I guess it was bound to happen one day‚ but I really never thought it would happen to me. No one wants it to happen‚ but it came at the moment where I least expected it. Was it a near death experience? No‚ it was my first car accident. “Be careful and pay attention when you’re driving.” Said my dad. He always worries about things. I said‚ “I will‚ don’t worry I have everything under control.” I sort of chuckled in my head‚ thinking what’s the worst thing that could happen? I was only going down
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turned back to have a look at the cross-road‚ I saw a flashy yellow sports car trying to beat the red light. Before I knew it‚ I heard a thunderous heart-stopping crash. The sports car had slammed head on into a green van right in the middle of the large intersection. Shattered windscreen glass was strewn all over the junction and the passers-by crowded round the scene. I saw one girl rushing to the telephone to report the accident. For a minute or two‚ nothing happened. Then‚ a man got out of the
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Electric Cars” The Australian government needs to “lead the charge” on the electric car revolution‚ according to Megan Flannery. She writes this in response to a feature in a national newspaper. Flannery writes her article with a mostly matter-of-fact tone‚ which is also formal. She uses facts and evidence to support her argument; she also includes persuasive‚ emotive and inclusive language to influence the reader’s belief on this issue. Her article is targeted at people planning to buy a new car and
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Introduction The case study is about Enterprise Rent a Car‚ which initiated its business in the year 1957 at USA. The company slowly expanded its business and now they have more than 65000 workforce presented. The company is highly depending upon their workforce and to retain them longer‚ they use to give them training and development with passage of time. Hence‚ the company also do workforce planning for fulfilling future needs of the workforce. The term workforce planning Workforce planning is
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Q1: How has Enterprise Rent-A-Car (ERAC) defined its service differently than that of the typical national car rental company? Enterprise Rent-A-Car (ERAC) defined its service differently by a number of approaches that differs them from their competition. One of their approaches to car rental industry is their business philosophy of placing customer first then employees‚ which they put a lot of effort into recruiting‚ hiring and training. With satisfied customers‚ they will be sure to come back
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in her article‚ The 3 Biggest Ways Self-Driving Cars Will Improve our Lives‚ published in June 2016‚ addresses the topic of driverless cars and argues that they will have an overall positive impact on our world. Thompson supports her claim by utilizing a lot of data and statistics to back up her statements‚ and also by establishing her credibility through her use of language. The author’s overall purpose is to discuss the benefits of driverless cars in order to make the audience more aware and open
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time‚ effort‚ costs‚ and parts involved in building a 1969 Chevy Camaro project car g-machine/resto-mod. While there are plenty of other‚ more sophisticated builds than this one‚ I think this project should serve as a decent example of what a novice can do in his own garage. The primary goal for this project was to create a unique and special ride that I can drive the hell out of (safely) and enjoy frequently. A car that is different than what everybody else has on the road and something that might
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Who Killed the Electric Car vs. A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash Who Killed the Electric Car directed by Chris Paine and A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash directed by Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack are similar documentary films in several aspects including their target audiences and viewpoints. Both documentaries choose to approach their messages differently concerning their use(s) of pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos. Who Killed the Electric Car relies much more on the use of pathos to relay its argument
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Normal accident theory and Swiss cheese model are influential models in studying system accident causation. This paper is going to help us to gain understanding of both models and to critically compare them. The first part of the study is an introduction of the both models. In the second part‚ Three Mile Island nuclear accident will be taken as an example to see how the models analyse causations of an accident. In this part‚ the fact of the accident will be presented first‚ then normal accident theory
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An Accident A few years ago I received my dream car‚ a dark blue 1967 Ford Mustang with a 302 V-8 engine. Every time I turned the key I was able to hear that engine purr just like a kitten resting on your lap and could feel the glass packs‚ upgraded mufflers that cause the engine’s sound to amplify‚ rumble the seats and just add to that lovely sound that could be heard up to a mile away‚ which I’m sure the neighbors didn’t like. The best feeling I could have was when I was on the back roads far
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