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    there were drastic changes in society that completely altered the products ' car companies were distributing, such as the change from muscle cars to smaller fuel efficient economy cars. As time progressed the evolution of popular cars such as the station wagon, minivan, and SUV, were influenced by social, political, and economic factors that inevitable dictated the progression of the automobile industry. The 1970’s were an era of fuel price increases, and increased

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    The Role of Stephen King’s Stories in Modern American Literature Stephen King is one of the most prolific writers of this century. He has written a number of short stories and novels many of which have been turned into movies. One of the reasons that King’s works are popular with readers is due to the fact that his stories give the reader something outside of the formulaic formula that many books are inclined to follow or endings that are predictable and derivative. King also made his foray into

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    great challenge especially with the onslaught of The Great Depression. The world was met by the introduction of the station wagon and pick-up truck in the 1940’s. The station wagon was a reintroduced Land Rover, “. . . the Land-Rover’s wider appeal led to demand for a more civilized vehicle-the 7 seater Station Wagon fulfilled that brief,” (Kindersley,113, 2011). The station wagon was designed as a working vehicle and that could carry a lot of people. The pick-up truck was unveiled by The Ford Motor

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    biker’s body is the turning point in not only the story, but also in the narrator’s life. In a short time, he has been beaten, has knocked out someone with a tire iron, almost raped a woman, found a dead body, and watched his mother’s Bel Air station wagon be destroyed. Which was all done for the rush of excitement. While hiding in the water that was previously seen as a tarn of doom, with all the nights occurrences spinning in his head, he has an epiphany. Standing there he realizes what becomes

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    Ontology of automobile Automobile industry is expand and improved time to time start from 1769 until now. We are now got a comfortable and convenient car. Different with last few centuries that the only can run 10 mph and only can last for 10 to 15 minutes. Before go furthers, lets understand the meaning of automobile. According to the Merriam-Webster automobile is four-wheeled automotive vehicle that been designed for people transportation and commonly used an internal-combustion engine that used

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    Relationships and Identity “Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known” Chuck Palahniuk. This relates to Catcher In the Rye and The Absolutely True Diary of a part-Time Indian because both Junior and Holden are direct results of multiple unhealthy relationships. Their relationships have had the most significant impact on their identity. They both our scared of losing new friends because they have lost so many people so close to them. In the book The Catcher

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    referred to it as Wakan (clarity of the waters). But now the narrator describes the lake as fetid and murky, the mud banks glittering with broken glass and strewn with beer cans and charred remains of bonfires, As the boys pull up in there parents station wagon they notice a 57’ Chevy and a Chopper leaned against its kickstand. Digby misidentifies the Chevy as one of there friends cars and they start honking their horns and beaming their bright headlights at the car in order to interrupt the mischievous

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    greys. Flocks of squawking birds were flying overhead but their calls were barely audible beneath chords of blearing car horns. The air was heavy to breathe, a strange putrid cocktail of smoke, petrol and humidity. I turned my mind back to the station wagon as the wheels began to roll and the traffic finally

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    Suvs Vs Suvs

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    From station wagons to SUVs, America has been going through phases with cars since the first ones were sold. The sizes varied greatly along with the models throughout the ages, but vehicles have remained relatively constant taking changing times into account. The piece “Swollen Expectations” states that people in the present day buy larger vehicles with more amenities as a result of their higher material expectations (De Graaf, Wann, Naylor); however, this proves to be uncorroborated on account of

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    back at his misadventures. The protagonist begins to gain some insight into his possible future while in the “primordial ooze” (Boyle, 119) of Greasy lake .After finding the floating body and dealing with the destruction of his mothers battered station wagon he is mre reflective of the situation he is in. The narrator, looking back at

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