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My body jolted, my skin became hot, and my heartbeat skipped; once I realized what happened, my heart dropped. A few years ago, my dad hit a deer who wandered into the road on our way to a club soccer tournament in South Dakota. We took a back road, as we heard that it was a shortcut and we’d have a little more time to sleep before my big game in the morning. My mom shrieked as she looked back to check on me and my little brother. Although my dad attempted to swerve to miss the deer, he didn’t…

“Here’s A Terrible Idea” Response Draft The article “Here’s A Terrible Idea: Robot Cars with Adjustable Ethics Settings” addresses an ethical dilemma brought about by good intentions. With an estimated 35,000 people killed each year in vehicular accidents in the US, the development of autonomous cars has the opportunity to save thousands of lives. However, this solution that could save so many lives raises multiple ethical questions. Is killing one person better than killing 5? Is killing an…

The initial design of the lift was to have it separate from the wheelchair. The wheelchair would have been portable through the use of four small wheels on the bottom of the lift. The user of the wheelchair would had rolled on top of the wheelchair through the use of a small ramp. Once the wheelchair was in position on top of the lift it would had proceeded to elevate ten to twelve inches in the air. The user would be able to control the lift with a wired remote. The wheelchair lift would had…

Today's vehicles come with quite a few bells and whistles. But what car technology features are worth the money and which ones are simply a distraction? Answering this question will help you find the best car to fit your needs. Blind Spot Detection and Lane Departure Safety is always an important feature with any car. In the past, this safety revolved around protecting those in the vehicle in the case of an accident. Today, however, there are many features that help the driver avoid an…

Edgar Allan Poe grew up having a life which would have been hard for anyone to deal with, yet he did it and managed to benefit from his hardships by writing about his misfortunes. From a young age, Poe felt abandoned and lost, which resulted in his turning to writing as a lifestyle rather than just a hobby or a passion. His hard life resulted in Poe writing in the gothic style, with much emphasis on the darker side of human nature and the dark, twisted parts of the world. Edgar Allan Poe fosters…

On October 7, 1849, the romantic Edgar Allan Poe perished at the Washington College Hospital. The cause of his death has been widely debated for 67 years. However, recently discovered evidence regarding a possible brain tumor has ignited a possible solution. The discovery of a “hardened mass” located in the skull’s interior, common symptoms, documents, and witness testimonies have caught the attention of hundreds of people, and might just as well prove to solve the ultimate mystery. In 1875,…

with a college degree because I am serious about learning and obtaining my major. I have several options for transferring to choose from. I can either go directly to a four year university or to a community college that offers a nursing program for an Associate’s degree that specifies in Registered Nursing and then transfer to acquire the other one to two years for a Bachelor’s Degree in Science. If I were to transfer to San Francisco State University, which offers nursing according to Eureka,…

"Get in, go to sleep, and wake up at your destination." The Pros and Cons of Driverless Car It 's been estimated that nine of ten car accidents are caused by human errors. As a human, we get bored, sometimes could get drunk, nod off at wheel, run red lights, take phone call, send text message, those all make us terrible drivers. Computers don 't get distracted as humans, they make rational decisions much faster than human during the limited time. Many pros believe that the widespread use of the…

In “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer, the pardoner would be inclined to sit with the summoner at the Tabard Inn due to their shared power abuses, their fraudulent activities, and their former relationship. The summoner abuses his authority to blackmail people into satisfying his selfish thirst for wine; meanwhile the pardoner also exploits others, but does so in a manner that fulfills his personal cravings for money. Both men would be reunited at the Tavern Inn when the pardoner…

“The Pit and the Pendulum” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” the story of life and death. The narrator is sentenced to death during the inquisition, waiting for his execution he is trapped in a dark dungeon. The narrator believes he is going to die in this dungeon which is unusual because executions are usually public. In this dungeon is a small pit in the center and a pendulum swinging from the ceiling slowly descending to kill the narrator. The pendulum retracted into the ceiling and the narrator…