is finally gone. I felt I worked very hard on my research paper and all the handouts given in class were extremely helpful. I had to improve my paper and look over citations, which can be very tricky, but with practice and the resources available, it definitely falls right in place. This class has provided me with a great opportunity to learn and make my writing better. Research requires a lot of reading and cautious actions. I have learned to make connections with the text and what I am writing. Making sense of what one is writing is the key to a successful paper. 

The statistics of Texting Cell phone and Driving

Everyone knows that texting or making phone calls while driving is very dangerous. It can pose a threat to oneself and others on the road. Statistical evidence shown in figure 1 and 3 strongly validates that many collisions have been made for those vehicles that had individual’s texting and driving, which puts an individual’s life in danger. 

I agree that based on statistical evidence, texting and making phone calls while driving, especially for teenagers, should be banned. From 2001 to 2009, evidence shows that there has been a constant increase in collisions. People are demanding and they do not take in account that while texting and driving they are not only injuring themselves but are also putting others in danger. As we can see from the numerical data, in 2009, there were about 23,000 accidents involving texting, which is nearly a 30% increase since 2001; this is a big gap since 2001. The graph only shows a upward line which displays an increase in collisions by each year. The most severe amount of collisions occurred between the years of 2003-2005. Approximately 2,500 collisions shadowed during this time period. Relatively, each year gap shows an increase in collision but during 2003-2005; it is illustrated to show a wider gap then the other years. (See fig. 1) Teenagers who text and drive cause the most threat to the road; As shown in figure 3, the chart represents a 70% rate of collisions occurring for the adolescent age group who text and drive. (See fig. 3) That is more than half of lives being at danger. In contrast the elderly groups shows less than 10% rate of collision occurring. Age groups are relatively linked to this chart and it is important for young individuals to take a stand so that collision rates can be lessened.

 Many lives are being at risk and it is strongly urged that there should be a ban on the use of cell phones while driving, especially on teenagers.  If the ban does take place, there will be a decrease in these collision rates and many people will be less likely to be posed to the treat of being injured. Fears, injuries and material damages will be less likely to occur as well. In conclusion, with this ban being held, many teenagers will learn how to drive carefully on the road with no distractions. Collision rates will decrease and driving will be done cautiously with no distractions what so ever.

Final Draft
This is the last week of class till the final paper is due. It is due 12/12, and I have finished my first draft. I look forward to seeing my corrections and working on the final draft. I have to be very careful with quotes, paraphrases and  citation.s I would most likely be looking over my paper more than several times to make sure it is a A paper.