...Paper I bout my first car at 21 years old as a birthday present to myself and I was unaware of how much went into the decision making process until then but soon came up with my own process of smaller decisions I had to make to factor into the purchase. When I first went to buy the car which was the major decision I had to determine the necessity of the car in my life, Whether or not financially I could manage a car payment and if I was willing to commit that much time to making the payments. Necessity of the Big Decision My first step as a consumer at 21 years old was determining how important a car was in my life and at the time it definitely was I was in college and participating in collegiate sports, volunteer coached high school track and field, attending college, and managing a social life it was very important in my future success that I have a reliable vehicle to get me to and from. The book talks about lack of structue decisions and uncertainty and risk and after reading them I somewhat implement some of the procedural steps without even knowing it. Financial Commitment My second step was to decide that at 21 years old I had to get a job and maintain that or another job long enough to make these car payments and commit to the length of the contract. There was certainty that I could manage the car payments especially because I just started a new job I knew I had a future in and was making enough money to comfortably manage the car payment. I made...
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...self-driving cars are a good thing. I am going to be on the pro side. My first point is that there is nearly no error. My second point is that it eases congestion. My next point would be that the car eases parking. Another point would be potential for more powerful vehicles. My argument for the first point would be, these super accurate readings have virtually eliminated driving errors for test cars on the road, as the only accidents so far are while human drivers have been in control. The argument for my next point would be, because self-driving cars can communicate with each other, they would eliminate the need for traffic signals. For my third point is would be, because self-driving cars don’t require a driver, they could alleviate parking concerns in highly populated areas. Finally for my last point my argument would be, because self-driving cars don’t require a driver, technicians could potentially rearrange where on the car the various mechanical parts are stored. Of course I’m going to expand on each point, but those would be my topic sentences. Some rebuttals would be how expensive they are. Most companies have not released a price for their driverless cars. Another rebuttal would be the potential for technology to go wrong. Even if a self-driving car performs flawlessly at first, it is possible for the programming that runs the cars to be updated by the car company with a fault string of code. Those would be good rebuttals, but I think my points are...
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...website with the car I observed that the car would not start so I asked myself why. My first statement would be to say that the battery is dead on the car. So I assume that if I get my car jumped then the car will start and I will be fine to drive it. After I tested my hypothesis I saw that it was not that battery that was dead now I have a different problem at hand. At this point I would have to try another hypothesis. So I asked again what the problem could be and said to myself it is possibly an electrical problem. I then go and replace the fuses to see if this would get the car to start. My conclusion here is that the car did start so my prediction was correct. A real life situation that I have been in where I have had to apply the steps of the scientific method is when I lost my car keys. The first thing was I realized I misplace my car keys so I ask myself where I could have left them. I then think that maybe my keys are in my coat pocket. I go look to see if the keys are in my coat pocket. Unfortunately the car keys are not in my coat pocket so the end result here is to keep looking. My next step is to continue my search on looking for the keys so I start back at the question and ask myself where else I believe I have left the keys. My next hypothesis is to check my front door lock because maybe I forgot to take them out of the door after opening it. So I go check the front door and there are the keys hanging from the lock. My conclusion is that my keys were left in...
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...3/21 Car Accident Background Morning (6:49 – 9:30) – In the morning I got on to the bus to go to Auto Tech. After Auto Tech I took the bus to YHS for my other classes. I went to American Civilization and English. Afternoon (11:40 – 3:01) – During lunch Samet drop me off at my house. I took the car to school. I parked in the parking lot and when to lunch. After lunch I went to math class. I had a math test that day. Late afternoon (2:10- 3:45) – My friend Seb and I decided to go to Seb’s house after school. Seb and I got into the car. We exited the parking lot and went straight onto N Greenbrier St. After about 100 yards we saw my friends Chris and Danny. I pulled up next to them and Danny said, “Hey, Ethan can I get a ride to my house, you know where I live right?” I said “Yeah sure I can give you a ride to your place.” Danny and Chris then got into the car. We continued on to N Greenbrier St. From “N Greenbrier St.”, I took a right on to 26th Street North. I drove down 26th street until I took a right on to North Trinidad Street. Then I took the next left, onto North Little Falls Road. We were on North Trinidad for a few blocks when at the intersection with N. Van Buren Danny suddenly said “Ethan take a right on to this street so we can back on the main road”. I was already into the intersection but tried to take the turn too quickly and slammed on the brakes. The wheels locked-up and the Saab skidded sideways into the curb which caused it to trip and flip...
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...have chosen for this supply and demand paper is buying a new car. I just bought a brand new 2012 Honda Accord LX from the Crystal lake, Illinois Honda dealer. I traded in my old 1999 Honda Accord EX which had 195000 miles on it. I had bought that car new as well from the Honda dealer. I was going to get my old car fixed but it would have cost me 2000.00 the Honda dealer said. They suggested I buy a new one and I was promised a good deal because sales were low for them. I made the decision to trade my old Honda Accord for 4000.00 and get the new one. I am so happy I made the right choice of buying a new car instead of throwing money away in the old one. In this paper I would like to talk about factors that could cause possible changes in the supply and demand when buying a new car. Determine at least two substitutes there may be for new cars. Also, check at least two complements there may be for new cars. Lastly, determine the key determinants of the price elasticity of demand. Some of the factors that could cause possible changes in supply and demand when buying a new car are when there are high unemployment rates and lower wages, the demand for new cars will be less. When people have a good job and make more than minimum wage they may buy a car for every driver in the house and then the demand for new cars will automatically increase. Also, when gas prices are really high people may avoid buying new cars especially since a lot of newer models have really big motors...
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...All of last week we worked on building mousetrap cars. I briefly described them in my last blog post but on this post I will make a more detailed blog about what I struggled with and what went well for me and the whole process I went through while making this car. The first mousetrap car that I made was a total disaster. I tried to do something different from what everyone else was going, to see if I could create something that would be more successful in some aspects also because the pictures online looked really cool, I liked the use of materials that were presented and it looked like it would be very efficient. In the photo the mousetrap car was held by 4 fish hook screws, which also held the axels. Then the CD wheels were fitted to the axel by wrapping a...
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...numerous emotions such as fear, a longing to be accepted, admiration for the other person, or materialism and greed. Negotiations happen every day and in various businesses, and in many official capacities such as the Government Administration, union workers, managers, leaders, police officers, individuals, and every person that needs or wants to sway another is a negotiation. This paper will provide an example of a personal negotiation situation, the analyzation of the roles of communication, and personality in negotiation and how both contribute and detract from the negotiation. Negotiation Situation A negotiation situation that I participated in was the purchase of a used car with a trade in. The first step I took was to request e-mailed quotes on the cars I was...
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...One day, Amanda, Kylie, Caleb, and I decided we want to go to Los Angeles. After a quick stop at the bank, I head to the gas station to fill up my car. As I am fueling up my truck, I notice that my tires are extremely bald and need to be replaced. So I take a trip to the auto shop and I get brand new tires on and an extra just in case. After that I go to the grocery store and get snacks and drinks for the trip. When I’m all done, I head home and rest up for the long trip in the morning. The next morning we decide to meet up at my house at around five o’clock. We first go to Casey’s in Cherokee to get some breakfast and coffee. After we hop in the car, turn up the radio and head off on our trip. About twenty minutes on the road, everyone...
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...someone may use a whole list of alternate definitions, and most are words that mean the same thing. Dictionary.com has thirty-one different definitions for the word fair or other versions. The definitions offered by dictionary.com I deem best resembles my definition of the word fair are, “free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice,” and “legitimately sought, pursued, done, given.” Simply put something that is fair deserved without question. Fairness then can be defined as a state of being fair. The suffix on the end denotes the action, but the meanings carry over between the words. Everywhere there is life people are faced with tough situations that cause action to be done. The key is when those decisions are made and penalties are required, that fairness is not just the punishment. Fairness to oneself is much greater than the penalty because when someone realizes their wrongs they are being fair to themselves. Everything that happens in my life I have the opportunity to flash back and say to myself, “that wasn’t fair,” or “Wow I got really lucky for that fair outcome.” One story particularly stands out in my mind where I was very fortunate. A few years ago in high school, while on the junior varsity baseball team, with a bunch of my buddies (teammates) we decided to perform some in some less than legal behavior. Before I get into the details of the story I will fill in the background. Our team just completed a double header, winning both games,...
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... Christine Cranford From: Thomas Forsyth Date: October 25, 2015 Subject: Building a Budget Drag Car Summary Car enthusiasts have one things in common and that is to go fast and faster. Some spend countless amounts of money and hours on building a drag car to get that tenth of a second faster than the car next to them in the lineup. Those who do not have a lot of money to put into their car but thirst for fast times have an even bigger struggle… Those without all the money to spend on the dream to go faster have to save up and spend cautiously as well as be creative on achieving faster times and fixing the car when things start to go wrong. What Is my Topic? Race cars have always been around and the desire to go faster is bigger than ever with people doing crazy motor swaps and making incredible and unthinkable times in a quarter mile. Making a car is easy from the surface, all you need is: motor, transmission, wheels and tires, and some electronics. What really sets cars apart are all the little physically but major components such as internals of a motor: pistons, rods, crankshaft, and camshaft. What Is the Problem Being Investigated? How to successfully build a low cost and reliable drag car while still being able to run fast quarter mile times. One of the best ways to save money the quickest is to turn a daily driven car into the race car for the weekends. This alone can save thousands of dollars as long as the frame and shell is in good...
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...Buying My First Sports Car Joel Wood Communications 170 03/19/2012 Rhonda Herb Going fast has been something I have loved all my life. All thru out my child hood I dreamed of getting myself a brand-new sports car. Both the GM Corvette and the Dodge Viper are both absolutely awesome options for such a decision. Even with both being so great it still took me doing a lot of research of both my personal situations and the different options that each vehicle offers to allow me to narrow it down to one. They both offer such a precision vehicle that it literally took going into much greater detail with the vehicles just to make the final decision. With all that being said I will further this story by elaborating why the GM Corvette is an all-around better buy for one in a similar condition as myself. The biggest thing I took into consideration was the overall performance of the vehicles, especially since we are talking sports cars. The Dodge Viper comes with and engine that uses ten cylinders which equals massive performance but it is also a whole lot more maintenance and up keep. The GM Corvette only offers 8 cylinders in which is obviously two less but, even with only eight cylinders it still offers massive amounts of horse power. Obviously the added two cylinders of the Dodge Viper will offer more performance but with more performance also comes a lot more money spent. The added price variation just for a little bit...
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...global motor vehicle industry are a boom in certain places and a bust in others all due to economic conditions in different nations. Four years after tow of Detroit Michigan’s big three went into bankruptcy American car makers are going “full throttle” with sales in August hitting an annual rate that if substantiated can take them back over 16 million and that is a rate that was last hit before the economic crisis and 80% higher than 2009 when GM and Chrysler went into bankruptcy. The opposite is happening in Europe being in its sixth year slump now and with a weak economy, high petroleum prices and an aging population being weighing factors on mass market car makers. This has led to cost cutting and over capacity for European car makers. This seems to be a trend worldwide as well as car makers are depending on there luxury brands to make them profitable. Tata has seen a profit due to Jaguar and Land Rover surging there net sales up 71% to 566 million dollars and raising revenues 31% to 568.82 billion rupees. This came dispute as the company said “a weak operating environment in the India business which was more than offset by increasing wholesale volumes and richer product and market mixes at JLR”. This is similar to Renault depending on Nissan and sales of cars produced in low cost factories in Romania to cover domestic losses. Mercedes and BMW are generating healthy profits but Volkswagen despite having a leading European market share relies on Audi for 60% of there profits...
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...As I stared out the car window the willows and oaks zipped past, but my thoughts were going faster. I have been waiting for this expedition all year. Nevertheless, now that it was right around the corner, I just wanted mom to turn the car around. Not to mention thousands of butterflies were dancing in my stomach. My foot tapped in perfect time with the pop song mom had been playing on repeat for the last three hours. She must be as nervous as I am. This is the first time I will be away from her for more than a month. The car turned off the freeway, and on to the road that led to the place I would spend the next three months. A sign waved as we enter saying, “Welcome to Green Mountain, population 2,043.” We drove past the grocery store, the...
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...Golden Grandchild “You are my favorite grandchild.” This is the phrase my grandmother often uses whenever we are alone with one another. Ever since I can remember my grandmother and I have always had a special bond with one another, mainly because she helped raise me. She has always spoiled me and treated me as if I was her “golden grandchild.” My grandmother has many special ways of showing me that I am her favorite grandchild. When I was sixteen she gave me my first car and in her dining room my pictures are framed in gold trimmed picture frames, while the other grandchildren’s pictures are framed in plain frames. It may sound ridiculous but I am 100 percent sure that I am my grandmother’s favorite grandchild. When I was sixteen years old the only thing that was on my mind was girls and getting a car. All year long I begged and pleaded my parents to buy me a car; I even started working at Pizza Hut to help my parents pay for my first car. My parents were very doubtful about me having my own car because they thought that having a car would affect my grades and that I would disregard my curfew. Constantly I promised my parents that I would not get out of hand and would remain focused. I remember once I even told them that “having a car will make me even more focus because I know if I get bad grades or come home late that you all will take the car away for me.” Luckily my parents believed me and said that they would spend fifteen hundred dollars on a car for me. At that time I...
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...Self-introduction: My name is Kevin as an oversea bachelor student, I have studied in University of New South Wales for 4 years. My mother is a staff of Agricultural Bank of China and she is divorced which means that she spent almost all her life’s deposit to send me here for study. She is a great mum and I love her so much. I don’t want her to be too hard by financial pressure. That is negative to her cardiac disease. I share the apartment with other uni-students. Staying in the living-room means lower rent ($110 per week) needed to pay. Casual job during the semester can cover my general expense. On the other hand, I still focus on the studying to make sure the average mark reaching the credit. I stayed in Sydney for the whole summer vacation without traveling or going back to my hometown for Christmas or Chinese New Year in the last 3 years. I worked 6 days a week to save more money as possible as thus I can pay a small part of the education fee by myself. And the difference for this summer is that I taking two extra courses. Therefore this summer I have set an aim to pay these courses fee by 3 month working before next semester start. For completion the target I set at the beginning of the summer holiday, I spent money as less as possible I can. Thus the snowballing financial report for the last three month looks very simple only few categories illustrated above. The sum of this period is -3210.8 which means that I need to save 3400 dollars in next 5 weeks to achieve...
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