Proposal

Erin Nolinske
ENGL 1001.65
Mitch Frye
3 November 2008

I plan to write my paper on the issue of texting messaging and talking on the phone while driving. It is an issue that has overwhelmed the United States. It is causing several accidents and incidents in teenagers but also adults’ lives. I will also briefly describe the other activities teenagers and adults are distracted by. The category my subject takes place in is the Communications category.
The sources I plan to use are the following:
• Internet sites
• Personal interview with someone who has experienced an accident while texting messaging or talking on the phone while driving
• Magazines/articles
I have come up with a thesis statement which is:
Text messaging while operating a vehicle should be an enforced traffic violation.
I plan to brainstorm other thesis statements that will work well with my paper after doing more research.