Intersection

Since the very beginning of cell phones people have been using cell phones while driving in a car. To some this may seem harmless however, recently there have been and increase in car accidents with distracted drivers because the driver was on a cell phone. In response lawmakers have made it illegal to drive while using a cell phone. This is the right response because using a cell phone while driving distracts the driver, cell phone use while driving endangers the driver of the car, the…

IS EUROPE RESPONSIBLE ABOUT SYRIAN REFUGEES? The Syria struggle has set off the biggest philanthropic emergency of our era. More than 8 million individuals are uprooted inside Syria, and another 4 million Syrians have fled their nation to discover asylum in neighboring nations. They seek after the day when they may have the capacity to come back to Syria to revamp their lives, homes and nation. Lamentably, that day is no place in sight. Men, ladies and kids hazard progressively risky excursions…

return, but be careful, she— Screeching tires, crashing metal, and shattering glass diverted her attention away from the ominous words to the chaos taking place on the street directly in front of her—the aftermath of a head on collision in the intersection. Alexandria focused on the commotion for a split second, and by the time she turned back to speak with Madame Rosamie, the cryptic woman had vanished. Boy, she sure can move quickly for someone her…

The Crito by Plato is premised with Socrates in his prison cell and awaiting his execution. Socrates’ friend Crito then comes and tries to convince him to escape his cell. Socrates and Crito discuss and argue about whether Socrates should escape prison or not. In their dialogue, the topic about laws emerge. Socrates states, “by giving every Athenian the opportunity, once arrived at voting age and having observed the affairs of the city and us the laws...he can take his possessions and go…

supposed to use various non-violent methods to prove their points about how violence in the world is doing nothing but harm to the communities in which it persists. Just recently, in the summer of 2016, activists in Portland, Maine blocked a downtown intersection as a means of protesting the shooting deaths of unarmed black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. The protests have impacted the world in a multitude of ways. There has been widespread recognition of the cruel treatment of minorities, in…

In today’s world, Autonomous Vehicles are becoming more widely available, and they are not science fiction anymore. Autonomous Vehicles have many positive impacts on society, as well as negative ones. This new technology introduces opposition from different parts of society, yet it has a lot of supporters that are pushing it forward to continue the development and deployment of Autonomous Vehicles. This paper is focused on discussing the positive, and negative impacts Autonomous Vehicles will…

When I made my initial assessment of this situation, I realized that this collision can be described by the principle of conservation of momentum. Despite the somewhat imposing name, this principle is actually quite intuitive in nature. To understand this principle, I utilize an example from my own life: duck hunting. While some may consider it a rather barbaric pastime, I rather enjoy the thrill of venturing into a marsh in the early hours of the morning and I love the satisfaction of dressing…

only one thing matters. Not college, or politics, or work, but high school football. In the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, A Dream by H.G. Bissinger, the town of Odessa is placed under a microscope as the reader gets to experience the intersection of sport, race, and gender in a small Texas town. “Football stood at the very core of what the town was about, not on the outskirts, not on the periphery. It had nothing to do with entertainment and everything to do with how people felt…

According to the Scholastic Children’s Dictionary, the definition of freedom is “ The right to do and say what you like.” In America, everyone is given the freedom of speech, religion, petitioning, assembly, and press. Debates have been going on for the last few years whether or not citizens are really given all of these freedoms. In my opinion, the statement that all Americans are “free,” is not true. Yes, Americans do have some freedoms, but in my eyes freedom is controlled and only given to a…

Some kids live and breathe for animals, and I was one of those kids. I had my stuffed animals and my plastic stethoscope, and I wanted to be a vet, like James Herriot. Maybe a small animal vet, maybe a field vet, but a vet. When I turned nine, I came across David Quammen's Song of the Dodo, a book about island biogeography. I read it because of the dodo on the cover. Since non-fiction is not a genre known for economy of expression, I was prepared for dry prose and a headache. But Quammen…