Debbie Lim English 105 Ms Cree Writing Assignment #2 March 20‚ 2011 Drunk and Distracted Drivers are Top Causes of Accidents Drunk and distracted drivers cause more accidents on America’s roads and highways than any other reason. In August 2009 Diane Schuler‚ made national news when she caused an accident that killed eight people on the Taconic State Parkway in New York. She had a blood alcohol level of 0.19 percent and was also under the Influence of marijuana at the time she drove
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Things That Drive Me Crazy Going to the gym to work out after a full day of classes is my chance to unplug and escape from the day’s tension. Once I warm up and begin to get pumped‚ I head right into my exercise zone and don’t want to be distracted. However nothing irks me more than someone using a cellphone while working out. There are signs everywhere asking patrons to avoid using electronic devices but some people completely ignore them. Listening to a girl carry on a loud lengthy conversation
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The claim of this passage is distracted driving is a dangerous thing‚ and anybody can be involved in a wreck. This statement makes an audience feel sympathy for the family‚ which helps the audience choose to not text and drive. The mother‚ father‚ and sister’s point of view. This is a good technique to make sure sympathy reaches all people. The mom’s speech will touch mothers‚ while the younger sister’s speech touched the younger sisters out there‚ including myself. Evidence to support the claim
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This article is another informative work on the dangers on distracted driving. This article‚ however‚ includes distractions from hands-free devices that allow one to have a phone conversation without holding a phone to his or her ear. A study showed that someone texting or having a conversation on a wireless headset drove as poorly as someone whose blood alcohol concentration was above the legal limits in Australia and Spain‚ where this was tested (0.5 grams per liter). The study also found that
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Distracted driving is the leading cause of crashes and deaths for teenagers. 17 deaths from distracted driving in 2013‚ I am guessing that number has increased as cell phones have become more accessible. Teenagers have a hard time with distractions: friends‚ music‚ cellphones‚ reaching for something‚ not paying attention because of the stresses of life. I was also impressed with the statistic of speeds too fast‚ and it doesn’t have to be in the 100’s only near 10 over. It was in the top five in every
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The human mind is easily distracted! You can either be the cause of these distractions or other stimuli will be the cause but rest assured peo- ple WILL BE distracted because the human mind is gullible. The human mind responds quickly to these three forms of stimuli •Sex •Humor •FEAR But the greatest of them all is FEAR! BTW – on the positive side we have faith‚ hope‚ love‚ but the greatest of these is LOVE. Fear usually takes the form of what is called “Scarcity Thought” You are
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Should Drivers Be Banned From Talking And Texting While Driving? Abstract: Distracted driving is a leading cause to automobile fatalities. Distracted driving can range from talking‚ texting…to eating‚ and drinking…. This topic has been a debate issue between several experts and U.S. citizens. The Experts have different point of views. One of the experts feels that integrated devices will solve the issue. The second expert feels that law enforcement focus only on texting and driving but there are
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Getting distracted by mobile devices while driving‚ can lead to many fatal accidents. According to the National Safety Council‚ there are over 1‚600‚00 accidents every year caused by distracted drivers using their cell phones on the road. That’s nearly 25% of ALL car accidents! A great majority of reason why drivers use their phones while driving isn’t solely because of texting- as that is one of the more common reason people are used to hearing. Instead‚ many drivers are carelessly checking on their
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Topic: How to drive a car with a manual transmission General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience should be able to attempt to learn to drive a standard and build their skills enough to be confident in driving one daily. Central Idea: Knowing the basics of manual transmission operation‚ also reasons and benefits to driving one. Introduction: Most of us drive around big heavy cars that seat five when we rarely have more than two. In the United
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How I Learned to Drive was written by Paula Vogel. It is written in an autobiographical style‚ although it is never truly clear whether or not it is autobiographical in actuality. The story is about a woman (Lil’ Bit) in her 30’s looking back on her experience of being molested by an uncle (Uncle Peck) from the age of 11 through 18. The brilliance in Vogel’s writing is that despite the subject matter‚ Uncle Peck doesn’t come across as a “monster-like” figure. Instead he seems like a regular person—flawed
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