The Machine Stops

other PVTA ride, my experience began with sprinting to catch the bus on time. Fortunately since the bus costs $1.25 to get anywhere, other Mount Holyoke students are busy trying to deposit their quarters or stuff their crumpled dollar bills into the machine so I had time to catch my breath before taking a seat. As the bus began meandering through South Hadley it almost felt like a suburban environment to a larger town. And I noticed the crowd was quite diverse compared to the usual route I take…

Colorado a place where there are beautiful snowy mountains and a bunch of scenery. A girl from Los Angeles, California that would be the weirdest thing to imagine for someone who grew up around beaches and warm weather all the time. That girl was me, I just learned that I was moving from sunny California to bi-polar weather Colorado. Learning that I was moving to a completely different state was one of the hardest and weirdest things for me. During the months of September and October my…

school mindset, and at the time, I couldn’t see how it was slowly eating my life away. Walking to the bus stop, I turned my music on loud and isolated myself from the other kids. Being the stereotypical middle schooler, I believed that I was too cool to talk…

The accident. I woke up, feeling amazing. I normally woke up feeling terrible, feeling like there was no point in life, except today was different. I was eager to go to the school I dreaded, I was eager to go on the school trip to Winsthrop Park for geography, the idea simply stunned me. My routine from waking up to arriving at school was normal. I woke up and looked outside at the beautiful sunrise which stretched over the valley of houses. After which I had an invigorating cold shower, in…

Should the elderly receive free bus rides? Should the elderly receive free bus rides ? the elderly should not pay for public transport, because they are limited in their finance. Most of the elderly are retired and have no more income coming in. The only money they have left its for them to buy their food , medicine, rent etc or even maybe to go on a mini vacations. I say vacation because the money they get from retirement they should be able to enjoy it on a vacation every once in a while.…

• Overfilling of the buses. • Equipment on the bus stops (shelter, benches). • Vehicle dependability and capability of drivers. • Helpfulness of staffs. • Obtain ability of maps on the stops. Limitations. The research that we are working upon has quite a few limitations that affect our research few of them are as followed:-  Language issues. In our research…

Animation on Vimeo Writing Assignment: “Gulp” For the purpose of this critique, I will be analyzing the stop-motion animation, “Gulp,” using the art critical framework. “Gulp” was released in the summer of 2011 (uploaded to Nokia HD’s channel on July 25, 2011) to showcase the creative imaging capabilities of the Nokia N8 while also attempting to create the largest stop-motion set at the time. The short film was directed by Will Studd and Ed Patterson from Sumo Science at Aardman, and was used…

Why do people prefer to use private transport instead of public transport ? Transportation is the source of movement for people from one geographic to another.People can use it to carry a lot of them things by it such as luggage .it is very comfortable for a lot of people to go to a lot of countries by easy way and in any time.the public transport made a lot of changes in a lot of countries not make population. Public transportation: This means of transportation contain with a lot of numbers…

Unaware of my upcoming future, I sat patiently in the back like always, staring out the window with a blank face. I watched the redwoods and buildings blur by, all too familiar with the sight. After a half hour of waiting, the bus finally came to a stop and opened its doors. I stood up, grabbed my backpack, and headed out, somewhat sentimental about the day. This is the last class, huh. I don't know if I should feel excited or sad about it. The past four…

It is June 27, 2014, and I am sitting on a coach bus that is driving me to Geneva, New York. I have never heard of this place, I do not know what to expect for the next two weeks, and I barely know anyone on this bus. In addition, it is very cold. The people in the back are too loud and excited this early in the morning. On top of that, I barely ate breakfast. With that said, the scholars kids might have similar feelings as I had my first time being away from home for so long, therefore it will…