reason of alcohol drinking among the youth in Hong Kong is tension reduction and it is the most common excuse among them. From a survey result conducted in 2008 by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Group‚ about 30% of students increase their pressure index during the beginning of each new academic year. It was found that the high consumption of alcohol is related to the high level of pressure index. And the frequency of drinking depends on how early the students have experienced drinking alcohol. Drinking
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different drinking preferences‚ particularly differs in developing and developed countries. A survey was conducted on the 11th June‚ 2013 to have the comparative study of drinking preferences of overseas students in their country and Australia. The research was conducted by means of a sample size of 25 overseas students. The results partly supported the hypothesis as only 6 out of 25 students had changed their drinking preference. The main result was that boiled water is the most preferred drinking water
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by distracted while driving and 9 people die while trying to attempt it or just doing it (Halsey). Now that this century has more technology than ever before‚ some of these appliances are in our vehicles. People can now get distracted while texting‚ talking‚ trying to mess with the radio‚ trying to make a navigator work‚and simply putting a disc in a player . With all of these distractions around us while driving‚ there is more of a chance to attempt this. Distracted driving is dangerous‚ so think
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20 and older‚ according to The Centers for Disease Control. Teens are also more likely to make impulsive decisions and not recognize possible hazards. Therefore‚ teens are presumed to be distracted while driving. Luckily‚ technology has provided several new‚ innovative ways to promote safe driving habits. This new technology is provided in cars and on smartphones. To begin with‚ there is a new device that can be installed in cars called Cellcontrol. It is a small black box that is put in the middle
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A self-driving car can sense its environment and things around it. It also has a GPS unit in the car‚ the car uses the positional information from the GPS to localize itself and give a 3-D image. From the 3-D images‚ humans program the car to make intelligent decisions ‚ for example using the 3-D to find an optimal path to their destination that avoids obstacles. Once the vehicle finds the best path to take‚ it sends a signal to the different parts of the car(steering‚ braking‚ throttle etc)
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TWD Commentary Texting while driving is a fairly new but very serious issue not only among teenagers but also adults. The issue is new because texting is a recently new way of communicating between individuals and since it is growing and becoming more popular most people text. Now put this common task to the test by driving at the same time and most of the time the result is not good. One of the main issues of this is car crash fatalities. There have been plenty of car crashes due to texting
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Hydrogen peroxide and iodide ions Aim: To determine the rate equation for the reaction between Hydrogen peroxide and iodide ions‚ and to investigate the effects of a catalyst and temperatures on the reaction and to derive the activation enthalpy. Background knowledge: 1Hydrogen peroxide reacts with iodide ions producing iodine‚ when in an aqueous acid solution. H2O2 (aq) + 2I- (aq) + 2H3O+(aq) I2 (aq) + 2H2O(l) To detect iodine you can look at the color shown by the addition of starch
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dangerous driving is? The teen mortality rate is always increasing because of things that could distract young drivers. The current driving ge is a few years too young. Teens maturity levels are still way low at the age of sixteen. The teen mortality rate has increased over the years. Accidents in motor vehicles is the leading cause of teenage deaths. Car accidents represent more than one-third of all deaths. Teen males have a 46% higher chance of getting in an accident than females. Driving is a very
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What is the ethical question posed by new technology - in this case‚ self-driving cars? The self-driving cars have the potential to save lives more than human drivers. The ethical question arises when it is faced with a situation‚ where it has to make a choice of whether to save the driver and passengers or pedestrians. This question is further deepened by‚ who is going to make that choice of programming the self-driving cars‚ what level of consideration will pedestrians have‚ if such a scenario
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Public Speaking Sample Informative Outline #2 General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my classmates about the affects of drinking and driving. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter: Imagine you are sleeping; your phone rings and the person in the other end of the line tells you “I am sorry to inform you that your love one has been in a DUI accident.” i. A DUI accident? ii. But they don’t drink or even get in a car with a drunk driver
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