Ricky Grayson English Chadwick and Kelly 6/31/10 Journal Entry 1: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close pgs 1-75 Summary: In the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚ Jonathan Safran Foer writes of a nine year old boy‚ Oskar Schell‚ who is both inquisitive and humorous. You see‚ Oskar lost his father in the 9/11 terror attacks and cannot adjust to his new life. Oskar is both surprised and hurt that his mother‚ who he thinks should be grieving over his father’s death‚ is‚ in fact
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Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Amber R. Muniz Kaplan University Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving A cell phone wielding driver weaving in and out of traffic and drifting across lanes‚ because they are completely distracted by the device in their hand‚ may be all too familiar. When using a cell phone while driving‚ it impairs the persons driving abilities as much as a person with a 0.08 blood alcohol level. Think of the drivers that you pass daily; how many were using cell phones
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Loud Chewers Have you ever been at a restaurant or at someone’s house and heard the awful sound of someone chomping away on their food or slurping down a drink? I hate it! I hear it all over‚ even in class while people are chewing away on their gum. Their mouths smack open and closed‚ over and over. Soon it drowns out all other sounds and their chomping is the only noise I can hear. So‚ annoying. Now‚ I know I have done this‚ but if you’re around other people‚ can’t you be cautious not to chew
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In “Should Text Messaging While Driving Be Banned? NO‚" Editor Radley Balko explains that we need to get over the idea that with a new law we can solve every bad habit and to stop passing laws that will be enforced for the reason that we have to do something about a problem. Radley Balko argues against a proposal to impose a law banning text messaging while driving in the U.S. Texting while driving should not be banned is the issue addressed in his article. The thesis of Balko’s article is that it’s
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For my book report I read the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. This book was published by Haughton Mifflin in 2005. The novel takes place mostly in New York City‚ shortly after terrorists destroy the Twin Towers in 2001. However‚ the time switches from the narrator’s present to the late 1940s when his grandparents are newlyweds and even farther back to when they are teenagers in Germany. In the present time‚ Oskar lives in an apartment building. Across the street
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Some states have now made it illegal to drive while using a hand-held cell phone. Encouraging this law could prevent tragic accidents from occurring. Unfortunately‚ many are guilty of using a device while driving causing loss of control. Often‚ majority of accidents are caused by the distraction of the device itself. Hopefully‚ enforcing this law could drastically decrease the amount of crashes due to the use of devices from behind the wheel. All the states should act upon this law to protect
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Not Wearing a Seatbelt While Driving should not be Illegal In the U.S‚ the law for wearing a seatbelt states‚ anyone driving on the road without wearing a seatbelt will receive a ticket of $83.50. Everyone in the vehicle including front passenger and rear passengers must wear a seatbelt properly‚ also‚ if the passenger is 21 years of age or older‚ they will be the ones to receive the ticket. These laws were passed in 1984 and still are practiced today. I think there is no need for this law because
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How will your family survive when you are gone? Will your love ones have the financial burden of your funeral expenses? Will your spouse be able to keep the family home‚ pay bills‚ and pay for the children college education? These are things no one wants to think about‚ but realistically should be part of your financial plan. Having life insurance can give you the peace of mind that these things will be taken care of when you are gone. If people understood the benefits of life insurance they would
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You are in » Notebook » English What factors will affect you in choosing a career? Choosing a career is important in our lives‚ because it determines our future direction‚ and it decides what our living conditions will be. A suitable career is the key of success. Most important of all‚ once we chose an occupation‚ it is a lifelong practice. Those are the reasons why we should consider carefully in choosing a career. For me‚ several important factors will affect my decision. The first factor is
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Tatyanna Poloai Porter Comm.Arts/2nd 20 April 2014 The End Is Just Beginning There are so many special characters in this story. However‚ Philip Malloy‚ Miss Narwin‚ and Allison Doresett are the highlights of this story. All though these three characters have little in common‚ they make a perfect trio in entertaining us throughout the novel. Back in 1992‚ Philip Malloy was a track-obsessed ninth-grader at Harrison High School. He was the average student who loved to run track. Throughout his
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