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It was a nice sunny day, Molly had just got onto the bus and was on her way home from school. At home her father was preparing a nice dinner that Molly always loves to eat. as the bus approached the stop Molly had a big smile on her face knowing that daddy had a wonderful dinner prepared. She hopped off the bus and was on her way. As she walked up the stairs of the two story apartment and approached the door way, daddy had already opened the door. “Molly!” he exclaimed, “daddy!” she threw herself right into his arms, and with the wonderful fragrance of the food, she was filled with gladness.

“Mommy will he home soon.” her father said; “come and help me finish lunch before mommy gets home!” so she dropped her back pack at the door way and took off her shoes as quickly as she could and joltted to the kitchen. “I’m coming!” her father said. So she washed her hands, took of her coat and droped it on the kitchen floor. “You can soak the noodles.” her father said. “Ok” molly exclaimed. As she began soaking the knoodles a few minutes went by and they were almost done. “Were almost done Molly!” daddy exlaimed. So a big smile came to her face and she was so happy. When they had finished Molly and her father sat on the couch to wait for mommy. “I got an A on my math test daddy!” Molly said. “Wow, that’s wonderful Molly!” Her father replied, before her father could say another word his face changed. “What’s wrong daddy?” Molly said. “I smell smoke.” Her father replied. Quickly her father got up. “Wait right here; ok?” Father said. “Ok daddy.” Her father went to the window and looked below and there was fire all around. So he quickly called Molly. “Molly come near me, there’s a fire.” So Molly clutched to her father. She said not one word. So he went to the entrance and opened the door and fire had filled the path way in scorching heats. He quickly closed the door and ran to the back door to see if they could climb down, but fire had filled the ground floor. They were trapped.

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Dieter Rams (born May 20, 1932 in Wiesbaden) is a German industrial designer closely associated with the consumer products company Braun and the Functionalist school of industrial design. He is also know for his “Ten Commandments of Design.”

Rams studied architecture at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden as well as learning carpentry from 1943 to 1957. After working for the architect Otto Apel between 1953 and 1955 he joined the electronic devices manufacturer Braun where he became chief of design in 1961, a position he kept until 1995. Rams once explained his design approach in the phrase “Weniger, aber besser” which freely translates as “Less, but better.” Rams and his staff designed many memorable products for Braun including the famous SK-4 record player and the high-quality ‘D’-series (D45, D46) of 35 mm film slide projectors. He is also known for designing the 606 Universal Shelving System by Vitsœ in 1960.

Many of his designs — coffee makers, calculators, radios, audio/visual equipment, consumer appliances and office products — have found a permanent home at many museums over the world, including MoMA in New York. For nearly 30 years Dieter Rams served as head of design for Braun A.G. until his retirement in 1998. He continues to be a legend in design circles and most recently designed a cover for Wallpaper magazine. (Wikipedia 2009)