IF I STAY Gayle Forman 2009 Realistic Fiction Sabrina N. Period 7 Setting The setting mainly takes place in Oregon. After she gets into a car accident‚ she is taken to the hospital at around 10:12 a.m.‚ the ambulance arrives to the nearest hospital in a small local place that looks more like an oldage home. Characters Mia: Physical Characteristics: 18 years-old Wears a silver bracelet with small cello & guitar charms Dresses causally Adjectives of Personality: Sincere- she was honest to Adam
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Reasons Why People Should not Drive or Drink Alcohol Under 16 or 21 Years There are legitimate reasons why a 16 year old should not drive. Car Accidents are the top teen death rate in the United States. Some teenagers may be more responsible than others but generally between 16 and 19 have not very good statistics when driving. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention report what controller in this age group‚ especially males‚ are unlikely to underestimate dangerous conditions‚ drive too fast
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Study shows that sixty-four percent of the world’s drivers are teenagers. Because of safety concerns‚ state legislatures are considering changing the minimum driving age from sixteen to eighteen. The driving age should remain the same‚ because driving allows teenagers to transport themselves to and from school or jobs‚ and they are able to obtain necessary responsibility skills. First thing to remember is that many sixteen year olds are very busy. In most cases‚ many students are involved in extracurricular
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However‚ you are more likely to get into an accident near your home. There are two reasons for this. First‚ you do most of your driving near your home. You commute to and from your home and you do lots of local errands such as buying food‚ going to nearby stores‚ and so forth. Driving is risky no matter where you do it. Since most of your mileage is done within a radius of 30 miles of your home‚ you are more likely to get into an accident within this radius. Statistically‚ most of your exposure
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How to Remain Safe While Waiting for 24 Hour Towing Service Whenever you’re caught in a car accident‚ the first two things you should do is move your car in a safe spot and call the tow company for help. However‚ what do you do while waiting for the truck to arrive? Drivers who are unsure of what to do after making the call are placed in a very dangerous positon. If they don’t act fast‚ it’s possible for the oncoming traffic to hit them or their cars and cause another road incident. Don’t make that
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must always be turned off when not in use. Cooking pans when in use should have their handles turned inwards- not outwards as a child could pull the handle and burn themselves with boiling liquids. Slippery floor can also be dangerous and cause accidents; care workers must always keep the floor dry and clean for their safety and the service users. Things should not be left lying in middle of the kitchen floor as children could trip over them. Knives should also be stored in a cupboard labelled clearly
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For some‚ it takes a life-changing experience to grasp how fortunate they are and to understand not to take things for granted. For Izzy‚ it took a horrible car accident which resulted in the loss of half of her leg to realize how essential the things one thought were so small and unimportant truly are. Throughout the book Izzy‚ Willy Nilly‚ Cynthia Voigt confronted the main character‚ Izzy‚ with numerous unexpected incidences that she had to conquer. Izzy had always been known as the “nice girl”
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addictions with them. If all states ban the use of cell phones while driving‚ then there would be a reduction in the number of fatalities each year. Texting and driving according to the National Safety Council‚ is responsible for 1.6 million accidents per year and 11 teen deaths
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Plus‚ old people with grandchildren want to drive them and that’s how they transport them. There is also many competent and alert old people. They drive fine‚ but many don’t. It states in research that when old people drive at age 70 is when the accident meter shoots up because of hearing‚ seeing‚ and unawareness don’t work as well. Old people aren’t willing to give up the keys quite
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road” and feels a sense of enjoyment when he is going faster than everyone else. His excuse is never being in a car accident. My sister on the other uses her knee while driving in the city and on the highway! Let’s just say for a second a tire blows and while driving with her knee she does not have enough time to grab the wheel causing her to lose control ending in a major car accident. Maybe the worst of all is convincing yourself a seat belt is not necessary simply because you are too good of a driver
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