The Road

parking lots that I passed are packed, but main street only has a few cars. Due to it being a Sunday, many of the shops and restaurants are closed. The only opened shop on main street is the pizzeria. The sidewalks are all cleared of snow, and the roads are also plowed and salted. Many of the houses are larger and white, but all seem to be in good shape. It is clear that this is a farming based town, due to the feed store located near the end of main street. Once outside of the main…

Michael stepped from the doors into an arid desert wind and found himself on a dusty, winding road carpeted on either side by rolling yellow sands. He looked back for the bus, but it was gone. "Find the road and just keep walking," was the only advice that he had, an so he set his sights on a distant horizon and began to walk. There was a flash of blinding sunlight, and suddenly he was in-- The midst of an abandoned metropolis. The concrete in front of her was cracked and blades of grass…

Frumkin argues “if the phenomenon known as commuting stress affects well-being and social relationships both on the roads and off, and if this set of problems is aggravated by increasingly long and difficult commutes on crowded roads, then sprawl may in this manner threaten mental health” (2002: 208). Public transportation in many parts of Georgia is very complex and tend to be not as useful as people desire. Cherokee county…

Imagine yourself, biking through flat, green farmland, with windmills scattered along the canals. The sun is shining, the wind is blowing and you see cows, eating the grass in the fields. The smell of cow is real and sometimes a little strong. This is where I found myself in August of 2015, when my family and I were on a vacation in Europe. My dad really wanted to bike through Holland, so here we were, panniers on the back of our bikes, on day two of biking from The Hague to Utrecht, a distance…

of the East River, resting outside of the crowded, always busy financial district of Manhattan. The park serves as a service area on a highway, where drivers feed vehicles with gas, purchase refreshing beverages, and then continue their trip on the road. It is a place where people walk out of the middle-class Brooklyn neighborhood, stop by the park to appreciate the stunning city view, and then go forth to work…

this time of the morning. “137 and back-up unit respond to a 10-82 in progress at 1234 River Road.” “10-4 central, I am en route from Bellefield Road.” I had just pulled into my driveway from working and long and cold night shift. I was extremely tired and I just wanted to go to bed. I was planning to sit there in my driveway until the next shift signed on, around 5:30 a.m. I did not want to go back on the road. I was so sleepy but now there was work to be done. “137 to 115, called my deputy.…

If there had been anyone else who could drive, I would never have agreed. I was 22, and had only driven a car five times in my life: once at 12, I’d driven 20 feet in my uncle’s beater; once at 15 I’d driven back roads in a Ford Bronco; and thrice, recently, I’d practiced in parking lots and backroads using my grandmother’s old Toyota Sienna minivan. I had gotten a learner's permit a few months before, but finding someone to teach me had proved difficult. Four…

Sometimes you have to do bad things, to get something good out of it. Do you think that is right? In the book “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by: Mildred D. Taylor, Papa had to make a life or death decision, which put him in danger. The life or death situation that Papa made was to start a fire so he could save T.J., Mr.Morrison, and his family. Papa started the fire by setting the cotton field on fire. I agree with Papa starting the fire because if he wouldn’t have started the fire the mob of…

The battle for Raccoon city had long since ended but the battle for mankind was just starting. Monsters straight out of a horror novel had taken over the cities. Man ceased to exist, and those who survived retreated deep into the mountains in hopes of surviving the nightmares that plagued the world. Yet no matter where man went, the monsters still find them, and all hope seemed to be at a loss. The time of man was almost over, yes there was those who fought but they were few, and losing rather…

Symptoms & Solutions How do driving conditions affect my vehicle’s wheel alignment? Bad driving conditions such as poorly maintained roads, streets full of potholes, and hitting debris on the freeway can all greatly affect your alignment. Even the slightest change in the angle of your tires’ alignment can wear out tires or cause uneven tire wear. This is why it’s important to have your alignment inspected about every 6,000 miles. This will ensure your money and your tires go further. Have…