Intersection

Caleb, simply myself. An helicopter ride later, I was in the middle of an intersection in New York City. There were so many billboards, people and vehicles rushing in every direction all around me that everything seemed blurry for the first few minutes. All I could feel was the wind brushing my cheek. Then, something in the corner of my eye caught my attention. There was a silhouette standing in the middle of the intersection completely immobile. The sea of people surrounding me was making it…

Reliable electricity, affordable food, entertainment, and many others. For Charlotte in particular, the commerce aspect is the most important to its success. Charlotte would be nowhere without being an intersection of commerce. Starting out as an intersection of Indian trading routes, then an intersection of railroads, and now the location of a major airline hub. That is what enables Charlotte to be the only major city without access to a major body of water, tradition and relatively moderate…

Louise Erdrich’s widely acclaimed novel Love Medicine follows three generations of four Chippewa families through contemporary life on the reservation. Over a span of fifty years, issues from racism and identity to retaining community and life after colonization are explored. Erdrich beautifully contrasts the grim realities of life on the reservation with a poignant humour that counters the somber tone of the novel. Humour throughout the novel humanizes the characters while also bringing them…

To be sure, distracted pedestrians are not the only cause of traffic that moves at a snail’s pace. Nevertheless, texters do cause trouble in intersections, and there is evidence to back it up. To demonstrate this, researchers at the University of Queensland found that people distracted by phones walk 1.1 feet per second slower than they do when they are fully alert. Furthermore, their stride length…

adult driving around town. Not necessarily driving recklessly but driving extremely slow in streets, when it is obvious they are driving way under the speed limit. I have witnessed elderly drivers swerving in streets, or even cause accidents in intersections. Some times elderly drivers are just not mentally fit, or sharp enough to be driving in streets. Tougher regulations on older adult drivers should be required in the state of Texas. And enforce mental fitness tests yearly after the the age…

In the excerpt, “Working at Bazooms: The Intersection of Power,…

As Dana and Miss Vanessa have had prior disputes to this night, Dana wanted to leave. Therefore, they left as quickly as possible. As Dana left, their friend Robin followed behind, Vanessa and Mo noticed and joined the caravan. Once reaching the intersection of Gardner and Main, around 7:55pm…

East Clark. Upon my investigation it was found that the crash had happened at the corner of G Street and East Clark. I talked to the reporting party Shawn Mannhardt; who told dispatch that he did not have a cell phone so he left his car at the intersection and walked home to call the police. Mr. Mannhardt informed me that the other person involved in the crash was Tabbatha Bailey. Mr. Mannhardt stated that Ms. Bailey gave him her phone number and her license plate number and she left the scene.…

Introduction Externality is the effect of an economics decisions which is done by one parties on the unrelated parties who did not have a choice and whose interests were not taken into account and it cause the market become inefficient. Externalities are spillover effects that fall on parties not otherwise involved in a market as a producer or a consumer of a good or service. Externality can be negative or positive. Positive Externality Negative externality Is beneficial Increase social…

a colored woman today. It compares the unfair treatment of colored women to the treatment of white women in various scenarios. Colored women not only face discrimination due to sexism but they also experience racism. Facing both make it a hard intersection for many colored women. She states how women of color not only face discrimination by the members of our society but our justice system turns a blind eye to cases that involve women of color. Crenshaw shares a story about a Latina who was in a…