I text while driving. I try not to‚ but I do. And I know what you’re thinking. I get it. You think I’m careless. You think I’m reckless. You think I’m dangerous. You say I’m an accident waiting to happen; that I’ll probably get killed one day; that I might even kill you. I tell you now‚ I understand. But I don’t care. I have places to be‚ text messages to send. At times I’ve been brilliant‚ multitasking to perfection; typing ’Brobdingnagian’ while making a double lane change in Austin rush-hour
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Juan Martinez Problem Exist * Although cell phones can help to maximize time usage for business owners‚ texting while driving is detrimental‚ the government should pass a law to limit their usage and protect people on the road. The cause of accidents * The majority of the population owns a cellphone which they make use of in their daily lives. * Elizabeth Wasserman‚ member of CQ staff‚ in her article “Lawmakers Target a Modern Danger” asserts that although there are many distractions
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Guerilla Warfare: A type of military action using small mobile irregular forces to carry out surprise tactics against hostile regular forces. Guerilla Warfare was used for the first time in the Madrid Dos de Mayo Uprising (May 2‚ 1808). This tactic was widely used by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam Army in the Vietnam War. “Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes‚ raids‚ etc.) to combat a larger and less mobile
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on the support of the local inhabitants for recruits‚ food‚ shelter‚ and information. The guerrillas may also receive assistance in forms of arms‚ medical supplies‚ and military advisers from their own or allied regular armies. The tactics of guerillas are those of harassment. Striking swiftly and unexpectedly‚ they raid enemy supply depots and installations‚ ambush patrols and supply convoys‚ and cut communication lines‚ hoping thereby to disrupt enemy activities and to capture equipment and supplies
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RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY COURSE: TERRORISM IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COURSE CODE: DIR 316 INSTRUCTOR: MR. OWISO MIKE YEAR OF STUDY: 3RD YEAR‚ 2ND SEMESTER. TASK: GROUP WORK DATE OF SUBMISSION: 23/3/2013 QUESTION: DISCUSS GUERILLA TERRORISM. GROUP MEBERS REG NO SIGNITURE 1. TARI ELIZABETH QABALE DS/0002/010 2. EMMACULATE ADHIAMBO ATIENO DS/3004/010 INTRODUCTION: Definition The word Guerrilla means ’little war” in Spanish. It was first used
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someone has been texting and driving‚ putting them in the was of danger (“The Dangers of Texting While Driving” 1). Texting and driving has become a major deal over the last several years‚ due to the increased number of car accidents that have been caused. Texting while driving can put drivers in dangerous situations that they could avoid by just putting their phone away. Over the years texting and driving has become a major issue for not only teens‚ but adults too. Texting and driving has its pros and
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Think Twice about Texting and Driving “In 2010‚ 3‚092 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver and an estimated additional 416‚000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver” (Distracted Driving). Many people do not realize that texting and driving causes so many injuries and deaths. People believe that looking down at a phone for three seconds is okay and will not cause harm. They are wrong; texting while driving causes more accidents than other distractions
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Texting While Driving While the ability to communicate away from our homes or work has become a vital tool to connect with family‚ friends‚ and emergency management agencies‚ it has also evolved into a tool of great danger when used while operating vehicle‚ particularly texting while driving. Texting while driving has become as dangerous to driver and passenger safety as are people driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. The number of teens killed because of
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Stephen Hayes 12-3-14 English Comp I Mrs. Daniels Texting While Driving is Dangerous A split second is all it takes to send a text. A split second is all it takes to end a life. Most of us don’t think of the dangers that can occur when sending a text while driving. Imagine a sixteen year old teenager‚ driving on the roads; all of a sudden the teen receives a text from a friend. A split second later‚ an accident occurs; the teen that couldn’t wait to send a text has just slammed into the back of
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Texting and Driving OutlineBarbara PoeComm. / 21810 -06-2014John BiroTexting and Driving OutlineIntroduction Hello my name is Barbara Poe‚ my goal today is to convince teens that texting and driving can be hazardous to their lives and everyone else on the roads they travel. I will be trying to persuade them not to text while driving by giving them scary statics. I will be asking teen drivers to take the pledge not to text and drive. Texting and driving is: A. Distractive driving – Taking
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