Essays on On The Road

Question #1

Air pollution poses a negative environmental impact on kids since kids who are exposed to polluted air are more likely to develop lung complications. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions not only help in combating climate change but also a reduction in air pollution. The oil industry contributes to air pollution through combustion of fossil fuels as well as through chemicals that are used during the extraction process.

Question # 2

Asthma is still a health threat to not only people living the US but also the rest of the world. One of the major risk factors associated with asthma is air pollution such ...

Lyft’s Profile and Background

Lyft is an American online transportation firm it is a car-hiring company that grounds its services on a mobile app. The San-Francisco-based firm is the second-best in online transportation industry behind Uber. However, Uber outshines Lyft in almost all facets of online transportation network ranging from marketing to revenue generation. For instance, while Uber is swiftly running internationally with even successful operations in developing countries, Lyft is still contained in the US but expanding on the scale of cities (UPI NewsTrack 1). Nevertheless, the company is showing immense efforts to improve and maintain its competitive edge. One of the ...

Introduction

For the purpose of this research paper, the research population that has been selected comprises the homeless people with ages between 18 and 21 years, who are living in Atlantic City and Camden in New Jersey. The main objective here is to conduct a needs based assessment of this homeless population in order to develop and implement a teaching plan that allows this at-risk population to improve their health and well-being.

Needs Assessment

The needs assessment procedure starts off by determining the current family situation and social support structure of the homeless youth. In this case a homeless individual has been ...

Through this paper, I have decided to share my Holiday Memories. Last Christmas, I had a 2 weeks’ holiday in India, with my family. There are many reasons why we choose to holiday in India. My dad’s close friend Sivakumar has been inviting since long, and we were more than happy to accept the invitation. I like Bollywood songs and I have some close friends who are from India. Though my dad is used to traveling abroad, for the rest of the family, it is the first time outside North America. I had prior ideas and perspective about ...

In the South China Morning Post's article called “Dumping of untreated acid in Chinese canal highlights nation's water pollution woes,” we read that a Jiangsu chemical plant was recently charged with the fine of 20 million yuan ($2.88 million) for the violation of dumping nearly 2,700 tons of liquid acid waste into the Grand Canal. The reason for this fine is due to the immeasurable level of environmental damage that this caused. The fine attests to the drastic importance of respecting the earth and its bodies of waters, understanding that it is all maintained by a delicate natural ...

Analysis of Tesla Motors

Analysis of Tesla Motors

Introduction

Organizations must use any strategy that will enable the organization to stay competitive and to also learn about any processes within the organization that could be changed in order to increase proficiency and efficiency. One such process is a critical analysis of the microeconomic and macroeconomic environment as well as any challenges that the organization may be encountering. This essay will perform an analysis of Tesla Motors to include the history of the organization, organizational regulations, factor markets, global pressures and foreign competition, cost structure, economies of scales; a critical analysis, practices of economic theory ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is an inevitable figure in music, especially when it comes to gospel music. Considered as “the Godmother of Rock and Roll”, Sister Rosetta Tharpe played a significant role in the further development of these genres and was a great influence on music stars such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Little Richard and many more (Graham, para. 2). Born in Arkansas in the year of 1915, Rosetta was an African-American and was raised by her evangelical mother, Katie Bell Nubin, who was incredibly passionate about the church. In fact, the passion was so great that Katie would ...

The human brain is a complex organ tasked with different cognitive functions. There are various categories of mental processes among them include, thought, perception and attention. The brain is able to perform several tasks simultaneously; the cognitive functions of the brain, which are both voluntary and non-voluntary, can happen at a go. However when performing specific tasks, and especially those that require concentration more of our attention is required. Research has shown that even the slightest distraction in the fraction of a second can make quite an impact on our lives. Whether one is out driving, or even something ...

The lights play a very significant role in driving a vehicle and are considered to be an essential element of every car. Lights provide a driver with a possibility to see in darkness while he is driving. If lights function right and are bright enough, then a driver is able to see what is in the road ahead. As opposite, if lights are poor, the risk of accident is much higher. Further in this essay I am going to describe and explain several reasons in detail, why it so important to drive with lights on. Different types of lights ...

A sustainable community is one in which regional ecological characteristics can be realized and can persist for many generations appreciating a healthy surrounding, better community life, and a productive economy. A city that is considered sustainable should be able to improve the well-being of its residents without affecting or causing harm to the natural world. Air contamination has emerged as one of the most critical problems affecting the realization of a sustainable community, especially in urban areas. My community, in particular, is a victim of this circumstance and strategies are being put forth to curb this problem. Air pollution ...

How did the fear develop?

Suppose that a young girl is terrified of bugs, fear may have developed through classical conditioning by developing a kind of nervous disorder. This may have started through an early experience that transpired when she was younger. One day, she was out riding on a bike and when she started to get tired, she bowed her head down and that was when she saw a bug right at the center of the road. As the young girl looked at the bug, she failed to see a motorcycle that was coming right at her and so she lost her balance ...

Management Information Systems

Management Information Systems

Introduction

Google as a company has continued to set the pace for other technology industries over the recent past when it comes to technological enthusiasm. This is as a result of the continuous introduction of new projects both in software and hardware markets. Each of the projects has proven to be exceptionally good and has resulted in a simplification of tasks which were previously considered impossible. Some of the most innovative products set to be launched by Google include the Project Wing set to be launched in 2017, which is actually a drone delivery service, Google Fiber ...

Responses to Posts

POST 1 I agree with your statement that alcohol intoxication and the use of mobile phones while on the road are among the most common causes of motor vehicle accidents. Car accidents can be avoided with strict implementation of laws and greater fines. In 2013, over 3000 individuals died due to distracted driving (Bartlett, 2015). Hence, whenever necessary, drivers have to pull over and do their phone call/text businesses or they hang up for a while and focus on the road. In various states now, driving with a hand-held phone is considered illegal. As for drunk driving, in 2012 ...

It is the duty of each and every person to take care of the environment and further to have in place an environment that will enable the world regenerate and in turn be favourable for the day to day living of man today and the future. Various measures have been put in place in order for this to happen. These include the coming up with the bio-degradable products and further, to look for the alternative sources of energy that reduce the amount of harmful emissions. One of these methods is the coming up with the green cars which are ...

Introduction

Every fiscal quarter, automated writing algorithms produce thousands of corporate earning articles using little more than structured data. Companies such as Automated Insights and Narrative Science can write articles on almost any domain with clean and well-structured data. The machine-written articles have variability, tone, and style, and at times are difficult to differentiate them from human-written articles. The automated writing algorithms offer scale, speed, and labor-saving cost. However, the effects of the compromise on media organizations are nuance and accuracy. Thousands of machine-written and published articles had to be corrected for some kind of error (Diakopoulos). The errors range ...

Currently texting or short message service (SMS) is on the peak of their popularity. As it is informed by Austin, the number of messages a month has increased from 9.8 to 110.4 billion messages only within a period between 2005 and 2008. A major portion of these messages has been sent by drivers. These figures demonstrate that modern people tend to be more occupied by their business, which often leads to carelessness on the roads and to many accidents. Therefore, this issue demands deep consideration with undertaking serious measures. Texting is included to the list of the reasons for ...

Introduction

The Tesla autopilot system is a system that uses a front-facing camera, a forward-looking radar, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and GPS to maintain the car on the road. It is not a fully autonomous it does not drive the driver to their particular destination or sense the traffic lights. It simply helps the driver navigate the road more easily and warns them of any oncoming traffic (Zolfagharifard 1). The driver does not drive the car but instead he or she acts as a system operator. The Tesla systems adapt and learn from the mistakes and obstacles from the systems of ...

A Problem Exists

Riding motorcycles without a helmet can be equated to confronting a risk head on while hoping that chances will likely save you. The best way to stay safe is by preventing the risk in the first place rather than trying to find ways of reducing the impact of the risk. The numbers of motorcycle accidents over the recent past are evidence as to why all motorcycle riders should wear their helmets at all times when riding their motorcycles. Several studies have been conducted by different companies trying to look into the issue of whether the helmets have any correlation ...

Alcohol and drugs have always been associated with crime, as almost all kinds of crime are committed under the influences of either alcohol or drugs. Their use have negative effects on all aspects of life. People who abuse alcohol or drugs are not able to control themselves. These substances negatively affect personality, family and society. Driving under the influence is a real problem that has been existing for many years. It is not a surprise that accidents caused by driving under the influence are frequently fatal not only for the driver, but also for innocent passersby. Drivers can be ...

Dramatic or tragic irony is a concept that originated in Greek tragedy. It is the idea that a character’s words when spoken against another are actually a reference to themselves (Dictionary.com) In dramatic irony the actions that are perpetrated by a character may be in opposition to what the audience knows is the truth (Dictionary. Com). This paper will look at dramatic irony in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King. Dramatic irony occurs at the beginning of the play when it is revealed that Oedipus is seeking the murderer of Laius King of Thebes. Oedipus wants to find the killer ...

Impact of Automatic Cars in Our Lives

Easiness in the Use of Automatic Cars4 Less Stress with Automatics4 Preferences of Cars..5

More Comfort and Luxury5

High Fuel Consumption6 Expensive Purchasing and Maintenance Cost.6 Pollution7 Political Effect8 Ethical Considerations.8 Conclusion9Peer Evaluation Analysis.9 References..10 Impact of Automatic Cars in Our Lives Introduction The use of automatic vehicles is gaining popularity across the world among the new and experienced drivers since they are simpler to operate and more comfortable for long journeys than manual cars. Automatic cars use automatic mode of transmission while manual cars use manual transmission. Automatic mode of transmission was invented by Alfred Munro, a Canadian citizen in 1921 (Jenkins, ...

Briefing: Climate Change

Global warming is an environmental issue which effects every single one of us. The past 50 years has seen the fastest increase in global temperatures in recorded history; since the year 2000, 15 out of 16 of the hottest days since temperatures have been recorded happened ("Global Warming 101", n.p.). The scientific explanation for global warming is that carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as other pollutants, get into the atmosphere and trap sunlight and solar radiation, causing an increase in global temperatures ("Global Warming 101", n.p.). The two major sources of CO2 are coal-burning for energy and emissions from ...

Abstract

A dual carriageway is proposed to be constructed in the town moving in the east-west direction. The dual carriage is intended to be eight-kilometer long looping around the northern part of the town. Cut and fill techniques are used where half of the road is cut to a maximum of six meters. Half of the road is supported by an embankment of six meters high. At the eastern and western ends of the road are of grade where the road joins other roads and at the middle where the cut sections meet the filled sections. The road has a ...

Transport is crucial for economic development of a country. Public bus transport is one of the most effective means of transport that has been in use for quite a number of years (Finn & Mulley, 2011). In ancient time, people would use animals as their main source of transport. Others would walk carrying their goods for very long distances. These ancient modes of transport were very slow prompting humans to invent faster means of transport. It is with the advent of the wheel that transport revolutionized into what it has grown to in the modern era. Road networks like the ...

Every literary epoch has its own features. However, they have some common and different characteristics. Romanticism and Beat Generation are two different generations and the brightest representatives are William Blake and Jack Kerouac. It is important to look at both literary directions in order to understand the authors who belonged to these movements. Romanticism was an artistic development that cleared through practically every nation of Europe, the United States, and Latin America that kept going from around 1750 to 1870. Nonetheless, the Romantic Movement did not achieve France until the1820's. Sentimentalism's crucial soul was one of rebellion against a ...

Module: Forensic Investigation CSI

Min Word count 950 words Weighting 50% (of overall diploma) Deadline: See Course schedule Key Points Answer what you are asked. DO NOT WRITE OFF-TOPIC. If you do, you will waste time, waste words and irritate the examiner. This goes for formal exams as well. Answer only what you are actually asked. Do not plagiarise (pass other authors’ work off as your own). Plagiarism will carry penalties. Any time you use a quotation or reference, use a proper citation (i.e. make it clear which book or author or article or newspaper etc. you are taking the quotation or reference ...

Recently, the high rate of death of teenagers in car accidents has become a matter of concern. Research conducted by National Teen Driving Statistics reveals that 16-year-old teenagers are thrice more likely to cause car accidents compared to the average other drivers (Fleming, 2010). Moreover, in 2002, the economic burden as a result of 15 to 18 years old drivers was estimated to be $40.8 billion showing how costly teenage driving is (Iowa, 2010). Lack of parental control, teenage immaturity, and the historical background accidents and deaths caused by teenage drivers are the three main reasons that should make ...

Times Square is renowned for being one of the busiest places in the world. In a place with so many meetings and gatherings happening simultaneously, it might feel overwhelming to try to tie all this into a single common purpose. But then it's the diversity of New York that makes this city so special and run the way it does. The people of New York City can be divided into three main groups: business employees, laborers and tourists. These three groups are all rather easy to identify, especially when one makes the effort to take a step back and ...

Does uber continuous business model upgrade help them to stay ahead of the local cab companies and the competition in the US cab industry?

Introduction

Uber Technologies Inc. was founded in 2008 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp and is based in San Francisco, California. It currently operates in 195 cities within North America and 207 cities in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Uber is a downloadable on-demand app service created by Uber Technologies Inc that enable anyone to summon a car that is near him or her for a ride ...

Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Issues and Discussions

(Institute/College/University)

Introduction

“Intermittent explosive disorder” is actions engaging repetitive, unforeseen episodes of violent, spontaneous, belligerent actions wherein the party acts in an inordinate manner relative to the situation at hand. Among the episodes that can be regarded as falling under this concept include episodes of domestic violence, hurling or destroying objects, ‘temper tantrums’ and ‘road rage’ form some of the indicators that can precede an episode. These chronic situations, violent outbursts can inflict significant amounts of stress, adversely affect one’s relationships, education and even work, and can inflict serious legal and financial ramifications (Mayo Clinic, 2016). This anomaly, according ...

EFFECTIVENESS OF NO- HIGH SPEED CHASE policies by law enforcers

The main purpose of this research will be focused on the studying the effectiveness of no-high speed case of law enforcement agencies. The recent Supreme Court decision of Timothy Scott vs. Victor Harris which involved high-speed pursuits by law enforcement officers is one of the cases to be considered to test the effectiveness of no-high speed case policies by law enforcement agencies (Hoffman, 2007). In this particular case, it was the first time that a case was decided by the high court by taking into consideration a video of the incident which was also posted on its website to ...

The novel "On the Road" is a story of how Kerouac travelled across the great United States of America together with his friends. It is a great piece of work since the author was able to capture wonderful scenes and marvelous pieces of artwork. The main character is seen amidst a backdrop of poetry, drugs and drug abuse plus great musical jazz. 1957 was the year that the novel was published, and Kerouac is the narrator who tells the whole story in the novel (Kerouac 1). Kerouac came up with the idea of telling his travels story in the ...

The item presented in the photo is a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta supercar. The color of the car is bright red, which stands out in the surrounding shades of green of the vegetation. The car is easily recognizable because it displays the emblematic silver symbol in the shape of a prancing horse on its grill. The symbol stands out in a central position, on the grille. Above the grille, there is another Ferrari symbol. This is a yellow rectangular sign, displaying the black prancing horse. Other Ferrari symbols can be distinguished on the wheels as well and yet another one ...

Air PollutionThe air, water, noise, water, thermal and other forms of environmental pollution have an adverse impact on the quality of lives. The pollution is majorly as a result of activities carried out by human such as the industrial production of chemicals. In the modern days, motor vehicles are primary sources of pollution. The increased number of cars on the road lead to a rise in environmental pollution. Although they cause noise pollution, the main form of pollution caused by the motor vehicles is air pollution. Motor vehicles are very essential in transportation, and they contribute significantly to the ...

When a party takes decisions of production, investment or consumption of any good, it indirectly affects a third party who was not previously taken into account. The party who undergoes these transactions can be an individual, a household or a firm. These transactions have loopholes which can either be beneficial or harmful to the unrelated third party. Economists define the indirect effects as Externalities (Helbling). A positive externality is one where consumption or production of a good causes positive effects, while, a negative externality is one which is unfavorable and undesirable to the third party. Driving a car on ...

I chose A Good Man is Hard to Find, a short story by Flannery O’Conner to work on. I have read this story several times and I think I am good at analyzing it. I like the story and the way O’Conner has described different characters, especially the grandmother, who seems like just another normal grandma, but ends up leading the family through the vacation of doom because of her character. The article that I chose is written by Stephen Sparrow and its title is Grace Versus the Glamour of Evil in A Good Man Is Hard ...

This article is based on a tragic road accident that occurred on United Arab Emirates most used and busiest highway on May 11, 2008. The accident was the biggest ever seen on the highway and caused a vehicle snarl up for over five hours. The accident caused three fatalities but 137 people sustained injuries with 6 being critical, 39 having medium afflictions, and the remaining sustained minor injuries. The accident scene was horrific with 25 cars catching fire, the police report, they blamed the accident on two things, one natural, that is the thick fog on the road, and the other ...

Appearance

Garmin features aid the user in having an effective navigation on the road. The installed features include electronic compass, which is 3-axis and tilt-compensated, automatic routing, which aids the user in turning on roads, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, compatible custom maps, picture viewer, area calculation, tide tables, barometric altimeter, information on the moon and sun, hunt calendar, paperless geocaching, and custom points of interest. The GPS also has a base map, built-in memory, and provides the user with an opportunity to add maps. Further, the GPS has a longer battery life (up to 22 hours), is waterproof, has higher speed of ...

General purpose: To persuade the audience to help curb the menace of careless driving.

Specific Purpose of the speech: I want to convince my audience to stop the constant road carnage that happens every day by observing the road rules and regulations set for them. They should stop using cell phones while driving which one of the major cause of the road accidents, this is because it is highly irresponsible and dangerous for one to drive while using the cell phones.

Introduction

- Attention gaining device: it is possible that many of us here know of one or two people who might have been involved in tragic major road accident maybe which has been ...

While driving, you hear a recognizable voice, it is the ringtone of your phone, and someone is calling you. You try reaching the phone, but it seems not to be where you kept it. You continue searching for it while you try keeping an eye on the road still not finding it. The phone is still ringing but when you find it, it is already a missed call. You decide to return the call. You start dialing the number at the same time trying to focus on the road. Does this ring a bell in your mind?

Cell phones are very important ...

Classroom Comprehensive Technology Plan: Increasing Productivity and Efficiency of Students and Teachers

The comprehensive technology plan has the overall goal of producing quality learners who are ready to face life after school. To be able to do this, I as the teacher must be able to incorporate inside the classrooms the actual technologies used in the real world so that my students will not stay naïve. Even if my students are well taught on theories, but they do not know how to apply these in the real world, then all the learning that they gain from school will be nothing because what is important is how they will apply these ...

The Beat movement that was formed in the late 1940s in the United States and has gained acknowledgement in the 1950s is one of the most important and well-known literary trends that have been in the 20th century in the United States. Modern literary critics consider the beat generation in various guises and forms: as writers existentialists, immoral persons, romantic, apolitical people and bohemians; the most accurate, according to one of the researchers, is to consider the Beat Generation as a motto or symbol of the revolution of American morals. This literary trend and the three most famous representative ...

1) Discuss some of the mythic and ritual elements, and the logical, rhetorical, and ethical aspects of Oedipus the King. Think about how Oedipus proposes to purge the city of the murder-pollution, the key arguments between Oedipus, Tiresius, and Creon, and the arguments Oedipus made to himself and acted upon to defeat the prophecy, the rhetorical device of irony that permeates the play, and the ethics of everyone's actions, the family members and others involved in the tragedy.

According to the traditional interpretations of classical drama, Oedipus the King was brought down by the gods or fate because ...

Executive Summary

Uber was founded in 2009 by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick in San Francisco. Both were tech veterans who invented Uber to be a competitor of the traditional taxi services. It first started as a private luxury car service that was used by top executives. Whenever one of these executives needed a ride, they would email Kalanick for a code that allowed them access to the smartphone app. This app connected passengers with drivers. Uber works the same way that Expedia connects passengers to airlines. By March 2014, Uber was operating in 85 cities and 33 countries. The company had more than 400 ...

Willy Loman and Amanda Wingfield are the main characters in to great American tragedies that both suffer from a tragic flaw. A tragic flaw is a misperception or a lack of insight due to one’s strengths. Both Willy and Amanda cannot see their worlds fully and understand those around them because of their own pride which blinds them. Amanda’s pride keeps her rooted in a past that she can never recreate for her daughter and results in her inability to see her children for who they really are. Willy’s pride in his work prevents him from truly seeing his sons ...

The Electric Vehicles (EVs)

Electric vehicles (EVs) are known to acquire all their auxiliary power from the inbuilt batteries. The batteries are rechargeable and are charged from the grid electricity. The electric car is normally powered by the electric motor instead of the gas engine. The motor receive its power from the controller which is powered by means of the rechargeable batteries. The technology of EVs is able to provide zero emissions of the Green House Gasses (GHGs) as well as the air pollutants. According to the international energy act of 2011, the electric vehicle can drive at an average range of 150 ...

Nursing: Public Health Safety

Answering Questions after Article Review Question One- Does this scenario represent a public safety or public health issue? Further, public health education would have been worthwhile in preventing the accident with regard to being careful on roadways being a personal precaution because road accident is a public health issue. Public safety is applicable in keeping dogs away from human traffic on the road ways. However, the accident could have been avoided had the boys been more alert to what happens on streets. Again speeding cars, dogs dashing out unexpectedly are public health safety measures implemented on highways for the ...

Analysis of McDonalds Ads

Introduction McDonalds is witnessing a decline in sales all over the world. In the wake of the recent awareness among people of the side effects of eating junk foods, many health conscious people have started avoiding fast food items. For the last five years, McDonalds has launched a new marketing and advertisement campaign to reestablish the brand in the minds of the customers and also position itself as a food and restaurant chain that not only sells fast foods but also healthy foods. This paper will analyze two recent advertisement images of McDonalds and suggest possible improvements to bolster the advertisement ...

Introduction

The emerging technology that will be the focus of the discussions in this paper would be the autonomous cars technology. Basically, autonomous cars technology is a general term that refers to the technology that allows people to use driverless cars . Now, most cars being used as a form of transportation today are driven manually by the car owners or a personal or family driver . There are a significant number of literatures that suggest that cars that are driven by humans are more prone to accidents because humans make errors and this fact is true regardless whether they are driving on the road or ...

Literature Review - bicycle safety issue

Introduction Scope and purpose of clinical practice guidelines Stakeholder involvement Rigor of development Recommendations and application Conclusion

Literature Review – bicycle safety issue

Introduction Safe use of our roads is the responsibility of everyone. Road users are categorized mainly as pedestrians, motor vehicle and bi-cycle users. In 2013, 7 43 cyclists were killed on the road during collisions with motor vehicles. Recent statistics show where there has been a significant decline in both walking and cycling, which is responsible for an alarming increase in diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Subsequently, increased frequency in heart attacks has led many to a ...

Abstract

This is why the number of these vehicles has been growing because many cities in the world depend on private cars. There are many reasons why cars have become important in today’s cities. For example, many people can buy cars, and cars are more comfortable and reliable than public transport. However, cars have very bad effects. They result in traffic jams, accidents, pollute air and cause climate change. This paper says that it is possible to end the dependence on cars by making public transportation safe, cheap, clean and reliable. Cities should also have roads for people who ...

(Name of Student) Over the last three decades, mobile phones have been used as a major tool for communication across the world. The mobile telephone technology has become cheaper by the day, rapidly increasing the number of people using cell phones. In the United States alone, an approximated 91% of adults own cell phones. Cell phone use has spread to all parts of the world, enabling communication between people an instant thing regardless of the distance between them. Mobile phone manufacturers have continued to develop numerous features to support the user, for instance applications that have become popular ...

The Don’t Drive Sleepy ad was created by Thai advertising company “BBDO” in a bid to promote safety in the roads (Linda). This ad shows its audience simply and clearly the consequences of falling asleep when one is on the wheel, and the risks that a person who is driving may face for underestimating sleepiness and tiredness, but also overestimating the ability of their body. The ThaiHealth Don’t Drive sleepy ad targets drivers. The ad attempts to inform drivers that it is dangerous to drive when one is sleepy and so drivers should take the issue seriously. The ...

The transport industry, especially the trucking sector, has experienced and would continue to experience changes given the current economic climate. Economic uncertainty has brought about waves of speculation that have ultimately led to the drastic rise in fuel prices. The trucking industry has felt the direct effects of the ever-changing fuel market much more than any other industry in the United States (EPA, 2014). The rising fuel price has led to key industry players to devise ways of combating the problem. In coming up with ways of cutting the operational costs, the environment should also be put into consideration. ...

Costs for a spot during Super Bowl prove that we may see the most grand, compelling, and creative ads of the year. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. For this assignment, I have chosen to analyze a Super Bowl ad for the new Hyundai Elantra. The video features Johnny Galecki, one of the stars of popular TV series The Big Bang Theory. He stops on the red light in the new Elantra, near a woman, who is also driving the new Elantra, and tries to flirt with her. The woman coldly neglects him right away, but he follows her anyway, trying ...

1.0 Executive Summary The majority of transporting companies optimize their clients with competitive rates, shorter transport durations, protection of goods, and convenience delivery. Nelson Transport SA shares its objectives many of its competing transport with the aforementioned criteria. Nelson Transport SA specializes in the transport of letters and furniture throughout Switzerland, but currently letter courier is the dominant service. Nelson prefers to stay streamlined with courier and trucking as they find these realms more profitable and better potential for business growth in the transporting industry. Nelson is expanding its vehicular capacity to suit the needs of customer orders, ...

Motorcyclists and passengers requirement to wear helmets

With the increasing prices of fuel around the globe, motorcycles are seen by many as a perfect alternative to automobiles due to its fuel-efficiency, agility and easy parking. Most countries around the world, including the United States, have a huge motorcycle following due to this efficiency. However, while these alternate vehicles are indeed practical, the statistics of deaths related to motorcycle accidents have increased greatly each year especially in cases where in both the rider and the passenger are found without helmets. Where is society headed given the growing trend of motorcycle related deaths as many still prefer this alternative mode ...

The restriction on the use of cell phones while driving has many advantages. The most significant advantage is the reduction of the number of road accidents. However, this restriction also comes with a couple of disadvantages. These disadvantages cat as an opposing force to the hugely recognizable benefits of restricting cell phone use while driving. The first disadvantage is that the restriction of cell phone use while driving jeopardizes crucial communication between people that is instrumental to a variety of things. Restricting the use of cell phones while driving reduces the total amount of communication taking place between people and ...

In economics, capitalism and socialism are opposing trains of thought that many either misunderstand or sometimes confuse. It can be difficult, with the different economic and political structures, to understand them or differentiate between each one. In the center of the argument about capitalism and socialism is the role of government and economic equality. For example, socialists believe economic equality is bad while socialism is based on a free market. There are also many differences in the systems that naysayers have described as shortcomings. Joseph A. Schumpeter’s book, “Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy” reveals many shortcomings in both political ...

There are massive numbers of fatal car accidents as a result of distracted drivers every year. Drivers may be distracted by a range of factors or activities such as eating, texting while driving and drunk driving, music, disruption by children and other people in the car, as well as fixing the hair or putting on makeup. Different laws have been formulated to control the habit of texting and drunk driving as they have been considered the main causes of accidents among the factors named above. People will continue to die if they do not obey the laws put to govern these ...