Debbie Lim English 105 Ms Cree Writing Assignment #2 March 20‚ 2011 Drunk and Distracted Drivers are Top Causes of Accidents Drunk and distracted drivers cause more accidents on America’s roads and highways than any other reason. In August 2009 Diane Schuler‚ made national news when she caused an accident that killed eight people on the Taconic State Parkway in New York. She had a blood alcohol level of 0.19 percent and was also under the Influence of marijuana at the time she drove
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The analysis of the article “No compassion for drunk drivers” The article “No compassion for drunk drivers” written by Roger Simon is an outraged reply to a TV program‚ condemning drunk drivers. The author is extreme in his judgment‚ the use of abuse words in the beginning of the text (no compassion‚ I hate them‚ I become enraged‚ I wanted to kick the in the set) and in the end (the repetition of the phrase- I wanted to kick in the set‚ you were the killer‚ self-indulgent slobs‚ kill each other)
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Each year there are thousands of car accidents. Many of these tragedies are caused by drunk drivers. Drunk drivers are very dangerous. They affect so many people in so many different ways. It is not only harmful to the person drinking‚ but to the people caught in the crossfire. Drunk driving is extremely dangerous‚ not to mention illegal‚ and causes many accidents. First‚ drinking is a very unhealthy habit for many people. According to the article “Alcohol’s Effects on the Body‚” Alcohol can cause
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Whenever I listen to my collection of music occasionally the song "Drunk Drivers" comes on and it always manages to pull me back to my freshman year and a big truth we all hide. Sometimes uncertainty takes control; and this song is perfect to explain that emotion. For anyone else the song might sound like it’s about a reckless driver but for me‚ it’s about a procrastinator who struggles with himself over what is right and wrong. The emotion of uncertainty is hard to put into words and explain. But
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Terrorist Imprisoned Abstract We were advised in our class that we have a few key projects coming up within the next few weeks that will help us understand the polices; practices and procedures of the different law enforcement agencies and how these agencies protect the United States. For the purpose of this assignment we will be looking at terrorist who are imprisoned in the United States and what being an incarcerated terrorist in the United States means. Imprisonment
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CITIZENS Drunk driving is a serious crime that holds many offenses. Some of these offenses include license restrictions‚ fines‚ and mandatory attendance of “Alcoholics Anonymous” meetings‚ community service‚ or probation. Some jurisdictions even sentence drunk drivers to serve jail time. The justice system is very unfair when it comes to the sentencing of theses crimes when convicting celebrities compared to the average person. Paris Hilton‚ for example‚ committed her first DUI offense. Instead of
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opposite lane. The other driver was severely hurt. People who get caught driving drunk should lose their licence for a year because a year is long enough‚ people still drive with a suspended licence‚ and some people should get punished and some should not. A year is long enough for people to know what they have done. Some people think that a
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Inchoate Offenses I believe criminal liability and punishment for inchoate offenses is indeed fair. An inchoate offense is “a criminal act that goes beyond mere thought‚ but occurs before the substantive criminal act is completed” (Wallace & Roberson 2008 p.63). Also called preparatory or incomplete crimes‚ the acts involve the impulse to commit‚ or indirect participation in‚ a criminal offense. It is in society’s best interest to punish crimes that have not been fully carried out. This is so “injuries
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The Severity of Drunk Driving Drunk Driving has become a major focal point across America. Anti-drunk driving organizations are forming and laws are stiffening in efforts to put an end to it. Some people‚ however‚ believe that it is not as serious a crime as America is making it out to be. They also believe that harsher punishments are not the solution. Douglas Husak puts forth an argument that stresses why he believes drunk driving is not a serious offense and should not warrant jail time for the
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Should Drunk Drivers be Imprisoned on Their First Offense? There are many accidents that occur because of drunk drivers. Many people lose their lives because people aren’t responsible when they drink. They think that they are “just fine” and can drive‚ but in reality once they’ve had a drink they shouldn’t be behind a wheel. It is a fact that on average one person is killed by a drunk driver every forty minutes. While being intoxicated signals on the road can be missed or read wrong. Drunk
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