An injury is classified as an external force (event) which causes physical harm to an individuals body. Minor injuries could lead to repairable damage‚ while more serious conditions may lead to reduced functioning of the body‚ permanent disability or in some cases death. Injuries may be accidental such as: Motor vehicle accidents - Burns Drownings - Sporting injuries Falls - Poisoning Or they could
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Drinking and driving has become the leading cause of deaths in today’s society. Each year the amount of people engaging in drunk driving increases greatly. Young teens to adults as well partake in the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol takes a toll on the human brain to cause people to make immoral decisions. Not only is this affecting yourself but the innocent people around you. Driving drunk can lead to serious penalties. Every day we see and hear terrible tragedies about the loss of loved ones
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a trusted friend. However‚ if I made the poor decision to drive regardless‚ the impacts of such a decision could affect me for the rest of my life. Drunk driving is a criminal offense that can carry stiff fines and jail time. Since I am currently under twenty one the charge I would face would be different than if I was twenty one or older. The penalties include license suspension for
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Data Plots Spain experienced a ‘booming’ economy from 1990 to 2007‚ when growth declined and dipped into negative growth in 2008. It has remained stagnant ever since. Unemployment in Spain has been relatively high constantly‚ but it peaked in 1994 and again 2008 onwards. It still has not stopped rising. Spain had high inflation in the early 90s‚ but from 1996 onwards in stayed between 2.5% and 4.5%. From 2008 – at present Spain has had very low inflation‚ which is expected with high unemployment
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society. We hear about innocent people getting killed by drunk drivers all the time. It is hard to think that the roads are that unsafe. In my opinion‚ we as a society don’t do enough to keep the drunk drivers of the road. Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol is one of the most dangerous things you can do. There is a mass of research evidence to show that driving performance and reaction times are seriously affected by alcohol. If you drink and drive‚ you are not only a danger to
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Driving Drinking and Driving Statistic. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is always a bad idea. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is not only a danger to yourself‚ but also to those around you. Drinking and driving is a mistake for three main reasons‚ alcohol can affect your driving capabilities‚ alcohol can impair your ability to make decisions‚ and the many dangers if anything happens while you are driving under the influence. Drinking and driving is never a good idea and
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M.A.D.D.‚ or Mothers Against Drunk Drivers‚ is a thirty-five year old interest group whose goal is to end drunk driving. They discourage the driving under the influence of any drug‚ most notably marijuana. They have successfully begun to reduce deaths by supporting Politians and legislature that are anti‚ driving under the influence. While they have a humble beginning they have grown to become both wealthy and powerful‚ with the ability to also pressure Politians into supporting their views. As many
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MADD was created “to aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs‚ to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged driving." It is bringing a very common problem to the doorsteps of people who drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol and hold them accountable on the social standards. The problems that lead to the creation of MADD are the amount of children‚ friends and loved ones
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Here is why I believe you should be 18 to drive a car or a motor vehicle. Drivers under the age of 18 shouldn’t be driving. There are many reasons why the driving age should be raised. In 2009 drivers aged 15-24 were involved in 112 fatal traffic crashes. 755 were serious injury crashes. 15-23 year old drivers were at fault for 1.3 billion dollars. Teens are more likely to take risk with their friends looking on. Some teens have the emotional maturity of an adult twice his or her age. Drivers
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vehicle while intoxicated isn’t a matter of chance it’s of choice. Driving while under the influence is preventable‚ unfortunately most people underestimate the seriousness of Driving while under the influence‚ we think to ourselves “Oh that will never happen.” but unaccountably it does. Many lose loved ones and choose to live their lives with the loss but others decided to do something about it. Driving while under the influence has affected numerous people in a verity of ways‚ because of this there
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