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Teen Drivers P M
353 words
It was a very tragic moment last week when two
teens died in driving accidents. One of the events
happened to a student of a fellow G. I. S. A
school. Now the main focus is on the future of
teen driving. It is a very serious issue, which
needs very serious reform. Now the Georgia senate
is considering narrowing driving curfews of
teenagers. This new proposal calls for sixteen and
seventeen year olds to be off the roads between 10
p. m. and 6 a. m. this proposal had been urged lt.
Governor Mark T...
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Native Americans Stop Smoking
537 words
There are about 1. 5 million smokers that are age
seventeen or younger. Many historians believe
smoking started with the Native Americans. There
are many uses of the tobacco leaf. Also there are
many things to consider if you thinking about
using any type of tobacco. First, one must realize
there is illness associated with the use of
tobacco. Secondly, the cost of using tobacco keeps
going up every year and often the amount being
used increases. Thirdly, if one is already a
smoker and wishes to ...
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Proper Eye Protection Wearing Proper Eye Injuries
1,548 words
Due you want to see me take my eye out? I can and
you can too! That is if you dont use proper
eyewear when doing various activities that may be
hazardous to your eyes. I would like to take the
time today to explain to all of you why it is
important to wear the right kind of eye protection
when, lets say, working with tools. I am also
going to try and persuade you to use proper
eyewear and I am going to do this with some facts,
a little data, and a short story. Do you play
sports, such as tennis ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Large Amounts
1,043 words
... e and abuse they are more likely to use
alcohol in that way. Also, if the children are
exposed to large amounts of peer pressure from the
kids around them they are more likely to drink.
Alcoholism is also a disease that can be acquired
over a long period of time. Alcoholics may start
out as social drinkers who are able to control
their drinking, but they may lose this control and
be carried into the alcoholic class. Some people
may drink daily just out of habit on a controlled
level. But the...
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Death Of A Salesman Symbolic Of Willy Life
617 words
Death of a Salesman's Symbols & Imagery Symbolism
runs throughout Death of a Salesman. There are
examples in almost every scene. One example that
Miller uses often is the stockings which Linda
darns and which Willy presents as a gift to Miss
Francis. They can be seen as a symbol of Willy's
career, his self-worth, and his 'product. ' At
home, his life is in crisis and the stockings are
full of holes. Linda, the loving wife, attempts to
mend their life in the same way that she mends
holes in the s...
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Concealed Weapons Concealed Carry
997 words
A woman in Texas is in the middle of a massacre.
Dining with her parents, a man comes in and begins
a murderous rampage. While lying on the floor, she
reaches for a gun in her purse, but it isnt there.
While people are dying, her gun is lying in the
trunk of her car, because of Texas law against
concealed carry. Twenty two people were murdered
that day, including Suzanna Gratias parents.
Because of this law, Suzanna was helpless to save
her parents, and twenty others. Because Texas
legislature s...
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Miles Per Hour Speed Limit
1,266 words
... red an increase in fatalities per one hundred
million miles. Although, this is not the factor
that has stunned many. The fact that the total
death rate is down from 24, 911 people in 1995 to
24, 855 in 1996 is of much more importance. Some
of the most notable decreases in fatalities
include Mississippi - down 21 percent, and Montana
-down 10 percent. (Chaser) Montana is a wonderful
example not only because of its decrease in
fatalities but because of its unique situation.
Montana is presentl...
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Aggressive Driving Profound Effect
1,310 words
This is an Engineering Research Paper. What is
operations research? Operations research is the
application of the methods of science to complex
problems arising in the direction and management
of large systems of men, machines material, and
money in industry, business, government and
defense. The distinctive approach is to develop a
scientific model of the system, incorporating
measurements of factors such as chance and risk,
with which to predict and compare the outcomes of
alternative decision...
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Road Rage Human Error
1,285 words
... eristic approach to this situation shows that
the (FHWA) had to actually conduct investigations
for themselves not relying on models of the system
to gather information to show if this proposal was
in fact efficient. (Samuel, Peter 1999). Seeing
that it is almost impossible to build a way out of
this congestion one of the better alternatives to
help counteract woeful traffic congestion is the
implementation an integration of Automated Highway
Systems (AHS) into society not tomorrow, but
now!...
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Seat Belt Safety Belt
937 words
Seat Belt Use Its click it or ticket! (Seat Belts
and Air Bags) Cars are one of the consequences or
side effects of technological progress. It was
designed to help people move around faster. It
saves our time, but certainly, does not save our
lives. Car crashes is one of the leading causes
for deaths in USA. To make cars safer, somebody
came up with idea of seat belts. It has been
proved that they decrease injury and death rate.
But it is up to you, whether to wear one or not!
It is not necessar...
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Insurance Companies Insurance Costs
639 words
Lowering Automobile Insurance Premiums Everybody
agree that automobile insurance costs a lot.
Although there are the things that cannot be cut,
such as car repairs, medical costs, etc there are
several ways to reduce the insurance costs on
automobile. Lets dwell on some of them: 1. Choose
the Appropriate Car. First of all, when you
purchase an automobile you should find out
everything about the cost of insurance. You need
to have a look at the type of the car you are
going to buy and drive. For ...
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Concealed Weapon Laws In Texas
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Concealed Weapon Laws In Texas This year, in
February and March, America again witnessed tragic
cases of high-profile, gun-related killings in
Atlanta, Chicago, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas.
Twenty four men, women and children as well as
three of the gunmen were killed. However, in
contrast to past tragic accidents, those recent
ones were not accompanied with widespread clamor
for stricter gun control. As practice reveals, the
killings usually stimulate calls for more
Americans to arm and thus...
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Gun Control Laws Status Quo
566 words
Gun Control 1 st affirmative speech Anyone who
thinks that we have enough gun control laws is
either NRA, or several misguided. And since Im
probably going to end up getting brushed off in
the long run anyway, Ill get my teams two cents
in. There is really no place to begin, so Ill dive
on in head first. Gun Control laws need to be much
stricter. This is so obvious it isnt even funny.
While on thought about this issue, I thought about
what our college, the negative status quo would
say. I though...
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Gun Control Laws Regulated Militia
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The Freedom to Bear Arms Gun control is a very
controversial issue among society at present. Many
feel guns are the cause of a great amount of
crime. This has been an especially popular topic
recently in lieu of the shooting at Columbine and
other high schools across the country. Are these
crimes reason to take away our freedom to bear
arms? I do not believe so. The average person uses
guns mainly as a means of protection. If
limitations are placed on guns, they will only
stop the average Americ...
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Legal Drinking Age Age Of 21
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SHOULD Underage Drinking UNDERAGE DRINKING SHOULD
THE LEGAL AGE BE 18 When teen-agers turn 18, their
parents tell them that they are adults and send
them into the world. They go to college, get a
job, join the military. They do grown-up things
like vote, pay taxes and become parents. But they
can? t go to the bar for a beer because when it
comes to liquor, they are still just kids. Where?
s the fairness in the 21 -and-older drinking law?
Where? s the logic? I myself wonder this everyday.
I mean ...
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Long Term Effects Short Term Effects
886 words
During recent years, the public has become
increasingly aware of the hazards of oil spills.
Photographs and vivid descriptions of oil-soaked
birds floundering on oil covered shores have
become routine coverage by the news and media. Oil
spillage has become an increasing problem with the
advent of offshore drilling and the transport of
petroleum in large tankers. The extent and effects
of oil pollution are of great concern to the world
today. A recent study estimated that the amount of
oil spille...
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Dry Pants Inspections Child Then Assists Doll
811 words
Azrin, Nathan, Ph. D. 038; Foxx, Richard, M. ,
Ph. D. Toilet Training In Less Than a Day. New
York: Pocket Books, 1974. The Trials of Toilet
Training Toilet training is difficult for both
parent and child. Based on the research of two
psychologists, Nathan Azrin and Richard Foxx, the
average child can be fully trained in less than
four hours. They began their training with
mentally handicapped adults and successfully
taught 95 % in three days. With the added emphasis
on language and verbal re...
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Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholics Anonymous
986 words
The Problem of Alcoholism Alcoholism is a disease
in which a person has an overwhelming desire to
drink alcoholic beverages. A person who has this
desire is called an alcoholic because he / she
feels forced to drink. Alcoholism is considered
one of the most serious problems in the world.
Alcohol creates many problems in our society and
peoples personal lives. A large number of people
in the world die from different diseases caused by
alcohol. According to the Maclean's magazine, In
1993, 3, 062 ...
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Terminally Ill Patients Quality Of Life
1,291 words
Legalizing marijuana for medical purposes has been
a debate for many years. Many institutions have
opened up to help terminally ill patients receive
their dosage of marijuana. One of them being
Cannabis Healing Center in California, which was
shut down by the government in 1998 because
selling or using marijuana for any reason is
illegal no matter what. Its a violation of federal
law to cultivate or distribute marijuana. Federal
law supersedes state law (Marmion 2). Even though
marijuana has no ...
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Rem Sleep Falling Asleep
913 words
Tuck in for a gourmet sleep Counting Sheep: The
Science and Pleasure of Sleep and Dreams Paul
Martin 416 pp, HarperCollins Last frontiers are
hard to find these days, but Paul Martin thinks
hes found one: the pleasant land of counterpane,
that which knots up the revealed sleave of care,
kip: the one third of all human experience that
has not been turned into lifestyle. Sleep is not
just not lifestyle, it is becoming a shrinking,
disregarded nuisance, a stumbling block on the
road to the 24 / 7 s...
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