Rice,+Rebecca


 * SAP Initial Proposal**

My social issue is on texting and driving. I know that this is one of the major causes for serious injuries and even death. The problem we seem to have is getting people to stop doing this, even though Massachusetts and other states have made it illegal.

A solution I have for this problem is to program a device in cars that monitor cellular devices. and when/if they're getting used. I'm not sure how we would get this to work because I don't know much on how technology is built. But, if we have this then these monitorings could be reported to the police if someone is suspected to be using their phone often.

The purpose I have for writing this paper is to pursuade the readers to stop doing this, or if they know someone they can try and convince them that what they're doing is extremely dangerous.

To do this paper, I'll use my research to help guide me. I need 25 note cards and those will also help me. I'll do my research at home in the IRC's at my school.

Print : Rogers, Marian. //Texting While Driving//. Madison, WI: Legislative Reference Bureau, 2010. Print. This book helped me with learning some more dangerous of texting and driving and how it can be avoided.
 * Annotated Bibliography, Inital Stage**

Database : Hanes, Stephanie. "Texting While Driving : The New Drunk Driving." //SIRS Researcher//. ProQuest, 5 Nov. 2009. Web. 2 Dec. 2010. . Brief summary of what texting and driving is and what damage it can do.

Website : Genachowski, Julius. "The Dangers of Texting While Driving." //Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page//. 4 Nov. 2009. Web. 08 Dec. 2010. . Article summary of what causes people to text and drive, what you can do to stop it, and information on a couple state laws.


 * SAP Intermediate Proposal**

The solution I came up with first was to program a device in cars that monitors cell phone device.
 * Solution**

After some feedback, I realized that my solution wasn't what I was suppose to come up with. Meaning, I had to make it something simpler that I could actually do myself. I decided on an easier solution. My solution is to put an extra program into drivers-ed programs. That way students will have to learn about the dangers of texting and driving. And, if the lecture can touch one person then that person can touch another, etc. This can possibly decrease the statistics on distracted driving.

My audience is simply for teenagers and young adults. Teens and young adults are my audience because they're the most likely to take part in distracted driving.
 * Audience**

1) Statistics on the amount of distracted driving 2) Statistics on the number of deaths a year because of distracted driving 3) The study on what causes people to drive while distracted, even knowing the dangers associated 4) The study on what states are going to do about this problem 5) Statistics on the increase of distracted driving.
 * Research**

Database articles gave me the best information.

Cause and effect will help me because I can learn all the negative outcomes to help me think of a solution.
 * Rhetorical Strategies**

Comparing and constrasting will help me because I can compare and constrast the statistics over the years to get a good percentage on the amount of distracted driving.

Argumentation will help me by convincing my audience through reasons why texting and driving shouldn't be permitted.