reading and analyzing the journals and articles‚ I now realize the serious consequences and problems that texting while driving‚ and driving underage can cause. There are many dangers that come with texting while driving that never occur to the people performing the action. "Nearly 5500 people were killed in distracted driving accidents in 2009‚ the Department of Transportation found." While most might believe that drunk driving is the culprit to most unforced accidents‚ they may not be educated enough
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safety. In today’s society cell phone are being used for texting and talking while driving. The state of Alabama is ranked 3rd in nation for texting while driving (State ranks 3rd for texting while driving). There are only six’s states that have passed laws against driving while using a cell phone California‚ Connecticut‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ Oregon‚ Washington and Virginia (Cell Phone and Texting Laws) . Driving while using a cell phone is precarious because it cause accident‚ injuries‚ and deaths
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A major event in my life that marked a transition from childhood to becoming an adult is when I got my driver’s license. Getting your driver’s license is the first taste of true freedom that most 16 year olds get to experience. However‚ with great privileges comes responsibility and the ability to take on that responsibility. When I went to take my driving test‚ I was extremely nervous and a bit scared. I wasn’t nervous or scared of the actual test‚ but the pressure that I put on myself to succeed
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Driving While Intoxicated The role alcohol plays in our society is confusing. Alcohol is medically classified as a depressant drug. It is just as dangerous as any illegal drug‚ yet it’s legal for adults to drink. Automobile accidents involving alcohol are the leading cause of death among people between the ages of 15 to 24. People who choose to get behind the wheel while intoxicated usually overlook and disregard the negative consequences of their actions‚ and the effects on victims and their
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their licenses at the age of 16. Your frontal lobe is considered to not be fully “developed” until you are 21. The frontal lobes act as the decision maker. It is the part that makes you ask yourself if what you are doing is a good decision or not. At such a young age and not having the frontal lobes fully connected‚ it makes it harder to process thoughts such as texting and driving‚ and effects that can follow it. Motivational speaker Anthony Robbins once said “it is in your moments of decisions
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Statement My speech today is on texting while driving and I am against it. All drivers need to be aware of distracted driving and take steps to minimize the risk to themselves and others. “I’m asking you today to listen to the statistics and the stories and decide for yourself whether that one phone call‚ text message‚ or glance in the mirror is worth the cost of a human life.” The following are the main reason why I am against the topic. First of all Body: A. While distracted driving is a growing
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CRN#30527 October 24th‚ 2013 Word Count: 1‚261 Little Miss Sunshine Laughs abound as we join the Hoover family on their hilarious and outrageous family road-trip to get young Olive Hoover (Abigail Breslin)‚ an aspiring pageant contestant from their home in Albuquerque New Mexico‚ to the “Little Miss Sunshine” pageant being held at the Embassy Suites in Redondo Beach California Little Miss Sunshine (2006) is well developed and departs from the comedic
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The three act structure is an old technique that is still used in movies‚ plays‚ books‚ etc. It is used in the movie‚ Little Miss Sunshine‚ to tell the journey of Richard‚ Olive and the rest of the family to California for the beauty pageant Olive was selected to participate in. Little Miss Sunshine utilizes the three act structure by setting the story up in the beginning of the film (Act 1: the Setup)‚ introducing conflict(s) (Act 2: Confrontation)‚ and resolving the story (Act 3: the Resolution)
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The use of cell phones while driving can be very dangerous. It is already illegal in some states‚ and should be in all fifty. The use of cell phones while driving has played a big role in wrecks. If the use of cells phones while driving became illegal‚ a large percentage of wrecks would decrease. If people did not use their phone will driving they would be more focused on what there doing on the roads. Operating a cell phone while driving needs to be illegal in all states because it causes wrecks
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Texting While Learning Cell phones have become a big part of all of our lives. We use them when we are eating‚ at work‚ and some people even use their cell phones when driving. There’s one place in particular where we use our cell phones that might be causing us harm and we don’t even know it‚ it’s the classroom. Whether you know it or not‚ being on your cell phone in class decreases your ability to learn‚ comprehend and store material. Have you ever wondered why teachers don’t want students on
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