(often called "bullet trains") at speeds of 200 to 300 kilometers (125 to 185 miles) per hour‚ on schedules timed down to the minute. Emergency inspections are being conducted on all Shinkansen trains and detailed information on the cause of the ICE crash is being compiled by these companies to help ensure future safety. Immediate Inspection of Trains‚ Crossings The ICE accident occurred when the train was traveling at 200 kph (125 mph). All cars except for the lead engine derailed‚ smashing into
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Hadassha Battiste Professor _________ April _______ The movie Crash proves that a series of events can connect even the most unlikely of people. The movie demonstrated how racism and stereotypes tie people together and how detrimental our ill thinking could be to ourselves and each other. The entire movie is laced with coincidences leading to connections and appears to have a somewhat domino effect triggered by the actions or thoughts of another. Ignorance and intolerance divides groups
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Crash analysis Haggi’s 2004 ‘Crash’ is a film that explores the different dimensions of human nature and how quick humans are to judge a person based on their physical appearance and the stereotypes associated with them. Set in Los Angeles post 9/11‚ the film is a vignette of over a 36 hour period and explores the themes of appearance vs. reality‚ racism and stereotypes and lastly fate. In specific reference to the cloak scene ‚ which involves Farhad( the Persian shopkeeper) confronting
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An interesting character in short story "Through the Tunnel" written by Doris Lessing is Jerry. Jerry is an interesting character because he is a determined‚ reckless‚ and maturing boy. The author portrays Jerry this way in "Through the Tunnel" to show a young English boy’s rite of passage from childhood to adolescence. Firstly‚ Jerry is an interesting character as he is a determined boy. Jerry finds the tunnel through the natives and resolves to "find his way through the cave‚ hole or tunnel‚ and
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Racism Reflection The movie I chose for this assignment was the Hollywood film Crash. I really enjoyed watching this movie even though I have watched it previously before. Crash is the type of movie where you need to watch it more than once to understand the real meaning it is trying to portray about racism. There are many acts of racism that is being shown in this movie in different ways through the many characters revealed. In this movie I found there to be a lot of themes that took place‚ however
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English IV 20 August 2013 Crash I was so excited to go home after my three month stay in Chile. It wasn’t that I had a bad time rather that I was home sick. I left my uncles house at six am to depart for the airport. Everything was normal; the sun was bright‚ with no clouds beneath it. I remember the roads in Chile. They were very bumpy‚ and unpaved. As we neared the airport‚ I looked back at all of my memories I had while in the lovely country. Time went by so fast during my stay. I entered
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Primary: Boys and Girls 3-6 Secondary: Infant Boys and Girls‚ Kids 6-11‚ Teens/Adults Successful character revival to research: When property was first launched? First launched at MGM‚ now owned by WB – Hanna-Barbera Tom – 1940 Jerry – 1940 1940 MGM Original cartoon‚ ‘Puss Gets the Boot’ was released in theatres in 1940 1940 – 1958 MGM ‘Tom and Jerry’ was aired 1960 MGM 13 shorts were released by Gene Deitch from Rembrandt Films 1963 – 1967 MGM Chuck Jones remodeled Tom and Jerry‚ and produced
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During his interviews with the New York Times and Bob Costas‚ Jerry Sandusky appeared to be lying. He frequently rambled and avoided fully answering some of the questions asked in the interviews. In the New York Times interview‚ Sandusky repeatedly avoided eye contact with the interviewer. He also lied about the strange answer he gave Bob Costas after being asked whether he was “sexually attracted to underage boys” (“Jerry Sandusky‚” 2011). In the New York Times interview‚ Sandusky claims he didn’t
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PIA Flight 688- A flight I can never forget “Please fasten your seat belt sir.” The voice of the flight steward woke me back from my reverie. After what seemed like thousands of years‚ finally I was taking a long break from my official and marital stress. I just couldn’t stop day dreaming about how perfect my vacation in Hawaii would be! As my flight took off‚ the excitement grew even further to feel the warm‚ sandy beaches sparkling in the sun‚ the sweet smelling pine trees and the luscious aroma
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Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. Bruner Case Study Case Summary This case examines issues of asset control for Ben & Jerry’s Homemade‚ Inc.‚ in light of the outstanding takeover offers by Chartwell Investments‚ Dreyer‘s Grand‚ Unilever‚ and Meadowbrook Lane Capital in January 2000. The case requires a discussion of fundamental firm objectives and the implications of a non-traditional corporate orientation; one needs to review the development of Ben & Jerry’s strong social consciousness
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