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Essay #79 <br />regisiered voters r�ad the ne�vspa�ex, and ih�.t ninety-one �ercent of vaters who contrib�uted <br />money to a e�mpazgn read newspapers7 X$3,36'7,5Q0 pairs of eyes, that's a Zot peoplel <br />Also, what ii we began to advertise voting on i;he Ui11bo�.rds of the roads, the veins of ouz <br />3.806 inillion square xnile co�a.ntxy. Wa have paved over G 1 thousand sqrtare miles of the U.S., <br />curre�tly have 214 million vehicles in use, arid the avezage American spe�ds 20 haurs per weelc <br />in a car, Basic�lly, transportation has become �. necessity to the Amerzc�n way of life. <br />Recent sludies show that 71 percent of Americans "often lool� at i,he messages on <br />roadside billboards." If the candidates �vere tn place ads on billboards (or even if'the U.S. <br />govei7unent placed ads on billboards suppo�tu�g that Americans slzo�.11d vote) 22b.419 million <br />people woiild see these a.ds. These peo�le vvould be more lil�ely to then loolc into what the ads are <br />advertisi�g. 'Z'his means t1�at if no Americans wexe aware of voting (which would be pretty sad), <br />after one week 226.419 million people vvould suddenly be aware of a very i�nportant right. After <br />all, bringing the right to vote into the mi� of car rides really wouldn't be such a bad idea after a11. <br />Voting is � very %mportant right and t�ere are many reasons �vhy it plays such a large role <br />in our country's government, blrt not a lot people choose to vote. Thexe are many ways to get <br />moxe votes though, such as ads in the newspaper and 4n billbo�rds. So I'll as1L ag�ui, where do <br />you stand? <br />