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The Tornado that I went through

Thomas Fry ENC 1101 9/5/16 Tornado I got to work that day just like any other day. I had to get up at 5am in the chilly summer morning to be able to make it to work on time. I worked at a drop forging plant that was filthy on a good day. The plant used graphite as a lubricant for the 2 story tall presses, that when in operation each time a stroke came down on the press it shook the whole building and was so loud you had to wear ear protection all the time. I was running a little late so when I walked into the plant it was already making parts, loudly banging away producing a wheel hub for a quad runner that we had no idea who would end up with these parts we were making. I was a machinist, so I did not work on the line as we would call it. The machine shop was in the back of the building so it was quiet compared to the main floor where the 3 towering forged presses are located. The building we were in was 3 stories tall and all steel construction where even the roll-up shop do

Which is better for school a laptop or tablet?

Thomas Fry Teacher Name ENC1101 14 October 2016 Which is better for school, a desktop computer, laptop computer, Netbook, or Tablet. Ever since the Tablet has come out onto the market, a question of which is better: laptop or tablet? Will the Tablet dethrone the laptop computer? In some instances, maybe but every student uses technology different from everybody else and for some a tablet will do the job. Please do not count out the laptop or desktop computer because each piece of technology has its pluses and minuses, I am going to explore those differences. Desktop computer might to some young students be outdated technology but in the business world and for colleges it is the main type of computer used because you still cannot beat the power and affordability built into one machine. Most of the desktops used are still the original configuration of a tower, screen, keyboard and mouse, simple, reliable and upgradable which will keep this type of computer around for a long