News Article Analysis Topic: Demand and Supply Headline: Used- car shortage looms as curbs bite Source: The Strait Times Date: 25th May 2013 Summary Supply of used-cars has decreased from 7000 to 2400 because MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) lifted loan curbs on these vehicles for 60 days. Moreover‚ suppliers are unable to increase supply of used cars since owners are not selling due to future loan restrictions. Under the old scheme‚ car buyers can borrow up to 100 percent of the purchase
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Gatsby?..What Gatsby? The man that has had everyone talking lately‚ has had yet another extravaganza at his West Egg home‚ hundreds of people showed up by the dozens last night to drink‚ dance and carry on from dusk until morning light. The success of Gatsby’s lavish parties had everyone‚ especially the women‚ talking who this mystery millionaire was? Rumours flew my way once the champagne had started taking affect‚ “I heard he was a German spy”‚ “I’m sure he is part of a mob” were only the start
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THE OLDEN TIMES ALL ABOUT THE BIG WORLD WE LIVE IN EXCLUSIVE NEWS TODAY The Start of a Holy War Reaching the Checkpoint Today marks the start of the holy war started by pope urban II all three units have joined at the check point of Constantinople in April of 1096. Over 60‚000 people in total within these people are knights‚ surfs [women and children included] noble men‚ and monks all standing outside the doors of Constantinople. The emperor invited only the principle commanders
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It seems that the tyrant Hitler has finally reached rock bottom. We understand all the desperate attempts to look compassionate‚ but this new propaganda poster is ridiculous. The piece of work is titled ‘long live Germany.’ It portrays the leader of the Nazi Party prancing in front of a group of his men while lifting up the flag of his party and marching his party to his supposed ‘victory.’ The whole thing looks rather majestic‚ very much unlike what the true face of these National Socialists is
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MURDER IN THE PARK On the 8th of October‚ a murder was committed in a park on the outskirts of Tulsa. The victim was a 17-year-old boy named Bob Sheldon‚ who was found lying in a pool of blood at 5pm. A woman was taking a walk through the park when she discovered the bloody corpse. She contacted the police immediately. A witness known to be a friend of Bob Sheldon said that his friend had been brutally murdered by a knife-wielding maniac. This may be biased information due to a variety of
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Project 2: Letter to the Editor for Western Herald What You Turn In: Letter to the Editor Business Letter formatting‚ Single-spaced‚ 1 inch margins‚ Times New Roman 12 pt. font Up to 300 words Reflection Essay 1-2 pages Bibliographic Documentation: evidence and sources should be consulted and referenced as appropriate for publication in Western Herald. Addresses questions as outlined on the Rubric Overview: With the previous unit‚ we explored personal writing suitable for academic audiences
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How could two epidemics that happened hundreds of years apart be similar? The Salem Witch Trials and AIDS hysteria compares in many ways‚ especially fear. Both events were exaggerated to the extreme by everyone‚ started in a small group of minorities‚ and had severe consequences during the crisis. The Salem Witch Trials and AIDS hysteria was exaggerated by everyone that knew or was involved with the cases. One elementary school in New York found out one kid was diagnosed with AIDS so that fall
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Salem‚ Massachusetts August 19th‚ 1692‚ John Proctor stood on the platform he said as they put the rope around his neck‚ “I regret nothing! I will not admit to being a witch I am a full puritan and will not lie.” Than they pulled out the stool from underneath him and it broke his neck he died a quick but unjust death. What caused the people of Salem to turn on one another? There were a lot of settlers to travel from Europe to the new world among these people there were the puritans who are going
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The Salem Witch Trials took place in the year 1692 and lasted more than a year. The popular witch hunt took place in colonial Massachusetts. Demos (2009)‚ explains that during the late 1600’s witch trials were actually not as popular as most people thought in regards to historical significance (p.1311). He also explains that even though the witch hunt was not considered a big event‚ the trials still involved and affected many different people in both age‚ sex‚ and social status (Demos‚ 1970‚ p. 1315)
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June 10‚ 1692 Bridget Bishop ‚ a young women from Salem‚ was hanged to death. Bridget Bishop what hanged for witchcraft. Two little girls from the town accused Bridget Bishop of making them act weird . At the trial when she was shaking her head to answer the question the girls started to shake and fall onto the ground. They later accused her that her body movement influenced them to shake so she was hung to death. What caused the mysterious superstition of people being witches? one possibility is
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