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Tiffani Planes commented on Tom Meyer's blog post American Automobiles"I drive a Jetta (VW) and i absolutely love it! it's extremely dependable. My parents have Mazda's and they seem to like those a lot better than my car. But hey, whatever works!"
Tom Meyer commented on Gary Anderson's blog post UP FRONT OPINIONS: Why Do Some Students Get a Bonus for Earning D's?"Mr. Anderson, you just read my mind. Not fair at all. The class rank stats that you showed blew my mind away. It's good to know that I'm just a stepping stone for greatness for those students who take AP classes."
Tom Meyer commented on Paige Daigle's blog post FOOD: What's going on?"I agree with the fact that we have terrible eating habits. However, I like having the option to choose between a ton of fatty, greasy, delicious hamburgers. I also love Taco Bell and Panda Express. To me, it doesn't matter how unhealthy they…"
Tom Meyer commented on Sara Isaacs's blog post End of the Year Craziness!"As much as I would like to check out early, I know that I will regret it later. I just don't know why we are still learning new material with less than 5 whole days of school left. The weather doesn't agree with the "stay inside and…"
Tom Meyer commented on Noelle Lurie's blog post No Technology!?...How Depressing..."We wouldn't make it... Our whole lives so far have depended on it and if we suddenly had to go without it, it wouldn't be good. I loved my iPod before it was stolen and used it everyday. It was hard to go on without it..."
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Tom Meyer commented on Taha Madani's blog post Today's Hip-Hop/Rap"In my opinion, most of the songs on the radio are complete trash. There are very few that are actually good. You bring up a good point when you say that people rely on autotune. At first, I hated the rap genre because of the mainstream rap. Then I…"
Tom Meyer commented on Rachel Baum's blog post Do we really know what we're doing?"I love it when the commercials for medications list the side effects... As for this topic, I feel that all the drug companies want is money. They couldn't give a crap whether or not the drugs are actually working"
Tom Meyer commented on Chloe Hipchen's blog post Litter Bugs of America"You have no idea what I saw... Me and some of my friends were on our way back from a road trip from up north and there were these two cars bombarding the other one with trash. They threw whatever they had on them. Wet napkins, cups, and pens to name…"
Tara Koepke commented on Tom Meyer's blog post American Automobiles"It's interesting to look back on the history of transportation and see how far we've come! My family hasn't had much luck with American cars either, but we've been able to depend on our toyotas!"
Mike Leahy commented on Tom Meyer's blog post American Automobiles"I drive around a Toyota Camry, which is weird because if anybody knows me, I always said that I will only drive American made, but it is a 1998, and it still runs like it did back then. Thanks to Mr. Ford, we can all now get to pretty much anywhere…"
Tom Meyer commented on Nikki Troia's blog post Is Facebook taking over our lives?"I totally agree with the Facebook status updates. Some people do get very annoying with the updates and the "liking" fan pages. I rarely update my status and I lately its only been about the Blackhawks and their total ownage in the 2010…"
Tom Meyer commented on Erika Teufel's blog post Where'd the simplicity go?"I don't really worry that much about college and the ACT. I plan on going to college but it is outrageous how much it is and I think it's stupid to base college entry on one test. I don't even know what I plan to study in college or…"
Tom Meyer commented on Matt Krinke's blog post What If..."I agree with Mike. We have our whole lives ahead of us and I hope death is not in the near future for any of us. If our life expectancy was plummeting, that would suck. I wouldn't even know where to begin for getting it back up..."
Tom Meyer posted a blog postAmerican Automobiles
I was inspired to write this blog because I am a car enthusiast.The Ford Motor CompanyHenry Ford built his very first vehicle, the Quadricycle in 1896. This two cylinder gas powered car had 4 whopping horsepower and only two gears. First gear could achieve a fast speed of 10 mph while second gear could reach up to a terrifying 20 mph. Who wouldn't want one of these with the stylish bicycle tires and a 3 gallon tank of gas. Apparently nobody wanted one because only three were built. I'll tell…See More
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American Automobiles
I was inspired to write this blog because I am a car enthusiast.
The Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford built his very first vehicle, the Quadricycle in 1896. This two cylinder gas powered car had 4 whopping horsepower and only two gears. First gear could achieve a fast speed of 10 mph while second gear could reach up to a terrifying 20 mph. Who wouldn't want one of these with the stylish bicycle tires and a 3 gallon…
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Memorable Moments in American Sports
There is something about American sports that we find interesting. Sports are a very common form of American Entertainment. There have been memorable moments in American sports history. These are not ranked in any order, they are just what I think are memorable moments in sports.…
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I'm not usually someone who writes a lot , not publicly anyway but I do love to express my self through art, usually visual art but most of the time the art I make is influenced by something . In this case it's a song a written by one of my favorite musicians as a response to the feeling of horror and disbelief as he watched the Twin Towers in New York go from icons to ruins on 9/11/01. The song is sad,…See More
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