Sunday, April 11, 2010

The mobile phone

Nowadays, we are surrounded by many new technologies and the mobile phone is one of them. In this essay I am going to argue about not using a mobile phone while driving a car.


In this part of the argument I would like to make it clear that this little device is very necessary to us and it became a part of our life for several reasons. The main reason is it makes our life easy when we communicate with each other for any emergency or ask about each other’s conditions. Another reason is if your car is broken-down in a remote area you will need to ask for help. A further reason is to help police to locate the criminals by satellite .Also while they hunt them they should talk with somebody to show them the direction to those criminals. The final reason is if you get a call from anybody, for instance friend or family or anybody in danger that needs help from you, you will need somebody to show you the direction.


However, even though the mobile is important for us that does not prevent some disadvantages. The first disadvantage is it is one of the reasons which leads to car accidents and that is based on research about car accidents. The second disadvantage is it keeps you busy from anybody who accompanies you in the car. The final reason is some scientists say the mobile phone affects your brain when you are driving more than when you are not and that is because while you are driving you concentrate on two things and with one thing if you are not.

In conclusion, this little machine helps us a lot in our life, but at the same time it affected us .In my opinion it depends on how, when and where to use it.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Traffic and parking

Traffic and parking problems are two of the most important problems in the world. Abu Dhabi the capital of the UAE was affected and is still affected until now by this problem. In this essay I will mention the causes of this problem and I will try to find some solution.

However, first of all the main cause is the increasing population. In 1970 the population was around 700,000 people, but now in 2010 is about 45, 00,000 people. Another problem is there are more taxis and at the same time more tourists. A further problem is the younger female drivers and that is because of the system of the police issuing the license at 18 years old. In addition, because of the industrial development and the need to transfer the materials from place to place they need more commercial trucks and vans.

The first solution is to have different kinds of transportation for instance to built the metro like in Dubai and that will decrease traffic congestion. The second solution is we try to find spaces to build parking or underground parking. Another solution is to educate the people for example about how to park their cars in an appropriate way without disturb the others. Another solution is the police department should increase the cost of cars registration.

In conclusion, nowadays vehicles are very important to the people. In my opinion the best solution is to put a rule which says each house must have one car only. It will be difficult in the beginning even for me, but we will get used to it in the future.

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Age of marriage

The graph illustrates the decrease of women aged 15-19 who get married in six selected Arab countries get between around 1970 until 2004. The table describes the age of first marriage for men and women in fourteen Islamic countries.

First of all the number of women aged 15-19 who are married in the UAE has fallen sharply from 57% in 1975 to 8% in 1995 which means it was the most significant aspect in the bar chart. In addition, there was a remarkable decline in Libya, Kuwait, Egypt, Tunisia and Palestine, but it was ales impressive plunge.

The table of age of first marriage demonstrated the men’s marriage were in the mid and late 20s.On the other hand the women’s marriage was in the early to mid 20s.

UAE saw the most dramatic fall in the number of teenage brides. In addition the women is age of marriage in the other countries dropped considerably which means more women these days are facing difficulties in marriage.

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Dangerous storms

The table demonstrates some details about two powerful storms, hurricanes and tornadoes. Bothe is unsafe and destructive and there are many remarkable differences between them.

First all, the maximum speed of tornadoes is 250-300 mph, whereas the maximum speed of hurricanes is around 155-200 mph. On the other hand the minimum speed of hurricanes about 74 mph, is higher than that of a tornado 40 mph. The tornadoes are classified on the Fujita FO F5 scale, while the hurricanes are recorded on the Seffir Simpson C1 scale. Hurricanes last for a few minutes until few hours. A tornado can be predicated around 20 minutes or less in advance, but hurricanes can be predicted 2 or 3 days in advance in an open area and 6-10 hours in a close area. A hurricane affects a larger area than a tornado.

Overall, tornadoes are more dangerous than hurricanes because we cannot predict them easily.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

People at college

A professor is a teacher of the highest rank in a university department.

He is a lecturer in medieval studies at HCT.

My English teacher his name is Hedley.

He's obviously an excellent student of human nature.

I didn't see my supervisor at work for about a mounth.

I need to ask law advisor about my case.

The company is run by a board of directors.

My friend is a career counselor and i usually take his advice about my career.

Librarian is someone who works in a library.

The children were educated at home by a succession of tutors.

colours

The red traffic light means stop.


All the local men wear white dishdashas.


Sheikh Zayed wanted to change the UAE from a desert to a green paradise.


In the fall/autumn all the leaves are brown.


He gave her a black look.


There were grey clouds in the sky and it looked like it was going to rain.


Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.


Orange juice is full of vitamin C.


Egg yolks and lemons are yellow.


Blue for a boy, pink for a girl.


She chose beige coloured furniture.


She was wearing a purple dress.

Monday, February 8, 2010

The Cars types

The table illustrates the prices and the specifications of four different types of cars made in different countries in Japan, USA and Germen.

The highest car price is the Volks Wagen, made in Germany at around $ 18250. Also it has the biggest engine size 1600cc.On the other hand the lowest car price is the Nissan Micra and the smallest engine size $ 515,500 and $ 1200cc respectively. Moreover, Nissan Micra is the most economical car among these four cars. However, Toyota Corolla and Ford Focus are similar in the price and engine size with little different of $ 250 in price between the two cars.

Overall, the price of Japanese cars are more appropriate and cheaper than the other cars prices, whereas the American and Germany cars more powerful and expensive than the Japanese cars.

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