Drunks.... and driving (scarlet letter essay)
"People need to be aware that what happened to me can happen to you. I had never thought about impaired driving as an issue in my youth, it wasn't a debate. Now I know. Life really is about choices." This quote was from Tom Boyle who killed Brian Colgan in a drunk driving accident in 1995. Tom Bo....
Should the teenage driving age be raised to 18
AT 18?!
Ruth Weart
BCCP
10-24-08
At 18?!
Should the teenage driving age be raised to 18? This question stirred my curiosity and got me interested in the topic. Why would they change the age now? WhatÂ’s happening with the teenagers today that would make the law change and gi....
Teenage Drinking
Teenage Drinking
Have you ever been to a party, when someone starts drinking and in minutes everyone else follows? I have, one day I went with my friends to a party. First it seems like a normal party with a lot of teenagers. Later on, some kids came with a load of beer, and every body started ....
Teenage Drivers
Teenage Drivers
There is one thing that a person dreams about more than anything while growing up: getting his or her license. Sixteen is that all-important age in every persons life when we are finally able to sit in the drivers seat of a car. We wait impatiently for the time to come, when we ar....
Teenage Drop-Outs
Six out of ten high school drop-outs make less than sixteen thousand dollars a year. This statistic, surprising or not, is sadly true. However, more upsetting than that is the fact that Georgia has the highest drop-out rate in the nation. Because of this our generation is heading down a narrow p....