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    one year anniversary of her mother’s passing, so Sophie has been making phone calls to get a few friends and family together to go visit her grave. Late that night, gray surrounds the sky’s horizon and Sophie is still up, but exhausted. Abruptly, Crash, there falls a light fixture. Sophie frantically rushes to get the dustpan and broom. Sophie assumes it was just a another problem with the new house, but her dad is growing suspicion about what happened. He exclaims, “that was the fourth one this

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    Based on the annual global road crash statistics, nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 deaths a day. More than half of all road traffic deaths occur among young adults ages 15-44. The top causes of vehicular accidents are distracted driving, speeding, drunk driving, reckless driving and many more. Having said that, investigations are needed to be able to analyze the causes of the accident. In such cases, it cannot be denied that science is directly involved to

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    deliberate risk-taking, dangerous and aggressive driving behaviors (Unknown 52). I believe that this evidence provides helpful insight to the claim. However, this evidence may be skewed. Using the traffic records from the age group of 25 to 49 over a course of 5 years could overlap drivers since the drivers who were 25 in the first year of data may still contribute to the data 3 years later

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    Crash Film Analysis Background The film “Crash” (2004) takes place in the city of Los Angeles. The film depicts a short period of time where the lives of a cross-section of individuals intersect. The viewers are able to see the interactions and through the different characters’ point of view. This allows the audience to understand each character’s actions and thought process. Additionally, it allows the viewers to better understand how these interactions are affected by the character’s environment

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    Safe Driving Essay

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    know how powerful it really is. The driver education programs must be strengthened in order to make sure that students really have safer habits, behind the wheel experience, and by having a better understanding of all the laws on the road. The course gives teens a

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    1. Describe the culture for race car drives. Race car drivers of course accept a lot of risk when they compete in a race, and believe that in order to succeed they must take risks. Some risks include crashes with other vehicles and possible loss of life, either from crashing their cars into into the other vehicles, inanimate objects, or other people, as with the death of Kevin Ward Jr. (Daft / People.com) At the same time, race car drivers receive an adrenaline rush from racing. They

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    There was another detail that contributed to the deaths of Earnhardt and Roberts. They both crashed into hard concrete walls. Imagine two bricks were struck together; that would be a pretty hard impact right? Now imagine it was a soda can and a brick instead, and they collided. It would be a softer impact. The can would crumple to absorb the energy. This is a very basic example of what they were thinking when they created SAFER barriers. Dean Sicking, a college professor, led the design team that

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    The Cape Less Undercover Heroes Essay

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    Have you ever seen the super hero that wears dark blue and a badge, but not wearing a cape? The person that is here to help in every way possible day or night no matter when or where? The ones who are here during the highest and lowest points for everyone because that is a part of their job. The ones who are here to help the people on this island, but most of the time are treated like the “bad guys”. These undercover heroes are the people we all know as police officers. Many people don’t realize

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    Caring: A Short Story

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    The Art of Caring It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner. “John,” my father hollered up the stairs, “It’s for you. It’s Jackie, and she sounds distressed.” As I came down the stairs to pick up the phone, I was not happy. I was tired and had looked forward to a nice quiet evening at home, not another stupid adventure with Jackie. Thirty minutes later, Jackie’s silver Mustang convertible swung into our driveway, and Jackie was leaning on the horn before the car came to a full

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    Goal: to write an e-book for Clauson Law Total Word Count In This Document: 4882 Title Suggestions: ?A Guide To Handling Motor Vehicle Accidents?, ?What To Do After A Motor Vehicle Accident?, ?Everything You Should Know About Motor Vehicle Accidents & The Law? Introduction One day you are going about your daily routine and business as if it were any other day. you wake up, wash up, get ready for school or work, eat breakfast, and get in your car to go to your classes or your office. Or maybe

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