Tears of a Tiger | | |Summary: | |Tigers don’t cry‚ or do they? After the death of his longtime friend and fellow Hazelwood Tiger‚ Andy‚ the driver | |of the car‚ blames himself and cannot get past his guilt and pain. While his other friends have managed to work | |through their grief and move on‚ Andy allows death to become the focus of his life. In the months that follow the | |accident
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About 59% of middle school students aren’t getting the recommended nine hours of sleep each night that they need.As a result‚ many middle school students are sleep deprived. To fix this‚ middle school start times should be later than what they currently are because early start times negatively affect academics‚ has an affect on mental and physical health‚ and contributes to car accidents and injuries through the day. First of all‚ middle school start times should be later than what they currently
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Driving is an activity and privilege that is enjoyed by many worldwide; in 2016‚ there were over 190‚000 licensed drivers in the United States‚ a majority of which were between the ages of 20 and under and 40. Over the past few years‚ however‚ the issue of the age at which one can learn to drive legally in the United States has been under debate; currently‚ at least at the time this paper was written‚ most states allow for drivers who are a minimum 15 years and 6 months of age to apply for a drivers
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Autonomous Control Autonomous control is used in the mechanics of many machines we use today‚ Autonomous control is basically a self-controlling program installed into a machine that allows the machine to move by itself based on the surroundings. The program installed into the machine asses the surroundings with its sensors and makes a decision on the movement of the autonomously controlled unit. The word autonomous means self-governing‚ this means it can make decisions by themselves‚ with this
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We were almost through the state of North Carolina as we traveled on Interstate 95. It was rush hour and you could tell everyone was antsy and excited to get home. Cars traveled at 80 miles per hour‚ and some were even traveling faster than that. I could now see why it was ranked the fifth worst highway in North America. Cars were weaving in and out of traffic at over 90 miles per hour. Traffic was getting heavy. Listening to the radio‚ my dad and I sang along to a familiar song we both knew‚ “Yeah”
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Everybody knows of Las Mariposas – “The Butterflies.” The Mirabel sisters were well-known in their town. The four sisters were young‚ innocent‚ and beautiful. Minerva‚ Patria‚ Maria Teresa‚ and Dede’ were loved by their parents‚ and could only dream of being free and educated‚ but this all changed on November 25. La Vega is a small town‚ in the middle of nowhere with little or no street signs. Travelling in this area is a small task and by all means and challenging. Not everyone is this town
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Drivers are expected to be alert and ready when on the road. Drivers are expected to focus their attention on the road‚ and not allow sleep affect their driving. But this is not always the case in American streets and roads. According to statistics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ an estimated 1 in every 25 adult drivers have to have fallen asleep while driving their car in the last 30 days. Also‚ roughly 72‚000 crashes and another 44‚000 injuries were reported due to drowsy
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Did you know‚ texting and driving boosts your chances of getting in an accident by 64%? Imagine being at a stop sign. The cars opposite to you have the right away. There’s a car next to you‚ and as you start to slow down‚ they continue to move. There’s a car coming across the road in front of you‚ and the person in the car beside you is too busy being on their phone rather than paying attention to what’s going on. Everyday‚ 11 people are killed because someone felt the need to respond to a message
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Imagine a person on the highway going 65 miles per hour with his kids in the back. This is a risk for the kids in the car‚ the driver and the people around him. Most of the crashes in the U.S. are caused by human error. But‚ what if there was a car that was safer for the passenger and the drivers on the road and decrease the risk of a human error car crash? There will be so much less death in car crashes. At the beginning of the 20th century‚ as the number of vehicles increased‚ the rate of deaths
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Unit 52: Provide support for journeys LO1 understand factors to consider when planning support for journeys When planning a journey I must take into consideration the individual in terma of mobility‚ environment and their wellbeing. I must also take the journey into consideration for instance some individuals may become restless‚ agitated or aggressive whilst waiting on transport or in busy environments. Finally I must take health and safety into consideration as traveling on public transport
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