Evan Bennett November 4‚ 2010 Persuasive Essay Gay discrimination is a major problem that affects individuals all across the country. The Defense of Marriage Act needs to be repealed. First‚ the Defense against Marriage Act will be explained and then why it needs to be repealed‚ then the effects the law has on society. The federal government needs to give same sex couples the same health benefits that heterosexual couples receive. Currently‚ the government offers employees benefits such as health
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Teen Curfews: Are They Essential? Curfews are designed with the best interest of teenagers in mind; they keep teens at home in a safe environment‚ provide family time‚ teach respect for authority‚ and give time to do homework (“Do Curfews Keep Teens Out of Trouble?”). Most teenagers aren’t responsible enough to come home early enough to get homework done and get enough sleep. Author Kathryn Hatter says most teenagers aren’t mature enough to make good decisions therefore‚ they are very vulnerable
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accidents‚ fatalities‚ and traumatic injuries are three reasons why impaired driving is a terrible idea. Firstly‚ the costs of accidents caused by impaired drivers are staggering. The deaths‚ injuries‚ and property damages of these accidents all present a substantial amount of cost to Canadians. In a study conducted by MADD (Mother’s Against Drunk Driving)‚ during the years 1999 to 2008 there were a total of 2‚050‚132 impaired driving accidents. The total cost of these accidents was an estimated $205.3
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Distracted driving has always been a problem with our country since cars were invented but recently it has become an even bigger issue‚ now it is the leading cause of teen deaths. In our day and age cars have gotten faster and technology has gotten more advanced. We now have cell phones that can do multiple things and our cars also have their own technology. Cell phones pose the main threat towards distracted driving especially for teens. Since phones have been getting more advanced and being able
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Texting and driving has been a huge cause of collisions that result in deaths. Many teens now have better access to a phone and are often snap-chatting and using other means of social media‚ while still behind the wheel. This is a growing problem across the nation. It puts the teens in the car at risk and everyone around them. According to the national safety council‚ about 1.2 million collisions were caused by being on the phone in the year of 2013. Almost 341‚000 of those collisions were a result
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Running Head: PERSUASIVE ESSAY Transportation is Becoming Expensive Jessica Uribe University of Phoenix Phillip Partridge Essentials of College Writing comm/215 April 4‚ 2007 Transportation is Becoming Expensive As everyone knows‚ gas prices seem to be going up and down every week now a day. Gas prices also vary from gas station to gas station which causes us to look for the gas station with the lowest prices. The question is: Is it really worth driving around to the gas station with
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In the United States‚ one of the main causes of car accidents is distracted driving. This includes‚ eating‚ talking to others in the car‚ or texting while driving. Texting while driving is the most common type of distracted driving. In my opinion‚ people need to become more aware of the dangers of texting and driving and there needs to be stricter laws regarding texting and driving. Using phones while driving is very dangerous and most states do have laws to address it‚ but is not very strictly enforced
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Tammy Rowell Mr. Brown Sales and Service January‚ 28 2013 TEEN PREGNANCY This Essay hopefully will open all of our eyes to Teen Pregnancy. It is a serious problem that we need to be paying more attention to. When I was 13 I had my first child‚ by 14 I had my second and by 15 I had twins. Being so young I did not want to go on Welfare‚ so when I was 15 I got my first job. I worked for this man who was an Electrician. I made about 30 dollars a day and did not help much but help. The struggle
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Driving While Texting in Relation to Teens The Consequences and Solutions One second someone is texting a friend‚ cracking a joke‚ the next they are in the backseat of the car in front of them. Eleven percent of accidents involving those aged eighteen to twenty are caused by the use and distraction of a cell phone. Raising awareness and educating those whom this may concern about the consequences of texting and driving can help reduce this statistic and prevent future lives from being affected
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Teens and Sleep Essay Most high school students have a substantial amount of things to balance in their daily lives. This would range from school and homework to friends‚ family and many other things depending on the type of person. Every day‚ in the average academic year‚ teens feel pressured to adapt to the harsh schedule that schools have set for them. It is truly tiring for teens to get up when the sun has not even risen‚ and then proceed to go to school‚ expected to retain bucket loads of
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