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driver. If you have your cellphone, simply call 911 and emergency services will be able to obtain your location and other information immediately. If you do not have a phone, ask another driver involved in the accident or flag down another car on the road to make the call. Step 4: Care for the Injured- While waiting for emergency services to arrive, you should immediately start to provide care for either yourself or other drivers who were injured during the accident. Car accidents are rarely…

An interest to me that comes up in the novel, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, is survival. The Road is 287 pages telling a journey, in third person omniscient, of a man and his son on a road trying to survive in a world where a catastrophic event caused destruction of human civilization. Death is a constant worry as The Man and The son continue on the road. There is no electricity or phones, all stores are empty, no houses for shelter, plant life is gone, and no fish in the water. In the novel,…

refers to the main conflict present in The Road: the need to survive and to persevere through the challenges the characters encounter. Along their journey, a father and son discover more about their morals and values and how to continue on in dire circumstances. In The Road, McCarthy develops moral dilemmas using character development and imagery in order to show that destruction and death can exist alongside tenderness and kindness. Throughout The Road, a father and son must persevere through…

Revolutionary Road was a book written by Richard Yates, published in 1961. Revolutionary Road takes place in the 1950s and focuses on the two main characters, Frank and April Wheeler and their hopes and dreams for their future lives. Revolutionary Road takes you through the confusing, ups and downs of the Wheelers life, with other characters such as the Campbells, the Wheelers neighbors, and the Givings, the Wheelers real estate agent and her family. In Revolutionary Road you see April and Frank…

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates is amongst literary works an explorative piece into the life of the typical suburban family in the 1950’s. The story focuses on the relationship between a couple, April and Frank Wheeler, and their interactions and immersion within the suburban setting that they reside. This is where the up’s and down’s of their marriage is laid bare and the reader gets a glimpse into the impact of the social pressures that are forced upon them to affect their suburban lives…

In The Road, Cormac McCarthy shows how family and love can lead a person through their hard times. He reveals how family and love helps and inspires one to overcome obstacles that are unfamiliar to them. A boy who has dealt with the worst of the worst by losing his mother in a horrific way is left alone with his father. At a young age he is taught everything he needs to survive by only one parent. His father teaches him that there are others around still after a disaster that nearly erased the…

Infrastructure is a significant part of society’s existence. At nearly any given time, we are surrounded by pipes, wires, roads, and all of the other pieces of substructure that guide our world today. For something that is such a huge part of our lives, it is incredible how little most people know about what goes into it. In the book On The Grid by Scott Huler, the author sets out to learn more about the mysterious infrastructure systems. His journey begins in his hometown of Raleigh, North…

We generally don't think much of public sidewalks unless they're treacherous or in poor condition when walking on them. However, they can also threaten the assets you've built up over the years. If you're looking forward to the day when you can leave your job and enjoy your retirement nest egg, the front sidewalk next to the street could take that dream away. As you might have guessed by now, that threat is a devastating liability lawsuit from someone injured on the sidewalk. Isn't the town…

pedestrian-only. On three Saturdays in August 2016, hundreds of thousands of people will take advantage of Summer Streets, an annual event that prohibits cars from driving on a major thoroughfare connecting Central Park to the Brooklyn Bridge, and opens roads for pedestrians. "This is what everyday life could look like as if people mattered," says Paul Steely White. "The worst thing as an urban dweller is to be stuck with the auto as your only option." Transportation Alternatives also hopes to…

Imagine driving to Florence one day in a small car. All is going well at the time. The sun is shining, and the radio is playing the best music. Looking in the rear view mirror, a truck appears behind the car. Paying it no attention, everything keeps going according to plan. Suddenly, it sounds as if an airplane is passing overhead and is making its final approach. Looking through the sun roof, nothing can be seen except a clear blue sky. Taking a look in the side view mirror, the so called…