TEENAGERS BEHIND THE WHEEL

How many of you have heard about teenagers involved in car accidents? How many of your friends were involved in car accidents? Motor vehicle accidents remain the leading cause of death in youths from 16 to 20 years of age. The motor vehicle fatality rate of teenagers is higher than that of any other age group.

An organization of accident victims has recently proposed that the age for getting a driver's license should be raised to 19. As I see it, the issue of young drivers is a major problem in society. I think that everyone should take actions to try to stop the accident(s). I also believe that laws like the one I mentioned before can help us prevent this massive epidemic.

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I have read that the two main risk factors(risk factor for what?) include lack of driving experience and risk taking behavior. The law I mentioned before can solve half of the problem. By rising the age for a driver's license to 19 instead of 16 or 17, we can be sure that less car accidents will happen. At the age of 19 the drivers are under less peer-pressure and they are more mature. Moreover, at this age the drivers are more aware of the consequences of their actions. So they know what(מיותר) the price they will have to pay if they will take(gr.) risks on the road.

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To sum up, I do support the proposal of rising the age of getting (a) drivers' license to 19. I believe that the drivers are more mature at this age, and the fact is that maturity can and will probably save lives, especially on the road. I surely hope that this proposal will become a law in the future.

Very good.

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Daphna

The Internet Generation

The internet is one of the most important inventions in our world. It has become a significant part(מיותר) and even inseparable (part) of our lives. In(ww.) the internet we can communicate with our friends, read the news, hear music, and we can even use it to to do our homeworks(מיותר). But in spite all of this, some say that the internet is the biggest mistake of the modern world.

On the one hand, the internet modernized our whole world. Firstly, thanks to the internet we can talk to our friends whenever and how much(ww.) we want. Secondly, it allows us to search for information in varied and unlimited sites and places. Moreover, there are sites, in which you can sell your old things, and other sites, in which you can shop and that way saving(gr.) time.

On the other hand, the internet can be a very dangerous place for the ones who don't know how to act carefully. The worst thing about the internet is that there is no guaranty that no one will brake(sp.) into your privet(sp.) site and discover details about you, which will later be used against you. The internet can be a violent place, where kids use the fact of no privacy(phr. - not clear what you mean) and make fun of other kids. Moreover, because of the internet, kids are reading less books, and doing less exercise, and even skipping doing homeworks(מיותר). This will cause(ww.) an apathetic and inactivate society.

In conclusion, I believe that in spite of all the risks and disadvantages of the internet, it had changed our lives in irreversible way(gr. - irreversibly). It has become a big and significant part of our lives and we probably won't be able to manage without it. However, I do believe that we should take actions to lower the risks and bad influence. Actions like using the internet and his(ww.-its) influence on children to help convince them doing(gr.) more exercise, and open their eyes to a different world.

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Daphna