Throughout the 2008 presidential election and continuing into the current term‚ the greatest and most controversial debate has been centered around one thing‚ a universal healthcare system in the United States. It has occupied the minds of politicians and Americans day and night. Debates and speeches on this topic have taken over rallies‚ city council meetings‚ and more than one State of the Union Address. These debates are heating with concerns of increase taxes‚ decrease salaries for doctors
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Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars are the transportation of the future. Humans have been driving around since the 1880’s. They started off as simple‚ one-cylinder machines‚ to today‚ where they are twelve cylinder animals. From fuel-efficient coupes‚ to gas guzzling SUVs‚ or even the ultra expensive supercars‚ all use gasoline. The use of this gasoline makes or breaks the selling point of the car. We base the cars off of their utility; the gas-guzzlers may be the ones with the most torque and pulling
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Buying our dream car brings us joy and regret It was the month of December of the year 2013; I was stressed out‚ depressed and at times I even felt sick. December 21st was right around the corner and I was struggling to gather the money that would keep me from living in my car or worst-case scenario‚ in the street. Ever since I was in grade school‚ I hoped that by the time I was 22 years of age‚ I would own the latest model car of the SLK class Mercedes Benz. I always imagined of how great that
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------------------------------------------------- Motorcycles are Safer than Cars Everyone knows that in a crash motorcycle riders usually come off worse than car drivers. Riders avoid some problems‚ like being trapped in a burning or sinking car‚ but in general an accident that dents a car can put a motorcyclist in hospital. However motorcycle fear is often based on rumor or reports‚ not actual experience. It is guilt by association. Guilt by Association A friend once told me she didn’t like
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groups that have really been pushing their use. Tough these cars do not share the same performance qualities of some gas-powered cars; the current technology has been rapidly catching up. Hybrid vehicles have offered in some ways the best of both worlds. The cars are environmentally friendly yet offer the power and distance capabilities of other cars on the market. Furthermore‚ there have been many ways of supplying electricity to the cars including home-rechargeable batteries and hydrogen power. Electric
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Bikes vs. Cars Lots of people find it hard to differ a bike from a car. They normally choose the car and ignore the bike. Today in our country people are too lazy to see their similarities and just choose the one that’s easier to drive. Although they are similar by giving you transportation‚ they definitely have a large amount of differences too. Bikes are made and bought in a lot of different styles‚ sizes‚ and colors. Bikes have two wheels and are powered by physical labor from the driver
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Car Service - what should you expect? When organising a car service‚ it’s important that you establish what the service includes. Some garages will change only your oil filter‚ others will carry out a full service. A good garage will follow a service checklist as a confirmation of a job well done.. Does your car need a service? Most modern cars only needs a service once a year‚ but older cars require a service once every six months. The manufacturer’s service handbook will
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Universal or Core Ethical Values Trustworthiness‚ respect‚ responsibility‚ fairness‚ caring‚ and citizenship are six core ethical values. Using core ethical values as the basis for ethical thinking can help detect situations where we focus so hard on upholding one value that we sacrifice another eg we are loyal to friends and so do not always tell the truth about their actions. 1. TRUSTWORTHINESS Trustworthiness concerns a variety of behavioral qualities honesty‚ integrity‚ reliability
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and John Stoll Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to produce driverless cars that are aimed at reducing crashes‚ through the use of self-driving car technology by 2020. Volvo’s vision is that no one will be killed or injured in these driverless cars because there is no chance for human error. Volvo also believes that with the driverless car technology it’s developing‚ we could see virtually zero car deaths‚ at least in cars with this technology. Existing vehicles could be easily adapted to this
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BUY A HYBRID‚ SAVE THE PLANET Topic: Hybrid Cars General Purpose: To orally present information by sharing‚ defining‚ or explaining. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that hybrid vehicles are an environmentally sensitive and affordable for almost anyone. Central Idea: Hybrid cars have several advantages over conventional cars. Introduction I. Here is an alarming statistic: According to the website GreenerCars.com‚ the United States is the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide
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