Short Story : An Unexpected Danger Essay

Throughout a person's life they are bound to do one of the following; be apart of a single story, struggle with their identity or stereotype someone or something. Literature reflects this experience people have with their identity. The "single story" is something that affects everyone, consistently and can be seen throughout literature; everything and everyone has a single story. In "The Danger of a Single Story," Adichie talks about its impact; this is also explored in Supaman's lyrics, and "Hope Against Hope" by Sherman Alexie.

Many teens, so-called “younger generation”, seem too connected to their phones and have begun to text and drive. According to Sherry Turkle, “Roman, eighteen, admits that he texts while driving and he is not going to stop. ‘I know I should, but it is not going to happen. If I get a Facebook message or something posted on my wall, I have to see it. I have to” (Turkle 429). Even though teens know that they are doing something wrong, they still do it because they think nothing will happen. Just because we have not experienced accidents, does not mean it will not happen. Just think of all the people who have said the same thing. They think accidents are a world away from their own reality. No one seems to think about what can happen to other people as well as themselves. Everyone should think of others because just a little glance on your

This reckless driving--113 m.p.h--was a surprise and frustration for the author because his son was reasonable, measured, and mostly repentant after the incident; his son’s only qualm was that he shouldn’t have been cited for reckless driving because he was incredibly focused and thoughtful about where and when he was speeding. This odd paradox was frustrating to the author because he simply couldn’t understand his son’s thinking.

In the article, “Dead Girl’s Parents Warn Students to Buckle Up and Stop Texting,” shows that texting while driving is hazardous and very real when Alex Brown, age 17, died due to result of texting while driving while not wearing a seatbelt. The parents of Alex Brown, Johhny Mac and Jeanne Brown, appeared in front of an audience of hundreds of Clyde middle and high school students, to educate young people about Alex’s accident and how easily it could have been prevented. Texting while driving impacts the lives of those around you. A single distraction while driving, as small and simple it may seem such as texting, can lead to the death of loved ones.

Texting and driving is more dangerous than it seems, taking your eyes off the road for even a few seconds anything can happen. Many innocent lives have been taken by distracted driving. The Public Service Announcement “Don’t text and drive”, displays a teenage girl driving in the car with some friends. The girl then receives a text from her mother that reads “You know when you’ll be back tonight?” As the girl proceeds to text back she doesn’t realize she begins drifting into the oncoming traffic lane, where a young lady is driving with her two children. Before the two cars collide, time stops and the drivers get out to conversate. Once they get back in time begins to move again and the cars wreck. In the PSA “Don’t text and drive” Produced by TranterGrey Media, pathos stood out over ethos and logos. Pathos is used more effectively element in this video.

Every American in the U.S has an addiction of being on a phone while driving. The Public Service Announcement (PSA), “The Danger of Texting & Driving” presents an American teenager texting and driving. This PSA shows and explains what can happen when a person is in a vehicle and on a mobile device. As mentioned previously this video demonstrates what consequences can happen as a result of any American simply looking at his or her phone while driving. However, this short video also can teach and demonstrate why anyone should not get on anything that will cause a distraction to the person who is operating the vehicle. In the PSA, “The Danger of Texting and Driving” filmed by Blue Lobster Productions, the video uses pathos which overshadows both ethos and logos regarding the subject of texting and driving.

It was important for this artifact to target mostly young adults because they are new drivers who think the world is theirs now, but it was also important because there is a popular commonplace amongst teens where they think they’re invincible and that nothing bad could ever happen to them. This video, as heart wrenching and tear-jerking as it is, proves a point. No one is exempt from being hurt, or even killed, when it comes to distracted driving, and the four areas of Stasis Theory that I discussed persuaded me, and hopefully other audience members as well, that it can

In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the theme of the power of fear

In recent years, car accidents have been a drastic problem than it used to be decades ago, because of the new technology and social media system that we have been using. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the recent most popular app, Snapchats have been changing life. I believe these social media tools, are the key causes of most car accidents. For instance, many drivers who are teenagers through mid age use Snapchat to follow up with what they are doing. Drivers will be snapping about the things they see while driving. However, there are many other things that can causes problems when driving. George A. Peters and Barbara J. Peters wrote an article, “The Distracted: How Dangerous is “Multitasking”? Discussing about how to reduce the chances of getting into an accident, authors tries to encourage the drivers to drive safe showing the reaction time and distraction stage chart. The authors in depth essay uses causal, evaluation, and proposal argument.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of teen fatalities. Teens, mainly, don’t always see the risk of being distracted while driving, but can you imagine your world changing in a complete second due to someone being on their phone while driving? SummerBreak, a channel on YouTube sponsored by AT&T, brought in people to interview with the intent of talking about texting and driving, or distracted driving in general. Throughout the interview titled “Wait for it… this could save your life” the goal is to have the audience change the way they think about distracted driving, with the hope that it would prevent it from happening. The use of emotions, shift of the mood, as well as the

Chimamanda Adichie gives audience examples in order of time. She begins with her impression on British and American literature, compared with that of Nigera together with her experience with Fide’s family. Chimamanda then mentions her interaction with her roommate and university professor, presenting the fact that other people feel sorry for her as she is an African. Those proves the fact that stereotype can rob people’s dignity and hurt their hearts. Though there are great amount of catastrophes, a great many people failed to see the positive side of Africa. In addition, she shows her guilty after she finds that she was deceived by notorious stories about Mexican. Chimamamda reasons that a stereotype is created through consistent repeat on only a single story, which makes people unconsciously generate

Car crashes are the leading cause of death among teens, and using a phone significantly increases the risk of crashes in this age group. Texting while driving increases the risk of an accident by 23 times. In addition, these students are more likely to engage in additional risky vehicle behaviors. This suggests there is a subgroup of students who may place themselves, their passengers, and others on the road at elevated risk for a crash-related injury or fatality by engaging in multiple risky vehicle behaviors.In a survey people were asked, “During the past 30 days, on how many days did you text or email while driving a car or other vehicle?” Survey results showed that males were more likely to text while driving than females 46% vs. 40% (Kemp,

In the article, “Teenage Drivers? Be Very Afraid” (2016), Bruce Feiler, writer for the New York Times, insists parents to “get much more involved” in their teenager’s driving life and in the progress increase the chances of them driving more safely. Feiler conveys the idea of safer driving by juxtaposing a variety of parent involvement in a teenager’s life (“back off” versus “get more involved”), by providing statistics and evidence of possible perils (motor vehicle accidents), and by establishing certain rules that their child must follow (no use of phones). Using advice from doctors, the author emphasizes the importance of parent involvement in order to influence teenagers to bring driving violations to a halt; in fact, Feiler believes that

The escalation of technology has distracted drivers from the roadway causing accidents that could have been avoided if the lives of others were put above technology. It is so important that young drivers recognize the consequences of texting while driving for it affects everyone, the driver, the victim, and the victim’s family. In The X Man , Xzavier is young boy who was taken by a vehicle as he was crossing the street with his sister, Aurie. Aurie and Xzavier’s mother, Valetta, tell of the driver was speeding in a school zone and ran a four-way stop sign at the moment. They were very upset to see that she had not stop, had not Xzavier and Aurie because she was texting and driving. Before the incident, Xzavier was a very active child who loved to play sports. He is

Adrian Flynn’s playwright “The Valley of the Fear”, adapted from the novel by Conan Doyle, demonstrates how the writer uses techniques to convey an impression of suspense and mystery through scenes with a high level of anticipation and uncertainty. Suspense is achieved through the use of literary devices and events that stimulate the viewer’s moods. Readers wait with anticipation for the next secret to be revealed in strong, sudden scenes. Furthermore, Doyle creates a sense of tension by never giving the reader an entire answer so they can make up their own mind about what’s happening.