A Red Light For Scofflaws Summary

“It is painfully apparent today that millions of Americans who would never think of themselves as lawbreakers, let alone criminals, are taking increasing liberties with all sorts of minor laws that are

Take a moment to imagine the realization that a young boy came to when two of his favorite movies had a large plotline that was somewhat based on the problems of trash. Wall-E, the famous Pixar movie, was based on a small robot that was left behind on Earth’s surface alone. His job was to clean the garbage that the human population left behind when they went into space to escape their problems. Toy Story 3, another Pixar movie, contained a scene with garbage that was vital to the plot, in which the characters are rescued from a trash furnace that was consuming literally tons of trash a minute. These two movies tried to make the American population aware of the ever growing trash situation, however, Americans quickly forgot about the Earth shattering situation that they are causing. The solution to the world’s trash problem is easy; people need to be educated on the problems of trash and given an easy way to fix it. People should be required to visit a landfill, educated on the severity of the trash problem, and should be rewarded for changing their habits to improve the problem.

In Frank Trippett’s article, he is explaining how people would casually break the law and they wouldn’t even know it. Most of the laws are created so it could protect and nourish society. Trippett uses an informative tone so that it gives the audience facts on what and what not to do with the certain laws that are in place.

Frank Trippett writes about how everybody breaks minor laws on a day-to-day basis. He says that these people are a major threat to our social order just as much as major criminals are. I agree with Frank Trippett's analysis on Americans breaking the law, written in "A Red Light for Scofflaws." Trippett is correct when he suggests that more and more Americans are breaking laws every day, because I see people breaking many laws on a daily basis. Everywhere I go, people around me are breaking the laws like running red lights and speeding and breaking other laws that they do not want to follow. I do believe that ordinary law-abiding citizens are breaking more and more laws, somewhat flirting with the concept of rebellion. I disagree however with

Have you ever thought about what your community would look like without litter? If so, it may take a while to find out. One person throwing something on the ground may not think much of it, however, when that trash finds other trash, they begin to build up and make big piles of junk. For example, I am sure people never thought that if they littered, their trash would end up in the pacific garbage patch. Believe it or not, no one thinks that until you look at the pacific garbage patch and see how disgusting it looks just because people were to lazy to throw their trash away. To make matters worse, littering has become very common, which should be stopped because in most cases, trash is not disposed of properly,

Teenagers, as stubborn as some may be, are heavily influenced by their role models, especially in regards to how they perceive the future, and the

“Millions of Americans who would never think of themselves as lawbreakers, let alone criminals, are taking increasing liberties with all sorts of ‘minor’ laws that are nonetheless designed to protect and nourish society”(Trippett). Frank Trippett in his excerpt, “A Red Light for Scofflaws” argues that many people each day are breaking minor laws but do not think much about it because it does not seem like a big deal. The author supports his claim by stating that citizens believe that if breaking the small law does not harm anything, than it should not be a huge dispense. He continues by revealing that people continue to break the law because they are not getting caught and it does not affect the society around them. The author’s purpose is

Frank Trippett in his passage “A Red Light for Scofflaws” argues that people who used to be law-abiding citizens are now becoming criminals thanks to ‘minor’ laws. Trippett supports his argument first by providing the statistic that millions of Americans are taking increasing liberties with ‘minor’ laws. Then he supplies a few examples of different ‘minor’ laws that people nowadays are ending to break, such as littering or speeding. He does this in order to warn law-abiding citizens to be careful so that they do not turn out like the lawbreakers. Trippett provides a concerned tone towards the audience of ordinary citizens.

Frank Trippet, a writer, reporter, and magazine editor, gives a strong realization on our society. In his passage, “A Red Light for Scofflaws”, he mentions how ordinary Americans are getting in the habit of breaking the law. Today, more and more teenagers are doing drugs, smoking e-cigarettes, and drinking. Other Americans simply litter and speed without suffering the consequences. I somewhat agree with Frank Trippett, however, I disagree with his statement: “You’re a fool if you obey the rules”.

People do not think about the overall consequences of throwing things everywhere and anywhere that they please. Author Frank Trippett, in his excerpt from,”A Red Light for Scofflaws,” explains how all around us are minor criminals. That people only believe that hard crimes such as murder, stealing, or domestic violence cases are serious. When in fact the real problems are littering, speeding, and noise pollution. These things affect the planet in more ways than we know. The author sets a concerned tone for “minor” lawbreakers all over the planet.

It may seem harmless and innocent, but littering is an unhealthy habit people of all ages in each country do every day. Littering is a second nature to some people; after doing it for so long and often, they do not realize they do it. As more and more people continue to litter, environments, animals, and humans are being harmed by people’s carless actions. Americans, as well as all humans, need to be more aware of how hazardous and costly littering is to the world and the creatures living in it. Littering shows lack of respect for the world, and needs to be prevented in order for future generations to live in a clean and healthy environment.

Teenagers get influenced no matter where you go. An adult a teen looks up too may “force” him/her to do it or buy it from the adult, because they want to impress the adult. Teenagers also get influenced by friends, enemies, bullies, or even just a random

Carelessness and laziness are two common factors that contribute to littering. We have a piece of trash in our hands and a trash can is in site, yet we decide to just throw it on the ground. Littering has become second nature even if it is unintentional. We assume that the trash we throw will eventually disappear into thin air and it won’t affect our surroundings. Little do we know that every little piece of trash thrown out the window all adds up. That small piece becomes a pile of trash that ends up clogging storm drains, contaminating water and endangering wildlife. According to McWhorter, “Sustainability involves conserving resources to prevent their depletion, protecting ecological processes, and eliminating waste and pollution, so as to ensure that our society’s pratices can continue and our civilization can endure” (p. 394).

Like previous generations today's youth are greatly influenced by what they see and hear. Outside of parents or legal guardians, the big screen, television, music, and peers have the greatest influence over young people today. What is being communicated to our youth falls short on doses of old-fashioned morals and values.

The current generation is easily influenced because it is completely focused on being accepted by society and trying to find ones individual identity. The youth of my generation believe that their identity is based on society’s acceptance; not on their own thoughts, desires, and opinions of themselves. Most celebrities ‘preach’ about individuality to