lying if I said I never text while driving. But I recognize the dangers‚ and try to do it as little as possible. However‚ there are still incidents that occur. One day‚ I was driving down Highway 6‚ passing Walmart‚ and received a text from my brother asking what time baseball practice was. I went to reply and took my focus off my driving. This immediately endangered myself‚ anyone else in the car‚ and everyone in the cars around me. While texting‚ I have no ability to respond to events as they occur
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Cord Slocum Professor John ENGL 1302 September‚ 2013 Starving for Attention In “Under the Radar” by Richard Ford‚ the failing marriage of Marjorie Reeves and her husband Steven Reeves is analyzed. While on the way to a party at George Nicholson’s house‚ Marjorie admits to her husband that she had an affair with George last year. Upon hearing this life changing news‚ Steven pulls over on the side of the road‚ speechless. After a few minutes of awkward silence‚ he hits her in the face with
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Pressure Pressure is what drives everyone to do or not to do something. In one way or another each person have pressure on them. either if someone else put pressure on them or maybe even on themselves‚ but overall we all have‚ or had pressure. one of the biggest factors that puts pressure on people is time‚ because time gives you deadlines or places you have to be or due by that time therefore putting pressure on a person each time the hand on the clock moves. Pressure drives you to do or not to
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UNDER PARIS Paris Catacombs Thursday‚ January 3‚ 2013 Where the Catacombs Are Canals and Reservoirs‚ crypts and bank vaults‚ wine cellars‚ and night clubs Quarries were made up of old limestone and gypsum It is cool and dark in this tomb. Water droplets gleam on the ceiling‚ and the air smells of mold and damp earth Nearly 100 ft. underground with many stories Thursday‚ January 3‚ 2013 Before becoming Illegal Caverns and tunnels mined for the limestone and gypsum to build with Farmers
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"To Work or Not to Work" To work or not to work--That is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to tolerate The insults and complaints of the impatient customer‚ Or to renounce against the sea of demands that arise‚ And by quitting‚ have peace? To leave; to quit-- To work no more-- and by quitting say we end The head-aches‚ and the wrath of unforgiving customers That this job entails--‘tis an accomplishment Devoutly to be wish’d to end. To leave‚ to quit— To quit; perchance to
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possible and our economy need to be grown rapidlly. But sustainable development is the best way for people to grow economy.I mean harmony between people and nature is extreme important. If we be nice to the nature‚ so does it. So people need to not only work hard to get money but do not destroy our environment as well. If people do not change their way to be rich‚ they will pay for their mistakes Stay hungry‚ stay foolish " Stay hungry‚ stay foolish" was said by Steven Jobs
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Emily Lafferty Professor Stern ENG 101-02 2014 September 19 Word Count: 800 Under the Influence Scott Russell Sanders’s "Under the Influence" is about a son’s perspective of growing up with a father‚ who was controlled by alcohol. Sanders was only around the age of ten when his father changed into a drunk. Now‚ his son is around that age‚ so he wrote this story sparing the heartache and feeling responsible for other’s actions. Being a drunk has many effects on the people around you‚ and Sanders
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Texting While Learning Cell phones have become a big part of all of our lives. We use them when we are eating‚ at work‚ and some people even use their cell phones when driving. There’s one place in particular where we use our cell phones that might be causing us harm and we don’t even know it‚ it’s the classroom. Whether you know it or not‚ being on your cell phone in class decreases your ability to learn‚ comprehend and store material. Have you ever wondered why teachers don’t want students on
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Yidi Wang (Joseph) WR 98 Summary of “College Pressures” In the article “College Pressures‚” William Zinsser analysis the four reasons which cost pressures on college students: economic pressure‚ parental pressure‚ peer pressure‚ and self-induced pressure. All college students are under the shadow of these four kinds of pressure. The pressure is so heavy that current college students couldn’t enjoy their college life. Zinsser first cites some messages from a students and the dean to show how
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dangers involved in text while driving. In today’s lifestyle‚ text messaging is a main form of communication. People impulsively respond to that buzz of their cell phones and often tune out the surroundings. Texting while driving takes away the one thing that absolutely everyone counts on while behind the wheel‚ vision. Eyes are the most important thing needed when driving and when not on the road a lot of harm can be caused. Unfortunately‚
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