cannot be any more true than in regards to anti-drunk driving propaganda. These campaigns expose the harsh reality behind drinking and driving‚ with the anticipation that they will reduce the amount of fatal crashes that unfortunately happen on a daily basis. The images shown are often graphic and unsettling‚ a technique used by the campaigns in order to deliver a strong and powerful residual message. The visual attached comes from an anti-drunk driving campaign located across the globe in Thailand
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Considering I was a state legislature‚ I would be very passionate about the drunk driving laws within our state. You see I see now real difference in murder‚ lets say aiming a weapon at someone an shooting them and fatally killing them vs. drinking a fifth of whiskey purposely choosing to get behind the wheel of a car and killing an innocent person. Where the difference comes into play in my opinion many people have drove a motor vehicle while drinking and never shot anyone‚ therefore less likely
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states in terms of driving under the influence. Fortunately‚ Texas did not rank in the top ten‚ but individuals shouldn’t get too excited. The state came in 14th in the nation in terms of the prevalence of drunk driving. The study took into account factors such as the number of DUI arrests‚ the quantity of DUI laws‚ the number of penalties associated with a conviction for DUI and the cost per fatality‚ along with others. Individuals who are charged with and convicted of driving under the influence
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-THE CHOICE IS YOURS- Topic: Drinking and driving. General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the dangers and outcomes of drinking and driving. Central Idea: Today‚ I will first explain the effects alcohol can have on a person’s body‚ secondly‚ the financial consequences of drunk driving and finally‚ how driving under the influence has impacted our society. Introduction A. Attention Getter: May 14‚ 1988. The worst bus accident in American history occurred
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lives by driving when they are under the influence of alcohol. The Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was established to help victims of those who were affected by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. MADD became in effect on September 5‚ 1980 (MADD 2014). The official website the organization uses is www.madd.org. MADD wants to help families who lost a loved one to drunk driving. The organization also works to help educate people and make them aware of how drunk driving has
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This assignment will focus on the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the role it plays in social policy. I will go over why MADD was created‚ what problems lead to creating MADD and how the problem was identified as a social policy. In addition‚ I will also discuss policies created as a result of MADDs influence‚ what problems were experienced while implementing the polices‚ and what effects these social policies have on human services delivery. MADD was created in 1980 by
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How drunk driving has impacted Me Impact of the “murder” of 4 Lake Shore High School Student’s death at the hands of a drunk driver Upon My Life Devon Spurlock was my sister’s friend. He had been to parties at my house and even attended my sister’s graduation party. That night I played basketball with him and he signed “Good Luck” on my sister’s graduation dog. When I entered high school he was the only person out of my sister’s friends to say hello to me in the hallway. On March 16‚ 2009 the
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Drunk driving seems to be a growing problem in our country today. Drunk driving isn’t just against the law but it affects everyone that you are driving around. When you drive underneath the influence of alcohol or drugs you belligerently say you do not care about others or yourself. The people driving under the influence are not just drug addicts but everyday people who are not aware that the drugs they are taking have side effects that can impair your driving ability. Driving is a privilege and
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Drunk driving does not only affect the person but also their family‚ friends and community. Those who are trying to help them to become safer drivers and stop drinking are greatly affected by the person who is making bad choices. Those who drive drunk are greatly effected because they put themselves in danger. They put themselves in danger of death‚ injury or killing others while under the influence. If they injure someone or kill someone who is in the car with them it will affect their family and
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Drunk Driving Statistics In 2011‚ the rate of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100‚000 population was 3.2‚ representing a 65% decrease since 1982‚ when record keeping began‚ and 49% since the inception of The Century Council in 1991. What this translates into is‚ for every 100‚000 people in the US in 2011‚ slightly more than three people were killed in a drunk driving fatal crash‚ a rate that has been cut almost in half over the past two decades - down from a rate of 6.3 in 1991. Alcohol-impaired
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