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How to Write a Drunk

Driving Essay
Haiden Malecot

Driving while drunk is illegal and dangerous. Your essay,


therefore, should be focused on reinforcing this statement. Essays
on this topic are particularly common if you are a law student or if
you are learning something related to the law. When looking at the
issue of drunk driving from a legal perspective, your essay is most
likely to be about the penalties prescribed for drunk driving by law.
Usually, there are comparisons of different jurisdictions in as far as
penalties are concerned. The article may also be about the variance
of sentences that a convict may receive for the crime of drunk
driving.
You can also be asked to write an essay about why drunk
driving is dangerous. It is here where you can use statistical data as
well as physiological information on how drunkenness makes it
impossible for a person to control a vehicle. The following are some
of the steps you can take to deliver a good essay.

How to spice up your drunk driving


essay
 Select the topic

Even if your essay cannot be supportive of drunk driving, there are


many topics you can write about where drunk driving is concerned.
Good writing is usually a result of a combination of passion and
style. When choosing your topic, choose the one you are passionate
about. Your essay could contain information about the inequality in
Law on drunk drivers in different states. Of course, if you have been
provided with a topic on which you have to write, then go with it.

 Conduct thorough research

Essay on drunk driving should contain only accurate information. It


is, therefore, of utmost importance for you to make sure that all of
the information you include in your paper is accurate and up to date.
This is only achievable if you, as a writer, will take the time to look
at the statistics and facts that have to do with this issue. Conducting
research on this topic is fairly easy owing to the prevalence of road
accidents it causes. Studying the recent headlines is one strategy to
get additional information on drunk driving and its impact.

Using statistics to show the numbers of individuals and families


affected by drunk driving can be a powerful way of creating a clear
picture of what drunk driving causes It is also important to include
expert views on the topic. These experts include police officers,
EMTs, and health professionals. These are individuals who spend a
lot of time dealing with drunk people and the consequences of drunk
driving.

 Formulate a thesis statement

A drunk driving essay by its nature is analytical. This means that


you have to bring arguments for your stand-point. Owing to the
diversity of topics you can write about will pull your essay towards
different directions making it impossible to understand. An essay full
of generalities would end up fulfilling no objective. Your thesis
statement should argue from a standpoint that would allow
someone else argue against your point of view. It is also important
for you to be careful with the thesis statement. As observed earlier,
the direction taken by your essays on drunk driving is already
prescribed. To make your essay memorable, your thesis statement
cannot be general. It has to enable you to write an informative
essay.
After taking all of these steps, it is important for you to remember
that the ultimate mark of a good essay is in writing. Get all of the
information you need and gather all of the facts, then make sure
that your writing style binds the information in a way that is
interesting to the reader and that it communicates the information
clearly.

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