The central concept of my outside source‚ MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)‚ is to teach the audience that they should think about their decision multiple times before taking action because once they make the big jump‚ an obstacle appears in their way and they become trapped. All different scenarios end up traveling towards them‚ not having a clue as to what just happened and how to come out of that problem. Whenever people are making certain choices and they are in doubt about the costs of
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these predicaments can cause long term effects for our future generation in numerous ways. One of the main issues among teens is underage drinking. The outcome from this issue may be critical not only for our teen but also for our communities. Some consequences caused from underage drinking are alcohol addiction‚ medical problems‚ and accidents. Underage drinking can cause teenagers to develop an alcoholic addiction. Addiction changes a person’s state of mind‚ therefore it can affect the choices and
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Drunk Driving‚ Groups‚ Affects‚ Laws How much longer will it take to get rid of careless drunk drivers? Drunk driving has been a problem in the United States since the beginning of automobiles; however‚ it did not become an important social issue until the mid 1980’s. Drunk driving was defined as a problem located within individuals or groups. Drunk driving is illegal in every state. It is not only illegal‚ but unsafe to operate an automobile if you are under the influence of alcohol. When a person
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Bann Teenage Driving This report is about teenage driving. We believe that illegalizing teen driving will reduce the amount of car crashes that happen. Teenage driving has had lots of causes and effects. More attention should be paid to the consequences that teenage driving has caused. We believe that a big part of car crashes have been caused by teens for numerous reason. The government should take action by stopping teenagers from driving. Most teenagers are very immature and irresponsible. It’s
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“Driving to the Funeral” When a teenager at the early age of 15-years-old eagerly wants to drive‚ they are more at risk of losing their lives than a 17-year-old. Adding alcohol to the mix and the numbers of deaths increases rapidly. More teenagers today are driving cars at this young age‚ without their parents having a clue what there are getting into; (Thesis) According to Quindlen’s article‚ “Driving to the Funeral” argues this vital point to its government; That car crashes are the “No
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“WITH SATIRE‚ WE LAUGH AND WE LEARN” Sitch et al’s “Frontline” demonstrates in the episode‚ “…Add Sex & Stir”‚ how the truth can be easily manipulated with the aid of technology in hope of producing a controversial “true” story that will boost the ratings. It also shows how in the world of mass media‚ credibility is considered to be of vital importance and is practically treated as the product traded in the industry. Sitch et al satirises that commercial TV‚ despite having the absolute care
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highest drinking age. In 1984 congress threatened to reduce highway funding for all states who did not raise their minimun purchase age and public possession of alcohol laws. Of course all U.S. states complied with this act‚ nationally raising the legal age. They say it’s
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Binge Drinking on College Campuses Alcohol on American campuses has become a serious issue. In 2001‚ the total number of alcohol related deaths on college campuses was over 1700‚ while in 1998 the total was just less than 1600‚ and the number of students who reported that they had driven while intoxicated rose from 2.3 million to 2.8 million (Hingson 260). This statistic includes all college students‚ ages 18-24. That means some of the people involved in these incidents were underage. 1 out
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Should the legal age of drinking in Australia be lifted to 21? An exposition by Jazmin Maree Watson Daily media and conversation is often about the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol is part of the Australian culture whether we like this or not. It is only natural that teenagers and young adults choose to drink early; to change the legal drinking age is to disregard our traditions and the Australian culture. Every teenager will tell you that an 18th birthday celebration is a staple in every young
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When it comes to driving on the road many people do not ever think it could be their last time‚ driving on the road is a lot scarier then you really think. In 2014‚ 9‚967 people were killed in an alcoholic related accident in the United states making it one third of all traffic related deaths‚ say CDC.gov. Many people these days are finding it more acceptable to drive while under the influence‚ and those people are usually the ones who cause the accidents and sometimes deaths. Somewhere there is
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