Today, 9-30-09, we talked about driving and the dangers that come with it. The article that Mr. Smith gave us from StarTribune.com said that "drivers talking on the phone are FOUR times as likely to crash as those focused on driving, yielding the same odds as some with a blood alcohol level of 0.08%". Do you agree or disagree with this? I agree but disagree with this. I feel that if you are talking or txting or focusing on your electronics while driving your a danger/harm to others driving/pedestrians on the road. But if your DRUNK just a little, you MUCH MORE DANGEROUS than someone not as focused on the road.
Then we talked about the title IX (9) law, which is equal opportunity if funds are spent. For example all scholarship money has to go 50/50 to genders (50% to female and 50% to male). What do you think our lifestyles and social lives would be like if the title IX wasn't passed/ever created?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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Point 1....anytime you are driving it is a privilege (because it is an activity that can easily kill others, just like using guns, etc) and if you do anything that creates an undue risk for others (let alone yourself) then you should be restricted. I do think education is the key, it has taken decades to get Americans to realize seatbelts help you, drinking and driving is dangerous to others, smoking is bad....etc, so the more articles like these more folks will realize the risks they take and most people will begin to be more careful.
ReplyDelete2. Title 9 has created a society with more opportunities and equality for women. Our US women's sports kick butt compared to most of the rest of the world and I think that sports, in the USA, is such an influential factor that it is changing elements of society we cannot even realize yet.