Research Skills 3

LSEC N100

Research Skills 3 - Report and MLA referencing (10%)

Bugatti Vs Porsche

Price - - - - - - -$ 1,500,000

Topspeed - - - - - - - 253mph

0-60 MPH - - - - - - - - 2.8 sec

Horse Power - - - - - - - 1001 hp

Torque - - - - - - - - 922 ftlbs

Weight - - - - - - - - 4,162 lbs

Price - - - - - - $ 143,000

Topspeed - - - - - - 194 mph

0-60 MPH - - - - - - 3.6 sec

Horse Power - - - - - - - 500 hp

Torque - - - - - - - - 650 ftlbs

Weight - - - - - - - 3,461 lbs

Introduction

Large experienced companies in the car industry are producing two super cars. The massive, most expensive 16 cylinder Veyron is produced by the Bugatti Company and the powerful 911 Turbo is from the Porsche Company. Due to the people’s opinions and arguments and because both cars are desirable, I would like to express my ideas on both cars in this essay. The essay will initially provide main specifications for both cars; next it will discuss the similarities between them; then the differences will be discussed and finally my conclusion with my personal opinion will be provided.

Similarities

Despite the price difference between both cars, they both have compatible similarities. Both cars are on top of the line in the super cars group and both of them are AWD drive. Both cars have back-based engines. Both cars aspirations are Turbo. Both cars are 2-door cars including a gorgeous interior. In addition to the complicated engineering dynamics both cars have a strong stability and road holding providing you with a smooth ride at high speeds.

Differences

From the specifications above, we can note that the Bugatti Veyron value is more than 10 times the value of the 911 turbo. The Veyron engine size is 8 liters with 4 turbochargers and that is more than two times the engine size of its rival with a single turbocharger. On the performance side, the Porsche engine produces 500 hp@6000 rpm while the Veyron produces 1001 hp@6000 rpm which is double the power produced by the 911. Both cars' acceleration is stunning; the “Veyron performs 0-62 in just 2.8 seconds and achieves a top speed of 253 mph”( www.veyronbugatti.com) while the “Porsche performs it in 3.6 seconds and reaches a limit of 194 mph”.

( www.porsche.com/international/models/911/011-turbo/featuresandspecs)

Conclusion

If I were given the priority to choose one of these super cars I would rather choose the Porsche for some reasons. In my point of view, I would prefer to have a fast and a daily use car instead of having a faster car with less usage ability. On the other hand comes the expenses; the Porsche consumes much less fuel than the Bugatti(www.leftlanenews.com/bugatti-veyron-16.4.html)due to the engine capacity difference, as well as the unexpected spare parts cost for both cars and the Bugatti is much more surely. And finally, our country’s atmosphere is not the appropriate area for using the Bugatti monster.

Bibliography

1. www.veyronbugatti.com

2. www.porsche.com/international/models/911/011-turbo/featuresandspecs

3. www.leftlanenews.com/bugatti-veyron-16.4.html

Smoking

Bibliography

Jacob, Sullum. "Tom's Last Cigarette: Toons Go Cold Turkey." Reason 38.7 Dec. 2006: 9(1).

"Prenatal Nicotine: a Role in SIDS? (Environment)." Science News 163.17 26 Apr. 2003: 270.

"Studies from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Have Provided New Data on Cell Proliferation." Women's Health Weekly 11 Mar. 2010: 461.

Referencing Questions

Part 1 – Referencing Questions
Watch the podcast that is linked under Referencing Links on the LCES N100 webpage. Answer the following questions from the presentation.

1. What is plagiarism?

The practice of taking someone's else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

2. What must you do avoid plagiarizing?

List all the resources you have used in the project.

3. What style of referencing is accepted at HCT?

MLA style referencing.

4. What are the five types of information that are often included when referencing from various sources?

1. Author's Name 2. Title 3. Place published 4. Publisher 5. Date published.

5. When creating a reference for a book what comes first?

Author's name.

6. What is the second item of information in a magazine reference?

Title of the article from the magazine.

7. What is the last item of information in a magazine reference?

Number of pages.

8. What is the third item of information when referencing a website?

The name of the website.

9. What is last item of information when referencing a website?

The URL.

10. In the case of a database source, what is the third item of information?

The name of the magazine.

11. What comes before the URL in a database reference?

The date you accessed it.

12. Where is the bibliography?

Bibliography comes at the end of the project.

13. What is in the bibliography?

The list of all the resources you have used.

14. When giving the author’s name which part of the name do you put first?

Last name (Family name).

15. How do you order items in the bibliography?

List them alphabetically according to family names.

16. Besides quotations, where do you use an inline citation?

Inline citation is placed at the end of a sentence or paragraph to provide the information's origin source.

17. What information goes in an inline citation?

1. The name , 2. The date , 3. The page numbers

18. Name one citation machine that can help you?

www.citationmachine.com

19. Besides your teacher, who can help you with referencing?

The Librarians and helpful websites such as www.easybib.com .

20. In Google type, ‘HCT plagiarism.’ Find the page which describes the consequences of plagiarism at HCT. State what this consequence is.

Immediate dismissal from the HCT.

Reading Summary Assessment

Summary

A disturbing situation is facing China where one woman commits suicide every four minutes. As estimated 150,000 women commit suicide every year and the majority of them do so in rural areas due to the availability of poisons in their areas. Xu Rong, head of the suicide prevention project is looking after such situations. More than 70% of suicides are caused by arranged marriage where women are forced to marry. Divorce is an excluded solution for them because it affects the financial security of the family so they attempt suicide in order to escape from their hard circumstances and to reflect their distressing feelings for people. As a result, the number of women will decrease gradually in China and there will be not enough women to men ratio that will lead to abduction and prostitution. Xu Rong is determining the future of China’s women by arranging courses such as cooking, marriage laws and other personal life experiences to provide them with self-confidence.

Main Idea

The article is drawing the attention to suicide attempts by Chinese women. An approximate number of 150,000 Chinese women commit suicide every year mostly in rural areas due to bad marriage environment and lack of learning so they decide to commit suicide in order to gain some dignity and to reflect their sense of anger.

Opinion

In my point of view, women nowadays are holding important positions world wide and achieving goals which a minority of men could achieve. I am sorry to hear that the world is losing 150,000 women due to distressful life situations. If China solves this problem and provides jobs for those young women, the economy will be improved as well as life experience for those women.

Magazine Article

Summary

The Wolong Nature Park in China faced a devastating earthquake in 2008. This earthquake created many negative effects by damaging homes and croplands. An estimation of 10% of the world’s wide pandas make Wolong their home and the Chinese government is working hard to protect this animal. This was done with the assistance of CSIS (Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability) which provided detailed information on land dynamics to create a balance between the conservation of the endangered wild panda with the need to ensure the livelihoods of the local population. The disaster proved beneficial in a way because when the roads were damaged by the earthquake, farmers reverted to corn and potatoes. The pandas will be protected carefully in the forest by the Chinese government.

Reference

William J. Mcconnell, Wei Liu, and Andres Vina. "Panda Preservation." The Essential Voice of the Industry Jan. 2010: 16-18.

Easybib

Bibliography:

Kharma, Nayef, and Ali Hajjaj. Errors in English Among Arabic Speakers: Analysis and Remedy. Essex: Longman, 1989. 137-142.

(1) Who did the original research? Kharma, Nayef & Ali Hajjaj

(2) What was the name of the book? Errors in English Among Arabic Speakers: Analysis & Remedy

(3) Who was the publisher? Longman

(4) What pages were used? 137 -142

(5) Where was the book published? Essex

(6) When was the book published? 1989

created by easybib

Kharma, Nayef, and Ali Hajjaj. Errors in English Among Arabic Speakers: Analysis & Remedy. Essex: Longman, 1989.

Conditionals

1. If you work hard you will pass. (Probable)

2. If you worked hard you would pass. (Possible)

3. If you had worked hard you would have passed. (Impossible)

Eighth Wonder of the World

Summary

In 1969, industrialisation in Libya led to the contamination of fresh water. So they decided to build pipelines for water transportation from the desert to their homes. The project was begun by Muammar Al Qadhafi in 1984 and it was divided into 3 phases. Phase I began in 1993 where water from the east was received. In 1996 Phase II was completed, adapting water from the western fields to Tripoli. In 2006, Phase III, which links both Phase I and Phase II was still under construction. At that time people’s lives improved. Thanks to foreign countries which had a vital impact on this project but eventually, Libyans were involved to share work in this project and they managed 70% of the total jobs. Future prospects are to have 90% of the whole work done by Libyans. This revolution led Libya to be the world leader in hydrological engineering as well as playing an effective role in global economy.

Main Idea

In earlier times, Libya was a desert country until people began to discover its wealth. Muammar Al Qadhafi constructed wells in the desert with the assistance of foreign countries. Fresh water was brought from the desert to coastal cities where Libyans live. This revolution made a significant impact and led Libya to be the world leader in hydrological engineering.

Comment

In my point of view, this is a great achievement for a poor water country to begin with nothing and to take the lead in hydrological engineering. It deserves to be counted as one of the world wonders.