in graduate writing programs that were mostly far from home‚ and this new job took her two hundred miles away from New York to the “exact middle of nowhere” (Gornick 110). As most New Yorkers‚ she didn’t have a car‚ and getting there by plane or a train would prove to be a tedious and expensive task. A bus was the more realistic choice for her‚ so on Monday she boarded the Greyhound bus that would depart at 5:00 in the afternoon and drop her off at 9:30 in the evening at a truck stop fifteen miles
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The International Space Station (ISS) The International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility which is being assembled in Low Earth Orbit. Construction of the station began in 1998‚ and is scheduled to be complete by 2011. Operations will continue until 2015. At present‚ the ISS is the largest artificial satellite in Earth orbit. It is bigger than any previous space station. The ISS program is a joint effort by the space agencies of the United States (NASA)‚ Russia‚ Japan‚ Canada and ten European
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3. Consider the market for minivans. For each of the events listed here‚ identify which of the determinants of demand or supply are affected‚ also indicate whether demand or supply increases or decreases. Then draw the diagram to show the effect on the past and quantity of minivans A. People decide to have more children. Ans in: . If people decide to have more children‚ they will want larger vehicles for hauling their kids around‚ so the demand for minivans will increase. Supply will not be affected
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analyzing Porter’s five forces of radio station industry in New Zealand‚ we could get the conclusion that four of those five forces have negative influences on the industry‚ namely the intensity of rivalry‚ the threat of substitutes‚ the bargaining power of buyers‚ and the bargaining power of suppliers. Only the threat of new entrants has positive influence. Fortunately‚ ICTs are broadly used in converting the negatives to positives among the radio station industry. And it actually does very well
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Police Station Compound In Hong Kong‚ a huge population lives on very scarce land. The price of land in Central is one of the highest in the world. As the result‚ most of the old buildings are demolished for new expensive buildings. But some buildings should be kept since they are historic and the historical value cannot be measured in money. The Central Police Station is one of the best buildings because it represents the just and fair of the world famous Hong Kong police. Central Police Station Compound
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Spoiling car owner and Traffic Jam‚ whose fault? Jakarta is capital town of Indonesia‚ the central region that well known by traffic jams problem. Traffic jam problem in Jakarta has always been a terrible problem that still difficult to solve. Jakarta is included in "The World’s 20 Cities with The Worst Traffic Jams" and Jakarta is on the 14th rank. Every single day‚ especially around 5.00 am – 2.00 am‚ simply says that the traffic start from the beginning until the end of the day. The most
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The rising levels of congestion and air pollution found in most of the world cities can be attributed directly to the rapidly increasing number of private cars in use. In order to reverse this decline in the quality of life in cities‚ attempts must be made to encourage people to use their cars less and public transport more. Discuss possible ways to encourage the use of public transport. You should write at least 250 words. In a world of increasing environmental awareness improved public transport
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The shelter was very stuffy. The amount of injured and sick people in the shelter sickened me to my stomach. I could not breathe even though I was inhaling deeply. The smell of damp was so bad that there was no clean air to breath. I could hear the moans and cries from the injured people and I tried to cover my ears but it was like it was re-playing again and again in my head. It was very gloomy in the shelter and it matched the scenery around. I closed my eyes wishing I was not here but opened
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Okay!! So I honestly don’t know exactly where to put this but maybe someone here can give me an idea on what the hell my partner and I just saw?? I’m not exactly sure where to start but I guess you need some background info. Uhh. I guess when Lisbeth and I left to travel South America a couple months ago. Since we both only ever studied English and Spanish in school (which kind of soured a lot of Europe for us)‚ we decided to backpack around here for a while and see something different for a change
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Owning a Car Car ownership is an important part of life for people. Owning a car has many advantages and definitely brings people with a lot of convenience. First‚ it can help people move things‚ such as move items to a new home. There are lots of different furniture or some items in someone’s home‚ so people can just put everything into boxes and load into car to transport them. Also‚ it is very convenient for buying groceries. Sometimes‚ people may buy lots of large bags of foods in a
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