Summary: Jim, who lives in Detroit Michigan, had a few drinks at a local bar but was not intoxicated. Before he left he asked the bartender for a drink of water, who in error gave him a 6oz cup of 40% Vodka. Jim drank it quickly noticing the strength of the liquid but figured it was his imagination as he had requested water. The Vodka went straight to his head and he became intoxicated, causing him to lose control of his car which jumped a curb and killed two people. Jim was arrested and put on trial under Michigan’s “causing death while operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated” statute which carries a 15 year prison sentence.…
Many times in our society, people do wrong and don’t know how to make it right. For example, in the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Steve Harmon was at the wrong place at the wrong time, he got dragged into a trial for robbery and murder. A lot of the evidence points towards Steve wasn’t the lookout and was not responsible for the death of Mr.Nesbitt. For example, some of the evidence is Mrs.Henry, who was in the store before the robbery took place. Henry never saw Steve in the store.…
Gene feels guilty being the cause of Finny’s accident. He wants to confess to Finny as he can not bear the feeling of guilt. He tries to confess the first time but is interrupted. Hence, he continues to think about the accident and feel guilty. Therefore, he decides confesses to Finny the second time about, “…thinking about it…about you [Finny] because-I [he] was thinking about you and the accident because I [he] caused it” (Knowles 69).…
Both of these stories had alcohol as the cause of the problem. Alcohol was the main reason both of these accidents happened and if alcohol wasn’t related to these incidents, none of this would have happened. Crashes and incidents happen a lot with people when they are intoxicated, as you see it happen to Brenton and Peter. Brenton thought that he could make a short trip to see a friend but having too much to drink, it was always a very risky act. People need to stop and think about what they’re doing before they do it but that’s the problem being drunk because you don’t know what you’re doing and don’t listen to other people.…
The reason Anse said that because he feels like the new road that is by his house is cursed and brought bad luck. He blames the new road that is alongside the house for all his problems. He said that ever since that road was built by his house nothing but bad luck has been coming to him. He fails to ever take responsibility for anything that goes wrong. It just shows how Anse would never take the blame, that anything bad happened is not his fault.…
Rhonda should claim to be the driver. When she agreed to drive after the party, she took on Larry’s trust, and the responsibility of their, and many others’, lives. Kant’s categorical imperative states that a person should “act only on that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become universal law.” A maxim determines whether the actions that a person take are right, wrong, or permissible. Driving under the influence is wrong in any case and circumstances, as it endangers the life of the drivers, and others on the street.…
“Being a teenager is an amazing time and a hard time… you get the best and the worst as a teen” but sometimes teenagers get carried away. The ”Affluenza Teen” case has prompted many people to discuss social issues such as drunk driving and reckless behavior. 16 year old Ethan Couch killed four people in a drunk driving accident; however, his defense team argued that he suffered from “Affluenza”. Although he had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit, the judge only sentenced Ethan to ten years of probation and time in a rehab facility versus twenty years behind bars. With this in mind, there was no justice served.…
You call for a ride home, which shows up within 20 minutes and give them the address to drop you off. The driver of your car is sober, however the driver of the car that is going to crash into you is not. In a split second, your car is t-boned after an intoxicated man speeds right through a red light at an intersection. His blood alcohol concentration was well over the legal…
Since, Benjy and Dougie had fled the pack, “the pack had changed and Max would have to change with it or suffer the consequences” (95) because “a pack need[s] unity, and unity mean[s] that all underst[and] the world in the same way or, if not the world, the rules at least” (39). Max’s inability to comply with these changes is what ultimately leads to his…
A. J. Ayer’s analysis of free will is as follows (611): P1 If you would have chosen to act in a way other than you did, you would have P2 You acted voluntarily P3 You were not compelled to act in a certain way C1 Your action was the result of free will Ayer’s first premise for an act of free will states that if you would have decided to make a different choice, you would have made a different choice. This condition for free will addresses the determinism theory (everything that happens can be predicted if you know every nuance of the laws that govern the universe). Ayer believes in both free will and determinism, and this part of his definition of free will eliminates the apparent conflict between the two theories. Just because all of your…
Having character means having integrity and having integrity means you are a good person. You should have qualities like being wise ,compassionate, honest .The bad part about having a lot of character the good kind of course is that not everyone will like you because you will do the right thing and bad people will want you to do the wrong thing but you will stay strong which they won't like. I think coach pennington has good character and stands up for what he believes in, he is a natural born leader and cares . He lacks dishonesty, cowardness , and self pity . Making him a good , character filled , coach.…
Text and driving kills thousands of teens and adults every year. B. (Reason to listen): I have been a licensed driver for two years now and I have seen many drivers texting while driving. Throughout my four years at high school I have heard countless presentations over this topic. C. (Thesis statement with preview of main points): Texting while driving kills and injures so many every year and it is unsafe for the driver, everyone in the car and other drivers on the road.…
Cruise’s character acts as the antagonist of the film, and severely impacts Max. Vincent is yet another customer of Max’s taxi, however, he seems far more mysterious and cunning than the former rider. Vincent informs Max that he will pay him a substantial amount of money if he stays and accompanies Vincent, driving him around the city, throughout the night. Max agrees, not realizing that this man is an assassin who would be using him as a getaway driver, until he is in too deep. Throughout the night, Max deals with extreme mental trauma, including witnessing the murder of several individuals by Vincent’s hand.…
Action needs to be taken about drunk drivers in America. Because of all of the intoxicated people getting behind the wheel, thousands of people end up losing their lives a year; therefore, the State should suspend drunk driver’s license. Not only can this teach them a valuable lesson, it can save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in damages. People only have one life, so it is the most precious thing in this world. To keep the roads and people safe, drunk drivers need a more severe punishment.…
“The crime of driving a vehicle with an excess of alcohol in the blood” would define drunk driving. Throughout these 50 great states in America there are too many people that are committing to drunk driving at all times of the day. People believe that there is no harm in doing an act if you are caught doing such act [drunk driving]. People that are convicted of drunk driving, once or more should know that they shouldn’t be doing it because such of heavy consequences. The consequences are tragic and can range from just getting a ticket and having to go to court or even worst your life or another’s.…