resulting in a charge of "drunk in and about a vehicle"). This is a misdemeanor and is variously referred to as DUI‚ driving while intoxicated (DWI)‚ drunk driving‚ or a "deuce" . An annual study conducted by SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions/Students Against Driving Drunk) and Liberty Mutual Group finds that despite gains made during the past two decades in reducing alcohol-related crash deaths among 15- to 20-year-olds‚ drinking and driving remains a serious threat to the safety of
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making bad decisions. Drunk driving is a direct result of bad decisions. It doesn’t happen accidentally‚ and the people causing it are not victims. If the punishment for this horrid crime is harsher‚ maybe people would think a bit more and decide against getting behind a wheel and being irresponsible. Posted by: 4uncLife Report Post LikeReply 0 0 * Since most drunk drivers are otherwise non-criminal average citizens‚ I do think a mandatory jail sentence would decrease drunk driving
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PERSUASION‚ INDOCTRINATION‚ AND INOCULATION 1 Persuasion‚ Indoctrination‚ and Inoculation 04/18/2013 Sarah K. Martinez PSY 285 Instructor: Chris Shreve PERSUASION‚ INDOCTRINATION‚ AND INOCULATION 2 There are many dangers that plague us in today’s society. One of the most pressing issues is that of driving under the influence of alcohol. This is a problem for many reasons. Firstly‚ driving while intoxicated is illegal. It shows the rising problem of substance abuse‚ and
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WR 60 30 November‚ 2010 Vigilantism Means Vigilance It is highly unlikely that many of us in the twenty-first century have to worry about cattle rustlers‚ horse thieves‚ or claim jumpers. We are probably safe from train robbers‚ bushwhackers‚ and Comanche raiding parties as well. Sure we live in the best nation on the planet‚ but we can not assume our lawmakers and representatives are always going to do what is right or just. Even with the modern conveniences‚ technology‚ and public services
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A. MADD uses all this funds for many important purposes. 1. MADD helps serve drunken driving victims in many states. MADD helps eligible crime victims or survivors with certain expenses related to a crime such as funeral expenses‚ lost wages‚ counseling services‚ child care and crime scene cleanup 2. Last year‚ MADD provided victim services that are emotional support and assistance with medical and legal struggles that follow a drunken driving crash‚ to over 63‚000 victims
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Mother Teresa Between many spiritual leaders lies the well known Mother Teresa. She was the former head of the Missionaries of charity in Calcutta‚ India. She ministered to the poorest of the poor and touched the lives of many people. Even though she did many good things‚ she never saw herself as special or as deserving public acclaim. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26‚ 1910 in Skopje‚ a town in Macedonia. She had a four year old sister named Age‚ and a seven year old brother named
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Annotated Bibliography: Drunk Driving Burke‚ Sheila. "TN Supreme Court to Hear Field Sobriety Case." The Tennessean. N.p.‚ 23 Mar. 2013. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. This is a very interesting newspaper article out of the Tennessean. There is a huge case going on about drunk driving and field sobriety tests. This case consists of a 2009 DUI charge in Sevier County that was dismissed because car driver‚ David Bell‚ passed six field sobriety tests. The Tennessee Supreme Court has approved to take this case that
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Mother to Mother The purpose of this paper is to introduce‚ discuss‚ and analyze the book "Mother to Mother" by Sindiwe Magona. Specifically‚ it will critically analyze the book. The book "Mother to Mother" is a touching and elegant story of race relations and misunderstanding in South Africa. The author bases her book on a true incident‚ but looks at it from the eyes of a mother who loves her son but recognizes his inadequacies. It is a devastating look at apartheid‚ violence‚ and anger
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Of all the discoveries of study made in the unalterable century and the apportion‚ the feat of energy has been the most multipurpose. It has practically transformed the present of the livelong group. Redbrick period and all its support and conveniences depend often upon this crucial exploit. The uses to which electricity has been put are galore. It has short length. It helps us in dynamical automobile tramways‚ railways‚ and locomote vehicles. We can now go from one spot to other without overmuch
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Today’s women are once again finding themselves and their decisions placed under the microscope. Ever since women began entering the working force‚ the debate has been looming over whether working mothers or full-time mothers are better mothers to their children. It is an important issue because it concerns the effects that it might have on these parents’ children‚ which are soon to be the leading generation in the society. I believe that women should not be criticized for deciding to pursue a career
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