Road

Roman Road Summative Roman Building Methods Army Surveyors, also known as Agrimensores or “Land Measurers”, and engineers would look over the potential build location and started clearing the land for construction The Agrimensores used a special tool called a “Groma” (Picture #1) to measure and plan the line of the road. Its pole was planted into the ground. There were two wooden arms atop the pole perpendicular to each other, and the same length. A lead-weighted line hung from each end of the…

Road capacity According to my personal experience, roads of Maroubra beach area can meet the basic needs of people living in surrounding communities. I have already lived here--a house not far away from the beach for over half a year, and the bus that I take every day would always go through Marine Parade, which is the main road just behind the beach. Fortunately, I never have the chance to experience traffic jam on this road even during peak hours. Marine Parade is a north-south road that is…

Road Trip Crash! White caps went as they crashed up against the moss covered rocks. We had just arrived at Johnson Shut-Ins in Saint Louis, Missouri. I was seven, my cousin Brooke was 18 and my cousin Luke was 13. My family was on a summer vacation to go see my family. It was like an oven so my Aunt and Uncle decided to take us to Johnson Shut-Ins Chapter One When we pulled into Johnson Shut-Ins all eight of us got out of our two cars. Four of us were in my Dad´s truck and four of us were…

Fork In the Road In life, there are times where decisions need to be made. There is an array of decisions that you are going to come across whether the purpose is growth, career, or relationships. Robert Frost and Blanche Farley each wrote a poem with two different scenarios that conveyed similar messages. In “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost and “The Lover Not Taken,” By Blanche Farley both poems use a similar tone when describing the journey that each of the speakers came across when…

The Road written by Cormac McCarthy tells the heartfelt story of Papa and his boy making a growling journey to the East coast. Papa and the boy live in a world that lacks compassion: though they resist the temptation of sinful acts and live honest lives. Maintaining sensitivity on the road is not easy, but the man knows showing kindness and tolerance to the boy gives the future generation hope. Right from the start we see that papa cares very much for the boy. While traveling on the road Papa…

Cormack McCarthy is well know for his novels including No Country for Old Men, Blood Meridian, and more recently the 2006 novel The Road. On the surface The Road seems like another post-apocalyptic story involving cannibals and other clichés shared by the likes of The Book of Eli or any other modern day post-apocalyptic book, movie, etc. However, McCarthy found a way to tell a story of survival in a harsh and nearly inhospitable world while exploring themes such as love and spirituality. Its…

have to travel by road as the main route inevitably. Since people have to take the road on a regular basis, they deserve to be safe in using the road. In Thailand, there are about around 5 million people use vehicles on the road which is quite a lot ever. Moreover, in Thailand, every hour an accident on the road killed 1 million people in the country 70 million people which this loss ratio can indicate road safety. Because of Thailand, people have a lot of vehicles on the road. So, vehicles are…

My dirt road has been a hindrance to my neighborhood which has caused more than enough trouble. I have wanted it paved ever since I could personally drive and when I witnessed the issues that the road caused. The county’s lack of cooperation has left the neighborhood frustrated and unsure of how to fix the problem. My community has struggled for years with the issue of paving Calhoun road, which has caused damage to both citizens and their vehicles forcing us to bear the burden of paying for…

For a lot of people, road rage is a big problem. With the high levels of stress and how busy and in a hurry everyone is, road rage seems to be the norm these days. Road rage and reckless driving is very dangerous, and something needs to be done about it because most people think that it’s okay and just assume that everyone drives recklessly. I think that the main thing that causes road rage in this day in age is carelessness and high levels of stress. Many people have different opinions of…

When thinking about the theme of The Road by Cormac McCarthy, many subjects come to mind. Throughout the story we see death, violence, and darkness. However, what is the most apparent throughout the story is love. The theme that comes out on top and is the most obvious, is the theme of love conquers all. The love that the little boy and his father share is incepretable. They face so many challenges as they are traveling down the road like, the “bad men,” illnesses, and even mental struggle, but…