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    and to discharge a spark between electrodes of the spark plug. 2.) If a four-cycle engine runs at 3600 rpm‚ and the number of sparks per minute required at the spark plug would be ______per minute. A.) 1800 3.) Name the six main electrode components that make up the magneto ignition system. A.) Permanent magnets‚ High tension coil‚ Mechanical or electronic switching device‚ Condenser‚ High tension spark plug wire‚ Spark plug 4.) Regarding atoms _______. A.) C 5.) The electron

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    meaning of an addiction‚ but have completely distorted the definition. People do not take most addictions seriously when compared to common known ones and do not seem to have the same reaction and trouble overcoming those addictions. In the Article “The Plug in Drug”‚ the author Marie Winn (2012) discusses how the word addiction is often used differently in conversation and that its true meaning is

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    Coleman 1 Staci Coleman Professor Thoreson English 101 18 February 2012 Cell Phone: A Cordless Addiction Marie Winn wrote an amazing article “Television: The Plug-in Drug” in which she introduces the argument about television and its overwhelming affects on families. She opens the minds of readers with explaining that the casual entertainment television was intended for has now become a troublesome problem within families. Winn proposes that the problem lies within the seductive

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    CREATING THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY Analysis of the Electric Vehicle Industry Creating the Clean Energy Economy Analysis of the Electric Vehicle Industry Primary Authors Jennifer Todd is an Economic Development Associate at IEDC. Jess Chen is a Research Fellow and a PhD candidate at American University. Frankie Clogston is an IEDC Consultant and a PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins University. Primary Editors Liz Thorstensen‚ Vice President of Knowledge Management & Economic Development

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    According to Marie Winn in “The Plug-In Drug”‚ television has many negative effects on our society today. In her essay she emphasis that television today is controlling the everyday aspect of life. She inference that television has ruined family rituals‚ the communication and it’s seen as equivocal. She acknowledged that there is a problem with our society and the way that television influence us. Been said‚ I’m able to say that I agree with Winn on the subject of television having negative effects

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    “The Plug-in Drug”‚ written by Marie Winn‚ consists of effects of watching television as a child‚ and pessimistic consequences followed by doing so. Marie asserts that watching television-even “good” programs-is harmful to children; she reasons her argument with a range of persuasive elements such as asking rhetorical questions‚ providing information suggested by reliable source‚ and accentuating the importance of engagement of the readers. First of all‚ the author’s effective usage of rhetorical

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    Tesla Motors Norbert Binkiewicz Justin Chen June 4‚ 2008 Matt Czubakowski 1 SWOT Analysis Strengths • • • • Good engineering and technology research capability Able to raise large amounts of capital First mover advantage; the first company to offer a relatively practical fully electric car‚ customers include high-profile figures like Arnold Schwarzenegger‚ George Clooney‚ and Jay Leno Designs and builds many of the components in its cars‚ including the power electronics

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    The television was a device that was thought to bring families closer. However‚ in recent years the idea can be debunked as an old wives tale. In Marie Winn’s book the Plug-In Drug she addresses how television/electronics have actually driven families apart. This topic is specifically covered in her chapter “Family Life”. Winn makes observations which open our eyes to what electronics can actually do to families. Electronics have perverted the idea of family and how they interact with one another

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    In the essay "Television: The Plug-in Drug"‚ Winn addresses the issue of technology and also described how in the mid 70’s the first generation of television in viewers imagined this new invention to change the aspects of the home front. She also states that fifty years after the introduction of television into American society‚ the medium has become so deeply ingrained in daily life that in many states the TV set has attained the rank of a legal necessity‚ which is safe from the repossession of

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    A Summary of “Television: The Plug-In Drug” by Marie Winn The family time that experts once believed the television would facilitate has backfired. It has been replaced with an everyday military regiment. Wake up‚ go to school‚ watch television‚ and go to bed. Parents have allowed the television to become the primary source for their children’s home life experience. Although this medium allows for peace within the home‚ the family dynamic suffers. Winn references the conflicts that family’s had

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