I"m in favor of raising the age for full driving privleges to 18. Its not a matter of 18 year olds being better at keeping the car between the lines, its that most 16-17 year olds lack the maturity to make intelligent decisions about when they should be driving,taking risks, etc. I could go for letting 17 year olds drive between 6 AM and 11 PM, or something like that, so they can get to and from school, work, football practice, etc. ... Because of the new fuel emissions systems, most cars were set for economic driving and were pitifully slow (but great on gas). ...

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Regardless of the level of independence, there are 5 main changes that most people go through during school that shape who they will become, and how they will react to big changes such as going to school. When you enter Junior High School, it's a very different playing field. ... Driving allows you to hang out with whoever you want, do whatever you want, and go wherever you want, without necessarily the permission of your parents. It's not necessarily a good thing morally, but one thing driving does teach everyone, the choices you make have consequences. ... The final step before a...

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Today is the day we've all been waiting for, the day we've been working towards for 13 yrs now, this is the day when we are at one time Dundee High School students and then at a split second we are now Dundee High School graduates. ... Most of us have been going to school with each other for our whole lives and we are used to seeing each other everyday, but pretty soon there are going to be a lot of things we aren't going to be used to. ... As we look back at our high school memories, we shouldn't forget the little things because those will probably be what we will all miss...

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It happened one fall afternoon during lunch break at school. This is one situation that should have been corrected a long time ago at Paintsville High School. ... The cool thing about driving is you see your peers and want to impress them. That afternoon after coming through a busy intersection and turning onto a narrow two lane road, I noticed some of the more popular group of kids from school in front of me. ... Seems they had flagged a car down and went back to school, leaving me standing in the middle of the road. ...

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He also attended school in a one room schoolhouse. However, neither farming nor school was of great interest to Henry. ... One day Henry saw a man in an odd looking machine with an engine attached to it, driving it along the road. ... So, with this in mind it was not a surprise to Henry's parents that at 16 years old he would leave both school and farming behind and go to work in a machine shop in Detroit. ...

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I graduated from nursing school when I was 19 years old, and got my first job in a hospital in my hometown, a small and peaceful town. ... In 1999, I quit the job and went to school for another three years. ... I have to start many things from the very beginning, such as driving, making friends and finding a job. ...

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In high school, there was nothing better to do in a small town, so when the weekend arrived you would grab your closest friends and head out to the back forty to party. Even after high school, what better way to spend your time then down at the bar socializing with your friends Bud and Bud Lite. ... This sparked a very interesting conversation about his driving habits, which were just terrible. ... "I have never gotten into an accident were I have been driving were someone has gotten hurt." ... Drinking and driving is not ok, no matter were you live or how close home is. ...

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Not only will she drop everything in her hands for her loved ones but also for basically anyone that My mother retired about 4 years ago from being a school counselor for about 30 years. She was a counselor at a middle school named Jursted middle school. ... The person that was driving the car that me and my friends were in was really drunk so he ended up crashing the car into a tree, and I was basically informed at the hospital by the police officer. ...

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"Freedom" There are many different forms of freedom. One definition of freedom is, not being under another's control; power to do, say, or think as one pleases. To me, sometimes school is not a form of freedom. We"re under the teacher's control for a while, but in another way, it is a form of ...

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"Sweet car dude, you know you"re gunna be driving my butt all over the place right?" ... We"d party all weekend and sleep on the school days. ... We were the popular ones in school; every guy wanted to be us and every girl wanted to date us. We had our pack - those intellectually challenged with whom school and authority didn't mix well - our party crew. ... Driving fast and drinking is truly like opening a Pandora's Box. ...

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All bundled up like a third grader walking to school on a foggy December morning, Kristin Abrielle Robins looked up at me with her deep, grayish brown eyes. ... Another task is waking her up and getting her dressed and fed before she and I have to be at school. ... Driving her to school safely and on time is hard to do when I am looking after myself too. ...

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We went back to the school after we were done so we could finish up the work. ... The next day at school it all fell apart. ... Finally Steve came storming out of the room and left the school. ... From that day on all the kids in my school knew that my stepfather was a crack-head. ... Steve was driving into town one day when he was pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence. ...

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How To Be A Great Cheapskate! What a cheapskate! Face it; in modern society money doesn't grow on trees. With the economy at low every penny saved is a penny earned! Being cheap is a way of life and can save money for those who are knowledgeable. Although the life of a cheapskate is not a gla...

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Grace was about seventeen years old and was in her last year of high school. ... She was very involved in school and community activities. ... She went to a public high school and was introduced to many different lifestyles. ... In her senior year of high school Grace was a victim of a tragic, fatal car accident. She was in the passenger seat of the car her best friend was driving. ...

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It's a normal day here in Pleasantville the kids are getting ready for school. The Mother watches happily as the children walk outside and wait for the school bus. ... The school bus stops to pick the kids up and as the children cross the road one child gets clipped by the drunk driver. ... While the driver keeps going a patrol car parked on the side of the road a few miles away from the accident noticed how oddly he was driving so he tries to pull him over he refused and they begin a dangerous high-speed pursuit. ...

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Why is life so unfair to a boy? Not just any boy though, this boy must have been special, if not one way, then definetly another. Looking back on his life, the boy was I, and what happened, I will never forget. Throughout the rest of my life, I will look back on this experience and remember exa...

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When I was living in Turkey, planning to go French High School. ... After all, that is done, we all went to school to take the exam, when I got there, there were lots of people at the school, I was scared and felt like falling down from Somewhere high. ... After that, we were just waiting for the result and waited almost an hour and checked the school's website. ... I didn't ask anything while my dad was driving, they probably didn't want us to know until everything got real. After a six hour driving, we got to capital and stayed all the time at my cousin's house. ...

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It was only about a 6 hour trip home and we were in good spirits, although we dreaded the proposition of returning to school the next day, why can't our spring break be longer? ... As we were driving along the turnpike just north of Ft. ... It felt good helping someone in need, and besides I got to miss three days of school over it, which was an added bonus. ...

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We did everything together, whether it be running to the store or just simply driving around laughing at the most random things. ... My alarm went off at 6am and I got up and started getting ready for school, but when I walked out of my room, my heart stopped. ... I got up the next day for school with a new outlook on life; that tomorrow is not promised to anyone so we all need to live for today and not the future. ...

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I went from the village of Debica, were I grew up, went to school to the big city of Chicago. ... School was less fun than at home. ... The time I went swimming with friends in a cold river or the time I had my first crash course in driving a tractor. ...

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She was a shop til you drop, cherry red convertible driving, baseball loving, sun bathing beauty. ... When it was time for me to start school, she always took me on a shopping spree. We would go get the recommended school supplies and then once that was done we would move onto the new school wardrobe.We headed to the mall and parked in "her " spot. ... Then after school she always helped me with my homework. ... In 2004 right before I graduated high school she fell and shattered her shoulder. ...

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Moving only 15 days prior to the start of school, I took notice at the lack of hospitality compared to "back home". ... It turned out that the older boy, Sasha, was my age and went to the same school but was grade ahead. His younger sister, Mina, was starting her first year at the same school. ... Sash and I, along with a few friends, had decided to attend a senior party we heard about at school. ... Sash also never permitted me to endanger myself driving drunk despite excuse after excuse that I was not too drunk. ...

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Children were building sand castles and splashing in the water, people young and old were lying on beach towels basking in the sun, couples were holding hands while walking along the shoreline taking in the beautiful scenery, while ATV's and golf carts were driving by. ... Tomorrow brings school and work; however, I am not the least bit upset. ...

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I remember going in and seeing all the new jerseys hanging on the wall from our local high school. ... Driving to our hotel and settling in I was really happy my brother and I got to share a bed and my parents got the other and my sister got the very lumpy couch. ...

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For one week in July twenty high school students along with six adults from the parish participated in a variety of faith based mission and service opportunities. ... After driving for 13 hours we arrived at Toppa Joppa around 5 PM. ...

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