Drunk Driving In 2012‚ 10‚322 people were killed and approximately 345‚000 were injured. Each crash‚ each death‚ each injury impacts not only the person in the crash‚ but family‚ friends‚ classmates‚ coworkers and more. Even those who have not been directly touched help pay the $132 billion yearly price tag of drunk driving. But together we can eliminate drunk driving. Americans take 233 billion trips in cars each year. Of those‚ about one out of every two thousand trips are taken
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will die in an alcohol-related car accident. Although you probably think that it could never happen to you‚ experts say everyone has a 40% chance of being in a crash involving alcohol use sometime in their life. Since the early 1980’s‚ there has been a substantial decline in drinking and driving‚ alcohol-related deaths‚ and injuries on the roads. However‚ drunk driving remains one of the main causes of death and injury. Spreading education of Drunk driving will help lower the number of alcohol related
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6/18/12 Reasons why one should not drink and drive It should be obvious to everyone that you should never drink‚ and drive. However‚ every year‚ month‚ week‚ and day alcohol has been able to influence so many people that it is ok to drink‚ and drive. As a matter of fact research by (Buddy T) as shown that judgment impairment begins long before a person reaches the legal level of 0.08‚ to be considered drunk driving. That is why drinking and driving is not right‚ it is wrong! When a person drinks
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September 5th‚ 2011 U.S. History 2 Honors We Owe It All to History I’ll admit I have never before questioned why we have a class such as U.S. History. As I plop into my seat and listen to lectures about so and so writing the document of such and such I consider it quite unmoving. But as I actually take the time to think about it‚ I realize history is so crucial to not just our country‚ but the world. Our history basically defines us‚ and gives us a sense of cohesiveness. When getting to know
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Do you consider yourself an American? In the play the contrast by Royall Tyler in the beginning you have this idea that to be rich‚ and fancy is better then showing your true colors because when you are rich and fancy that means you have it all. There is an idea that Americans try to act rich and fancy as if we are better than everyone else‚ when everyone else seems to be better than us but this play portrays a different side. According to the play being an American means to stand for your country
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from one location to another because every person or group of people are different‚ and have different values. Here in the US for example there are many different cultures‚ material and nonmaterial. As Dalton Conley defines it in the book ‘You May Ask Yourself’ material culture is “everything that is a part of our constructed‚ physical environment‚ including technology”. We get most of these from advertising and trends by celebrities. We see a celebrity wearing the latest smart watch and in out materialistic
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S00027026 IENG 030-11 Mr. Morgan Fall 2012 Topic: Drunk Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to stop driving while they are drunk if they do so. Thesis Statement: There are more and more accidents happening as a result of drunk driving‚ and these drunk drivers should be severely punished. I. Introduction: Attention Step A. Attention Material: My friend Susan’s son a nine-year-old boy named Tom and his father were on their way back from a gathering at their friend’s house. As
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Drunk Driving‚ Groups‚ Affects‚ Laws How much longer will it take to get rid of careless drunk drivers? Drunk driving has been a problem in the United States since the beginning of automobiles; however‚ it did not become an important social issue until the mid 1980’s. Drunk driving was defined as a problem located within individuals or groups. Drunk driving is illegal in every state. It is not only illegal‚ but unsafe to operate an automobile if you are under the influence of alcohol. When a person
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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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Ashlynn Smith Mrs.Nowlin 3A November 8‚ 2012 Drunk Driving Every year thousands of people die from drunk driving. Some survive a car accident‚ but others aren’t so lucky. Drunk drivers should have more punishments than what we have today. It would make the roads a lot safer if we had more cops out‚ make the blood alcohol level lower than it is now‚ and make the punishments stricter. This would of professional cops and law enforcements are highly trained‚ competent professionals
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