Train station

The man and the girl start to order drinks to find temporary relief from the heat while waiting for their train. The girl tries to pass the time by trying many drinks to avoid thinking and arguing about her decision on whether or not she will go along with the operation. Out of frustration the girl brings to the man’s attention about trying new drinks: “That’s…

Many stories have endings which leave the audience asking what happens next? They end with cliffhangers and loose ties which leave readers with deep curiosity and thoughts possible ways the story could have concluded. In Hills Like White Elephants, by Ernest Hemingway, at the conclusion of the story, the reader questions if a man and Jig, a woman, decide to either have an abortion or marry. In the early 1900’s, adoption and single parenthood were not viable options, restricting the couple’s…

The smells from the cars and garbage begins to reach Mai’s nose as she makes her way to work. With all the skyscrapers towering over her little body, Mai was feeling a little bit claustrophobic, struggling for some fresh air. The city is always crowded with people, cars, trucks and buses. “Watch where you’re going!” a man yelled as he bumped into Mai on the crowded sidewalk. “By this rate, I’ll be late to work. I might as well take a taxi” she thought to herself. Shuffling through the crowd, Mai…

The past, present, and future all make up the history and the prospect of a future beyond futures with constant, everlasting, infinite innovation and ingenuity in a city off the coast of France and England known as Tout le Temps. This city encompasses the ways of life and culture of both France and England with both French and English as the main languages and a population of approximately 220,000. It’s located on an island in the midst of the English Channel and is about 350 km2. Tout le Temps…

between Jig and her American. The symbolism of the white elephants further emphasizes the subject of the story. Hemingway did a great job in comparing the white elephants to an unborn baby. The symbolisms in the story are white elephants, the train station, and alcoholic beverages. The white elephants symbolize a consequence no one wants which refers to Jig’s unborn child. In the beginning of the story Jig daze off looking at the hills which were “white in the sun and the country was brown and…

to create such huge feats. Worcester’s Union Station is located directly off of highway 190 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Thousands of people pass by it on a daily basis without even realizing that it is something more than a “pretty train station”. Before we begin, let’s answer the question of just why are train stations so grand? This can be simply answered with the fact that while trains started to become the main form of transportation, the stations were made bigger and more ornate. Each…

happiness they both can share in a way both will be happy. Again using crime, they both got away scot free. The train station to others was the current point of the argument. I don’t believe it to be true because the train is going to Madrid no matter the choice made. No matter how the argument goes that point doesn’t change. And the train wont suddenly change directions. The train station better represents time itself. That the choice cannot be mulled over forever. Instead of being a point in…

years, make up Union Station. Being one of Los Angeles’ central points, it unites people and takes them on new adventures daily. Now on its 75th anniversary, Union Station is looking into the future planning on expanding and growing, by still keeping its old time charm. Liz Swanson’s article “Architecture, Experience and Meaning” analyzes how space is created to make people feel a certain way. Union…

Pokhara by Himalayan metro train. It takes almost one day to reach Pokhara by train. We reached the Kathmandu North train station at 8 o’clock in the morning and found ourselves in the flood of people racing for their tickets to reach their destination. After waiting for…

embraced with the aroma of sweat and grime. I walk out of the train car onto the dirt caked floor of Penn Station. My train whooshes by behind me like a comet. Above me comes a computer-generated voice letting me know where I am. The station is a sea of people. The loud hum of a thousand conversations buzzes in the air. As I walk, I see news stands, fast food places, and small marts. Raggedy homeless people are scattered across the station, while there are also businessmen in suits with a…