where I’m going or when I might get there. All I know is it is this road that will take me to it, wherever it maybe. If you think about it, roads are an underappreciated benediction in this day in age. In this magnificent age of technology, man and machine has allowed us to give birth to a wonderful thing called the road. Our creations reflect our very nature, for we are creatures of habit, and so are our creations. We created the road that allows us to stroll through life with the greatest of ease.
increased road accident, causing increased mortality and morbidity. Researches in India and Bangladesh have shown that at least half of families affected by a road death or serious injury fall below the poverty line. The poorest communities are the worst affected, in rich countries and developing countries alike (make roads safe campaign). Nearly 70% of road fatalities occurred in rural sections of the main highways as the metropolitan cities accounted for only about 20% (Hoque M.M.). Road accidents
In Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road “the man” and “the boy” refer to themselves as “the good guys” compared to “the bad guys”. While reading this book I was lead to believe that “the boy” is truly the only “good guy” left, because “the man” and every other character that I encountered in this book share some of the same qualities as “the bad guys”. The boy constantly begs his father to be sympathetic and charitable to the drifters that they encounter on the road, but the father usually refuses or
Why do you think McCarthy has chosen not to give his characters names? How do the generic labels of “the man” and “the boy” affect the way you /readers relate to them? While reading The Road, a novel written by Cormac McCarthy, I was jerked from the warmth, comfort, and safety of my home and thrown into a cold, dark, and desolate world, walking alongside “the man” and “the boy”. McCarthy composes his work so graphically that readers are drawn right into the story. I believe Cormac McCarthy wanted
numerous drivers’ behaviors. They all have a tremendous variation of comportment. Some drivers are very formal and respectful and would put you first before them, while others would even risk their lives to pass you on the highway or pressure you on the road. Although there is a major trend on those two ends, there are also drivers with quite different behaviors in the middle of them, and whether one’s nearby driver has good or bad manners, one has to always have the necessary precautions. While waiting
2 On the Road Evan knew that his father would never let him disappear for the summer. He had to know his son’s whereabouts at all times. His father would enlist his mother to find him; his mother would protest, briefly, that Evan is old enough now to be on his own. But she, too, would want to know what hd become of him. And his father would point out that Evan was at a vulnerable age—old enough to get into serious trouble, and then have no idea how to deal with it. His mother would look doubtful
civilizations of the past became great because they mastered the art of trading.” The Silk Road is one of the earliest examples of a supply chain. Goods and ideas were moved and traded across long distances in a system of routes and cities that formed the Silk Road. The Silk Road did not consist of one route or one time period. It was not even called the Silk Road until the eighteenth century. The Silk Road was a network of many different routes crossing the terrain and connecting cities and cultures
Jasietsono Josephine Kuotsu Reg no. 12356032 Dr H. Kalpana ENGL 501: American Poetry 30 Sep 2013 Why does the choice of roads in “The Road Not Taken” makes so much difference to the speaker years later? What might the two roads represent? The two roads in the poem “The Road Not Taken” are metaphorical representation of the choices we have in life. We are blessed to have choice in life and the free will to decide and these decisions make a big difference, it can be either positive or negative. This
The Message of On the Road In Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, the author tries to convey to the audience that everybody is naturally dishonest and morally deceitful. Morals are defined by one's religion, the laws of the country, or some combination of the two. One's identity captures and plays out that individuals moral. My morals follow the Christian beliefs, Texas state laws, and the laws of the United States. Although one's own morals can change, basic things such as stealing and
safe is defined as measures and methods for reducing the risk of a person using the road for being killed or seriously injured. The users of a road include passengers, pedestrians, motorists, cyclists and passengers of on-road public. Nowadays, all kinds of road accident keep increasing day by day. The number of people who lose their lives on roads each year remains much too high due to careless while driving on road. Besides that, drivers must have a lot of maturity in order to accept the enormous
The stylistic choices an author makes when writing has a huge impact on the mood and atmosphere of the piece created. Take, for example, Cormac Mcarthy’s The Road, and Gregory Robert’s Shantaram. The two incredible novels are in many ways similar, however also very different due to a different writing styles. Many themes and elements used in both stories overlap. Both works are clearly journey stories, which is apparent right from the beginning. The reader learns this through Shantaram’s main
Roads Horace Bushnell said, “All creative action, whether in government, industry, thought, or religion, creates roads” (Hulbert). Mobility has played a significant part in the evolution of humanity and civilizations. It continues to shape the direction of development by facilitating the transfer of ideas from one place to another. Roads are central to the existence of this mobility, and they play a significant in the rate of socioeconomic development experienced by a community, nation, or civilization
called road rage and it may not sound like much but it actually is deadly. According to RoadRagers.com road rage is “the informal name for deliberately dangerous and/or violent behavior under the influence of heightened, violent emotion such as anger and frustration, involving an automobile in use.” Throughout this paper I will be discussing road rage through the perspective of sociologists, psychologists, the causes of road rage, and signs of road rage so you can avoid them, avoidance of road rage
Road Rage Road rage is a large problem all over the world, especially in the United States. There are two types of road rage. The first one is habitual road rage. It is a learned behavior; drivers have learned to drive in an aggressive manner. The second one is situational road rage. It is based on the situation that surrounds the driver, such as the driver receiving bad news or losing a job. Many people have died on the American highways because of stress or maybe they are in a hurry to get home
in a Road "When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it." - Yogi Berra. Everyday we are met with circumstances and with the circumstances come the decisions we make in order to fulfill our lives and make them meaningful. However, once we make a decision, after we pass that "fork in the road", we need to move on, accepting what we have done, because what has happened has happened and there is nothing we can do to change the past. Such is a case in Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken';
Long before there were trains, ships and airplanes to transport goods from one place to another, there was the Silk Road. Beginning in the sixth century, this route was formed and thus began the first major trade system. Although the term “Silk Road” would lead one that it was on road, this term actually refers to a number of different routes that covered a vast amount of land and were traveled by many different people. Along with silk, large varieties of goods were traded and traveled along this
That's road-rage. Road-rage is becoming an ever-increasing problem in our society. There are several factors that attribute to the growth of road rage. Road construction has increased the daily stress of driving. Rude and inconsiderate drivers don't think before they act. Another cause of the increase in road rage is the incompetence of drivers. Finally those who speed excessively create a dangerous environment to drive in. The daily stress of driving in traffic has increased due to more road construction
The Road to College Coming from a small town where farming and working right after high school is what everyone decides to do, I decided to further my education by going to college. College to some people isn’t even an option, most kids would follow up their families and go work for them or start helping out around their farms or in the family business. Not wanting to be stuck in my hometown for my young years or working right after school I started looking at colleges to get out and go do bigger
When most read Robert Frost’s poem, they think that the poem’s theme revolves around the concept of individualism. After all, Frost seems to be referencing a road less traveled; therefore, making his decision more unique and worthwhile. Overall, “The Road Not Taken” is met with much criticism about what the poem is actually about – individualism or rather deception. This has been a frequent topic of discussion among fellow critics including Robert W. French calling the poem “deceptive” because of
In analyzing the poem 'The Road Not Taken'; by Robert Frost, it represents 'the classic choice of a moment and a lifetime.';(pg 129) He relies much on the reflections of nature to convey his theme. However, this poem seems to be in essence very simple but opens the door for many interpretations. In using a simple fork in a road, Frost writes much to symbolize life and choices in which one will make. Frost uses unique ability to see an ordinary, everyday activity to portray such a theme. By using