Arterial road

Creeping in the Shadows In Boca Raton, Florida it seems as if the scorching sun is always beating down on the ebony tarmac, the trees swaying with a small breeze, the sky crystal blue, it is a constant summer no matter the season. I see a small boy come into the picture. He is young, wearing a long sleeve St.Andrew’s shirt, Jeans and loafers. His hair is jet black and he has tan skin. A small boy follows behind him. The boys run everywhere. They ran to the mailbox, ran down the street, ran from…

Imagine traveling in the bare winds and rain, running on buffalo chips, and not a lick of sleep. This was the life of a cowboy during the long drive. These long drives took place during the Civil War and late 1800’s. Cowboys would advance herds from the southern tip of Texas to the small towns of Kansas where they would be fattened up to then be transported to Chicago where they would be slaughtered (Intro). While this trip must have been adventurous as it was difficult, the question is if I…

Dear City Council Member Mark Squilla, I’m writing to you today because of my concern about the way SEPTA runs. Many philadelphia citizens take public transportation daily. We trust that the system will get us to our destination. I have seen that recently over a couple of years that people feel angered by SEPTA. I think the anger comes from the delays, the detours, the wait time and the physical condition of the buses and trains. The buses are old and do not run very fast at times. The…

Night time in the woods can be eerie. It was the night of the opening of trapping season and I was on my way to my friend’s house in Dundee. I decided to stop and check my traps because they are in a timber just off of highway 13. So, I pulled into the parking spot and started to gather my supplies. As I sat there I heard this strange sound. Like a whisper from a little girl right next to me. I shrugged it off as the wind blowing past my window. I got out, with my Remington 514 in hand, and…

Walkable City by Jeff Speck is a book on how to transform downtowns all over America making them more walk friendly. Speck discusses about implementing this idea and ways it is beneficial to the cities around America. Jeff Speck is a city planner and author who travels around America essentially designing cities for various communities. He is a resident in Washington, DC. Part II of Walkable city is where Jeff Speck reviews to the audience his ten steps for walkability. The first four steps are…

Walking out of order is considered inconsiderate when crowded. Walking in a improper way could cause you to bump into another citizen. Texting and walking could cause misdirection on the sidewalk. Don't stop abruptly could cause someone to fall. Cutting in front of someone will lead to someone to trip. Going into a crowded elevator could discomfort for other people. Trying to fit into a crowded place can trapped some people who wanna step off. Fitting into a crowd can cause a malfunction on a…

Dear journal, I had another horrifying experience the day of today. It was the most dangerous and deadly thing we have encountered on this trip so far. ( and I thought yesterday was bad enough). The trail we have been taking all this time has a part where we have to cross the Columbia River. It had fast rapids, huge rocks, and high cliff walls. In fact, I have not the slightest clue of how I am alive and breathing right now. I thought I would surely drown and die in that river. Anyways, to…

I traveled back to my home in Ithaca, New York this weekend. I was there to watch basketball and to help my parents begin redoing our kitchen. When I returned home it was snowing and cold. I went outside for a grand total of six minutes and 17 second. I wandered my yard aimlessly, tried to climb a tree (I failed). I lied down in the snow and looked at the gray sky I realized two things on this quest for the solitude. First, that upstate New York, specifically Ithaca, is a barren tundra…

Hi Aaron, thank you for taking the time to talk and have this interview with me let me start by asking you questions. So I understand that you are in collage how's that going and where do you attend collage? Its a pleaser to have this interview and collage is quite hard lots of classes and lots of things to do to pass the class but over all its pretty great the people at Columbia are extremely nice ad helpful. So Aaron how was it leaving home with everything that just happened with Suzy and her…

She wasn’t without a bullet or two...or three. When I first saw the cat she was at Cactus Jacks II. Many other cats were living within the restaurant property along with her. She attracted our attention more heavily so than the others, due to her state seeming even moreso rough than many other cats on the property. “She that cat over there?” My grandmother asked, her finger extended towards a dumpster. “Yeah, she looks a little rough.” I replied. My grandmother and I noticed the cat didn’t look…