modern war on drugs has been going on the America since the 1970s with the stated goal of creating a drug-free America. However in the span of 40 plus years dedicated to fighting a war of drug prohibition with $1.5 trillion dollars estimated to have been spent in the process the results are less than satisfactory. Regardless of the multiplying millions of dollars allocated to drug enforcement each year addiction rates in America have not fallen at all since the start of the modern drug war by President
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legal driving age should be raised to 20. It is said that at least 1.2 million people die every day because of car accidents; a great percentage of that number is from young adults at ages 16-19. When it comes to driving young adults are careless‚ always distracted and over confident‚ this causes fatal accidents. In my opinion the legal driving age should be raised to 20‚ because of reckless driving and the immaturity level in young adults. Reckless driving is a dangerous form of driving which is
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SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH PROPOSAL. Influence of drug and alcohol abuse among Kenyan teenage Education. BY BRIAN MUNGA (J15-3021-11) TAKEN BY: Catherine Mavyala DECLARATION I declare that Influence of drug and alcohol abuse among Kenyan teenage Education is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. ………………………………….. 07 August 2012 Signature
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Jeslin Kauffman Persuasion essay 3-15-13 Texting and Driving Have you ever lost a close friend or family member from them texting and driving or someone else texting and driving? I am sure you have been one to text and drive also as much as we hate to admit it. Would you want to be the one who killed yourself or someone just because of that one text? I have personally known two young girls who have been killed from texting and driving. Both were on the same road exactly five months apart. Here
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Cell phones and Driving Why is this such a problem for teen drivers? * Many teens mainly focus on staying connected with their friends and family‚ now with all the new technology it is easier to do so. Cell phones are now so much more portable and easy to use teens will take advantage of it‚ resulting in texting and driving or talking on the phone while driving. * Most teens don’t realize that using a cell phone while driving is dangerous. Most teens believe that they are “good drivers”
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Persuasive Essay- Distracted Driving On October 26th 2009‚ Ontario’s ban on the use of handheld devices while driving took effect. Since then‚ thousands of drivers in Ontario have broken this law. This causes major issues because‚ 1) Using handheld devices while driving can cause many road accidents‚ 2) Many people don’t seem to be taking this important law seriously‚ and 3) It puts everyone in our society in serious‚ life threatening danger. I think that the province of Ontario can solve
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September 9‚ 2012 Every day we witness multiple tragic accidents involving people texting and driving. In my paper I will be arguing that the state of Minnesota should act boldly to create tougher laws on texting and driving offenders‚ and also create laws to ban people from using hands-free cell phones in their vehicle unless needed for an emergency. Also it is to be determined the meaning of texting and driving‚ the people involved‚ the laws needed to enforce it‚ which is affected when someone is injured
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Driving in India Traveling in India is an almost hallucinatory mixture of sound and sight. It is frequently heart-rending‚ sometimes hilarious‚ mostly exhilarating‚ always unforgettable - and‚ when you are on the roads‚ extremely dangerous. Most Indian road users observe a version of the Highway Code based on some ancient text or on the position of the moon. In general the 12 rules of the Indian road code are: ARTICLE I The assumption of immortality is required of all road users. ARTICLE
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Stop Using Cellphones While Driving Driving while talking on a cell phone‚ even hands-free‚ is the equivalent of driving drunk. Cellular use while driving is common‚ but dangerous. Due to the number of accidents that are related to cell phone use while driving‚ some jurisdictions have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. Drivers who use a handheld device are four times more likely to get into a crash serious enough to cause injury. At any given moment during the daylight hours‚
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Drinking and Driving Drinking and driving is one of the most common causes of accidents and deaths on the road today. Due to drinking driving acts and incidents many people’s lives have been dramatically altered after either they or their family members have been involved in a drinking and driving accident. Although many countries local authorities are constantly trying to reduce the number of fatal car accidents due to drinking and driving. Driving while intoxicated is the main reason for
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