Edward Humes, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, wrote “The Absurd Primacy of the Automobile in American Life” in April of 2016 for The Atlantic. In the article he outlined the cost of Americas e reliance on the outdated and overused fume spewing automobiles. In doing so Humes does not deny the fact that cars are convenient, in reality he embarrasses their conveniences as the main reasons that they are so relevant. On the other hand, Humes criticizes the outdated nature of the automobile blaming their inefficiency on that. He also condemns the amount of pollution Americas dependency on cars produces, a problem that is only becoming worst. All of this is nothing compared to Humes’s strongest argument; The worst cost that comes from Americas dependence on cars is paid in human lives. Humes brings to light the absurd gap of recognition between a plane crash and a car crash using this to outline how invisible car crashes are to the average American. Humes
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That’s what I tell myself when it feels like life is crashing down. I honestly don’t know why that is what I say, but it gives me enough strength to keep moving a little bit more. Tragedy is not apparent until it is staring you in the face. When I was in middle school me and my sister went to a one-week church camp in the summer together. Since both kids were out of the house our parents decided it was the perfect week to take a trip of their own. They planned to go on a motorcycle trip around Wisconsin, but they didn’t get far. On Tuesday they hit a deer and crashed. My mother’s leg was shattered and my father’s spleen ruptured, my mother spent the summer in the hospital while my father was out after a month. It’s a story that repeats itself over and over again; tragedy. What is the number Humes given again? 3000 people die in traffic accidents in a month. That’s 3000 family’s left without a piece. 3000. This world is broken; I hope I can do something to patch it
That’s what I tell myself when it feels like life is crashing down. I honestly don’t know why that is what I say, but it gives me enough strength to keep moving a little bit more. Tragedy is not apparent until it is staring you in the face. When I was in middle school me and my sister went to a one-week church camp in the summer together. Since both kids were out of the house our parents decided it was the perfect week to take a trip of their own. They planned to go on a motorcycle trip around Wisconsin, but they didn’t get far. On Tuesday they hit a deer and crashed. My mother’s leg was shattered and my father’s spleen ruptured, my mother spent the summer in the hospital while my father was out after a month. It’s a story that repeats itself over and over again; tragedy. What is the number Humes given again? 3000 people die in traffic accidents in a month. That’s 3000 family’s left without a piece. 3000. This world is broken; I hope I can do something to patch it