INTRODUCTORY REFLECTIVE ESSAY George Bowden OLD TRUCKS AND ROAD TRIPS High-mileage‚ early-model truck. Perfect for work or weekend projects. Some scratches and dings‚ no serious damage. Cranky starts‚ needs lots of TLC‚ but reliable. AM/FM radio with after-factory 8-track player. Still works! Some people write their own obituaries. When I hit my early 50s‚ I drafted this classified ad as a favor to my wife‚ just in case she was inclined to put me on the market. The prompt was a visit to my doctor
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the day they get the ultimate freedom: driving‚ but with this freedom there comes risks. Every day another life is lost to teen driving. Along with risking their lives‚ teenagers are also not mentally prepared to handle the consequences that could come with driving. They are not only putting their life at risk‚ but the lives of others. No mother or father wants to bury their child‚ and this would be less likely if the driving age was raised. The legal driving age should be raised to save lives and
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DISTRACTED DRIVING Multitasking has developed into an essential part of people’s lives and it is expected of human beings to be able to multitask at a high level (Madden 15). This expectation has begun to cause many problems in the modern world with distractions such as texting‚ Facebook chat‚ and‚ Twitter‚ games‚ and social media in general. From the moment people wake up‚ they begin checking their phone‚ to see if anything interesting is going on‚ check the weather‚ search through social
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Dangers of Using Cell Phones While Driving Introduction Today‚ many use their cell phones for just about anything and everything including; texting‚ talking‚ and connecting with the rest of the world through social media. Cell phones have become a natural way of life to where Americans pick up their phones and use them like second nature. However‚ the dangers present themselves when many get behind the wheel of their cars and carry the habits of cell phone addictions with them. If all states
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severe legal repercussions. Studies have found that texting while driving causes a 400 percent increase in time spent with eyes off the road. Texting while driving increases the distractions and decreases mental focus while driving. More car accidents occur due to texting while driving in the teen population; thus‚ severe consequences for this must be implemented! Car accidents involving cell phone use and/or texting while driving were not a problem previously‚ but recently action has
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Teenagers Driving The current driving age of 16 is a great age to start driving. However some may disagree with it. Being able to drive helps you become more social‚ free‚ and independent. This is something every growing teen needs to learn how to be. Driving helps that since you are able to go different places whenever you want to and meet up with whoever you would like. Age does not define how good or bad of a driver someone is. A 16 year old could just be getting their license and so could an
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the self-driving car with is rarely sell on the market for public rather than buying a customize car. Self- driving cars is currently hit many drivers from new drivers to professional drivers‚ because of it rare and unique when drive around the town but people should stay on the old human operates car because it allows the driver to control the car the way that they want‚ to easily deal with accidents along the road‚ to prevent crashes on work roads since the computer in a self-driving car can’t
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using phones while driving each year. This could be the result of one little text they send or receive when behind the wheel. I have been an ambulance officer for 20 years and every day I experience families being torn and ripped apart‚ a mother and father losing their only child‚ kids that will never get to experience all the great things that life has to offer because of a few words they receive through a text or phone call. I very strongly believe that texting while driving must be banned and
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Depreciation: Airplanes and Garbage Trucks Part I: Airplanes Assume that on January 1‚ 2005‚ each of the three airlines purchases a new Boeing 757 for $75 million. Each airline estimates that the residual value will be 5% of cost. Each airline uses the average depreciation period that is consistent with its policies as stated in the Appendix‚ found on page 3. On January 1‚ 2009‚ each firm sells the plane. First‚ assume that Northwest sells its plane for $55 million‚ Delta sells its plane
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domino effect of crashes. Cars are tumbled‚ glass everywhere‚ children screaming. Texting and driving is responsible for over 1.6 million crashes each year. Texting and driving is responsible for the deaths of innocent lives of friends‚ neighbors‚ family members‚ and children.
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