We All Must Take Responsibility :: Argumentative Persuasive Essays

We All must Take Responsibility   She is a really responsible person. He doesnt fritter responsibility for his actions. She was responsible for the accident. How many times have we heard statements sympathetic to these? A definition of responsible might be accountable, reliable, dependable, or trus devilrthy. base on my observations and experiences, I believe many people have a problem translating that into their everyday lives. If something bad happens, it must be someone elses fault, or someone should have to pay.       A few months ago, I was involved in my commencement ceremony cable car accident. I think its pretty remarkable that this was my first accident, considering that Ive been driving for almost thirty years. The accident itself was pretty traumatic. I was at a complete stop behind two cars that were turning left, when a large van traveling at close to thirty-five miles per hour rear-ended my car. I was fortunate to escape with on ly some large bruises and a very sore knee however, the car didnt fare quite as well. What was more amazing than the accident itself were the actions of the young man who ran into my car. Instead of pickings responsibility for his actions, he lied to the police and to his insurance political party about the events that took place. His version was that he was driving behind me when I ran into the car in front of me, then bounced back into his van. Perhaps if hed had more time he might have been able to concoct a more conceivable story, one that actually made sense. In the end, the police and his insurance company saw through his lies and everything was taken care of. But in the meantime, my car was towed away and I was left with no car. Whats amazing to me is that he neer got out of his van to see if anyone was injured, and he never apologized for smashing two cars and causing me the inconvenience of being without a car for five weeks succession the damage was repaire d.       Several months ago, there was a tragic conflagrate some the Quad Cities. Unfortunately, two young children lost their lives when one of them started a fire in their apartment.