Cruelty in “The Road” What is cruelty? Cruelty is feeling indifferent to the suffering of others. Throughout Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, each antagonist the man and the boy encounter share a variety of traits that are commonly found in sociopaths; such as lack of remorse, lack of empathy, shallow emotions and cruelty. Throughout the world in which The Road takes place, cruelty has evolved from its basic sociopathic trait into second nature for survivors in this post-apocalyptic environment.…
The text “The Rationality of Rage” by Matthew Hutson disclosed how rage affects others during three different types of negotiation: cooperative, competitive, and beneficial. The author revealed how many people don’t believe in anger benefiting anyone, but what if there was a strategic plan? One page two, anger grows when people felt undervalued and believe a profit would be received anger negotiation. This page divulges how anger is built up when people feel underestimated; therefore, during the negotiation others give in trying not to anger them even more especially during a hostile situation. Furthermore, the anger one creates can not be faked or other might lash out against them.…
Breaking multiple rules of the road or having an impressive fine for a traffic violation, should result in a license suspension. The driver has clearly proven they are a hazard to other…
This paper seeks to understand speeding as a target health-risk related behavior that I would like to change. After observing my speeding habits for 3-5 days, I will create a plan that uses operant conditioning in hopes of understanding and creating better driving habits. I try to understand a personal experience of how speeding has effected my life and in what ways do I feel I can or cannot control it. I will go into detail on what kinds of stimuli offer better environments for speeding and also understand my psychological state of mind at the time. Antecedents, which are interventions designed to alter the environment before a behavior occurs, can be identified as culture, behavior, and person.…
This will require an officer to impose a punishment that will fit the violation committed. Therefore, an officer should have a rulebook on what punishment will be given based on the offender violation. However, for serious…
Suddenly you look in the rear view mirror and see those dreadful flashing red and blue lights and you get that knot in your stomach. It was my worst nightmare, my first speeding ticket. It all started when I was fifteen and had just gotten my drivers license. My mom bought me my dream car at the time, a white Volkswagen bug. I was on cloud nine and thought nothing could ruin it.…
Persuasive Essay In 2013, 10,076 people were killed in drunk driving accidents (MADD). Out of those 10,076 people, 2,577 of those deaths were on Wisconsin roads (CDC). There are three major reasons why drunk drivers should be taken off the roads.…
People are so ignorant! Why would you vote for a man who is only experienced in business deals to control a country? This man is used to making allies and decisions that only benefit him and his partners! To him, we are just an end product. Everyone that voted for him voted for this idea that he can build better relationships for America, but so far we are blink away from a war, we are deporting innocent people and separating families, and we have successfully devalued women, people of color, the LGBTQI community, disabled people, and the lower class.…
These penalties depend on the state the driver lives. It could be too many years in prison up to a lifetime (“New Approaches…”). Very expensive fines are common (“New Approaches…”). Fines are usually always given when the driver was pulled…
Why do people overreact on the road today? These days We live in a fast-paced society in which driving. Everyone always wants to get where they are going fast. consciously, this leads a rush driving and makes off road rage. Causes of the range make many accidents, some of which resulting in death.…
They can be emotional, Psychological, as well as financial and even physical. Immediate consequences can go from simple traffic violations and fines to physical harm and even can even result in death. Ongoing consequences can include mental…
Taser has been a issue that have been debated several years. On one aspect people think that they are completely safe and not harm is done, but for others they do not think that is possible. The first taser was invented in 1974 by Jack Cover and it was named Thomas A. Swift Electronic Rifle (SunSentinel, 2005). This taser used gun powder to shoot the darts out by the wire connected to the gun. The invention did not go anyway until 1991 when two brothers Rick and Tom Smith worked on the device because they wanted a device that was non-lethal (SunSentinel, 2005).…
It was a very nice summer evening, the sun was just starting to set behind us as I drove down the highway. Without a worry, the music was blaring and there was a lot of singing and laughing going on in the car. Three of my friends and I were on our way to a movie in Spirit Lake, when the trip took an unexpected turn. Now, instead of going to the movie, I was going to have to go to court. I quickly pulled to the side of the road and rolled down my window for the man that was standing there.…
A.) Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that civil disobedience is the right protest to get your point across. I made this my specific purpose because I believe that violent protest distracts what is really going on. In other words people are so focus on being violent than actually accomplishing what they believe in. I am a strong believe that violence is not the key to do things when it comes to protest..…
Action needs to be taken about drunk drivers in America. Because of all of the intoxicated people getting behind the wheel, thousands of people end up losing their lives a year; therefore, the State should suspend drunk driver’s license. Not only can this teach them a valuable lesson, it can save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in damages. People only have one life, so it is the most precious thing in this world. To keep the roads and people safe, drunk drivers need a more severe punishment.…