Sociology of Cars No invention has had a greater impact on our culture than the automobile. In the nineteenth century‚ people were generally isolated from one another. The advent of the car gave them freedom‚ allowing people to explore the world beyond their neighborhoods. Many new jobs were created as a result of the automobile industry. In the 1920s‚ declining prices and a new system of "buying on credit" allowed more people than ever before to own a car. When the first automobiles were invented
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Cars and Bikes Bikes and cars are two of the many ways of transportation. Both can be used to drive people to places they want to go to without walking. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. And each has its own type and standard of people as well as its different uses and forms. Not all the people could afford buying a car. A car could be very expensive to some people. For example‚ we often see poor
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Foundation‚ 29 May 2012. Web. 15 March 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile>. "Birth of Cars." ‚ Invention of Cars‚ History of Car‚ Indian Cars‚ Indian Car Models‚ Car History by Auto Guide. Web. 15 March 2013. <http://auto.indiamart.com/cars/birth-car.html>. Davey‚ Monica. "The Car That Changed America: How Henry Ford ’s 1908 Model Tthe First Mass-produced and Affordable Carsparked the Growth of Highways‚ Surburbs‚ and the Middle Class Itself." CBS Interactive. CBS Interactive
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Can Detroit Make The Cars Customers Want? 1. AutoNation having a problem with its inventory because: * Gasoline prices is high which make customers change their taste to small vehicle and it cause the dealer’s lot overload with unsold gas guzzling pickup truck and SUV. * GM‚ Ford and Chrysler’s manufactures can’t quickly change production model and have been geared toward optimizing the efficient of the production plan * This problem will cause: * Losing market share to the Japanese
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The invention of the automobile was a historical achievement that completely transformed human civilization. This is why cars have had a greater effect on society than airplanes have. Not only have cars enabled people to relocate with ease‚ but they are also used on a much more regular basis. First of all‚ cars have had a greater effect on society than airplanes because cars have allowed so many more people to relocate to other geographical regions. In other words‚ most people do not spend their
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* Your final thesis statement Hybrid cars are important to our eco system because they are eco-friendly‚ reliable‚ and they are efficient. Benefits of owning a Hybrid Car I. Owning a hybrid car is safer on the Ecosystem a. A hybrid vehicle uses an on-board rechargeable energy storage system(RESS) b. It’s has regenerative braking in which the electric motor applies resistance to the drivetrain causing the wheels to slow down. In return‚ the energy from the wheels turns the motor
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Driving one of the new high-tech hybrids — cars that combine the power of a gas engine with an electric motor to reduce fuel consumption and emissions — may seem like something only an environmentalist or an engineer could get revved up about. The fact is‚ however‚ that a new generation of hybrid cars and trucks due to go on sale within the next 12 months offer a number of very practical advantages for families‚ from saving money to helping save the planet. Many experts are predicting 2004 will be
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Car Accident Horror‚ disbelief and fear filled my mind as I lay on my side‚ sandwiched between the cold‚ hard tar and the mangled k metal of the car. The weight of the car pressed down on the lower half of my body with monster force. It did not hurt‚ my body was numb. My lungs felt pinched shut and air would neither enter nor escape them. My mind was buzzing. What had just happened? In the distance‚ on that cursed road‚ I saw cars driving by completely unaware of what happened‚ how I felt. I
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I. Introduction Crash‚ boom‚ bang! In an instant‚ a car accident can change a person’s life forever. Each year‚ many unsuspecting drivers‚ passengers‚ and pedestrians are killed on the roads of the United States. The main question we ask ourselves is why? Are people killed because of high speed crashes? Did the airbags not deploy at the proper time? Were the roads in acceptable conditions? Unfortunately‚ we can not always determine the causes of all accidents‚ simply because we were not on
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