Monday: Southern US class quiz, presentations
Issues with driving
Drunk driving
Operating a motor vehicle while one’s blood alcohol content is above the legal limit set by the state
DUI-Driving under the influence
Alcohol or intoxicating drugs
First offense
BAC not over legal limit
Lesser form of a DWI-doesn’t have to do with drugs
50 to 75% of convicted drunk drivers drive on suspended licenses
10 million people will drive under the influence of drugs in their lifetime
Most drivers range 18-25
2 in 3 people will be involved in a drunk driving accident-whether or not it’s your fault
One person dies every 51 minutes from an alcohol impaired driver
Iowa Laws
Illegal to drive under the influence
OWI- operating while intoxicated
Legal limit is .08%
Under 21 is .02%
If pulled over, must submit to a blood, breath or urine test
Alternatives
Have a designated driver
Taxi
Public transportation
Tuesday:
Issues with driving
Texting and driving
1 in 4 accidents are because of texting and driving
People aren’t just texting, their on social media, etc.
Laws in Iowa
First offense-$30
Wednesday: class quiz, presentations
Poaching
Organized groups of people
Hack and track animals tags
Gorillas being sold as pets
High chance of mountain gorillas being extinct in our lifetime
Reasons for poaching
Sport
Retaliation-habitat loss
medicine/wine
Fur
Food
Horns
Carved trinkets
Illegal ivory trade
US is the biggest importer of lion trophies
Every 8 hours a rhino dies
Illegal Ivory Trade
Biggest reason for elephants being poached
70% goes to China-$1,000 a pound
Sold on black market
Ivory is carved into art pieces, jewelry, etc.
Peak in 2011
Negative impacts
Endangered animals
Effects environment
Circle of life-food chain
Anti-poaching organizations
International anti-poaching foundation
Manage and track wildlife
World Wildlife Fundraising Organization
Adopt animals
Chengeta Wildlife
Funds training groups to protect animals
Friday: presentations
School shootings and mental illness
If we took away mental illness, school shootings will only decrease by 4%
201 school shootings-387 injuries/deaths (2013-now)
One school shooting happens a month
Not all have mental illness
2016 study
34 adolescent mass murderers
70% described at “loners”
61.5% substance abuse
23% had a documented mental history of any kind
How it happens
Bullying
Internet-ways to keep in contact with other who plan school shootings
Open guns-in houses
Child care-can’t support kids, not teaching morals
World of hate-everyone hates on people
National/community help-ALICE training
How to Help
Don’t be mean
Notice everyone-look for signs
Don’t conform with society
Mental illness
Depression/suicide
Eating disorder
Anxiety
Warning signs
Worry
stomach/headaches
Fear of gaining weight
Thoughts of self harm
smoking/drinking
Loses interest
Grade decline
350 million people suffer from depression
16 million had at least one major depressive episode in 2012
Women are more likely to be depressed
Anorexia-seeing yourself as overweight
Anxiety
Stressful situations
Low focus level
Constant worry
- Nervousness
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