Big hair‚ neon lights‚ Jordache shorts‚ and fast cars. The 1980’s were loose‚ wild‚ and rock and roll were the perfect matches to the powerful machines rolling out of Detroit. Although the late 1970’s were the start of the Malaise era of cars‚ the late 1980’s saw a real resurgence in fun cars with power. Automakers had learned to cope with emissions regulations and with technological advances engines became more powerful‚ more efficient‚ and thanks to computers had some impressive dashboards. This
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There are valid reasons that women are better drivers than men. Firstly‚ women drive more carefully than men. According to a research at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh‚ 70 percent of serious car crashes is linked to men even if women had a higher number of minor accidents like a fender bender. Therefore women take the wheel more safely and prudently. Secondly‚ women obey traffic regulations better than men do. They generally fasten their seat belts‚ observe the traffic signal and hardly
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In this essay I will explore the subculture of modernists and their musical‚ cultural and fashion influences that lead to the development of the movement during the late 1950’s. I will also discuss in depth the impact the media had on ‘mods’ and how this acted as a catalyst for the inevitable divide of the subculture. This will be carried out with reference to the infamous clash of mods and rockers at Brighton on 18th May 1964 with discussion to the way in which newspapers chose to report the event
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23 June 2013 Retirement Planning Being able to retire is an achievement that you want to enjoy to its fullest‚ but you cannot enjoy it if you have not successfully planned for it. When you start planning for retirement you need to think about where and how you want to live. Do you want to travel and would you travel internationally or domestically. What things do you like to do? Go to the movies‚ go out to dinner‚ spend time with family and friends. All of these things cost money and if you
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Austria‚ bearing the slogan: "It’s not cool to kill friends.” (Bell) Skiers often make fun of us snowboarders for our strange habit of sitting down‚ but what they don’t understand is the reasons why. One of the many reasons is snowboarding is a better workout than skiing is. “When a snowboarder points the nose of his board across the fall line instead of straight downhill‚ he is now positioned in such a manner that to keep from sliding down the hill. He has to be in some more-or-less squatting position
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S. had the 10th best retirement-income system in the world. One year later‚ that hasn’t changed‚ according to the third annual study of the pension systems of 16 countries by Mercer and the Australian Centre for Financial Studies. In its study‚ Mercer and ACFS measured the overall pension benefits that are being provided to the citizens of 16 countries‚ the likelihood that those systems will be able to provide benefits in the future‚ and the integrity of private retirement plans. Same as last year
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ed is MARRIED IS BETTER THAN BEING SINGLE There are lots of discussion and arguments about to being single or getting married nowadays. The new generation might not willing to bound into marriage life and they wish to remain in single life so they can have more privacy‚ freedom and the commitment of responsibilities. However‚ marriage is union ordained by God and it is also a wonderful union of two people in love. It is unique‚ opposite-sex union with legal‚ social‚ economic and spiritual dimensions
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throughout its history‚ not only for the physical Earth‚ but also for the human beings on it‚ have been very significant for mankind. Events like these are extremely unique and will mostly never happen again since society in the world is always changing. One extremely significant event that occurred in the late 1700’s that would be one of the most important aspects of history because it influenced many to do the same and to fight for their beliefs. The American Revolution was the leading cause for many
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Console Systems are better than PCs. This is a topic of great discussion and disagreement in my gaming community. I have gather background information on the advantages and disadvantages of Console and PC gaming systems. The greatest advantage consoles have over PCs is cost. The Xbox360 currently sells for around $400‚ often with a couple games in the bundle‚ while it ’s easy to spend that much or more on a quality PC video card alone. The second advantage is simplicity. PC gaming is a technical
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said: (Mon‚ Sep 24‚ 2012 10:09:13 PM) | | | | Hard work : when you use your physical efforts more than your mental effort. Smart work : when you give priority to your mental ability more than physical ability. I want to refer to a story : there were two woodcutters in a jungle. One cuts trees for 12 hours a day and other for 6 hours. But the woodcutter who works less cut more trees than other one because he sharpens his Axe after every hour. Now
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