Porsche

I received a class date starting after the first of the year, and when Christmas break came, we headed west to get an apartment rented. The first half, contact portion, of flight school was in Mineral Wells, Texas. The trip was an experience as they were just beginning to build the interstate highway system. As we traveled through Mississippi and Louisiana, the roads were just two lanes (one each way) with steep banks and a swamp on each side of the road. There were numerous insignificant…

arguing his point and communicating his views by expressing pathos, ethos and logos. Zincenko establishes pathos by appealing to humor. One way he does this is by explaining that kids suing for making them fat is like middle aged men who drive Porsches- suing Porsche for making them get speeding tickets. He shows us how ridiculous it is to do that but then veers the topic to a -wait no it isn't- and begins to explain that he had a tough upbringing that made him obese. He asks the question,…

for $250 for weekend recreation. The trailer had seen better days, but I decided I could make new canvas sides and rebuild it. I took the old cloth off the trailer and disassembled the panels so I could get a pattern just as I had done with the Porsche S-90 seats. Within a couple weekends, it was finished and looking as good as new, and we were excited to try it out in Panama City. We had a Sailfish at the time, which is like a Sunfish, just a foot shorter (11.6’) so off we went to play. Our…

In the article “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko, he warns the consumers of the deception of fast food chains. He states the dangers of eating fast food and he agrees that it harms the body. Throughout the article he argues that the consumer isn’t at fault, the one to blame are the fast food chains. To put across ideas he asks questions, he uses his own personal narrative, imagery, and tone, with these tactics he’s able to argue against the deceitful tactics of the fast food industry.…

In the article “ Buy Experiences, Not Things” by James Hamblin, shows that when you buy experiences you are more happy than if you bought a material item, you are less like to compare your experience, and people do not like to hear about things you have rather than your experiences. When you buy an experience you are more happy than if you bought a material item. “Experiential purchases like trips, concerts, movies, et cetera, tend to trump material purchases because the utility of buying…

Luxury. The kiss you give to your love. Sleeping late at night. Water fights. Childhood. The cake your mom has baked. Not only money and diamonds but “anything that feels special” is a luxury as Aerin Lauder, creative director for the Estée Lauder Companies specified. Unfortunately, many people misunderstood the actual meaning of luxury by thinking only wealthy people can own it. In contrary, wealthiness is only a small part of luxury when there is an immense variety of types of luxury such as…

On Thursday, March 2 2017, Bob had just won the lottery, he received 100 million dollars. That afternoon Bob went out to celebrate with his family and friends. They went to a five star restaurant and ordered their entire menu. After they got done eating they went to the casino. That night they went to the bar and got drunk, they got home at 3 in the morning and they fell asleep. That next morning when Bob wakes up he noticed that his money was gone. He searched the entire house and he couldn’t…

failing the next phase and “washing out” to give her the attention she deserved. We were newlyweds, and she forgave me- I think. After a few weeks, the pressure lessened, and we met some enjoyable people; Buck and Mimi Lovelace, who also had a Porsche. Theirs was the newly released 900 body style. Their 912 was heavier than the 356 but with the same old, weak…

Tesla motors was found by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003 by engineers in Silicon Valley. Tesla is the newest successful American motor company since Ford motors 111 years ago. These engineers wanted to prove to the world that electrically powered cars could be better than gas cars. Tesla’s first design was a sports car powertrain built around an AC induction motor which was patented in 1888 by Nikola Tesla. Then in 2008 they released this car as the Tesla Roadster. It amazed the…

Baby Boomers are the generation with the largest discretionary income which makes them today's largest consumer of luxury products. The luxury car brands preferred by Baby Boomers are Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, while Millennial prefer Mercedes-Benz and Tesla. Millennial habits are forcing luxury brands to change their offerings from simple products to technology-driven interactive experiences. Overview The concept of luxury and what is perceived as a premium brand varies from generation to…