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    Paul Stine was a taxi driver in San Francisco who was murdered in his taxi at 9:55 p.m. on October 11, 1969. During the killer’s escape, three teenagers watched him tear off a section of the driver’s bloody shirt. The killer then sent that shirt piece in another letter to the police in order to claim his kill, in which the letter stated, “This is the Zodiac speaking. I am the murderer of the taxi driver over by Washington St + Maple St last night, to prove this…

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    The cars use the sensing capabilities and software to choose a safe speed, accelerate, brake and make turns, while anticipating other vehicle’s actions to plan its movements. Self-driving cars’ drivers can sit back, sleep, or eat while the car does the driving for them. While some may think this is a new technology, experiments have been conducted on self-driving cars since the 1920s, it was General Motors’ Firebird II, which was described as having…

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    which I will categorize as unintentional. A third scenario, is a rural social worker living in a small community and could not afford a car, but either walks to the bus stop or enter a taxi. What if the taxi driver is her client? I have entered a taxi before and not looking up to see who was driving. Once the driver spoke, I knew him immediately from school. This situa-tion is very appropriate and could not be avoided. It is better for a social worker to avoid multi-ple relationships as this…

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    this. Taking the workforce of a city as an example, women are indeed deprived of the freedom and opportunities that are given to men in terms of choice of career and salary, however this in turn also affects the city as a whole. Helen Potrebenko’s Taxi! gives many examples of such situations, and in my paper I will prove that Potrebenko shows that employment opportunities being limited for women due to patriarchy is what keeps the city from changing in a positive manner. The first thing that…

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    several times when the biker was simply standing still. Although the car was not about to hit the bicyclist, it’s “stop and go” procedure was dangerous in its own way. Many human drivers would rear end another car that was acting in this way, possibly injuring…

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    Chapter #12 Serving Alcohol Liability Scenario #1: Suzie, the Badlands Bar, and John Sulliovan While most of the states enforce injured people; who were injured by an intoxicated individual, to file against the commercial bar or restaurant who sold the alcohol, the circumstances point that the bar exercised reasonable care. As a consequence, John Sullivan has no case against the Badlands Bar, considering that the bartender requested her identification, which indicates that she was…

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    as a way to decrease car accidents in the United States of America. Alarming, the Center for Disease Control estimates 33,000 people die annual from traffic accidents (Top 20 1). These cars would be a benefit to the disabled, intoxicated drivers, elderly drivers and our youth who are not old enough to drive themselves. This could be one of the greatest automotive inventions of its time, if all the technology operates as planned. There is a lot of promise…

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    Achraf Bousbaa Kathy Christopher English 1101-20730 Oct 5, 2017 A Trip That I Will Never Forget My mom was born and raised in a village in the suburbs of Casablanca, the biggest city of Morocco. As a girl, in a small town, she was overwhelmed with what she heard about the luxurious life in a big city that is lively and bustling. When my mom got married, her dream came true, and she moved to Casablanca. After couple of years, the whole family moved to the city and left the dull life…

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    “History shows that all protest movements rely on symbols - boycotts, strikes, sit-ins, flags, songs. Symbolic action on whatever scale - from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to wearing a simple wristband - is designed to disrupt our everyday complacency and force people to think”(Hugh Evans). In the 1960’s African Americans took a stand against unequal laws due to racism. This stand was known as The Civil Rights Movement. After the Civil War African Americans were free to live a gracious life equal…

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    of 19.11% or 18,273 of which are road accidents, mostly from motorcycles and buses, in Metro Manila. According to MMDA (2013), 287 buses are involved in Metro Manila accidents. This can be positively correlated to the unacceptable behavior of some drivers. And because of the large amount of accidents caused by public utility vehicles, such as buses, the Metro Manila Development Authority came up with a plan to regulate and control the effects of these buses without compromising the service they…

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