Open for Discussion (texting while driving)

Cell phones they seem like a convenient piece of technology that we can not live without right? Well that is how I feel at times, but with this new texting craze while driving is getting out of control and could actually kill people. Driving while texting, I can not say I have never done it because I have but it is probably one of the most dangerous things you could do while driving.

Several legislative members are trying to pass a bill to make it against the law to text while driving. I do not know how many times I have seen people holding the wheel with their phone in their hand looking at it and then trying to pay attention to the road at the same time. Accidents usually happen in a split second and you need that time to figure out how to react to the situation. If you are looking at the phone it gives you no time to try and avoid a collision or even hit a pedestrian.

I know some states have banned talking on phones while driving but texting according to studies is much more dangerous than talking on the phone. While talking on the phone you are at least able to look at the road all though your attention still is not fully on driving. With texting your full attention is on your phone screen because you need to look at your phone while texting. If they can ban talking because of being dangerous I sure hope they ban texting while driving.

Dear Ms. Scott:

I am writing this letter to provide you with a clear knowledge of my background. I will talk about my family, education I have obtained, where I am from and the career path I have chosen to take.

To begin, I was born on February 23, 1982 in Newton, New Jersey. I have one sister and one brother. My parents moved us from New Jersey to North Carolina when I was ten years old. That is where I consider home because I have most of my memories there. I lived near the beach and really miss it at times. After graduating high school I went to Spain to model for two months. Upon my return from Spain I flew into John F. Kennedy airport almost exactly two month before September 11, 2001. The modeling did not work out so I decided to start college. I went to the local community college in my hometown. While there I studied Paralegal Technology but due to lack of money I dropped out after a year and a half.

After college I had various jobs that ranged from working in an Attorneys office to re-drawing artwork in publications for the H-46 helicopter. We lived near several airbases, Cherry Point being the closest one. This is where I met my Husband. We Married a year later and soon after moved to Illinois. My husband was born in Illinois and wanted to come back to go to school. A year before my husband graduated we had our first child. Addison Jade, she is now two and such a smart and fun little girl. Once my husband was finished with college he obtained a job at The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy.

I worked at Pekin Insurance for almost four years and realized that it was not the type of job for me. I decided to quit and go back to school. This summer was my first semester back. I am majoring in The Physical Therapist Assistant program. One of my goals this semester is to get A’s in all my classes to help boost my numbers for acceptance in my program. I am also working towards volunteer hours at a local hospital. These are my two main focuses for this semester.

I hope you have enjoyed my letter and I am excited to start my first full semester back to college.

Sincerely,

Colleen E. Mathias