Texting while driving is a large taboo in this country. We are told not to text while driving in school. We are shown the tragic advertisements‚ the heart wrenching statistics‚ but all of this still leaves a disconnect. It can never happen to me is an unfortunate assumption that most of us make everyday without even intending to be self-centered. The idea that we could cause ourselves or others harm is a mood point that few care to consider‚ but we must if we are ever going to face the epidemic
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A) For my computational artifact‚ I created a WeVideo demonstrating the intended purpose of self driving cars as well as how they collect information. The purpose of self driving cars is to allow people in the vehicle to go about their own business and focus on separate activities as the car drives them to their designated location. My artifact is a slide presentation formatted into a video with an audio track playing in the background of myself voicing over the images. The images and short gifs
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Teenage Drunk Driving "People need to be aware that what happened to me can happen to you. I had never thought about impaired driving as an issue in my youth‚ it wasn’t a debate. Now I know. Life really is about choices." This quote was from Tom Boyle who killed Brian Colgan in a drunk driving accident in 1995. Tom Boyle states that life is about choices. This brings up the issue with Massachusetts wanting to place a "scarlet letter" (mark of shame) on the licenses of convicted drunk drivers
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Accident rates- country and Bangalore/karntaka- comparison Motivational video -1 min Death by accidents Role model- construct/find data No. of cases booked in a year Policy – divide into3 month periods – top 3 scorers in max periods will be promoted during promotion. And the tope three scorers each month get a bonus and flag – pride‚ growth Topper’s club – national level meetings Annual conference on showcasing the best achievement Who are we? The Bangalore Traffic Police What do we do
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A sixteen year old girl is admitted to your ward for a termination of pregnancy. This is her second termination. What ethical issues are involved? patient is admitted to your ward with a terminal illness. They have made a living will‚ saying they wish to die quickly and they ask for your help. What ethical issues are involved? A child of ten is admitted to your unit after suffering severe brain damage. He is being kept alive by artificial means and is being given antibiotics for a chest infection
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I used to be the kind of person who thought nothing could ever hurt me‚ until a usual morning turned into a disaster‚ which made me realize that life can be taken abruptly. My event is my car accident. After waving goodbye to my parents‚ I was off to work on a beautiful evening. It was August 2‚ 2002 I worked at Burger Kind which was in Perrysburg‚ Ohio. I remember listening that day to Alanis Morisette‚ looking at the beautiful wild daisies freshly blossoming on the side of the road. Then
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Kay Lim Hung Professor Ortiz English Class 095-01 17 April 2013 The Right To Choose To Not Wear a Helmet Barry Millman wrote the article “ Motorcycle helmet law a no-brainer to both sides”‚ which expresses an argument from two different opinions about a controversial issue. The United States is known by the freedom‚ which is given to the entire citizens to express his or her own opinion. Therefor Americans will bring up their opinion toward any situation. Today the debate is among
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Jacobe Marks 9/16/173rd Cellphone In my opinion i think using a cellphone while driving should be illegal because people could get in an accident. One reason i think cell phones should stay illegal while driving is because your insurance rate goes up. When your insurance company finds out that you have been cited for texting while driving your insurance may go up or possibly your policy will be dropped. Texting while driving could be very expensive whether you get pulled over and
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MPW 1153: MORAL EDUCATION ASSIGNMENT 1: ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING We make choices every day. Some of our choices are practical decisions about what will work best‚ look prettier‚ feel softer‚ taste sweeter‚ what to eat today or last longer. Those decisions don’t necessarily involve right or wrong; they involve efficiency‚ availability‚ practicality or preference. For those choices list your options‚ gather information about your choices‚ list the pros and cons for each one‚ select the best option
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Have you ever been in an accident where you or the other person is texting and driving. A cellphone is used to contact people from a far distance. Cell phones should not be allowed on the road. I think that because one you don’t have your eyes on the road when you text and two you never know when a car comes around the corner and you’re texting. If you have also read about texting and driving you know that it can lead to serious injuries. If you do anything other than driving you don’t have your
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