1. FallingAsleep Behind the WheelBy: Melissa Keane

6. Consequences must be increased and enforced to combat the problem of falling asleep at the wheel

7. Quick fact #1 Falling asleep at the wheel contributes to estimated 100,000 motor vehicle crashes per year

8. Quick fact #2 There are more than 1,500 deaths nationwide every year involving fatigued drivers

9. Quick fact #3 Drowsy driving accidents are ranked second only to alcohol related accidents in number of fatalities

10. Colors and Shading Use of colors, as well as shading, appeals to both pathos and logos

11. Blurring The use of blurring images 1, 2, and 4 appeals to pathos by evoking a dreamlike state that causes me to feel tired and view the events in a surreal-type setting

12. Ethos Use of credible, outside sources to support my claim It is morally unjustifiable to drive when you know you are tired, and put at risk the lives of others and yourself

13. Pathos Image of ambulance at the end evokes a very ominous and sad emotion Image of the person in slide 1 tired and then showing them getting in the car in slide 2 evokes fear in the audience and an ever present danger

14. Logos Discussion of falling asleep at the wheel is a current issue, affecting many people in America

15. Kairos Drinking and driving is a very current, almost cliché, topic and yet sleeping at the wheel is an issue affecting close to the same amount of people as drinking and driving Therefore, the issue of falling asleep at the wheel should be just as discussed as drinking and driving

16. Works Cited MMWR, comp. "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report." Drowsy Driving Prevention Week--November 2-8, 2009 58.42 (2009): 1184. Academic Search Complete. Web. May-June 2010. Jerome, Richard, and Robert Calandra. "A Grieving Mom Takes On Drivers Asleep at the Wheel." 60.9 (2003): 115-16. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 May 2010.