texting and driving because it’s distracting‚ causes injuries and can kill you or someone else. B. In today’s lifestyle‚ text messaging is a main form of communication. Most people who own a cell phone revel in the wonders of text messaging: it’s fast and it’s easy. We impulsively respond to that buzz of our phones and often tune out our surroundings. Unfortunately‚ an overwhelming amount of drivers don’t hesitate to both read and respond to test messages while driving. Recently‚
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I came across this documentary on PBS titled “A League of Denial” (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/league-of-denial/). This documentary explores the unreported and hidden concussion related injuries in the NFL. “A League of Denial” piques my interest. It begs the question why were these injuries hidden; who knew‚ why they did nothing‚ and how could the players do nothing? Of course‚ one obvious answer is money‚ but I would like to analyze how sports tend to perpetuate this machismo persona
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While alcohol and prescription opiates are the most common causes of a Driving While Intoxicated charge‚ the law actually makes it illegal to drive while under the influence of any substance that might impede your ability to operate your vehicle and therefore pose a danger to others. Bretzmann Law Offices‚ DUI and DWI attorneys in High Point‚ NC‚ explain that even Ambien‚ a popular prescription sleep aid‚ can result in criminal charges and steep penalties. Ambien and other powerful medications like
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In order to discuss the success of the Delian League we must first discuss the reason given for the formation of the Delian League. The claim is that the Delian League was formed for the mutual protection of attack from‚ and to perform actions against‚ Persia. Athens was to lead the alliance and all of the members were to support it either through funds or ships. Assuming that this is the goal upon which to measure success‚ we will proceed. In some senses the alliance was successful in their stated
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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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It was late August early September year 2010 when I first drove I started off on a dirt road in Lathan‚ Alabama. It was 80 degrees‚ “I’m nervous” I’m saying to myself “I’m only fifteen”. My grandfather (paw-paw) says to me “Domonique you can do it you have to learn someday‚ it’s best to start off young learning” I didn’t know if I was more nervous than driving or driving along. So I took a deep breath in went through with it‚ I was doing well until I was coming around a curve in didn’t realize a
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Do you know who is the most successful woman in NASCAR racing? It is Danica Patrick. Patrick says Jacques Villeneuve is one of her racing idols. Patrick was the fourth woman to qualify for the Indy 500. Danica Patrick’s childhood was very busy. And she traveled a lot. Danica Patrick was born on March 25 in Beloit Wisconsin. As Patrick grew up she was surrounded by the auto industry‚ her mom was a mechanic and her dad was a race car driver. She grew up in Roscoe‚ Illinois. Patrick also had a little
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According to an article in the Review of Industrial Organization‚ the Major League Baseball (MLB) generated $6 billion in monopoly revenues in 2007 (Vrooman‚ 2009‚ p. 7). More to the point‚ with the opening of the Yankee stadium in 2009‚ baseball tickets continued to soar in spite of a recession because of a limited capacity in an economic and demographic market that is consistently expanding (Site). Since the Supreme Court (1922) ruled that baseball is not a business‚ but a sport‚ the MLB has
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phones are major distractions when people are driving. People are so used to using their cell phones‚ some people consciously use them without knowing it and soon cause accidents that injury innocent people. Teens today have been in many crashes or died because of the carelessness of themselves or others. The main reason for this is because they are not paying attention when driving and not being careful. Cell phones are major distractions when driving. A report from the University of Utah say
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League While America was at war in Europe‚ many Americans were stocking up on supplies like food‚ water‚ and clothing while worrying about shortages of these materials necessary for living. “America was in the middle of World War II. Baseball was at risk because‚ as citizens saw generously paid athletes "swatting balls while their loved ones were dying on foreign shores‚" interest declined and criticism went up” (Peterik‚ Adam). With top notch players participating
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