Dangers of Texting and Driving George Koudelka COM/155 February 09‚ 2014 Amy Hankins Dangers of Texting and Driving The letters LOL‚ TTYL‚ or just saying "Hey" have the power to cause an accident within seconds. The National Safety Council estimates that "1.4 million accidents occur every year due to people using their cell phones. 200‚000 of those accidents alone are from texting while driving."(How) The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. We now
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we hear only a single story about another person or country‚ we risk a critical misunderstanding. Things are not usually just black and white and we have to make every effort to open our minds and explore what is real. Elif Shafak talks about the danger into which writers from different cultures are put at; the pressure-that-makes-them-feel-as-a-representatives-of-their-cultures. She makes a strong division between fiction and reality - fiction and daily politics. Although‚ both of the writers are
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Priyanki Rana Period 9 NS3 Dangers of Alcohol and Addiction Among Teenagers Underage drinking and addiction have become one of the largest social issues among teenagers in America today. Although more than half of high schoolers drink and do drugs on a regular basis‚ the problem is that they are not aware of how dangerous alcohol and drug addiction can really be. The reality is that drugs and alcohol are often the cause of many problems among teenagers‚ they ruin the lives of teenagers
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The Dangers of Texting and Driving T.K. Saunders Government Period 3 In today’s world there are plenty of distractions that can keep drivers eyes off the road‚ from adjusting mirrors‚ to changing the radio station‚ but perhaps the most dangerous distraction of all is texting. According to the CDC at least 9 people die in accidents involving texting every day‚ and over 1000 are injured. 50% of drivers under the age of 35 use their cell phones in some manner while they drive. This
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Danger: Chemical Sunscreens Sunscreen is meant to be a product designed to protect the skin from the sun. The first form of sunscreen was a red‚ petroleum jelly like substance that was mainly used to aid troops during WWII‚ it then transformed into a sort of pasty‚ white substance of zinc oxide. As the years passed and society began to evolve into one that craved sun kissed skin‚ many companies started to brainstorm in search of a new kind of sunscreen. The formula they aimed for was one that protected
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Econ (2009) 7:207–236 DOI 10.1007/s11129-009-9066-z The effect of advertising on brand awareness and perceived quality: An empirical investigation using panel data C. Robert Clark · Ulrich Doraszelski · Michaela Draganska Received: 11 December 2007 / Accepted: 2 April 2009 / Published online: 8 May 2009 © Springer Science + Business Media‚ LLC 2009 Abstract We use a panel data set that combines annual brand-level advertising expenditures for over three hundred brands with measures of brand
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Guns are a Danger to Society Just imagine sitting in a movie theater around midnight and suddenly some mad man comes in and begins shooting. On July 20‚ 2012 that’s what happened at a Century Movie Theater in Aurora Colorado‚ which resulted in about twelve people that lost their lives and about 58 other’s injured‚ including a baby. (Wikipedia‚ n.d.)There are several arguments that always comes up in the defense of gun use‚ which are guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people‚ guns reduce crime and
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It is understandable that impeachment is not a simple process since it has detrimental consequences if misused. The systematic dangers associated with the process can highly destabilize a government‚ especially in the wake of a powerful and liberated media freedom. The role of an American president in the international scene symbolizes national unity‚ both domestically and in the
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years of controversy over ads such as AIDS‚ war‚ interracial relationships‚ and priests kissing nuns‚ it may be time for Benetton to campaign about something other than controversial social issues‚ like clothes. On January 1‚ 2000‚ Benetton’s new advertising campaign wasn’t about sweaters or pants‚ but about convicted murderers that are on death row. The "death row" ads feature portraits of American death row inmates in prison uniforms with the slogan "Sentenced to Death". The ads give the inmate’s
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especially when it can cause health issues. I believe that when advertisers target children on television‚ it negatively affects their health and it is unethical.Big companies are usually the companies that are unhealthy and spend a lot of money on advertisings especially for children. It starts at a young age‚ maybe 2 years old‚ sitting in front of the television watching your favorite cartoon and all of a sudden‚ it’s commercial time! McDonald’s showing off the good old"Happy Meal" with a toy that
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