After reading the brief summary on “100 Miles per Hour”, think about something you or your friends did that was dangerous or foolhardy. What happened, and why did you (or they) do it? Specifically, what aspects of your thinking caused you to ignore the potential consequences and willingly put yourself into harm’s way?

Week 2: Academic Reading & writing Brief summary on “100 Miles per Hour” : Rick Bragg (the author) bought his dream car when he was a teen. It made him feel really special and worthy. After owning it a very short time, he raced it down a country road and wrecked it – landed upside down in a ditch and came out with just a few scratches. He was very lucky he wasn’t killed. After reading the brief summary on “100 Miles per Hour”, think about something you or your friends did that was dangerous or foolhardy. What happened, and why did you (or they) do it? Specifically, what aspects of your thinking caused you to ignore the potential consequences and willingly put yourself into harm’s way? your answer must be in the form of a paragraph with a topic sentence and examples