1. Distracted Driving The number one cause of car accidents is not a criminal that drove drunk‚ sped or ran a red light. Distracted drivers are the top cause of car accidents in the U.S. today. A distracted driver is a motorist that diverts his or her attention from the road‚ usually to talk on a cell phone‚ send a text message or eat food. 2. Speeding You’ve seen them on the highway. Many drivers ignore the speed limit and drive 10‚ 20 and sometimes 30 mph over the limit. Speed kills‚ and traveling
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Kendra Turner ENG 100-02/ Davis 10/11/10 10/8 Essay “A Terrible Accident” On Christmas day in the year of 2006‚ I got a gas scooter. I was so happy when I got it‚ because all the kids in my neighborhood had one. After‚ I ate dinner on Christmas I got dress and put some warm clothes on so I could go ride my scooter. It was a cold and windy day‚ but the sun was shinning really bright. So‚ when I got finished getting dress I went outside and got on my scooter. I was riding down the street‚
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Throughout the history of television‚ viewers have raised many questions about alcohol advertising. How is advertising affecting us? Does it have an impact on alcohol abuse or alcohol related disease and death? Does advertising influence alcohol consumption? In this essay‚ I will mainly concentrate on why such alcoholic advertisements should be restricted; and to what extent should any governments be able to control advertising. My personal opinion that I maintain is that I agree with having restrictions
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Alcohol in America In their primary years‚ children are naïve and impressionable. At such a young age‚ our parents are seen drinking and having a good time‚ which therefore makes us think that the effects of alcohol are only positive. This is why most teenagers start drinking at such a young age. “Thirteen- to fifteen-year-olds are at high risk to begin drinking. According to results of an annual survey of students in 8th‚ 10th‚ and 12th grades‚ 26% of 8th graders‚ 40% of 10th graders‚ and 51% of
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history of energy drinks‚ side effects and what is in them. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: (When you feel run down or tired what do you reach for? If you are like me or any other person you probably go for an energy drink. ) B. Reason to listen: (Have you seen people who consume more than 2 energy drinks in one day‚ I know you know how bad people say they are but do you really know what you or other people are drinking and what the side effects are. ) C. Speakers credibility:
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The problem of alcohol and drug abuse is of high importance nowadays. It is especially acute among young people and this fact horrifies most of all. Today the statistics shows deplorable numbers of young people‚ drinking and taking drugs. What is more terrible is that more and more young people start drinking and taking drugs. It is high time to stop this epidemic if our society does not want to loose its future. Alcohol abuse is itself very harmful for a human organism‚ especially for a young
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Morgan Johnson Evangeline Alexander English 113 Wednesday‚ February 3‚ 2010 Narrative Paragraph Turtle Accident One day when my little sister Lindsay and I were younger we had a babysitter who taught us sometimes at the same elementary school. Rachel Henkelmann was her name. She came over to our house around six or seven that Saturday night. A few hours later‚ we all decided that we wanted to order some pizza from Dominoes. When the pizza guy came to our house and rang the doorbell‚ Rachel
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that style our society idolizes; we crave it and strive for it. Advertising bombards us with images that coax us into a conformist viewing style. Targeting a certain age group is a key tactic when selling your product‚ especially when it comes to alcohol. These companies target the younger crowd‚ which means the underaged are influenced as well. A group that is always striving for that desire in our society to be accepted and these advertisements show them that this is possible with the good times
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Marijuana and Alcohol: Effects on the Body It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that alcohol and marijuana comprise the two most commonly abused drugs by young adults in America. But while many would ask why young adults use these drugs‚ it’s more important to understand how these drugs affect the body. What exactly do these drugs do to the body and how does the body process them? Are the effects always negative? Does the amount consumed make a significant difference? First I will give a brief history
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If you are too young to choose‚ then lay off the booze. Youth drinking alcohol is dangerous. According to www.drinkaware.co.uk the young body is not developed enough to properly digest alcohol until the age of 20. Alcohol and youth is a safety hazard because according to the same website drinking when in your youth can cause‚ diabetes‚ liver failure and other organ failure‚ just to name a few. A young person’s brain is not fully developed until they are in their twenties. This specifically includes
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