Over the years‚ driving has become more dangerous. Distracted driving has become a major concern. Distracted driving means involving in an activity that are not necessary to do while driving a vehicle (Distracted Driving). For example: using the phone‚ eating‚ drinking‚ changing music selection‚ and speeding (Distracted Driving). When a driver is distracted‚ there are more accidents on America’s roadways. In a survey by the AAA foundation‚ it is proven that forty percent of drivers read/write their
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Technology is the best way to reduce the impact of an earthquake. To what extent do you agree with this view? Technology can be used in a variety of ways. It can be used to manage the hazard as well as the vulnerability and loss. Despite the fact that unlike volcanoes‚ there is no definite or set method on predicting earthquakes‚ technology in terms of seismographs and tilt meters are used to give a slight clue. One method of reducing the impact is by managing the vulnerability. One of the main
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on the computer. They can research medication they consume‚ visit a web site about travelingor communicate with their family members. Since the elderly many times do not have adequate transportation because either they no longer drive‚ or are no longer permitted to drive‚ computers allows them to do just abou anything from shoppin‚ to traveling‚ to learninig‚ to e-mailing there long lost friends from years prior. It gives them a new freedom. Low Income Families: Hopefully‚ many more computers
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us when we let it do so. Is there a difference between the violence we see in the movies and the violence we see in the real world? Any way you look at it‚ violence is violence. Even though I believe violence is never the answer‚ I would be a hypocrite if I say I never used violence in my life. My actions of violence are mostly done by self-defence‚ which in a way is some form of violence. I get into fights and used violence as my answer‚ not my words. I hit my siblings if I have to if I want them
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Young Drivers And The Law Chloe Hayward “Statistics show that South Australia has the second worst fatality rate for the 16 to 19 year old age group of all Australian States and Territories‚ it is also almost double that of Victoria and new South Wales.” Changes to the provisional 1 licence system were first proposed in October in 2012. At the time it was made open to the public’s opinion and consultation. The new and improved laws were suggested by road minister Michael O’Brian. The current
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Bibliography and Synthesis Young Novice Drivers in Australia: Inexperience and Presence of Passengers on Crash Risk Student Name: Chun-Wen CHENG Student No.: 07097859 Coordinator: Dr Mark King Tutor: Alexia Lennon & Lyndel Bates Due Date: 28/03/12 Word Count: Bibliography (1150) & Synthesis (1546) Annotated Bibliography Chen‚ L.‚ et al. (2000). "Carrying passengers as a risk factor for crashes fatal to 16- and 17-year-old drivers." JAMA 283(12): 1578-1582. This
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Road accidents claim far too many lives. What can governments and individuals do to reduce this problem? Throughout this century‚ road accidents happen quite frequently around the world. As a result too many damages are caused and lives are claimed by these accidents. In my opinion‚ there are many things that governments and individuals should do in order to reduce this problem. Some of them I will mention on the following paragraphs. Firstly‚ one possible way to solve this problem would be
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The first scene of Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn‚ 2011)‚ has the audience following the main character on a fast paced‚ high suspense getaway scene. This first scene introduces the main character and his job as a getaway driver and creates a suspenseful hook to bring the audience into the film’s world. The scene starts out with a black screen. A man’s voice is heard in the background. The shot fades in to a map of downtown Los Angeles with words and annotations scrawled all over the page. The audience’s
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get their drivers license at the age of sixteen‚ controversy has followed. Some argue that this age is too young for teenagers to be in the car because they’re too immature to operate a motor vehicle and others argue to say that it’s okay. However‚ it seems that no one seems to argue on whether or not these young adults must take drivers education or not in order to drive. Some states have made it a law‚ that in order for one to get their license at the age of sixteen‚ they must take drivers education
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The film Drive directed by Nicolas Winding and written by Hossein Amini is about a getaway driver. Played by Ryan Gosling‚ he portrays a nonattached male known as Driver that works as a stunt driver during the day and a getaway driver at night. Also‚ referred to as “a loner by nature” (DRIVE 2011) in rotten tomatoes description of the Driver’s character. We see Driver go from a board person that has nothing to look forward to‚ to someone that has a family and a different perspective of life‚ and
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