Comparing Distracted Driving and Drunk Driving As smartphones have become more commonplace and accessible to people in recent years‚ distracted driving has emerged as a huge threat in our society. From arguing teens in the back seat to a child that dropped his sippy cup‚ there are a multitude of reasons we become distracted in our vehicles. For decades‚ drunk driving was one of the primary concerns when it came to vehicle collisions on U.S. roads. Choosing to drive after having only one or two
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Diary of a Madman‚ published in 1918‚ was written by Lu Xun‚ pen name of Zhou Shuren‚ who was considered the most important Chinese Modernist writer. The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman‚ was published in 1960 with a collection of other short stories called Family Ties‚ written by Clarice Lispector‚ who went to law-school‚ and worked as a journalist before becoming a full-time writer. Both of these writers portray a rather dark story‚ one that focuses on a central character who’s view on the society around
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saying it in a more socially approachable manner. Which makes it easier to take in. Within the three videos‚ two of which are called Drunk History‚ gives details over the greatest Historical moments that happened in the United States. Those being the following: Claudette Colvin‚ who was the first African American to sit in the white section of a bus. The second Drunk History video‚ was over the argument of the constitution and the race for the 1800 presidential election of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
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Driving under the influence of alcohol has affected and devastated countless people’s lives. Driving under the influence is one of the most dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else into. If you drink and drive‚ not only do you possibly put yourself at risk but your passengers‚ as well as other people on the roads too. “Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens‚ and roughly 1/3 of these accidents involve alcohol or another substance.”(DoSomething.org) These victims
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glasses‚ before you know it you are drunk and you need to get home. You figure everything will be fine‚ considering you are a great driver‚ right? Wrong‚ drinking and driving is a deadly combination. One drink and you can reduce you ability to concentrate and react to different situations properly. The more alcohol that is injected into ones system‚ the more difficulty you have judging distances and reacting to sudden problems on the road. Impaired driving‚ is considered an unacceptable and dangerous
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Did you know drunk driving is the Nation s most frequently committed violent crime? About three in every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. It s a scary thought isn t it? Drunk driving takes the life of a person approximately every thirty seconds. Those injured and killed in drunk driving collisions are not accident victims. The crashes caused by impaired drivers involve two choices: to drink AND to drive. The injuries and deaths sustained each
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MADD was created “to aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs‚ to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged driving." It is bringing a very common problem to the doorsteps of people who drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol and hold them accountable on the social standards. The problems that lead to the creation of MADD are the amount of children‚ friends and loved ones
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Blinding Anger - Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth In the play‚ “Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth” by Drew Hayden Taylor‚ the story of two sisters‚ Barb and Janice is told. They had not met each other for the first time until Janice had turned 35 and had returned for her first visit. The two are basically strangers and their relationship consists of nothing but anger. The development in their relationship seems to be impossible with the two who are unable to understand each other
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The Dangers of Driving Under the Influence Did you know that more than 10‚839 people will die this year with one dying every 30 minutes?(Main) Just thinking about one person dying every 50 minutes is very eye opening! Now think about if you were that person under the influence‚ got in someones car‚ started driving and next thing she knows she see bright car lights and her life is changed. One should take more caution when thinking about drinking. Drinking is getting way out of hand for teens and
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Drinking and driving has become the leading cause of deaths in today’s society. Each year the amount of people engaging in drunk driving increases greatly. Young teens to adults as well partake in the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol takes a toll on the human brain to cause people to make immoral decisions. Not only is this affecting yourself but the innocent people around you. Driving drunk can lead to serious penalties. Every day we see and hear terrible tragedies about the loss of loved ones
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