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    Despite their conception in 1903, Harley-Davidson and the motorcycle industry as a whole didn’t really take off until after the Second World War. Many people rode motorcycles during the war, with Harley-Davidson themselves supplying almost 90,000 motorcycles for the U.S. military during this time. Many veterans chose to purchase motorcycles upon returning home, as they enjoyed riding during the war and wanted to continue riding in their civilian life. This generation known as the “baby-boomers”

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    Harley-Davidson Inc. Financial Review The Story of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles In Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the 1900s a company called Harley-Davidson Motorcycles started by William S. Harley and the Davidson brothers William, Walter, and Arthur begun to build the bike and its three horsepower engine within the family shed that was only 10X15 foot (Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, 2015). This company not only had themselves in mind but the customers they would have once the bikes were built and on the

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    I. Summary of the case study "Harley-Davidson – rockers ' idol" So, this case study is about Harley-Davidson, a brand of motorcycles and more precisely about its development since his foundation in 1903 by 21-year-old William S. Harley and 20-year-old Arthur Davidson. So, in 2003, it was the celebration of the 100th birthday of the Harley-Davidson. And, in order to commemorate it, fans of this famous brand rode until Milwaukee to see the parade of 10 000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Through this

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    Traveling from a small quiet town to the world's biggest bustling city is very different for small town boy like me. I spent majority of my business trip in the city, mainly Manhattan, I was showing off my new brand the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle. We tested it out on the streets of the city and Long Island, which was where I met a few new people who were interested in my new creation. There was a man named Gatsby, very mysterious and very secretive. Our encounter occurred on the third day of my visit

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    My Hero's Journey

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    for Vince, we bought a Harley-Davidson motorcycle to occupy our free time. Riding a motorcycle is a more cost-saving sport. It was also much easier to jump on a bike for a few hours of riding than it was to prepare the boat for a few hours of sailing. Not quite the same, but even so, a great way to have fun. Eventually, Vince found lucrative work as a Salesperson at Artistic Tile and Stone; a high quality shop located in our home town of San Carlos. He enjoyed the customer interaction and

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    Street railways were created and they were the most aggressive expansion in the 19th century. From the 1880’s to the 1890’s street railways took up at least six miles from City Hall in Boston. The service of the first railway began in 1852. The first street railway in Boston would go between Harvard Square, Cambridge, Summerville, and Union Square. The increase in the street railway brought excitement for the entrepreneur’s as well in other cities in America. Eventually the street railways

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    Close by the giant textile mill row on row on row of drab terrace houses huddle together as if to fend off the bitter cold of a winter night in December of 1811. Night obscures the narrow streets of the industrial village of Holmeside as morning’s hesitant light pokes through the canopy of dismal clouds. Inside the mill, workers have been toiling for hours. They rose from their beds early and put on their work clothing. The lucky ones ate a crust of bread and drank the remains of yesterday’s milk

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    other with metalic blue eyes. The people looked to be teenagers like me. The kid with metalic blue eyes took 1 glance at me, then at the girl next to her and took off. She jumped through the small window in the corner and disappeared through the busy streets. The other girl, with golden hair, chased

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    Of all the people and things that have influenced me thus far has to be the most amazing lady that I have ever met, my grandmother. She’s the kind of person who has thoughtful discussions about which artist she would most likely want to meet in life whether musical or artistic, the kind of grandmother who always had time for her family and the kind of advocate to voice her opinions on the world and life as I’ve come to know it. Growing up with such a strong role model, I developed many of her enthusiasms

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    about that person, it becomes racism. Being a malicious looking black man, walking the streets at night may give someone the idea that you’re a rapist, killer, robber, or even a stalker. Nearly everyone has experienced these same emotions before and each has

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