The chariot rode throughout the sacred city.
It hoped for the defaulted nation’s pity.
Weapon in hand and courage in tow.
Intentions, one does not know.
Doesn’t matter in the end.
Soon enough the violence begins.
Citizens were not suspected of such crimes.
Now is the end of those times.
One was dead and the rest were hurt.
The nation has not seen the worst.
A child remained sill alive.
His mind was rotted from the inside.
Once again the circle spins.
The nation will go through it again.
What is a government shutdown? One would expect that it involves a government shutting down. In the United States however this is not the case. Instead government shutdown is a term Democrats and Republicans use to blame each other. It is also used to stir up fury in the American people, who would fear a dreaded shutdown.
A more accurate term for this “ government shutdown” would be a limited government cutback. In its current state the federal government is shutting down non-essential services and unfortunately jobs. Approximately 800,000 federal workers will, temporarily, lose their jobs.
A true government could occur if Democrats and Republicans cannot pass a federal budget that both agree to. The longer this government cutback lasts the larger the effect it will have on the United States and the American people. Most likely one side will cave in to the other sides demands. I find the possibility of a true compromise remote, if a budget is not created then the federal government will cease to function.
A few days ago, one of my friends in China got injured from a car accident, in which the driver was texting while driving.
The tragedy reminds me of an informal survey I did during this summer. The survey was based on the new policy about “texting-while-driving.”
Gov.Andrew Cuomo signed new legislation increasing penalties for teens caught texting-while-driving, and the penalties apply to any kind of cell-phone activity while driving. Under the proposal, violators’ licenses would be suspended for 60 days after their first conviction.
The number of cellphone-related car accidents in New York State increased by 143 percent between 2005 and 2011, according to New York.
According to my informal survey of 10 New Yorkers from East Village area, teenagers spend more time on texting than the older group and about 10% of people interviewed drive and text.
Drivers talking on cell phones are 18% slower to react to brake lights in front of them and they take 17% longer to return to their original speed after braking, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Also, early CBS reports showed that Harvard researchers estimate about one in 20 U.S. traffic accident involve a driver talking on a cell phone.
The legislation brought people in agreement. Most of people think the policy was fairly helpful and efficient.
However, there are still lots of people who remain neglectful the importance of not doing something else while driving. I think it is not only the governments’ responsibilities to reinforce the laws, but also people’s obligations to control themselves.
Please, when you drive, do not do anything else.
Texts can be delayed, lives can not.
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