can cause. There are many dangers that come with texting while driving that never occur to the people performing the action. "Nearly 5500 people were killed in distracted driving accidents in 2009‚ the Department of Transportation found." While most might believe that drunk driving is the culprit to most unforced accidents‚ they may not be educated enough to know that texting and driving is just as bad. Typically these bad habits such as texting and driving occurs in the younger generations such as
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Relationships change due to mishaps such as accidents leading to physical disabilities. In the novel‚ The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans‚ the relationship between a mother and a daughter change drastically for the better after the daughter is burdened with a physical disability. In times of despair two people are brought closer together. From the onset of the novel‚ the protagonist‚ Grace‚ is involved in a freak truck accident while riding her horse‚ putting her in a coma. When Grace regains
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first paragraph‚ the fact that distracted driving was not higher on the list really surprised me because of how common smart phones are now. I would have thought that people would be on theirphones while they were driving and therefore cause more accidents. Only9% of crashes on Utah roads are related to drunk or distracted driving. I would have
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As smartphones and other electronic devices are getting more popular nowadays‚ more and more people use their phones while driving. As Sarah Doody proofs the fact in her article‚ Incentivize People to Ignore Their Phones while Driving‚ there is a shocking number of people use their phones while driving‚ their eyes were off the road because they paid attention to the screens (Doody‚ 2016). Of course there are many other types of distractions such as eating and drinking‚ changing clothes or talking
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socializing and driving. Numerous accidents caused by distracted driving happen every day. In the articles and infographics below‚ there are several statistics and other important information for the distracted driver. Hopefully some of this information will help drivers become more aware and cautious when driving. First‚ the slideshow “Understanding the Distracted Brain” from the National Safety Council discusses the major issues with distracted driving. Motor vehicle accidents are among the top two causes
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risky sexual activity with risky people. Finally‚ alcohol is involved in a majority of automobile accidents. Drunk Driving accidents are a major concern nationally. While there is effort put into harsher punishments‚ stricter limitations‚ and national education about the awareness to the problem of drunk driving‚ it still remains a leading cause of injury and death in the U.S. Here are some shocking statistics to further inform you of the dangers of drinking and
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In the story‚ “Lamb to the Slaughter”‚ by Roald Dahl‚ the atmosphere between a married couple‚ Patrick and Mary Mahoney‚ intensify after a brief shocking discussion‚ leading to Mary’s unexpected murder of her husband. Or so we‚ as readers‚ can assume‚ but was it really so sudden as it seems? To have the potential to kill‚ I believe Mary planned for this moment and perhaps was waiting for a right moment like this to do so. The beginning of the story sets in a quiet home belonging to a senior police
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they were put to work‚ especially if the family had several mouths to feed. (Mattord) The 1842 Royal Commission reports is where Elizabeth got her inspiration for The Cry of the Children. In these reports described wages‚ working conditions‚ meals‚ accidents‚ and much more. In the North Lancashire report‚ under the meal section on page thirteen‚ it states‚ “Working up to the knees
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one person may conceive disastrous decisions in order to get the attention she desires. Shannon‚ the protagonist‚ is a woman who becomes full of her own vanity. She lives an unfortunate life‚ being involved in an accident that makes her jaw become completely torn off of her face. The accident that happens to Shannon is an achievement that allows her to receive the attention she craves. Her greatest moments are driving across the country with the infamous Brandy Alexander and Seth to steal hormone replacement
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causing accidents and being involved in one than without using a cell phone. It has been documented and statistically proven numerous times that texting and driving is one of the main causes of road accidents in this nation‚ therefore‚ it is important that something is done about the use of cell phones and driving to prevent the number of accidents from continuing to rise in the future. A reason why texting and driving is a serious issue is because it causes a disproportionate amount of accidents every
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