Driving to The Funeral By Anna Quindlen Writer Anna Quindlin was born in Philidelphia‚ Pensylvania‚ in 1952‚ and now lives in New York City. At the New York Times she became a regular op-ed columnist‚ winning the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. If someone told you that there was one behavior most likely to lead to the premature death of your kid‚ wouldn’t you do something about that? The four years of high school grind inexorably [inevitably] to a close‚ the milestones passed.
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I would like to say something about advantages and disadvantages of being a teenager. Youth is a very interesting period. We are opening new opportunities and sometimes try many crazy things. It is hard for me to compare youth to adulthood‚ because I don’t have the experience of being an adult. Young people often say they would like to be adults‚ but why this is so? The biggest cons of being young is that you can’t earn money yourself. Yes‚ one of the options is half part job‚ but it´s almost impossible
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Texting and Driving Adrianna Contreras Kaplan University CM220 Professor Thompson May 1‚ 2012 In the middle of the night‚ a police comes to the Johnsons door to tell them that an accident has occurred and that their teenage daughter is deceased and another teen is in critical care. The accident was caused by texting and driving. Now the Johnsons have to go the morgue and identify their daughter‚ this is an accident that could have been prevented. In the Treasure Valley‚ there have been
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“Driving to the Funeral” When a teenager at the early age of 15-years-old eagerly wants to drive‚ they are more at risk of losing their lives than a 17-year-old. Adding alcohol to the mix and the numbers of deaths increases rapidly. More teenagers today are driving cars at this young age‚ without their parents having a clue what there are getting into; (Thesis) According to Quindlen’s article‚ “Driving to the Funeral” argues this vital point to its government; That car crashes are the “No
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Downfalls of Distracted Driving No matter the age a person may be‚ his/her actions affect others; especially when they’re operating a vehicle capable of injuring or taking one’s life. Distracted driving poses great risks to the driver’s life and others on the road as it increases the probability of a tragic accident. Numerous lives are being lost each day due to distracted driving and not abiding by the laws. In today’s society‚ ignored warnings increase the possibility of death; influenced by both
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After a long and silent drive to the hospital‚ I make my way up to his room‚ down the empty hallways‚ up the elevators‚ until I reach the Intensive Care unit; The highest unit of care in a hospital setting. This is where you are. I extend my hand and curl my fingers around the handle. I hesitate in front of the door. Then I proceed. You’re lying on the hospital bed‚ much like before‚ hooked up to the machines that work their hardest to try to help make the last of your life possible. You’re wearing
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Pollutant Hazards POLLUTANT HAZARDS SCI 275 Pollutants Hazards Pg 1 There are many different types of pollution that affect our environment and our health each and every day while creating atmospheric issues. Air Pollutants Lets start with “Air Pollution” which is created by both human and natural resources including but not limited to CO‚ SO2‚ most hydrocarbons‚ most particulates‚ CO2‚ NO‚ NO2‚ HNO2‚ HNO3‚ H2O2‚ SO3‚ H2SO4. Air pollution is a big atmospheric issue that
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Unsafe Driving Did you know about 6‚000 deaths and a half of a million injuries are caused by distracted drivers every year? Also about 5‚454 people were killed because of the use of a cell phone. The use of cell phone can cause reckless driving due to distractions‚ disruptive surrounding‚ and could increase the likelihood of an accident. There are many distractions while driving on the road‚ but the most dangerous distraction is talking on the phone with one hand on the wheel. This is why
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4254 Teenagers Behind The Wheel June 19 of 2012‚ Nicholas Novaky drove his Durango into a tree on Wolfe Road in Budd Lake‚ New Jersey. It was 8:49 that Tuesday night when his mother got the call there had been an accident. Neil Solanky’s parents also got notified as being the passenger of the car wreck. The families of the two friends now mourn together in remembrance of the former high school students. These guys will never be able to do what they worked their entire lives for; Walk across
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their father smokes ‚for relaxing or father’s hobby‚they will think cigarette contains none of harm.It results in the fact that the kid will try to smoke once‚twice and many times later‚for the though of relaxing or just playing for fun.Besides‚ teenagers nowadays tend to have a lot of friends‚not only their friends at the same class with them but also the older than them.That boy or girl will give it a try just to be though to be equal with friend.They think knowing to use bad gas they will be
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