the next big thing in a cell phones‚ they fail to pay attention to the road that lies ahead of them. This could cause car accidents‚ fines‚ and endangering other drivers. Not only teen drivers are using cell phones‚ but older drivers too. The consequences are injury or death‚ or getting a ticket and fine. The Federal Government also have many major companies involved‚ such as AT&T and Toyota to name a few‚ to set up pledges that state the driver will not use his or her cell phone while behind the
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learn and move on from our mistakes‚ knowing what the right choice is. In my life I have misbehaved and done numerous things that were wrong. However‚ I am somewhat grateful that I did these wrong things because without doing them and receiving consequences I wouldn’t know the difference between right and wrong. This essay is one example of how I have misbehaved at one point in my life. In June of 2003‚ I was six‚ almost 7. I had the knowledge that I probably shouldn’t try and control a car by myself
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confines him in the way of a prison‚ because his own expectations and character force him to overcome a difficult choice before acting on the duty he has for his father. This conflict of expectations stalls Hamlet by compelling him to question the consequences of his options and his loyalty to his father. When King Hamlet’s
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Legal Drinking Age In the United States‚ the legal drinking age for all fifty states and the District of Columbia is twenty-one. The drinking age is twenty-one because the government decided this is when a person becomes legally responsible to handle the repercussions of consuming alcohol. The U.S. has the highest legal drinking age in the world. Only four countries in the world have a legal drinking age over eighteen‚ making the US an exception rather than the rule. Some people may argue that
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?The Consequences of Being Smart The good and bad sides of intellect and knowledge have baffled people for centuries. From the beginning of time‚ man has struggled to draw the line between knowledge and science‚ and religion‚ and have fought countless battles over it. However‚ this is no one-sided matter. The benefits and consequences of intelligence and knowledge are determined only by how it is being used. In the novel Frankenstein‚ or the Modern Prometheus‚ this conflict of interests tore and
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ANNALS‚ AAPSS‚ 570‚ July 2000 GLOB AL IZA TION’S CUL TURAL CON SE QUENCES THE ANNALS OF THE AMER ICAN AC A DEMY Globalization’s Cultural Consequences By ROBERT HOLTON ABSTRACT: Globalization has been associated with a range of cultural consequences. These can be analyzed in terms of three major theses‚ namely‚ homogenization‚ polarization‚ and hybridization. The homogenization thesis proclaims that global culture is becoming standardized around a Western or American pattern. While some evidence
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conventional today to dismiss the good in criminals. Collateral consequences are the result of this common ideal‚ intended to further punish criminals after prison. The American Bar Association’s National Inventory of Collateral Consequences catalogs over one thousand collateral consequences of conviction in Washington state alone‚ ranging from felon disenfranchisement to ineligibility for medical care and food stamps. The consequences of conviction set ex-criminals up for failure‚ and eventual recidivism
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themselves or people around them. At the age of 21 a youth has had three extra years to develop their body and gain responsibility. Raising the drinking age to 21 prevents severe underage drinking cases‚ helps ensure the safety of today’s youth‚ and allows for teenagers brains to develop without barriers. Teenagers of today are under constant pressure to drink underage‚
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in the United States has their opinion on what the legal drinking age should be. The consumption of alcohol has created many debates amongst different groups of people. The legal drinking age of 21‚ is one of the strictest laws in the U.S. From only letting “true adults” drink which causes a riot among many young citizens to go against the law. However‚ numerous forms of evidence can prove why the drinking age 21 is preposterous. The drinking age should be lowered for various reasons including that
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In the United States of America the drinking age is twenty one years old. Many people want to know why the age limit is not eighteen if it is the age of adulthood in the United States. If a person can vote at eighteen and change the president of the country‚ then he/she should be able to pick up a drink at the age of 18 (adulthood) when he/she wants to. If the age for drinking cannot be eighteen then why does it have to be twenty one? Who said twenty one year old people are mature enough? Since
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