Running Head: CELLPHONE USE WHILE DRIVING 1 An Assessment of Cellphone Use While Driving Octasia Gore ENG 137 Ms. Smalls February 18‚2013 Cellphone Use While Driving 2 Did you know about 80% of drivers use their cellphones while driving? Talking on the phone could be dangerous to other drivers and pedestrians. Drivers are constantly on the phone talking‚ texting‚ or surfing the internet. Drivers should have limited use to cellphones while driving to decrease collisions due to major
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In the essay “Highway of Lost Girls” by Vanessa Veselka‚ she talks about her past events that took place when she was a runaway teenager and the time she came face to face with a serial killer. She supported her claim by using anecdotes to prove that her story is true. It was first published in The GQ magazine‚ New York‚ October 24‚ 2012. She is a novelist‚ union organizer‚ and author‚ which gives her the authority to write on this subject. She wrote this essay for the general public to read about
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SMART HIGHWAY FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NEED:With the number of accidents occurring on highways increasing every year‚ a need to develop smart highways that are not only able to reduce the accidents but also provide a better management of the vehicles plying in an environmental friendly manner is need of the hour. Unlike the conventional highways‚ they require less human involvement by automating majority of the tasks. In this project we want to design the said highway showing a number
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of exposure to domestic violence each year. U.S. government statistics say that 95% of domestic violence cases involve women victims of male partners. The children of these women often witness the domestic violence. Children don’t just don’t know about the abuse they see it happen‚ hear it happen‚ observe the abuse‚ and are aware of the abuse. Children who are exposed to battering become fearful and anxious. They are always worried for themselves‚ their mother‚ and their siblings. Children from abusive
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the Corners The author Sara Mosle reminds her readers right away about an emotional massacre that took place in Newtown‚ Connecticut. In her article in The New York Times called‚ “Preparing Students for a Newtown-like disaster” she argues her point against Louie Gohmert‚ the Texas Congressman who suggested that all teachers should have guns. Sara has a lot of credibility for her personal thoughts and what she believes is true about the gun laws. She is aiming this article at adults‚ parents‚ and
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young or old.” By saying this she has just addressed essentially everybody; making her appeal broad. This quote makes me feel like nobody is safe‚ evoking anxiety into me. Anxiety is a noun describing a feeling of nervousness or agitation‚ often about something that is going to happen. In this case‚ the risk of getting AIDS is what causes an emotional response. She has personified the disease to make it look like an enemy or a physical threat. When something is compared to a human in a way that
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BACKGROUND Staples Inc. founded in 1985 by Thomas G. Stemberg and Leo Kahn in Brighton‚ Massachussets. It is headquartered in Boston and employs 89‚000 employees worldwide. Staples sells office supplies at more than 2‚000 stores as well as through its catalog and call centers‚ the internet site‚ and contract sales force. In additional to typical office supplies‚ stores offer computer hardware and software‚ furniture‚ art and school supplies and printing and copy services ( Staples 10k‚ 2012).
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Language as a Highway There are about five thousand languages throughout the world now‚ and that doesn’t even include the hand languages. As a matter of fact‚ Languages are the most powerful inventions ever. Languages are important highways that allow people to communicate within the world of different nations and cultures. Without language we wouldn’t be able to communicate with one another and spread ideas. Languages are highways that connect the past and the present. Without language there
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Crime and The Devil’s Highway: A True Story‚ I have developed a better understanding of the relationship between immigration and crime. Personally‚ many of my sentiments towards immigration has been quite underdeveloped and lacking sustenance to support my claims. In regards‚ to the criminal aspect connected to immigration‚ my opinion was more based on feelings alone and not facts. However‚ I still stand by some of my views and beliefs even after reading both texts about immigration and crime.
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Ethnicities 150 Professor Brian Baker Spring‚ 2012 Extra Credit Pow Wow Highway I enjoyed this movie‚ based on a book by the same name by Davis Seals‚ a Native activist. The story is based in the mid to late 1970’s and begins on the Northern Cheyenne Tribe’s reservation in Lame Deer‚ Montana. The two lead characters‚ Buddy Red Bow (A. Martinez) and his acquaintance (who later in the film becomes his friend)‚ Philbert “Phil” Bono (Gary Farmer) travel to Santa Fe to rescue Buddy’s
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