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    Kameron Colley Maribeth Farr English 101 October 3‚ 2012 Texting While Driving vs. Drinking While Driving Texting and drinking while driving are very serious. Many negative things can be avoided by someone choosing to make the right decisions. While driving the person’s undivided attention should be focused on the road and surroundings ahead. A person never knew what could happen while driving. Texting while driving are similar because they both have consequences‚ are a distraction‚ and can

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    likely to crash”(TDS). What is the point of putting your self at risk of twenty three times more likely to crash when texting and driving. In addition‚ 94% of teens pledged to the “no texting and driving campaign” yet we are still having thousands of wrecks a day due to this issue. When texting and driving most teens think they would never crash when driving because they are too cautious of what is going on around them‚ but that is the complete opposite. Teenagers and young adults may think that they

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    Stanely Milgram’s (1963‚ 1965) was a controversial experiment. He researched the effect of authority on obedience. I don’t think the scientific community overreacted to this experiment because it is unethical to reduce subjects to "twitching shuttering wrecks". Though the human mind is amazing strong we still do not know its breaking point. For interviewers to carry out the kind of experiment they did‚ they have to be willing to face the consequences of the experiment which could be a permanent damaged

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    In the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” written by Flannery O’Connor‚ the family is going on a trip to Tennessee. Once on the trip the family is lead off their path by the grandmother who wants to see a plantation in Georgia. The family wrecks and three escaped criminals come on the scene which leads to the family losing their lives. In this short story the grandmother only cares about her own agenda‚ has an attitude like she is superior‚ and is judgmental which ultimately leads to their

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    Sign in Informative Speech outline template Comments Share File Edit View Help View only Anonymous User 108 has left. 12 other viewers INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE FORMAT Student’s Name: Date: Topic: Title that suggests

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    Finny a lot and misinterprets Finny’s intentions. For example‚ Gene believes that Finny is intentionally attempting to wreck his studies when in reality Finny means no such thing. He simply wants to be friends with Gene and always wants to have fun with him. The misunderstanding takes place on page 45 when Gene has a thought in his head saying: “Finny had deliberately set out to wreck my studies. That explained blitzball‚ that explained the nightly meetings of the Super Suicide Society‚ that explained

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    during a crash‚ yet millions of Americans don’t wear seat belts. Motor vehicle crashes are a major public health problem. Young people ages 18-24 have the highest crash related injuries. One in four of you will either be injured or killed in a car wreck this year! • What is the impact of seat belt use? Studies have shown that using your seat belt has reduced serious crash-related injuries and deaths by about 50%. • You say – you don’t need to wear your seatbelt‚ your car has airbags… Air bags provide

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    OZYMANDIAS Percy Bysshe Shelly Question 1 I think Ozymandias was a proud‚ unpleasant‚ boastful‚ haughty‚ powerful‚ provocative man who was an absolute ruler and in spite of all this‚ he was a great man. Ozymandias was proud because he refers to himself as “King of Kings” in line ten which reads‚ “My name is Ozymandias‚ King of Kings.” This shows his pride because he elevates himself above all the other kings by suggesting that he is superior to all the kings that lived in his time. Ozymandias

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    system did not completely cover a field trip and that it would cost her $15.00 for each of her two children. She called the school and complained. This same person had no problem the night before losing $1‚300.00 at the local casino ("A Good Way to Wreck a Local Economy”). Casinos don’t encourage non-gaming businesses to open nearby. The people who most often visit casinos do not wander out to visit other shops and businesses. A casino is not like a movie theater or a sports stadium‚ offering a time-limited

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    (Symbolism) • Broken and forgotten just like all things made by man • History has forgotten all he did only remembers the location of the ruin • Mood • Ironic • Once great statue is now just “two vast trunk less legs of stone” • “colossal wreck” • Ozymandias was supposed to be remembered forever‚ not likely • Literary Devices Used • Repetition • Figures of Speech • None • Narrator • Unknown • Themes • Man’s hubris nature • History judges all • Warning to Great Britain

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