Elevator

Both the 2013 novel The Darwin Elevator written by Jason M. Hough and the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller, explore the challenges of post-apocalyptic futures. Hough and Miller focus on the ideas of war and survival. Hough challenges the reader to view the idea of war and survival through the use of literary techniques. Miller conversely uses film techniques to display this same idea of war and survival however in a distinctly different environment. Hough and Miller both…

In “Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio” most of the native born citizens often dislike the immigrants and blame them when things go wrong. Some of the characters say that they’re not racist but that they hate immigrants. They also try to blame the immigrants for the murder. In the story Elisabetta’s dog is kidnapped and she doesn’t know who did it. At first she tries to blame the Chinese for taking her dog. She wants the Italian authorities to cut off diplomatic…

Introduction Charlie and also the Chocolate Factory (2005) is a adventure movie directed through Tim Burton and an adaption from the 1964 children’s book from the same title by Roald Dahl. The owner, Willy Wonka hid 5 golden seats in their Wonka dark chocolate bars. The fortunate finders from the golden ticket is going to be invited to go to the chocolate factory with one member of the family. Among the five will win an eternity supply associated with chocolates along with a special solution…

something that I could actually go through with. So I decided to break the first social norm on the list, breaking elevator norms. I decided I was going to face the back of the elevator and ride it a few times to see if I could get a reaction from any of the students riding the elevator. On Saturday April first, I went to visit my friend who lives in Bell Hall. This dorm building has an elevator so this was the most convenient location for me to do…

Most of the time, people walk into elevators without making eye contact or any gestures towards another person. A closer look showed that even two people, who were having a conversation while waiting for the elevator, ceased to speak once they began their descent to the ground floor or their ascent to the upper levels. If their conversation did not cease completely, it went on in hushed tones, so as not to disturb the silence in the elevator. Individuals try their best to not invade others…

the abundance of elevators and reflected on the experience of riding with my face to the “back” of the elevator rather than the traditional “forward” facing way. As I toured the city with classmates on our sustainably fieldtrip we entered the first elevator at the “Friends Center” and I made sure to be the last to step in. As the doors closed and my peers noticed I made no effort to turn and face the “front”…

stealthily entered an elevator in the Miami Regional Dialysis Center building at Jackson North Hospital at around 1 o’clock in the afternoon. There was an array of people whom my partner and I encountered inside of the elevator, one of the youngest unknowing participant in our experiment could…

urban communities. Many individuals believe that this is the start of a trend that will continue for many years to come. This trend is set to bring a boost to the economy by way of construction for apartment and condo living. As a result, multiple elevators will be needed to traffic people throughout these buildings.…

floors, each floor having different themes and colours. When talking about SLC elevators, there are a number of human factors which were not considered. The reasons are as follows: SLC have four elevators located in front of entrance and near to the wooden stairs. Each elevator has a different interior color ranging from blue, yellow, green and orange but all colors are extremely bright. Colors of the elevators is associated with…

space, by elevator. A unique method one foretold in his late 1970’s Sci fi novels. What started as an idea, captured the attention of NASA and U.S. Air force. The idea has many pros due to the design itself, time efficient space travel, enhanced satellite communications, and new space based industries. Opening a whole new world for people on earth, but like on earth, as well as in space there are concerns for earth bound conflicts to disrupt progress. The construction of a space elevator could…