Essays Tagged: "freeway"

Racism

ng throughout the city.Just recently a truck loaded with illegal immigrants was being chased down a freeway in Los Angeles by police, when the truck finally stopped and the immigrants started to flee. ...

(2 pages) 112 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Towards a Definition of Culture

ed. Those events have brought all of us close together. The results to the attacks were seen on the freeway. Because of the ban on flying in the United States, the newscasters had to drive to get news ... United States, the newscasters had to drive to get news. And the newscasters notice drivers on the freeway were driving about 10 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit. Most of the drivers w ...

(4 pages) 200 0 5.0 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Lorna Dee Cervantes: "Beneath the shadow of the freeway". An interpretation of the poem

Lorna Dee Cervantes: Beneath the Shadow of the FreewayThe form of the poem is not easy to determine. It consists of six stanzas of uneven length, w ... e poem is achieved by its themes and by its imagery.The first section deals with "the shadow of the freeway", the image that is also in the title of the poem. It becomes obvious that the speaker lives ... he image that is also in the title of the poem. It becomes obvious that the speaker lives next to a freeway; she can watch it right across the street from her porch. Every day she notices that the sha ...

(5 pages) 62 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Nuclear Fusion.

er and hotter. The cloud turns into fire, fire turns into a stampede of angry bulls racing down the freeway of power. "Boom!" Silence sweeps through space and covers the disaster with a blanket of thi ...

(8 pages) 102 0 4.7 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Psychological Shadow, what is the psychological shadow and an experience

he same traits.One day I was on my way to meet with a friend and play some basketball. I was on the freeway traveling at about five miles over the speed limit. I was in no particular rush. I went to c ...

(3 pages) 37 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Stress Management.

ter a hectic day and it doesn't end there. You have to compete with all the careless drivers on the freeway. Stress can also be described as a way the body and mind deals with multiple tasks at once. ...

(9 pages) 287 1 4.3 Jan/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

San Diego Firestorm Recovery (Persuasive Essay)

that fateful day in October 2003. My personal experience felt harrowing; I was trapped on the I-15 freeway with my 5 month old in the car. Police and Firefighters rerouted traffic and turned us aroun ...

(3 pages) 52 0 3.7 May/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Lawsuits Gone Wild: Our Out of Control Legal System and the Need for Tort Reform

million, or the man who sued Winnebago and won $1.75 million after crashing his motor home off the freeway. But few of us ever question what these and all the other outrageous rewards for senseless l ...

(5 pages) 100 0 5.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Maybe Tomorrow

elps him dress for success, while a freshly waxed Mercedes-Benz parts the Red Sea of traffic on the freeway. Parking in the building's garage is no issue; his parking space is clearly marked with a "R ...

(3 pages) 16 0 3.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Consumer behavior

ionally seek out. For instance, we are exposed to numerous commercial messages while driving on the freeway: bill boards, radio advertisements, bumper-stickers on cars, and signs and banners placed at ...

(3 pages) 137 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

A Solution To Road Rage

streets, speed limits, and lane policies. For example, in North Carolina, the far left lane on the freeway is for carpoolers only during rush hour, but off peak driving it is for "speeders."� ...

(2 pages) 14 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Courage

you get behind the drivers seat, pull out of the driveway, turn on a green arrow or merge onto the freeway? I know that every time I drive I try to have courage to pull out onto a four-lane street. S ...

(1 pages) 1014 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Untitled

the place for our county fair and it sees a lot more action then one may think. It is right on the freeway which makes an easy commute from almost anywhere around the area, and it also provides a nic ...

(3 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Untitled

r black men are in prison Latino and black men should pay more taxes. Does a commuter that uses the freeway five or more times a week pay more tax than a person who does not commute to work and uses t ...

(2 pages) 864 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Bottled water

aska, out of 12-inch pipes. One major brand also gets their water in Los Angeles, right next to the freeway.(freep.com, Sept. 28) Even though the water is taken from these places it goes through many ...

(2 pages) 44 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Drivers Ed

nation signs, guide signs and many others. These types of signs are used for every day driving on a freeway. One type of sign that you will find on a highway is a guide sign. A guide sign is a ... re used to tell you which way to go. On these signs there are exit numbers. Theses numbers mark the freeway every mile starting with zero. By using the mile posted number and the exit number you may c ...

(1 pages) 1135 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

This is my Junior Research Paper- 8 Pages with accurate documentation the title is ALCOHOLISM

A ‘typical’ alcoholic is depicted as a ‘skid row drunk’ , a ‘homeless tattered shadow’ on the freeway on ramp or begging for coins on the street ( “Alcoholism Information” N. pag.). Alcoholism ...

(8 pages) 90 0 5.0 Jun/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

"What Does 'Mean' Mean" Definition Essay

lly is mean. Another perfect example that is actually quite common involves broken down cars on the freeway. Everyday thousands of cars probably break down in the middle of the freeway. Millions of pe ... day thousands of cars probably break down in the middle of the freeway. Millions of people take the freeway, and many of them have the time and resources to help the fallen victim. Despite this, most ...

(5 pages) 32 0 5.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Drinking and Driving: The Ultimate Drug

iends get drunk after winning the basketball game and go for a drive to go to a party. While on the freeway, they are speeding and they crash into a wall killing one and injuring three. Andy, the driv ...

(2 pages) 24 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs