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    On October 22, 2008 at the age of 14, my best friend Jeffany Cepeda was struck by a driver while crossing the road to get to school. The worst part was that it was in front of her mother.  On the phone and fed up with traffic, the driver sped to not get stopped at the red light. However, the red light came and she was unable to stop in time. The driver hit her with such force that she flew about 12 feet. After the accident, most of her teenage years were spent in hospitals and therapy centers. Paralyzed

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    music to finishing a donut, distracted driving is prevalently used. Distracted driving is any form of not having full attention on the road while operating a vehicle. Statistics show that the majority of the population is a partaker in driving distracted, but adolescents and young adults take the trophy. Though older adults do fall guilty of distracting themselves during their travel, most are not

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    Rolling wheels The whole industry of cars being advertized to the public by toys, games, shows and so on, have always had this target to consumers (parents) to buy these toys most specifically to their male kids and young adult. This matter gives a social idea that male children had to interact with manly like toys that gave the children there gender role of being a male begging or stating the stage of what your suppose to like as you grow up because of your sex. Respectively being a child, seeing

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    11/15/17 Persuasive speech outline Title of speech: 1 Texting while driving Specific purpose: My audience will know the dangers of texting while driving, the effects it has on people and ways to reduce the accident rate due to texting and driving. Proposition: 2 Texting while driving can cause injuries and even death. Introduction 1. 1 Attention Getter 1. Cady Reynolds was 16 years old when she was killed. She and a friend were driving home 3 from a movie when another teen, who was texting at the time

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    Drivers of the Road

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    People of the Road The term “driver” can be applied to just about anyone that is behind the wheel of an automobile. Driving is a task that many people take part in on a daily basis. After driving for a while, one can start to discover the several types of drivers that exists. There are many drivers that can be encountered on the road and their different behaviors help place them into classifications. Three common types of drivers are “Oblivious Drivers,” “Unsure Drivers,” and “Ideal Drivers.”

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    The ability to drive to me means, that you are capable of following the state driving rules. Almost anyone could drive a car, even a 10 year old. However, safety is another important part of the ability to drive. Therefore, if a person is not safe on the road, then they should not be driving such as, a 10 year old. Each person should also have the skills in which they can operate a car safely. Good vision, the ability to concentrate and reflexes are some important things to have to operate a vehicle

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    Texting and Driving On September 4, 2012, D.J. Logan was driving back to her house after her first day as a high school senior. She looked down at her phone to text her friend about her day when the school bus in front of her stopped. D.J. rear-ended the bus and was killed. D.J. could have avoided these consequences by simply powering off her phone. 1.6 million accidents are caused by distracted driving every year, in the United States. Cell phones need to be turned off and put out of reach whenever

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    States is distracted driving. The most dangerous form of distracted driving is texting while driving. That is why people should take action to prevent more casualties from occurring. Many things can be done to prevent people from texting while driving, such as installing devices in your vehicle that prevents text messages from being sent or received, or simply turning the phone off when you get in the car, along with many more effective and safe ways to save lives. Texting and driving is a huge problem

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    Ever wonder why children start playing video games at such a young age? Most parents would argue that videogames are a waste of time, and that children are receiving no long term benefits. Some video games are designed to enhance motor skills that can help with real life situations. A few skills that can be strengthened are reaction time and social skills. Not only do video games enhance motor skills, they can also teach the player a little bit of lessons learned in schools depending on the game

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    In the article " fast and furious: do street racing laws actually violate the charter of rights: Michael Friscolanti says " The force says the tough new street racing penalties-including possible prison time for anyone caught driving more than 50km/h (31 mph) over the limit- are doing exactly what they were designed to do: save lives", he is saying that the law is actually working and the people are aware of the law and are not speeding when they drive. There is also people that

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