Drunk driving is considered a serious crime in every state. It is wrong‚ irresponsible and wastes many lives. People who abuse alcohol hurt everyone around them‚ endanger public safety‚ and create carnage on the nation’s highways. There is nothing positive that can come out of drunk driving‚ so why do people do it? It is society’s job to punish these menaces and try to take control of this out of control issue. America doesn’t want to watch idly as hundreds of people are killed
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any other age group. They also drink alot more heavily‚ they experience more negative consequences‚ and engage in more harmful activities‚ like drunk driving. Although surveys have documented a decline in recent years‚ consumption rates remain highest from late teen years to the late twenties. Despite the long-term decline since 1982 in alcohol related traffic deaths‚ a 4 percent increase occurred between 1994 and 1995 among young adults of the age 21 and over. As alcohol impaired driving persists
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Drinking and Driving Drinking and driving is an illegal act that is wrong on multiple levels. It violates a moral and ethical code. In a society that has the morals of a brothel where it is better to joke with your buddies about getting wasted on the weekends or how much more drinking you did compared to your buddy. We forget that simply talking in this manner sends out a message that we condone the act of drinking without moderation. When you condone the act of drinking without moderation then
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Comparing driving in the winter and driving in the summer is a little bit complicated because no matter what the weather‚ you still have to pay attention to the road and everyone else driving. Secondly‚ you must wear your seat belts at all times. Driving involves basic decision-making year round. Always stay alert and concentrate on getting from point A. to point B. In the winter rain and snow make the roads slick and hard to avoid dangerous situations. In the winter‚ a special tire is required
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textbook Assignment 1 (75 points) • Read chapters 1-‐3 • Take notes full-‐ sentence outline or full-‐sentence bulleted notes for each chapter o Notes should be approximately 3 pages per chapter § Scroll to the bottom for an example of notes format o Highlight important dates‚ persons‚ cultures‚ terms‚ ideas
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the world. As one of the most popular legal drugs to sell in the United States‚ it has produced massive revenue for party stores‚ restaurants‚ and even major retail stores. Although there are some definite benefits to distributing alcohol in the U.S.‚ there are also many negative consequences. It has become very difficult to monitor the legal drinking age of 21‚ and as a result minors are gaining access to alcohol and drinking much earlier in life than they should be. Another significant problem is
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When he was thirteen‚ his mother and father had separated. Also when he was thirteen he began to smoke Marijuana and when he was fourteen he began drinking alcohol. When he was seventeen‚ he heavily use of marijuana and abused alcohol heavily. At the age of fourteen he began to use some amphetamines or otherwise known as speed and also used LSD at sixteen. By the time he left the refugees and began living with Ezold and P he was addicted to the use of alcohol and well addicted to using LSD. These social
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Impaired Driving and Aggressive Driving Alcohol is a contributing factor in close to 50% of all driver fatalities on Canadian roads. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is the single largest criminal cause of death in Canada. Drinkers who drive not only risk their own lives but the lives of others on the roads and around them. All this can be avoided by one simple rule: If you drink‚ don’t drive! If people drive responsibly they will reduce the chances of conflicts on the road and help
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Kendrick Owens May 20‚ 2013 Topic: Drunk Driving Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform audience of the dangers of drunk driving Central Idea: Drunk driving is a reflection of poor judgment that impairs thought processes and moral behavior and could result in fatalities. How many of you have ever heard of the acronym DUI? If you haven’t‚ DUI stands for driving under the influence. It means that an individual has gotten behind the wheel of the car while having
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cellphone while driving Informative speech Specific purpose: to inform my audience about the risks that are involved while using their cellphone while driving and its penalties. Thesis: Using a cellphone while on the road could be risky. Organizational pattern: Topical order. INTRODUCTION: I. Attention Getter: ‘’Using a cellphone while driving‚ whether it is handheld or hands-free‚ delays drivers reactions as much as having blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of 0.8 percent
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