Train station Essays

  • Train Station Essay

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    An outline of train station and its prospects A train station can also be called as various forms that include depot, railroad station or railway station, which is a railway amenity where trains routinely stop to load or unload traveller or freight. It typically consumes at least one track side portal and a station constructing, offering such ancillary services as waiting rooms and ticket sales. If a station is on a single track line, it probably has a passing sequence to serve traffic movements

  • Coming Full Circle in Anna Karenina

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    expectations, the railroad serves a central role in the organizational plan of the novel. The major railway scenes can be interpreted as pillars supporting the structure of the novel by connecting the Anna/Vronsky storyline. It is at a railway station where Anna is introduced to Vronsky, where he admits his love to her and where Anna makes her first and last appearance. The recurrence of motifs and the final return to initial associations within Anna Karenina serve to create the symmetrical

  • Public Transportation Essay

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    disadvantages such as being late, being crowded, and the occasional smell. On the other hand, some advantages include low fees, reduced gas cost, and meeting new people. An extreme example of a worst case scenario involves being robbed at the bus station. Still, public transportation is always safer than driving yourself, as the bus is massive in proportion to cars, and provides protection against crashes. Be wary in regards to where the bus stop is located. Bus stops around busy intersections yield

  • Creative Writing: THe Chennai Express Train of India

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    The Chennai Express train route begins in south of India, and passes through the infinite plains of the Indian countryside. The mountainous terrain ahead can be seen from distance as the train approaches the hillside city of Shimla. In the expanse, a traveller may observe an intermittent figure somewhere, perhaps a woman walking with water pots layered upon her head towards a small village. The train then would begin to ascend a shallow ridge. From here one can see what appears to be a town at the

  • Rear Window Vs Metropolis

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    The visual splendour throughout Hugo is mostly derived from its 1930s Parisian train station setting. The light and colour of the production design are heightened to create an expressive fairy tale world, which nevertheless remains grounded in a recognisable reality without ever slipping into overt whimsy or Magic Realism. The true visual flourishes occur when the audience are taken behind-the-scenes of the station, into the hidden passages and rooms occupied by the orphaned boy Hugo Cabret (Asa

  • Finding Adulthood: My Journey in New York City

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    My Coming of Age in NYC “Mom, when I grow up, I’m moving to New York City!” I remember telling my mother at the tender age of twelve. That dream of living in the Big Apple stayed on the back of my mind until it finally became a reality. At was twenty years old, I was ready to come into my own, so I made one of the most significant decisions of my life; a decision that is most responsible for the evolvement of a young boy having to quickly become a man. I moved to New York City. Soon, I would

  • Transit rider surveys

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    Introduction Often concerns over travel time and safety are cited as reasons people do not choose to ride transit; however, little has been studied about people’s real-time experiences on transit. It is important to understand the perceptions of a transit rider, including their emotional state before, during and after a transit trip. By fully understanding these perceptions, transit service providers can better plan for transit improvements. The question, therefore, is what is the best method for

  • Advantages Of Public Transportation

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    Should students take advantage of the public transportation more seriously than owning a car? The public transportation can solves to numerous problems; the bus transportation can be a universal antidote for bigger issues such as global warming. By taking the bus can save students’ time and money, rather than students who have a car have deal with traffic and expensive parking fee. Students who own a car might experience sitting in such a long traffic, where during the traffic cars may produce noxious

  • The Chicago Transit Authority

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    development of a particular project, for instance, infrastructure of public transport can be defined as better train and bus stations, fast and direct transit service, access to every place in city via train and busses Public transport is a service provided by the government of the city which is available use for general public. Public transportation includes busses, rails, subway trains and taxi cab. Public transport is a vibrant driver which runs day to day economy of the country as it helps

  • Hills Like White Elephants Literary Analysis

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    main characters that are facing an unexpected pregnancy. Hemmingway the author wrote and published this story in 1927. While reading the story the reader is able to know where the story is taking place. The plot of the story ends up being at a train station located in Spain surrounded by hills, trees, and fields while both of characters are continuing to drink heavily. There is a lot of symbolism which includes that every day people make decisions that can affect

  • Public Transit: A Tale of Trust and Tragedy

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    Public transportation is one of those things that we trust will get us from point A to point B with no problems. We occasionally hear stories about planes crashing or trains derailing, but we shrug it off, thinking that it could never happen to us. These thoughts run through Luke’s mind as he arrives at the station. He puts the car in park and removes the keys from the ignition. Luke gets out of the car and heads toward the building, the air feeling as warm as it did the last time he was here. He

  • Cause and Effect Essay - Moving to a Large City

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    Cause and Effect Essay - Moving to a Large City Whoosh! That is the precise sound I heard as the crazed flock of travelers headed for the train terminal. My best friend, Stacy, and I were left disoriented and understandably confused once the crowd thinned. We were at Madison Square Garden at the train terminal awaiting our train back to the hotel; it was our first trip to New York City. As one may imagine, it was a fascinating and surreal voyage into extreme urban life. It was so enthralling

  • Economic Development and Transportation

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    infrastructure of public transport system is full-fledged or is in the process of proper development it can benefit thousands of commuters who use train or buses as their commute to work places. Public transport is a service provided by the government of the city which is available to use for the general public. Public transportation includes busses, rails, subway trains and taxi cab. Public transport provides a vital service to the economy of the country as it helps millions of commuters to travel from one

  • Personal Narrative: My Trip To The Met Cloisters

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    of the questions, I realized it would be more beneficial to take train so that I could observe the surrounding and notice the demographic makeup while on the train. I took the E train at around 9:30am from Queens plaza to 42nd St. PA and changed to the A train. Since it was a weekend, the wait time for the trains were long. After a long ride of about 1 hour, I got off at 190 street station. While on the E train, I noticed the train was not very crowded and were mostly

  • Ernest Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants

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    Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants starts off by describing a tense scene in Spain where an American man and woman, Jig, sit at a train station. Drinks are served to the two, and an exchange of words leads to a stern conversation about an operation the man wants Jig to get. Through deeper analysis, this conversation is found to be about whether or not Jig is going to receive an abortion. Hemingway, who was considered one of the greatest 20th century writers, wrote this for his 1927 collection

  • The American Sparknotes

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    The story takes place at a train stop. There’s a couple An American, and the girl, Jig, waiting at a train station in the shade outside the building until another train come in forty minutes to take them to Madrid. While they are waiting they decided to order drinks. The American seems the only one who understands and knows how to speak Spanish. The girl notices some words painted on the bead curtains (Anis dil Toro) in which The American tells her it’s a drink, She asked him could they try

  • communication is key

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    Communication is Key Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway is a short story about a couple contemplating on whether or not to have an abortion. The two are at a train station drinking beer and waiting for their train to come. In the story, the man wants the girl to get an abortion saying it will be an easy and quick procedure. However, the readers can tell that the girl is not too fond of the idea of getting an abortion. Throughout the story the couple tries to talk about the problem

  • The Louvre Palace, Pei's Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong

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    PEI’S OTHER WORKS One of his buildings that really captured my attention is the aforementioned Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. The structural expressionism adopted in the design of this building is supposed to resemble growing bamboo shoots, symbolising livelihood and prosperity. The whole structure is supported by the five steel columns at the corners of the building, with the triangular frameworks transferring the weight of the building onto these five columns. It is covered with glass curtain

  • Philadelphia 30th Street Station

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    Center City and West Philadelphia, 30th Street Station is both a functional and aesthetically important piece of architecture. Its grandiose structure stands out in the present day, surrounded by steel and glass skyscrapers that are popping up west of the Schuylkill River. At one point it was likely one of the largest structures in its location, but it has recently been overshadowed by the architectural endeavors that have arose in recent years. The station itself is grand both interior and exterior

  • A Red Suitcase

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    some rest. She really needed to have a good rest, because she wanted to look good when meeting her friend Joanna. After having a nap in a hammock, she was ready to spend a great time with her best friend. Anna put her best dress on and went to the station, to meet Joanna hor the fort time. Despite the fact that the girls were very close, Anna had never seen her friend, because Joanna was her pen friend. They were both daydreamers, thus, didn’t use the internet for communication; they only used paper