Persuasive Essay About Texting And Driving

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Scientists used to think human brain development was pretty complete by the age of 10, but it’s not. To begin with, a part of the brain the frontal lobes aren’t fully connected. That’s a major part of why teenagers don’t think most of the time in their life. They can use it, but they’re going access it slowly. Scientists and adults come to a conclusion that teenagers don’t think quickly enough by texting and driving, not being able to handle pressure as well, doing drugs. Most teens think that texting and driving isn’t such a major deal, well it is. Texting and driving has become a recent issue in today’s society. Many teens , have formed a habit of using their cell phones while driving. It is distracting and the probabilities of getting involved in a car accident are higher than you are. A woman,Kena H, shares her story of how she lost people from texting and driving. “I lost my best friend, who was also my baby brother on Sept.11, 2010 due to distracted driving, so your message hits home hard for me. My brother, a single father of 2, was my next door neighbor every morning we would leave for work around the same time, now every morning I leave my …show more content…

They see adults abusing drugs and other substances. Also, teens see their friends doing that type of stuff and they feel the urge that they need to fit in cause if they don’t they may lose them, or be made fun of. The truth is drugs are the worst and doesn't need to be messed with. It does worse impact on thinking and further development to the brain. Jon who was 23 years old died because of his abuse to drugs. Even his mom never knew what was going on before it was too late. Though when he was in his teens, his mom knew about his thing for pot and other recreational substances, but she thought he had quit ever since he had a good working job and long working hours. She was wrong. She lost her son due to the abuse and not thinking of what could've

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