be trained to respect traffic laws and learn to drive safely. Teens should also begin driving instruction at earlier ages in controlled areas. There is evidence that the longer a person drives the safer and less prone to accidents they are. Even though new teen drivers only make up 7% of people who drive they account for 14% of all driving fatalities. In 1998 5600 teens died in automobile accidents (“Teen Driving”). That amounts to 15 teens lost per day. In most states teens can drive unsupervised
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Drugs and Driving Injuries‚ especially from motor vehicle collisions‚ are the leading cause of death for individuals under age 44. The presence of alcohol is the factor most frequently associated with fatalities in vehicles‚ drownings‚ falls‚ and fire (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ 1987). In the first report to Congress on traffic safety and alcohol (U.S. Department of Transportation‚ 1968)‚ it was concluded that more than 50 percent of fatal traffic collisions and 33 percent of
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mind when thinking about the new laws that have been passed against pit bulls. After years of discrimination of people‚ we are now discriminating against breeds of dogs. Even though aggressive dogs tend to bite more‚ I am against the idea of breed specific legislation because it is not the breed of the dog but how it is trained. There are many advocates for BSLs‚ including the leader of PETA (people for the ethical treatment of animals). This is an excerpt from the leader of PETA‚ Ingrid Newkirk‚
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Specific phobia may also occur on people who suffer from a particular condition. If a person has biological relatives‚ there are possibilities that they will also suffer from developing phobia as well. In the genetic factors of a phobia‚ according to National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI)‚ women are more likely have a higher rate of social phobia. Some result has been reported with many investigations even in controlling the gender in various studies. The biological factor of phobia is not much
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first year of driving‚ they’re inexperienced. Teenagers tend to lack their sense of judgment. They’re more likely to underestimate dangerous situations and not think of the consequences their actions might have. (Ex. Going over the speed limit‚ running red lights‚ ect.) Now mix that with drugs and/or alcohol and they are putting themselves and others in danger. Students Against Destructive Decisions works with students and schools to raise awareness and inform the risks of underage drinking and its outcomes
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Determination of specific heat Capacity of a solid by electrical method Introduction Thermal conductivity heat is transferred as a consequence of temperature difference between 2 bodies‚ heat energy passes form a hotter to the colder body. Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat energy required in joules to raise 1kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius‚ different substances absorb heat energy at different rates not all substances require the same amount of heat energy to increase the
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The Deaths “’Drinking is Fun’ and ‘There’s Nothing You Can Do About It’: The Problem With the 21-Year-Old Minimum Drinking Age” an essay by Dr. Reginald Fennell‚ found in the Journal of American College Health‚ focuses on the effects of the minimum drinking age on college students. Fennell explains the benefits of lowering the drinking and gives alternatives to the current law. This article is of interest to readers since society seems to have a strong opinion of whether the drinking age should remain
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poisoning or drunk-driving accidents‚ but others have causes that go a lot deeper than we would think. The CDC ran a study that combined data from 2006-2010 about teenagers that had alcohol related deaths. The study found that out of the average of 4‚358 deaths‚ 492 were because of suicide. Drinking at an early age can not only lead to physical problems which most people are aware of. It can lead to mental problems and even social problems. There are many dangers of underage drinking‚ not only to the
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When driving‚ the risk of crashing is always a possibility; however with a cell phone in your hand the risk is four times greater. Using a cell phone while driving has become a big problem in areas around the globe and is reckless driving. Keisha Wall‚ a nineteen year old girl learned her lesson after she killed Christine Lyon‚ while reading a text message in Southeast England. Wall Claimed she had her hands on the wheel‚ but the evidence showed that she received and sent a message at the time of
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punishing the criminals sentencing serves two ultimate purposes. Those purposes are: “deserved infliction of suffering on evildoers” and “the prevention of crime” (Professor Herbert Packer‚ 2006 Criminal Justice in Action: The Core). Sentencing effects society today because if there were no sentencing in the criminal justice system‚ then all of the criminals would be roaming free and that would make the world even worse than it is already. In the purpose of sentencing‚ there are four fundamental philosophies
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