Stations of the Cross

The Northern City Line train was making its way to the Moorgate tube station. The train carried many commuters headed to their jobs in the city. The subway line ended at the Moorgate station. However, as the Northern City Line train approached and passed the platforms, there was no sign that this train was stopping. “Witnesses said it almost seemed to be accelerating.” * At the…

book about issues facing the fire service. In it, he addresses the death of firefighters, the “cause and effects” of cancer, how government budget restraints caused the closing of fire stations and lay off hundreds of firefighters throughout the country. In addition, he details how the closing of those fire station lessens the response time to calls which increases civilian chances of dying. Maru loves to…

and the overall dinning staff and feel of the establishment. The dinning service I believe lacks the most in these areas is Marketplace. Marketplace can most easily be defined as a buffet. There are four stations, those being Hometown, The Grill, Sandwiches, and Healthy Choice. Each station serves different food each day, but stays consistent in its content. Hometown usually serves a type of starch, being pasta or mashed potatoes, as well as pizza or a type of seasoned bread. The Grill usually…

When I play the piano, it relieves my stress. When I hear myself play the piano, it relieves my stress. When I listen to music, it relieves my stress, any music, any radio station. So, I believe that music or piano relieves stress. I have played the piano since I was in first grade. I have always loved music, especially since my mom played piano and likes to sing. Whenever I play the piano and hear those flowing notes, I feel like I have less stress. The elegant sounds of the piano give me a…

Two American lovers embark on a journey together to a foreign nation to cross many boundaries. Full of lust, passion, and desire, the pair enjoy themselves in the country of Spain while experiencing more with each other than the formulated travel guide’s intent suggested. At a train station, or a crossroads, their lustful escapade ends and the two go separate ways. Hemingway in the “Hills Like White Elephants” accurately displays the masculinity found in his own life as well as the difficulty…

Eurasian Steppe. Genghis Khan united these tribes in the 13th century and quickly established a large empire. This empire became the largest land empire in history. Although the Mongolian Invasions of the 13th Century CE increased trade and aided in the cross-cultural pollination of ideas and cuisine, these achievements came at the expense of upwards of fifty million lives during the span of their brutal conquests. The Mongolian Invasions increased trade across Eurasia and spread ideas across…

saved due to the efforts of a multitude of doctors and nurses. One of the most notorious and honored nurses in American medical history is a woman named Clarissa Harlowe Barton, more commonly known as Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross. Clara Barton was the…

flourished in many ways. It aided in connecting the empire and allowed it to progress far in a relatively short time. The road system thrived because of its vast length, sustainability and efficiency, messaging and rest systems, and the bridges used to cross otherwise untraversable…

The main issues involving ownership in the Canadian newspaper industry tend to centralize around money and making a profit. The three main effects that can be seen through concentrated ownership in the newspaper industry are: biased journalism, profit being the main goal, and loss of variety or lack of info. Media has become a significant aspect of most economies and corporations tend to change depending on how much profit is being made. Through research it is evident that the Canadian newspaper…

Stretching out approximately 2000 miles long, the U.S.-Mexico concrete border has its own loopholes where at certain points the security is not tight. This enables people to cross the border without papers. However, this is not to say that those people will not find any difficulties in crossing. A note to remember, the unauthorized border crossing means risking everything it may take because the spots are not considered comfortable to be crossed such as crossing through abandoned tunnel (El…