Freeway

Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion is a novel that seems to centralize the majority of its language on a single main character. Due to the fact that we are only able to see into the mind of the main character, Maria, it can be argued that this novel only essentially has one character with the rest are just simply filling space. This begs the question, would William Gass argue that Maria is simply a linguistic location in Didion's novel? After all, "a character for [Gass] is any linguistic…

cameras to film the historic event.7 One man, Abraham Zapruder, used his 9mm camera to film the entire assassination as the motorcade passed the Texas School Book Depository. Dealey Plaza had three roads that converged under an overpass to get on a freeway.8 As the president passed the Texas School Book Depository, three shots rang out and hit three victims: James Tauge, who was a bystander that sustained injuries to the face from where a bullet hit the curb, Governor Connally, who had injuries…

When thinking about the 1950 's in America, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it black and white episodes of “I Love Lucy,” old-fashioned clothes, and simpler times? There is actually much more to the 1950 's than people may generally think about. Americans were striving for social and cultural growth, as well as soaking in the enjoyments of finally being able to relax after the stress of WWII. There was also an enthusiastic period of financial stability during the mid 1950 's…

Advertisements: Taking Over Our Lives Advertisements have been around since ancient civilization. In the 19th century, it had become a major force in capitalist economies. Advertisements were in primarily newspapers and magazines. As technology advanced, so did the culture of advertising. By the 20th century, there was new technologies, such as radio, direct mail, television, and then eventually the Internet. The Internet is a huge source for people to post advertisements in order to reach a…

people by their extrinsic values: credit score, external beauty, wealth, and culture. A very famous essay, The Paradox of Our Time, beautifully points out the paradox of our day-to-day lives: “We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers, wider freeways,…

Imagine being able to drive to work without ever needing to worry about fuel. Never buying gasoline would save nearly two thousand dollars per year (Doggett par. 2). Regular electric cars are able to save a significant amount on travel costs, but they still need to be recharged. This means that more money is spent on monthly electrical bills to supply the car, although electricity bills are much cheaper than gasoline bills. To remedy this, I am proposing a self-sustaining electric car. Using…

Cars of equipment were all in a line, driving down the dark, empty freeway. No other cars in sight. Rain was flooding the roads, the moon was full and shining behind the clouds. Jethrow leading the pack, Scar in the truck behind him. Suddenly, the whole line was at a dead stop. Everyone began jeering their heads, rolling down windows, anything they could to see why they had come to this sudden stop. Several crew members were yelling, horns were honking, but their leader still refused to move…

Since its history, global warming has posed a threat against Earth with its issues, such as pollution and rising sea levels. However, with research, scientists can search for a way to slow down the effects on global warming. Global warming has been defined as the extreme changes in Earth’s climate. Human activity has overwhelmed the atmosphere and is the major driving factor in global warming. Pollution has been one of the major issues in the Earth’s climate. Pollution has been around since the…

requested and artists trained in the needed skills for the production of traditions that could condition patrons' expectations. More challenges and rewards of developing such scenes were impactful on ambitious artists, and they kept returning to the freeways of choosing their subjects (Didron 421). For instance, there was repeated portrayal of crucified Christ within drawings that charted deep investments in traditional iconography and extraordinary devotion to the human body…

"Oh you live in Longview, Washington?" A term that is stated way to often when someone reply they live there. Dispaportioned assumptions of the town are often made by those who have never even been. Before Washington passed the law were people could no longer pan handle, it wasn't an unusual sight to see a homeless man on the side of the road holding a sign. "Homeless anything helps" is an example of one of the many signs would state. It’s important especially to start giving help to people who…