Comparing Trains and Planes as Means of Transportation From the dawn of time‚ man has followed his urge to travel; sometimes neglecting the enjoyment of the journey in pursuit of the destination. Although two of the favorable means of passenger transportation - the plane and the train - accomplish the task of arriving at a destination‚ there are distinct differences in their capacity for comfort‚ time‚ scenic value‚ and safety. To entice the weary traveler‚ accustomed and outraged by the rough
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Justin Wilbanks Ms. Wallace November 9‚ 2012 Word Count: 1‚138 The Marshall University Plane Crash of 1970 Marshall University is an accredited college located in Huntington‚ West Virginia. Many significant events may have happened in the past that shaped the school and made it known for what it is‚ but one event is looked at as the most memorable and life-changing event today. The plane crash of November 14‚ 1970 involving the lives of seventy-five people‚ including the death of thirty-seven
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commercial pilot‚ and an airline transport pilot as well as three people on the ground were fatally injured. Four other people on the ground received serious injuries. The aircraft and two houses were completely destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 under an instrument flight rules flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The National Transportation
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Canada and is on a plane with him and a pilot. Brian Robeson‚ a thirteen-year-old kid from New York City. He is the main traveler on a little plane made a beeline for the oil fields of Canada. Brian is en route to go through the mid year with his dad‚ and he’s inclination completely mooched about his guardians’ late separation. Brian doesn’t have much time to harp on his miserable family circumstance‚ however‚ on the grounds that the pilot—the main other individual on the plane—all of a sudden endures
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The fastest way of travel would be by plane. If time is a major issue‚ a flight would be the best mode of transportation for you. A flight can also be easier to schedule‚ there are hundreds of flights leaving every half-hour‚ in every direction from and to almost every airport in the world. Besides being fast and convenient‚ studies have shown it’s also safer. Statistics show air travel as one of the safest ways to travel‚ baste on its passenger to crash ratio. The down fall is a flight is also
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After waiting many hours in the airport lobby‚ the plane finally was ready at gate 42. I took one last look at where I had been sitting for the past two hours. As I walked toward the plane‚ I thought about all the terrible things and accidents that I had been through at my summer trip. Shake once I boarded the plane and tuck myself comfortably in the seat‚ the plane took off and started the journey toward the blue sky when I heard a rumble under my feet. I didn’t worry as I thought that it was
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Life Change from a Hypothetical Plane Crash Introduction When I stepped into the office for the interview it was a far cry from the body shop I was just at a short hour before. I accepted the part-time position as a bookkeeper for the Christian owned tax service firm and was excited about the prospective of being one step closer to getting fully out of my current position at the body shop. My interviewer was the owner’s wife and she seemed like someone that I could learn from as she invited
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"Crash" Crash‚ a touching film created by the Canadian director and writer Paul Haggis‚ incorporates the many struggles‚ faced by today ’s racial stereotypes‚ into a collage of various interconnected‚ cultural dilemmas encountered by the film ’s multi-ethnical cast ("Paul"). Haggis uses the dialogue and physical actions of his characters to illustrate the various racial stereotypes that are pre-assigned to each race by every individual. This film is a mesmerizing drama that touches the emotions
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One car rear ending another begins a storyline set over thirty-six hours that reveals how utterly connected a group of people’s lives are‚ even though they all seem to be extremely diverse. The movie Crash emphasizes the interconnectedness of these people that originally appear very different from one another. Preconceived notions of stereotypes prevent the characters from fully understanding how similar and connected they really are. The director‚ Paul Haggis‚ crafts the movie so that the characters
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Title: To Stay Healthy On A Plane‚ Choose This Seat Category: Health Tags: sick passengers‚ germ transmission‚ avoiding illness‚ contracting disease Teaser: Scientists have discovered which airplane seat can make you the sickest — window‚ aisle or middle. One seat is the clear winner. Title: For many weary travelers‚ coming down with a cold after a long flight is par for the course. That’s because airplanes are the perfect environment for spreading viral infections. In fact‚ with over three billion
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