Fatal Crash Statistics By Year

http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/fatal-accident-statistics.html

It is quite dramatic how many people annually die in traffic accidents in the United States. There are about 43 000 people killed in fatal car accidents each year. In addition to fatal accidents, about 2.9 million people are injured each year.
You can see from 1997 till 2005 increased the number of the fatal vehicle crashes and the number of fatalities rises. Considerable lots of the fatal crashes are alcohol-related.
The statistics show that in the year 1997 were 37.324 accidents and 2005 already 39.189. Overall in 2005 were 43.443 people killed on the streets of America, that a significant number of fatalities.

Letter of application

Jessica Lawrence

250 Prices Fork

Blacksburg, VA 2406

(540) 555-1234

Mr. William Jackson

Director of Human Resources

Navarro College

3200 West 7th Avenue

Corsicana, TX 75110

February 2nd,2009

Dear Mr. Jackson,

Application for vacancy as a police officer

I am writing to apply for the position as a police officer advertised in the Times Union. I am very interested in this job and I'm sure this would be the right profession for me.
In me you will find a real team worker and a highly motivated associate who have very good concentration abilities and characteristics. I am also a friendly, honest and disciplined worker. I am athletic and I really like to go on my limits.

In addition to the qualifications required of you, I still have the driving license category B and an own car.

Please see my resume for additional information on my experience.

I would welcome the opportunity to discuss my application with you. I can be reached anytime via my cell phone, (540) 555-1234. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to speaking with you about this employment opportunity.

Yours sincerely,
Jessica Lawrence

BOYS N THE HOOD

Group 2 :
How are men, women and their relationship presented in this movie? What’s the movie’s message here?

In this movie boys lead very different lives. Tre is an aspiring college man, Ricky an American football player, Doughboy a dealing gangster. The film offers an insight on racial inequality, drugs, sex, and gang violence.

Relationship between Tre and Brandi:
Tre’s girlfriend, Brandi, has resisted Tre’s demands to have sex with her, mostly due to her own beliefs as a Catholic.
- but he is playing games, pressure force her to have sex with him, but she’s more intelligent than Tre , she doesn’t want children when she’s young, she wants to be educated – wants to see the life.

There is a scene in which Tre came home and cry in front of Brandy – he never thought he cry in front of a girl. He shows her his feelings.

General relationship between men and women in this movie:
All based on sex. Women have to take care of the children.

Men and women are presented:
- women are often more successful (like Tre’s mother)
- Father has to teach his son to be a real man
- There is a scene about a woman who is drug addicted and nobody cares about her – her little child walks alone on the street
- Tre treats his mum different, in another way like he treats other girls. He has more respect in front of his mother – (telephone call)
- Women are often described by the men as: bitches, whore, they are only good for sex …
- Women love their children but they don’t listen to their mother


Violence is no solution; it produced only counter- violence.




Alban,Magdalena B., Simon K., Marina

Correction of the 1st exam

Task A: „pro and con essay“ about „The Struggle for Beauty“

Today we live in a world that strives for perfection, nothing seems real anymore. We tan our skin using artificial light; have cosmetic surgery on everything from toes to noses. It seems we are so obsessed with what we want to be that we don’t want to know who we are. In my “pro and con” essay I want to dwell on the advantages and disadvantages about
“The Struggle for Beauty”.
Let's look at the disadvantages to this struggle first. On the one hand, there is always the risk of a bodily harm for example from a botched plastic surgery or if we tan our skin in a tanning salon, it is very unhealthy and increases the risk of cancer due to this radiation. Also another disadvantage is that many girls feel unwell in their bodies if they see the famous super models, especially girls during puberty have this idea and they always think that they are too fat, this idea leads to dieting, which too many girls often exaggerate and the consequences are diseases such as anorexia and bulimia. Thus, there is the danger of psychological problems and you loose control. On the other hand, there are also advantages to this struggle for beauty. If you want to be a model and you work so hard for this job you'll maybe have success and earn a lot of money. In addition, you are more self-confident and you get the feeling of being accepted by other people. Or if someone is really unhappy with his look, for example if you have a blemish on your body you can always remove by surgery, however, these should be well considered.
In my opinion, we forget that having a charismatic personality and a healthy dose of self-esteem is really beautiful. I mean, if someone really has such a problem with the look, a surgery really should made possible. But in essence, everybody is beautiful in one way; it isn’t just always recognized by all. Nothing seems real in a world where everything can be modified for the sake of perfection. Nobody is perfect; everyone has his quirks, which should be respected.
To conclude, I'm convinced “The Struggle for Beauty” is a topic which should be discussed, but there will always be different opinions. I think, everyone should just be satisfied as he is, sometimes it may be difficult but I think health is far more important than beauty.

Letter of complaint

46 Baker Street

London
NW2 2LK
GREAT BRITAIN

December 3rd, 2008

The BBC Press Office
15 Church Street
London WC1 4X2

Ref: WJ/MOR

Dear Director-General Mark Thompson of BBC,

Complaint about presenting women in advertise

I want to complain about how women are presented in your advertise. I get the impression that those women in television only are shown in commercials about household articles and as a mother I don’t really accept this.

Women only advertise for food and household products and they are always placed in areas like in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the children’s room, or in a shop. But times have changed. These days women put more value on a good education and they also have the right to go to work and earning their money. Men are just as well in keeping the household and looking after the children, but through these commercials their self-confidence will get lower when they always see the perfect housewife in television they may feel not accepted as a househusband. Such commercials show in a way that only women are experts in keeping the household and only they have to do all the work and looking after the children.

It would be good if also men are shown in such advertisements, you should support them and you shouldn’t try to bring the women back behind the cooker!

Yours sincerely,

Julia Murphy

BEAUTY IS AN ART

PRO

- You can change your body in a way you like it
- The body has special attraction to produce art – because the body is like a special canvas
- You can improve yourself (ugly into beautiful)
- It’s art which you can show everybody and anytime you want
- The whole body is an art object
- Plastic surgeon is accepted, because it’s seen as a kind of art

CON

- A real body can’t be art – because it’s not an object
- You destroy your body because art shouldn’t damage your body
- Temporary permanent – because you can delete a picture, but not a body
- Everybody is an unique, there must be a reason why you look ugly / beautiful
- Maybe you loose your personality, your identity, when you want a nose like Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or eyes like Julia Roberts.
- Can be dangerous or harmful (e.g. with plastic surgery)

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS

- Decision of your own - (to change one’s body)
- Accept your body
- Natural beauty to a body which you should accept
- It’s not a problem if you change your body in a slight way – don’t exaggerate it!because it’s unhealthy in most cases
- You can’t turn back time to look like before
- It’s your own opinion if you want to change your body or not
- You shouldn’t be too young


Magdalena B. - Alban - Marina

Essay : CITY OR COUNTRY LIFE

Some people prefer a fast-paced city life compared to the more relaxed pace in the country. However there are always advantages and disadvantages in living in a city or in a country.
Let's look at the arguments of city life first.
Living in a city surely brings lots of advantages. A city is bigger not only by their area, also by the number of inhabitants. You have more opportunities to go out, a city offers night clubs, theatres, sports centres, cinemas, and shopping centres and also other cultural centres really fill up your free time. Another advantage of city life is the chance to get a good education and knowledge. In cities you can find most of high schools and universities and it is easier to find and get work, because a town appears a great supply of vacancies. One advantage is also the higher standard of health service, including hospitals, doctors and first aid stations in a city. As can be expected, there are also disadvantages of city life. In a city dominate a high level of criminality. You always have to be careful when you are on the streets especially of pickpockets, murders and drug dealers. Another disadvantage is the air pollution and exhaust fumes. Everyday hundred of cars drive on the streets and this argument takes me to my next disadvantage. Too many people in the streets of a city make too much noise and everything is loud and everything is very fast-paced, it really dominates a hectic atmosphere.

In addition to the arguments of city life there are also advantages and disadvantages of country life. One advantage is that there isn’t much pollution and traffic, so the air is clean and fresh. Beside this, living in a country area is much safer, because there aren’t many burglars like in the city and when something happens people know each other and they really recognize that something is strange. Another advantage is that the people aren’t stressed. Country life is a more relaxed pace and everybody knows each other and the people always have time to stop and chat. What about the disadvantages? In country life there is no entertainment and there aren’t many interesting things to do and sometimes you really feel bored. Besides, the way to school or work is far and for everything you do you need a car, because there isn’t any public transport.

I must say that I prefer living in a city, because almost all friends live in the city and you will never get bored. You can go out, you can go shopping, at night you can go into clubs or whatever you want, because you just have more opportunities to go out and having fun.

To conclude, all things considered, I think everyone should decide for themselves where and how he would like to live. However many people like to stay in the city, because living there seems to be easier, but in the end you just should follow your feelings and dreams.