and shootings are of the norm in the United States in this time period. Once the door is opened and the questions are asked the mother’s worst fears are confirmed; she then is driven to the hospital to view the remains of her pride and joy. Drunk driving is an appalling practice‚ which is held to be completely normal and acceptable‚ regardless of the countless lives lost and impacted by the gruesome crime. Alcohol is considered a mind-altering drug because it acts on the brain and central
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In the state of Minnesota‚ a qualified prior impaired driving incident is simply a previous impaired driving conviction or loss. Prior impaired driving losses can take the form of an individual losing his or her privilege of operating a motor vehicle because of other kinds of impaired driving related incidents within the past ten years‚ as well as losing one’s driving license through implied consent revocation. Prior impaired driving incidents can include any kind of alcohol related license disqualification
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Nikola Bohnke February 1‚ 2009 Mrs. Leamanczyk First Hour Persuasive essay � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �4� � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �5� Standing on Juhu beach‚ in Mumbai India‚ is little boy sifting through trash. He is wearing torn beach shorts and a plain t-shirt he probably found on the beach. As he is standing there you can see the beach extending far behind him completely covered in garbage‚ stretching on for miles. The boy ’s face is contorted from the smell of the heaping trash and the air seems slightly
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New Study Reveals Alarming Aggressive Driving Statistics A report released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveal statistics that are frightening and alarming for drivers and others who use our roads each day. Research found that almost 80 percent of drivers experience road rage‚ aggression‚ or anger while driving. This is extremely troubling since aggressive driving is a major factor in traffic accidents in the United States. With more aggressive drivers on the road‚ the risk of being
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Everything changes in an instant. Checking a cell phone while driving could result in severe injury or death. I agree with the law to make it illegal to drive while using a hand held cell phone. Implementing this law will make travel safer and it will protect people’s lives. Cell phones have become major distractions. Many are addicted to their phones. The inability of people to look away from their phone screen has cause many fatal accidents. Texting and the use of social media keeps a constant
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everyone who is connected online. There’s a chance that the people who see this online are the people who are using their phones while driving. One hashtag that went viral was “ItCanWait‚” this then gave people awareness of the issue of texting and driving. A website was created for it where people can share their pledge to not text and drive (“Distracted Driving‚” n.d). This is putting a some reinforcement on the people who pledge because its a way of them commiting to something and standing up
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The statistics showing accidents in the United States due to distracted driving is alarming. A 2014 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that distracted driving is the cause for 18 percent of injury crashes‚ and 16 percent of all police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes. For that same year‚ 3‚179 people killed and an estimated additional 431‚000 people injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers. An estimated 660‚000 drivers are using mobile phones
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Cause & effect of drinking & driving There are many reasons why people drink. There are also many reasons why individuals’ think they can drive after they have been drinking. No one ever think’s that the cause of their drinking can have effects. During the seconds of making the selfish decision to pick up the keys and get behind the wheel‚ no one thinks about the effect. Thousands of question are asked‚ and thousands of excuses are being given. No answer is ever good enough to family or friends who
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Drunk driving is one of the most dangerous activities you can partake in because it can not only deprive you of life and happiness‚ it can also affect others in huge ways. According to the information given in the lesson‚ alcohol can start affecting you in a major way after as few as twenty minutes. These effects include slower reaction times and impaired judgement which can be extremely dangerous because you are not aware of the risks you are taking and how your actions affect others. You can be
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Writing the Persuasive Essay ------------------------------------------------- Steps 1 – 3 Persuasive writing analyzes the various sides of an issue while arguing a viewpoint. It may serve to clarify your own beliefs as you persuade others to accept a particular perspective. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The foundation of a persuasive essay is the thesis (often called a claim). The claim is the statement you will attempt
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