Tramp

A lot of stories that Mark Twain wrote had fictional plots and settings. After Reading A Tramp Abroad it can be concluded that some parts of the book are made up. This is useful, because it shows how many stories within Mark Twain's books can be untrue or exaggerated, and should not be trusted as fact. It is also interesting to be able to analyse and cross reference the events that take place in A Tramp Abroad with history, to determine how accurate the events actually are. Some of the stories…

The speaker/poet recounts a minute during the Depression when two tramps got him in his lawn and tested him quickly on a moral point: Presumably, there are poor labourers who hack wood for a living, and Frost is "playing" with someone else's work. Best case scenario, he is stealing a vocation from somebody. "Tow tramps in Mud Time" is thought to be outstanding amongst other known poems of Frost, first published in 1936. The thing that strikes…

are used to the new changes. Life on the streets influenced Charlie Chaplin, his character “The Tramp” helped him become a silent film star, and Chaplin’s style was adored by to the public for his sense of humor…

shipping and Tramp Shipping. In order to manage these two forms of shipping, a port agent or a port agency is designated person or agency held responsible for handling shipments and cargo, and the general interests of its customers, at ports and harbours worldwide, on behalf of ship owners, managers, and charterers. Specifically, there are two types of port agents. Liner Agent and Tramp Agent. A roles and responsibilities of a Tramp Agent differs from those of a Liner Agent. A Tramp Agent’s…

all caged by their own thoughts. I hang on to words spoken by strangers, attempting to distract myself from the piercing wind, numbing my bones. You could say I’m a regular. Baptised on the streets by the cold looks of bystanders. “The Madison-Inn Tramp”. This is my corner. My bite of “The Big Apple”. Today, a minute feels multiplied, dragging on and on like a low budget movie playing late on a Tuesday night. I often find myself pondering about where people come from, what their stories are.…

CHAPTER NINE Tramp through Terror I packed quickly for our road trip, taking only the essentials, like a change of clothes, and three pairs of socks. Oh, and the usual sundries: a comb, small bottle of hand sanitizer, shampoo, first aid kit, soap, and a flashlight. I also crammed Zeke Bartholomew: Superspy into my bag, just in case I got time to read. After I was done, I tossed my bed together and tugged on a pair of jeans and a shimmering skull T-shirt. Then I ran a brush through my long,…

Wanting to create a humorless film about one 's suffering through the great depression, John L. Sullivan goes incognito as a “tramp" in order to truly experience the hardships of this time. Along with his journey, Sullivan is sentenced to six years of labor camp. While at the camp, he goes to a picture show of a cartoon, he realizes that people need an alternate reality where they can laugh, not relieve their daily lives. This is what ultimately leads Sullivan to create a comedic film, not a…

Is life on the road for everyone? Life on the road is not for everybody which in theory is understandable because traveling can be unpredictable. People who do not like to travel have their reasons; some people may say that they dislike traveling because they find it to be boring, while others will say that traveling causes them to stress due to fear of the unknown and therefore would rather avoid unnecessary worries and fears. There is also many thrill-seeking people who find that traveling the…

Twenty-four-year-old Christopher McCandless was a strong adventurer who disappeared after graduating college to go on a backpacking trip which ended up in the Alaskan wilderness. Chris McCandless became Alex Supertramp because he wanted to explore the unexplored and discover a life without responsibility, possessions, people, money, lies, and abusive relationships. He severely wanted to prove that one’s life does not require road maps and plans but that one could be perfectly happy as a free man…

alcoholism. In his publication, You Owe Yourself a Drunk, James Spradley researches the many aspects of the livelihood of the those affected by the aforementioned, as well as the events that may have led to such a life. Rather than Generalizing the “tramps” and “drunks” by a common standard of one of four models. Spradley delves into urban skids, specifically in Seattle, where he primarily used participant observation as his methodology to gain information. Such a methodology allowed for…