Accidents In Gary D. Schmidt's Trouble

The book I have chosen to read for my independent reading assignment is called, “Three Little Words” by Ashley Rhodes-Courter. Ashley Rhodes-Courter was just only three years old when her mother was taken by the police. Ashley had a younger brother named luke. Her mother, Lorraine, was a drug addict and an alcoholic. Her step-father Dusty was abusive as well as a drug addict and an alcoholic. Lorraine, Dusty, Luke, Ashley, and lorraine’s twin sister all lived in the same, small, trailer park home. Lorraine had ashley when she was a teenager. Their home soon became the local teen hangout. As well as having parties with drugs and alcohol while ashley was there. Ashley soon caught onto what Lorraine and Dusty were saying. She started repeating the bad things that came out of Lorraine and Dusty's mouth.

In the first paragraph, the author writes “they have every right to be upset, livid, or even violence-contemplating”? I knew there was going to be some type of physical conflict as the core problem in the story. Although there was no physical conflict between the characters, it was easy to imagine how the accident could have turned with a physical conflict at its core just waiting to happen. The accident was the older man’s fault and who wouldn’t be upset if someone hits your car? ‘None of them is hurt, but the car is wrecked. “Just bought this today, ” the driver says. Just imagine the day you buy a car someone runs into the back of it and wrecks it. you can see how the older man would be intimidated by three younger teens. In the story the Man explains the feelings he has prior to meeting with the teenagers, he’s nervous but knows it was his fault and ultimately feels very sorry especially after finding out the car was brand new. The conflict that he thought would come about ironically didn’t. The teenagers were understanding, disappointed and upset but understanding that accidents happen. With the older man offering to cover the cost of all the damages they knew that the problem was solved. They were much more mature than he

It's not just their safety, it's everyone's safety that is involved when you notice something wrong or dangerous and don't report it.

3. On the other hand, motorcycle enthusiasts believe increased fatality rates are caused by the increased number of motorcyclists on the roads; however, the number of deaths has grown faster than the number of registered bikes (Wlazelek 1). Motorcycle fatalities have increased even after the increase in the number of bikers was accounted for. Helmets save lives and there is nothing that can change that fact. Riding 65 mph on an open bike with cars and trucks all around is dangerous in itself, so what is it hurting to take a little extra precaution not to end up dead or with severe brain damage. Fatality rates of motorcycle accidents were declining for two decades until the new law was passed and now they have increased dramatically (Berenson 2).

law on or state. So I strongly agree with his idea because we can prevent a lot of accident

a sequence of events that resulted in the family's car crashing and their encounter with The

“We need to do something to protect our young drivers and their passengers and by

The car turns over and the accident has left their automobile unable to go further. The children, seeing their first moment of violence are delighted and are only sad that no one has died in the collision. Since the kids have never experienced real loss or real pain before, the experience is one of novelty to them. When aid arrives, it is ironically in the form of The Misfit. The children’s enthusiasm and curiosity about why their Samaritan carries a gun is nothing. It is the grandmother who is nearly obsessed with violence who dooms the family. The final moments of the story are jarring, even more than half a century after they were written. While the family is taken into the woods and murdered one by one, grandmother sits begging The Misfit for her life by trying to appeal to his humanity. She asks him to pray and assures him that she believes that he is a good man at heart. This ploy does not work. “The Misfit sprang back as if a snake had bit him and shot her three times through the chest. Then he put his gun down on the ground and took off his glasses and began to clean them” (O’Connor). It is one thing when you are sitting at a restaurant discussing what a person might do when faced with a murderer. It is quite another when the reality comes to you directly which is the point of the story. To those unacquainted with violence first hand, one can only speculate. To those very

This just goes to show us that even with the good intentions of keeping our citizens safe, accidents happen, and we cannot control

mentioned previously, this helps to target at-risk youth, this is achieved because the system is designed to reach those that do not fit in well with the current centralized system, which also targets those that have dropped out of school as well.

Carrie Underwood has now sign, sealed and delivered her best album to date. With an ample 10 year musical career under her belt, she has once again succeeded in innovating her characteristic sound. Though the country crooner is best known for her far-reaching high notes, she has taken a more eclectic approach to her latest album "Storyteller". Underwood captures the new country mood, reminiscent of Sam Hunt's "Montevallo", by adding Zach Crowell and Jay Joyce to her production team. With tender songs like "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" and punch-to-the-gut tunes like "Dirty Laundry" there is a wide range of country tunes fans can start dancing to. My favorite track, thus far, is "Heartbeat" a sweet love song with an alternative thump

Mistakes can seriously impact the people who make them; however, the effects are not always negative. In the book, Whirligig, by Paul Fleischman, a teenage boy named Brent is the new kid in town and he faces some major problems with his peers. After being pushed around, treated like a pawn, and utterly rejected, Brent tries to commit suicide by taking his hands off the wheel of his moving car. Although Brent’s attempt is not successful, his actions still have a tragic ending- Lea, a young, kind, beautiful girl, is unlucky enough to be in the car that Brent crashes into. The car accident results in Lea’s death, but also the start of Brent’s magical journey of redemption. Brent’s task is to travel to the four corners of the country, build

Background and Audience Relevance: According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2015, about thirty-five hundred people were killed, and four hundred thousand were injured in car crashes.

At first, we should find out which groups are involved/ are in higher risk of getting into fatal accidents.

Power is loosely understood as one’s ability to influence the actions of others (Kelly & Tazbir, 2014). However, it is important to note that power remains independent from authority. Authority over others, as explained by Gonclaves (2013), is a formal responsibility that accompanies a title or position. While one may have administrative authority over an employee, they may not necessarily possess the ability to influence the person’s behavior. Power is derived from “expertise, legitimacy, reference (charisma), reward and coercion, or connection” (Kelly & Tazbir, 2014, p. 189). These sources of power are a combination of both purposeful and inherent behaviors that allow one to exercise influence over others (Kelly & Tazbir, 2014). To be most