Introduction As the technology improves‚ it shrinks the borders among different regions and brings the world closer together with no hindrance. Under the effect of globalization‚ interpersonal communication is facilitated. And English becomes the common language over the world. In the 2000s‚ the number of English speakers worldwide increase to over 1800 millions. The European Union reports that almost half of Western Europeans speak conversational English. From a 2012 article in English Today
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"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short‚ but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark." This quote is significant to a wide variety of people for the mere fact that everyone goes through this. I think that at one point or another‚ most people will realize goals are meant to be set high rather than low. I also believe people often experience this danger through becoming lazy. The human race is much too powerful to be unproductive. If we
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Strict parents The aim of most strict parents is to protect their children. They may have experienced something that they’re trying to shield us from‚ or they may recognize dangers in certain activities that we don’t. Parents sometimes make rules tougher when they need to discipline us or to teach us to be more responsible. Whatever the case‚ parents who are strict are usually that way because they’re trying to be good parents. One of the downsides of being young is that we don’t have as much
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Blood doping is the first type of ergogenic aid that an endurance athlete such as a marathon runner may use. Blood doping is re-injecting red blood cells into the bloodstream that have previously been removed from the athlete. Whilst the blood was removed the body created more blood in order to compensate for the loss. This means that when the blood is returned there are a lot more red blood cells in the circulatory system. The effect of blood doping is that due to the increased number of red blood
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life in danger. During school hours many children may cross a street without looking both ways‚ with each driver going the proper speed limit‚ they would be aware of any child that’s crossing the street‚ and will be able to stop their vehicle without hitting anyone or damaging their car. Speeding is against the law for obvious reasons; driving too fast is dangerous and very deadly‚ not just for you but for the people on the road at the same time as you. Speeding results in expensive speeding tickets
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ticket one might think twice before partaking in this very high-risk task. One million people chat and text while driving each day. People feel pressure to remain in constant contact‚ even when behind the wheel. What drivers do not realize are the dangers posed when they take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel‚ and focus on activities other than driving. Young adults live in a connected world where multitasking is the norm. This manifests in the car where they recognize texting and
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for my family as well as someone else’s family. It could also lead to death. Speeding is defined as “exceeding the posted speed limit‚ driving too fast for conditions‚ or racing” and is a dangerous driving behavior. Despite progress in other areas‚ such as increased seat belt usage and fewer drunken driving deaths‚ speeding continues to be a major factor in about one-third of traffic fatalities. Speeding is an offense that’s not only dangerous to the one committing the crime‚ but also to
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car (three friends‚ driver‚ parent—MAX!) This law is extremely important. If residents do not follow this law‚ it can cause danger to other drivers. Traffic laws are something EVERYONE needs to follow. While attending driving school‚ the main reason why people were attending was for speeding. Including myself‚ driving school has taught me the dangers of speeding. Speeding is not always the cause of crashes‚ but it is a main event in this situation. Alabama’s basic speed law provides that you must
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his idea of carelessness. Carelessness can often play a role in developing a conflict and put a person in a bad situation. [In the book The Great Gatsby‚ carelessness plays a major role and is displayed by people getting drunk at parties‚ and Daisy speeding a causing a car accident‚ which left one dead.] One way of displaying carelessness is driving while drunk. While talking to guests at one of his parties‚ Gatsby hears a loud noise and goes to check it out. He discovers and car flipped over with
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Aizay Tariq 8C October 16th‚ 2012 You’re driving‚ you get a text from your best friend‚ and you just look at the screen of your cell phone when suddenly BAM you’re in a car accident! In just ten seconds your whole life turned upside down by what‚ a car accident‚ because you were just distracted for about ten seconds. Funny isn’t it‚ how in a second‚ your life can shatter like that? What if you didn’t get distracted? Those what ifs are the only thing you are left with once you survive through
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