1. 1981 DeLorean DMC-12‚"Back to the Future" Notable Features of Doc Browns DeLorean include Gull-wing doors‚ 16-port twin exhaust boxes‚ Flux Capacitor and ability to travel time when travelling at 88 mph. Even more impressively in the third and final film the DeLorean has the ability to run solely on trash demonstrating its environmentally friendly features. 2. 1959 Cadillac Ambulance‚ "Ghostbusters" The iconic Cadillac Ambulance in Ghostbusters‚ may lack action under the bonnet but it makes
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In the classic American film Back to the Future‚ main character Marty McFly asks‚ “What happens to us in the future?” (Zemeckis). By simply using electricity to watch this movie or drive automobiles to go about daily business‚ all the people inhabiting this planet escalate a global crisis that will alter the answer of that simple question for eternity. Climate change poses a real and present danger that affects every citizen in the world‚ including the generations to come. Sadly‚ this problem cannot
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Go and Come Back Posted on Monday‚ June 21st‚ 2010 at 11:02 am Book Review -Go and Come Back- By: Aery Yoo It is nice to have a place to return to. The author of Go and come back‚ Joan Abelove‚ acutely makes us realize that. The author‚ Joan Abelove has won many awards for Go and come back; It was chosen as ‘an ALA notable book‚’ ‘an ALA best book for young adults‚’ and ‘a 1999 Los Angeles Times book prize finalist.’ Her first book‚ Go and come back is a fiction
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Back to the Future with the Traditional Leaders Bill The discussion at Codesa and later in the constitutional assembly was not about whether traditional leadership should continue to exist. That was implicit. My experience in the narrative of this book suggests that without Traditional Authority‚ our high-density areas would be ungovernable. Opposition to the “Chief’s Bill” has been led by voices claiming to defend of the Constitution. But defense of constitutionalism implies support for its
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Sometimes at night‚ when it is so dark the darkness becomes almost smothering‚ I lie awake listening to the cars outside and the endless barking of the dog next door. I think back through my life‚ to try and comfort me into restful sleep. I remember summers from my middle school days. The images yellowy‚ orange‚ warm‚ happy. Endless weeks abroad‚ the sun almost unbearable in its cruel sunburnt heat. A time when swimwear wasn’t a terrifying thought: flabby thighs‚ see-through bikinis were things
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The Children Are the Future “Muslim history is full of characters and movements that seemed far out of the mainstream in their day‚ but that nevertheless helped bring about far-reaching changes in their societies” (LeVine‚ 2) Throughout history‚ music has been used to express the desire for change‚ for freedom. Music has become a mean though which oppressed groups communicate with society‚ at a domestic and international level. Although genres have changed‚ musical movements have always been the
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Al Gore’s Take On The Future Umair Khan What does future hold for humanity is a question that has been haunting us since the dawn of the conscious beings. It has given rise to the divination in ancient times to the prophecies of the middle ages. It has kindled the imagination of sci-fi writers predicting both Utopian and Dystopian future societies. Recently‚ systematic studies of understanding future have given rise to professional futurists like Ray Kurzweil‚ and James Miller‚ etc. But the answer
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To begin‚ I must admit that I approached David Blankenhorn’s book The Future of Marriage with some trepidation‚ as I know that he is against extending marriage to same-sex couples. After reading the book‚ however‚ I have to give him credit for approaching the issue with more respect than most who believe in preserving “family values.” He doesn’t fall into the easy and usual trap of moralizing about homosexuality being "wrong‚" "perverted‚" or "unnatural." In fact‚ he goes as far as saying "homosexual
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reading Until They Bring The Streetcars Back by Stanley Gordon West you might think about this more than a few times. In the book‚ the main character Calvin Gant goes to extreme measures to help out his new friend Gretchen Luttermann. Calvin met Gretchen in his sixth hour study hall class on what seemed to be a normal day. As Stanley West states Cal Grant could have “been sick that day‚ or what if my last name was Stubbs or Yarusso and I sat in the back of the auditorium. Or what if I lived in
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Back to the Future The work and influence of Filippo Marinetti & Umberto Boccioni In Europe the transition from the 19th to the 20th century witnessed the emergence of a number of artistic and social movements which left a great impact on societies‚ not only in Europe but also worldwide. Movements such as Futurism‚ Dadaism‚ Surrealism‚ and Constructivism played an important role in changing society for the better by using their design and art practices. This era also witnessed a number of ideological
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