Transport phenomena

Transformation in American Born Chinese In the American Born Chinese, Gene Yang presents the theme of transformation and identity through the two foils, Jin Wang and Wei Chen Sun’s, shared symbolic transformer toys. During the introduction to Jin’s story arc, Yang punctuates an old Chinese parable on adaptation with depictions of a young Jin fiddling with a red transformer, immediately establishing the transformer as a symbol of change. Following that instance, Yang illustrates the early…

Simulators are machines that are designed to give a realistic impression of the controls and operation(s), of vehicles and aircrafts which are used for training purposes. They are often defined as a program that enables a computer to implement programs written or made for a different operating system. An example of a simulator is the Tesla Simulator. It is a simulator where you can interact with the different types of cars made by the Tesla Motors (an American car company that designs,…

billion.” (Bertoncello , M. 2015). This shows that reducing accidents won’t just save lives, but it will also save money. This will tremendously help our economy as a whole. Another added benefit is that the use of autonomous vehicles will allow us to transport goods or people without the driver having to stop for breaks, consequently increasing our efficiency with transportation by a tremendous amount. Along with these benefits we will also have major downfalls to include the loss of jobs and…

Three Reason to Have More Than Minimum Insurance Coverage For Your Vehicle Like many people, when you shop for an auto insurance policy, you may be looking to buy only what your state's minimum requirements are, but this is a mistake. There are several reasons why you need to have additional insurance coverage beyond what your state government mandates. The following are three of these reasons. Your car is damaged when you are not around Minimum coverage exists to protect others in case you…

Supply Chain One of the key factors that helps JCPenney maintain its position today is its global supply chain. JCP prides itself on being one of the largest purchasers of clothing, shoes, accessories and more in the United States, and this is achieved by maintaining a diverse supplier base. The company manages this by operating through its home office in Plano, Texas, its design studio in New York City, 11 quality assurance offices throughout the globe, and 9 international buying offices.…

Picture this: You and a friend are sitting in the front seats of a new, self-driving car. It is one of the few out there, so few people own them. Your owner's manual and the dealers who sold you the car repeatedly told you that the autonomous car was a “thing of the future”; that it was the safest option in the modern world. However, as you ride down the road, you notice a group of people begin to cross the street. Your car is not slowing. While there are other cars with manual controls, your…

Rental Car Insurance There are more options for renting a car than ever before. In the past, you simply selected a vehicle from one of the many brick-and-mortar car rental companies found at airports, train stations or other locations. Today, technology has made possible other alternatives, including peer-to-peer car services, which enable consumers to rent personally owned cars from others; and car sharing programs in which for a monthly or annual fee consumers can pick up a vehicle at a wide…

Top 5 Benefits of Intensive Driving Courses It goes without saying, that intensive driving courses can be immensely useful for learner drivers, considering the fact that they provide a safe, convenient and most of all quick way to pass the practical driving test. Moreover, intensive driving course are for those who don't have time to learn how to drive. Besides, with these courses, many learner drivers pass their practical test after only a week of driving experience. Add to that, you can find…

The mud splatters as the boots stomps through the trench. The deafening cracks and explosions flood the trenches. Blood flows through the trenches like a river. The young soldier, terrified, clenches the rifle in his hands. As the young soldier is running, a mortar round goes off behind him, and he falls and lands on his chest. The young soldier falls into a deep slumber. He awakes suddenly, the light blinds the eyes of the young man. He finds himself in the park asleep under a tree. He gets…

Today, in society humans pretend to believe that automation does not have an impact on humanity and humanities success route. They believe that it will somehow destroy all economic jobs. “By 2018, automation is going to be in a full swing in the United States and around the world. There are estimates that it could replace fifty percent of our jobs,” stated by Gray Scott. Scott indicates that, there is a chance that automation could replace fifty percent of our jobs but however, fifty percent of…