Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Bugatti VS Porsche 911
Lots of people these days use vehicles like cars for many things such as transporting and racing. These cars which they use for racing are called super cars because they have powerful engines. Bugatti and Porsche 911 are two of these super cars. In this essay I will compare and contrast these two cars.
There are some similarities between the Bugatti and the Porsche 911. The first similarity is both have a powerful engine .Max power in the Porsche 911 is 402bhp at 7300rpm and in the Bugatti is 987bhp at 6000rpm. The other similarity is they are super speed cars. Top speed in the Porsche 911 is 302km/h and in the Bugatti is 407km/h. Powerful acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is one of these similarities. The Porsche takes 3.6 s and for the Bugatti it is 2.5 s. "And the car still goes 253 mph. If Bugatti had spent all that development money just on the going fast, it would be worth it." (Jonathon Ramsey ,www.autoblog.com)
On the other hand there are many differences between them. The Porsche is lighter, 1425kg and 1888 kg f
or the Veyron. Also wheels size in the Veyron is larger than the Porsche, 21in for the Veyron and 19in for the Porsche 911. The price sounds pretty different. The Bugatti is more expensive: it costs $1,871,000 and $201,000 for the Porsche 911. About 911 Chris Harris mentions that” It does look very, very good, the Sport Classic. Irritatingly good. It's almost enough to justify the absurd price”. (Evo p.57)In general the speed and the prices of the Porsche 911 are excellent. If you have enough money to buy the Veyron you should think about the price of its parts. Ricard Bremner said that "So might earning the money to pay for this other-worldly torrent of power. Never mind the Veyron's price tag; consider the maintenance costs. A set of tyres is $35,000; Bugatti recommends changing them every 5000km and with every third set you must also change the wheels".(Autocar p.68)
In summary both are fantastic cars. The Porsche 911 is better than the Bugatti in terms of price. If I were a wealthy person and I searched for excellence and uniqueness I would go for the Bugatti.
Bibliography
1 - Harris, Chris. "Porsche 911 Sport Classic." Evo MIDDLE EAST EDITION 1 Feb. 2010: 52-61.
2 - Bremner, Richard. "THE LOVELY BUGS." AUTOCAR MIDDLE EAST 1 Feb. 2010: 64-69.
3 - Ramsey, Jonathon. "First Drive: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Is a Temple of Zen — Autoblog." Autoblog — We Obsessively Cover The Auto Industry. 7 July 2009. Web. 17 May 2010.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Part 2 – Sample Bibliography
Topic: Photography
(1) - Ang, Tom. Digital Photography Masterclass. New York, N.Y.: DK, 2008.
(2) - Kelby, Scott. The Digital Photography Book. the Step-by-step Secrets for How to Make Your Photos Look like the Pros. Berkeley: Peachpit, 2008.
(3) - The Ultimate Field Guide to Photography. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2006
(1) - Ang, Tom. Digital Photography Masterclass. New York, N.Y.: DK, 2008.
(2) - Kelby, Scott. The Digital Photography Book. the Step-by-step Secrets for How to Make Your Photos Look like the Pros. Berkeley: Peachpit, 2008.
(3) - The Ultimate Field Guide to Photography. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2006
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Research Skills 2 – MLA referencing podcast summary
Part 1 – Referencing Questions
Watch the podcast that is linked under Referencing Links on the LCES N100 webpage. Answer the following questions from the presentation.
1. What is plagiarism?
To take info and not refer it to its original resource.
2. What must you do avoid plagiarizing?
List everything you have used.
3. What style of referencing is accepted at HCT?
MLA style.
4. What are the five types of information that are often included when referencing from various sources?
1. Author's name. 2. Title. 3. Place published. 4. Publisher. 5. Date published.
5. When creating a reference for a book what comes first?
Author's name.
6. What is the second item of information in a magazine reference?
Title of the article from the magazine.
7. What is the last item of information in a magazine reference?
Pages numbers
8. What is the third item of information when referencing a website?
Website's name.
9. What is last item of information when referencing a website?
Website's Address.
10. In the case of a database source, what is the third item of information?
Magazine's name.
11. What comes before the URL in a database reference?
Date of the day when you accessed it.
12. Where is the bibliography?
At the end.
13. What is in the bibliography?
List of all resources you use.
14. When giving the author’s name which part of the name do you put first?
Family name.
15. How do you order items in the bibliography?
I order it alphabetically.
16. Besides, quotations, where do you use an inline citation?
In my report or project.
17. What information goes in an inline citation?
Author's name and page's number.
18. Name one citation machine that can help you?
www.easybib.com
19. Besides your teacher, who can help you with referencing?
The library.
20. In Google type, ‘HCT plagiarism.’ Find the page which describes the consequences of plagiarism at HCT. State what this consequence is.
Immediate dismissal.
Watch the podcast that is linked under Referencing Links on the LCES N100 webpage. Answer the following questions from the presentation.
1. What is plagiarism?
To take info and not refer it to its original resource.
2. What must you do avoid plagiarizing?
List everything you have used.
3. What style of referencing is accepted at HCT?
MLA style.
4. What are the five types of information that are often included when referencing from various sources?
1. Author's name. 2. Title. 3. Place published. 4. Publisher. 5. Date published.
5. When creating a reference for a book what comes first?
Author's name.
6. What is the second item of information in a magazine reference?
Title of the article from the magazine.
7. What is the last item of information in a magazine reference?
Pages numbers
8. What is the third item of information when referencing a website?
Website's name.
9. What is last item of information when referencing a website?
Website's Address.
10. In the case of a database source, what is the third item of information?
Magazine's name.
11. What comes before the URL in a database reference?
Date of the day when you accessed it.
12. Where is the bibliography?
At the end.
13. What is in the bibliography?
List of all resources you use.
14. When giving the author’s name which part of the name do you put first?
Family name.
15. How do you order items in the bibliography?
I order it alphabetically.
16. Besides, quotations, where do you use an inline citation?
In my report or project.
17. What information goes in an inline citation?
Author's name and page's number.
18. Name one citation machine that can help you?
www.easybib.com
19. Besides your teacher, who can help you with referencing?
The library.
20. In Google type, ‘HCT plagiarism.’ Find the page which describes the consequences of plagiarism at HCT. State what this consequence is.
Immediate dismissal.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Chinese Women
• Summary
The only country in the world where more women commit suicide than men is China. There are 1.5 million women who attempt suicide and 150,000 of them succeed. And this number in the countryside is three times higher than in the cities.
Marriages in China are like business. The groom's parents buy the bride, and this affects women's emotions. So, 70-80% of suicides are the direct result of conflicts between husbands and wives.
The traditional values are a problem for women in China. Also, there is no easy way to dispose of an unhappy marriage. Xu Rong's organization helped many women to get rid of their hard situation by discussing their feelings and supporting them.
Moving to cites for working can help those women; they will be far from their family. And, when they return to the countryside to marry, the experience of being away from home can be life-changing. So they will depend on themselves and they will get more confidence about themselves.
• Main Idea
There is a huge number of women who resort to suicide in China, to escape from their emotional problems.
• Comment
o This number of women who commit suicide is big and they should find a good solution for that, like if any woman experienced problems from her family, the police should act with them and they can impose punishments for that.
o Moving those women to cities for work, so they are far from their families is a good solution to reduce this huge number, and I agree with the writer.
o My opinion to solve this problem is to educate all Chinese families about this problem so they will dispose of their strong tradition.
The only country in the world where more women commit suicide than men is China. There are 1.5 million women who attempt suicide and 150,000 of them succeed. And this number in the countryside is three times higher than in the cities.
Marriages in China are like business. The groom's parents buy the bride, and this affects women's emotions. So, 70-80% of suicides are the direct result of conflicts between husbands and wives.
The traditional values are a problem for women in China. Also, there is no easy way to dispose of an unhappy marriage. Xu Rong's organization helped many women to get rid of their hard situation by discussing their feelings and supporting them.
Moving to cites for working can help those women; they will be far from their family. And, when they return to the countryside to marry, the experience of being away from home can be life-changing. So they will depend on themselves and they will get more confidence about themselves.
• Main Idea
There is a huge number of women who resort to suicide in China, to escape from their emotional problems.
• Comment
o This number of women who commit suicide is big and they should find a good solution for that, like if any woman experienced problems from her family, the police should act with them and they can impose punishments for that.
o Moving those women to cities for work, so they are far from their families is a good solution to reduce this huge number, and I agree with the writer.
o My opinion to solve this problem is to educate all Chinese families about this problem so they will dispose of their strong tradition.
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