What Happened To the Hummer? Shawn Morris Wright Career College Mr. Burney EN102 – English Composition April 7‚ 2011 The HMMWV‚ pronounced Humvee‚ short for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle‚ which went into preliminary design work in 1979‚ was intended as a mobile transport vehicle for American troops. (Burkeman‚ 2008) It gained popularity among civilians as support for the military grew. Versions of the Humvee‚ called the Hummer went into production for the general
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Do you still remember the very last journey we took which ended our relation?I remember every single moment on that day.It still fresh in my mind and i think i’ll never forget in my entire life.I still remember one week before that day.I planned to a trip with you for around five days.I wanted to show you my hometown and introduce you to my family members my family members and bring you also visited some tourist attractions there.Not only that‚ i had prepared a ring for a romantic moment.When the
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He woke up to the sound of crashing rain against the barred window. He remembered where he was just by sniffing the air‚ even before opening his eyes. Throwing his bed sheet off‚ he jumped to the ground and rummaged under the bed until his fingers clasped around what he had been looking for. He pulled the shoebox out and sat back down on the bed‚ thinking just how small the shoebox looked. How could something so small‚ hold 18 years worth of memories? He pulled the lid off and looked down at his
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What happened in Enron and Arthur Andersen? United States ’ seventh largest company Enron‚ with the slogan "Ask Why" was admired for its innovation‚ but it all ended up in bankruptcy and criminal matters. The company filed for bankruptcy in December 2001. This was one of the world ’s biggest corporate scandals in history. USA ’s seventh largest firm had in over sixteen years increased its assets from 10 billion to 70 billion U.S. dollars‚ and was by the stock market analysts from Wall Street
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Knowing that‚ what you do with the life you have is very important. What people remember you by is also equally as important. Three character traits I would like others to remember me by are‚ being great with people of all ages‚ respectful‚ self-confidence and having pride in the way I carry myself. To begin with‚ the first trait I would like other people to remember me by is‚ being great with people of all ages. My mom always tells me I am a very good people person and I agree with her. I love working
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My Odyssey Let me take you through what has happened so far; my senior year‚ which was 2016‚ I pulled a prank‚ my senior prank. I sat for months mulling over what to do; thumbtack on chair‚ loosen bolts on a desk‚ spray paint or graffiti the gym; I had all these ideas and could not decide! Then finally I thought of one that I just had to do. It was calling and tempting me‚ and let me tell you‚ when mean ol’ Ms. Bat came in her room she did not expect all of her desks‚ tables‚ and chairs to
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How does Nuclear power work and what happened at Chernobyl? What would you do if your town had a nuclear power plant explosion? Would you help clean up or would you just leave town? I would help the people of my town by cleaning up. The chernobyl explosion was caused by an operator error‚ and cost a lot of money and hurt a lot of people. Nuclear power is made up of atoms that are constructed like a mini solar system. By the late 1950’s nuclear power was developed. There are two types of uranium
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"If only I had been more careful‚ that wouldn’t have happened". Your story should not be less than 350 words. Tonight was a cold and stormy night. The doors slammed shut as the rustling sound of the leaves could be heared. The storm had been like this for the past three days. I sat on my bed thinking if I had upset the Gods above in heaven. As I lay my head down soft and gently on my comfy pillow‚ I wondered if mom and dad were ok. They had gone for a vacation to the bahamas and I had to stay back
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This morning‚ my daughter asked me what happened to the dinosaurs. "Why did they disappear?"‚ she asked while I was fetching her to school. Her teachers had told her that the dinosaurs disappeared millions of years ago after changing to other animals. She is six years old. The theory of evolution is increasingly being accepted as fact and taught to children as young as preschool. It is everywhere; in movies‚ in cartoons‚ at school‚ and even‚ in music classes. Children shows such as "Go‚ Diego‚ Go
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exquisitely detailed film directed by George Stevens I Remember Mama tells of a Norwegian family living in San Francisco during the beginning of this century. It is an old classical movie‚ based on Kathryn Forbes’ novel titled Mama’s Bank Account. The film is rendered and it is a moving act of memory about how an immigrant family copes with poverty and how they try to overcome the odds of living in a foreign country. I could identify with almost every scene in the movie and not because of the era
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