Review Of 'We All Make Mistakes' By Jessica Leslie

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“We all make mistakes” in our life we all have heard this, but what happen when that mistake takes a life. Jessica Leslie made a mistake like that, because she was drinking and driving she ended a life. Driving is a serious matter, it is a privilege and while drinking is legal for those over 21, it is illegal to drink and drive. Jessica mistakes can never be fix, how she felt and how her recklessness change the life of a family forever is something that she will have to carry for the rest of her life. Ms. Leslie decided to use her personal experience to motivate other to do the right thing and prevent people from making the same mistakes as her. One may feel like even though they are drunk, they can drive what are the odds of getting stopped

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