morning and I was slouching on the bus seat thinking, last stop is up next, then I have to do that science test. “Ugh!” I tried to groan quietly. Just the thought of the test made me want to hit my head against the seat in front of me. I hadn't gotten to study that night because my siblings had soccer practice. I, Sophia Schans, is the only one of my siblings who does not have any sports to go to, so I have to go and cheer my siblings on all the time. When the bus reached the last stop, I thought
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sitting up straight, only to realize that everything was turned 90 degrees to the right… …Next to us, a yellow school bus lies on its side. Pieces of glass scatters everywhere. Black smokes exit the cranky engine, traverse up to the height of an oak tree, then dissipate into the blue sky. The bus won’t ignite its fuel and start working. Blood spilt on the grass and on the bus walls. We try to shake and wake up the driver and our couch, but the responses were the two cold bodies with dark red liquid
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November 21st, a school bus with thirty-seven children crashed into a tree and flipped over. Seven elementary school children were killed and several were hospitalized in intensive care. This accident was all over news media outlets ranging from CNN to Buzzfeed. What I found most interesting is that media outlets including CNN, NBC, and People all had multiple articles on the events that had occurred. I decided to focus on one of People’s articles titled “Chattanooga Bus Crash: Why Don’t All School
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Memo Date: February 11, 2013 To: James H Tichgelaar From: Yuhang Liang Subject: Proposal for sustainable traffic system for modern city Purpose The purpose of this proposal is to study the method of reducing car exhaust in urban area in China. In long term, the goal is to increase air quality. Introduction As the population in the earth continues to increase, the consumption of earth resource such as fossil fuel become larger and larger. However, the total resource in the
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Business and System Summery Computers and Internet are changing commerce. This is because goods and services that are sold in stores, through mail order, or via the telephone are today also bought and sold through various forms of e-commerce. Management companies directing and controlling a group of one or more people or entities for the purpose of coordinating and harmonizing that group towards accomplishing a goal. Management often encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources
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travel Managing external influences Introduction We all make use of the services provided by transportation companies. For example, you will probably have caught the bus into town or travelled on a school bus or made an intercity journey by train. Some of you may have travelled on a super green energy-efficient tram or used a Park & Ride bus service. FirstGroup plc (known as First) is the UK’largest surface transportation company. It has s revenues of over £ billion a year. It employs over 135,000 staff
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dressed in my long sleeve blue pant suit, paired with a florescent blouse and accessorized with my black shoes and brown leather bag. I kissed my mom goodbye and waited outside the house on the verandah for the sound of the blaring horn from the hired bus to take us to the workplace, a full seventeen miles from home. For the most part, the journey from St. Andrew’s to the parish of St. George’s was a smooth and uneventful ride. I travelled through the main winding mountainous road which took me through
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106 India Infrastructure Report 2006 6 URBAN TRANSPORT O. P. Agarwal Growth in number of vehicles The increased travel demand has resulted in rapid growth in the number of motor vehicles in the cities. In the six major metropolises of India, growth in motor vehicles has outpaced population growth. On an average, while the population in India’s six major metropolises increased 1.89 times during 1981 to 2001, the number of registered vehicles went up 7.75 times during the same period (Figure 6
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leave in fifth-teen minutes flat if to catch the 67 bus. I had to take two buses to work and two buses home. It didn’t help that my shoes was crushing m y feet like an elephant stepping on a peanut. I couldn’t wait to get home to take off these shoes. When the first bus finally came it was like a child seeing a ice cream truck coming down the street ringing its’ bell on a hot summer’s day. The bus ride was quiet, and peaceful. It was only the bus
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during or outside lessons. Vehicles: schools busses pick up and drop off pupils that live in the attachment area of the school. There are also busses that take pupils to partner schools to attend some of their lessons. Schools usually have a mini bus to take pupils on small trips or to take part in games against other schools. Maintenance and refurbishment: for major maintenance and refurbishments the school requires calling in external personal. The schools caretakers are responsible for carrying
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