"Studies show that driving while talking on a cell phone is extremely dangerous and puts drivers at a four times greater risk of a crash‚" said Janet Froetscher‚ president and CEO of the NSC. "Driving drunk is also dangerous and against the law. When our friends have been drinking‚ we take the car keys away. It’s time to take the cell phone away." A study from the Harvard Center of Risk Analysis estimates that cell phone use while driving contributes to 6 percent of crashes‚ which equates to 636
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what books are challenged or banned. “Of Mice and Men”is the book that I could see has had a lot of controversy by high school parents over the last couple of years. The book is banned and challenged in a lot of high schools across America. The reasons for the banning of this book is racism‚ profanities‚ and adult themes. For me‚ it’s a high schooler’s book‚ and it is clear that “of Mice and Men” should not be banned. The first reason for “Of Mice and Men” being banned is racism. The feelings of somebody
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Should Jumping Racing be banned? Introduction: Jump racing should be banned since the horses are being treated unfairly‚ example if injured during a great event they would be sent somewhere dark and eventually killed and used for meat process oo skin wear. Meanwhile jump racing is targeted to be a welcoming community gathering event to get everyone together and enjoy the entertainment of sport‚ as it makes 11 percent of the global competitions/events. Similarly it brings individuals to socialize
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Opinion essay Advertisements aimed at children should be banned Have you ever thought about advertisements influence too children? In nowadays we can see many advertisements aimed to children. In my opinion this ads should be banned. First and foremost i believe advertisements aimed at children should be banned because these ads are wrong and unnecessary they are often for toys or junk food. Children are very easily fooled by ads‚ and cannot tell when an advertisement is stretching the truth
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Jacob Beacham 8th Grade English Mrs. King April 26‚ 2016 Should Smoking be Banned? There are more than 7‚000 chemicals in a single cigarette. Those chemicals can be very harmful. Smoking cigarettes should be illegal because you can get lung cancer and secondhand smoke harms other people that are around you. First of all‚ most people get lung cancer. For example‚ according to the article What Causes Lung Cancer states “That smoking causes about 90% of all lung cancer” (pg. 1). That means smoking
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really upset knowing her pet guinea pig Squiggles could have died because of all the toxins sprayed and deadly tests done by scientists. Therefore‚ animal testing should be banned. Animal testing should be banned because it harms animals‚ all animals are different‚ and most tests are inaccurate. One reason why animal testing should be banned is because it harms animals. If we don’t ban animal testing‚ animals eventually will die off or be permanently blinded. I remember when I first found out about
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courage‚ and the destruction of innocence. Because of the use of rape as a plot device‚ a large amount of profanity‚ and the racial inequality‚ many believed that the book should be banned and not taught in the classroom as it would be harmful and would not be suitable for children. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird should not be banned because it contains great value by promoting equality and showing that what society thinks is not always best. To Kill A Mockingbird promotes racial equality in many
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Media and Communication Will the television still be relevant within 20 years? Discuss. Television has become a natural part of people’s daily life nowadays but will it still be relevant in future while it is facing big threatened by other technology such as Internet? By examining how technology now play a huge market for news updates and information sources compare to television‚ how online advertisement cost less and has more audiences when compared to television & how television
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Melanie Mitchell 02/05/2013 It all started when my friend and I were driving and I had a great idea. I said “Wouldn’t it be fun to go to Atlanta Georgia?” I mention that I have family that lives in Atlanta Georgia‚ and that we could stay with them. We planned the trip for August 10th. Turns out this will be the most liberating and most independent event in my life. Thursday‚ August 10th rolls around; it’s time to start loading the car‚ and hit the highway. Just knowing that we were on our
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There is one sure fire way to burn more calories by playing golf: If the course will allow it‚ forgo a cart in favor of walking. In 2010‚ sports scientist Neil Wolkodoff conducted a study using a group of amateur golfers‚ and found they burned over 700 calories per 9 holes when they walked the course versus just over 400 when they rode in a cart. This means you could burn about a Big Mac’s worth of extra calories by walking an 18-hole round instead of riding. Now that the obvious is out of the way
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