Michael Swain For: Maria Sebastian English 101 Cause & Effect 20 March‚ 2017 Distracted Driving The technological information age is the most rapid period of advancement in the history of civilization. This progress is largely made possible by the instant communication possibilities given by the internet. The ability to rapidly distribute information and ideas through telecommunication and the internet has facilitated developments in nearly every field‚ and thus is viewed primarily in a positive
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Timeline of events and causes of the Challenger Space shuttle accident In 28 January 1986‚ the Space Shuttle Challenger was launched for the Last time and exploded less than 2 minutes after the lift-off resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members on board (Space shuttle challenger: Wikipedia‚ 2006). The failure of the solid rocket booster o-rings was attributed to several factors‚ including faulty design of the solid rocket boosters‚ insufficient low temperature testing of the O-ring
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Car accident injuries The most common type of personal injury suffered in car accidents is whiplash and it is estimated that as many as 250‚000 Britons are affected by it every year. Whiplash is basically the overstretching of the tissue in the neck and spine and can result in weeks‚ months or‚ in severe cases‚ years of pain and discomfort. Speed is not necessarily a contributing factor to a whiplash injury as it can be caused by a car accident at speeds of as little as 5mph. It is‚ instead‚ the
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heavy drinking on the brain remain hot topics in alcohol research today.” (NIAAA) The effects of alcoholism have been divided into groups. There are physical effects‚ psychological effects and effects that contribute to many other health‚ safety‚ social and econimical problems. Some physical effects of excessively drinking alcohol can be extremely serious‚ or even fatal. One physical effect of alcoholism is causing cancer in the liver‚ kidney and stomach. Alcohol abuse is the leading
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in 1000 unions in line with the dream to build Digital Bangladesh by 2021. This programme is a welcome development towards reaching information technology facilities to the doorsteps of rural people. The village people will easily get information about agriculture‚ health‚ education‚ marketing and employment from the UICs. The government has also moved to formulate new laws empowering an authority to set up six hi-tech parks with the aim of establishing foreign investment in the information technology
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3. Brainstorm as many causes of accidents as possible in the following categories (include at least 10 examples of each) HUMAN: Speaking on the phone Texting Speaking to the passengers in the back seat No seatbelt Driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol Not being cautious of people crossing the road Distracted driving Ignoring road signs Unsafe lane changes Road rage VEHICLE: - Flat tires - Design defects - Equipment failure - Brakes - Tires ENVIRONMENT - Rain - Hail
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see‚ kill me‚now you know what it is! i did it because i felt like that‚ now you go yourself”. The second passage shows how genes wrath made his friend or in his eyes‚his foe‚ fall out of a tree intentinally and instead of confronting finny about his anger towards him‚ he let the wrath grow and grow untill finny got hurt. For example “This time he wasn’t going to get away with it. I could feel myself becoming unexpectedly excited at that”. This supports the controlling idea because its
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Objectives: 1. Students will be able to explain the causes of most common accidents. 2. Students will be able to recognize dangerous situations. 3. Students will be able to understand alternatives and hints on accident avoidance. WELCOME The Goal of Drivers Education is to make YOU a safe and efficient driver! I want you to be SAFE! So‚ What do you think are the most common accidents in America? Accidents 1. Tailgating 5. Distractions 2. Failure to yield6. Speeding
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The Causes and Effects of Distracted Driving Distracted driving is one of the fastest growing problems in the United States. It is starting to be considered as serious as drunk driving based on the dangerous outcomes. According to the Department of Transportation (2012)‚ “distracted driving was a cause of roughly 450‚000 accident-related injuries and nearly 5‚500 fatalities in 2009 alone” (para. 1). Drivers who allow themselves to become distracted while driving are not only endangering
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Just for Fatalities Objectives • Familiarize with incident causation • Apply root cause analysis Heinrich Domino Theory Management / Root Cause • Management Structure objectives organization operations Operational Error Manager behavior/Supervisor behavior Tactical Error unsafe acts unsafe conditions LCU Theory • Accident probability is situational • Overload taxes person’s capacity • Leads to accidents (or illness) • >300 → 79% in 2 yrs • >200 → 51% in 2 yrs • >150 → 37% in 2 yrs #1 Death
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