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Free parking? It sounds like an idea too good to be true, and that’s because quite possibly, it is. At least that’s what Donald Shoup argues in “Yes, Parking Reform is Possible”. A public policy which allows an extensive amount of parking in a crowded city at little to no cost, regardless of budgets or consequences, will have serious negative effects to a community. Shoup predicts that we can achieve major social, economic, and environmental advantages at virtually no expense merely by…

machine gun, entire nations became piles of rubble and bodies. Simply put, war was not a glorious pursuit but a harsh reality. Despite speaking about World War Two, Winston Churchill conveys two perfectly applicable ideas about war in his speech “Be Ye Men of Valor.”…

“Yes your honor,” “And were you dating her?” “Yes your honor.” “Tell me about Cosmia.” I smile bittersweetly, and whisper dreamily, “She… She was phenomenal.” The judge raises an eyebrow at me, ¨Phenomenal?¨ ¨Like when you can see the stars at dusk, a bliss of night and day. Like the fresh, crisp air on a mountain top in the winter time. She was like a kiss that made you feel as if nothing could hurt you...¨ The golden-flecked eyes of the judge lingers on me. She doesn’t believe how…

The sky was crying out for help, as was I, only silently. Never ending thoughts in my head had been like raging rapids at war with one another. I thought to myself, why me? Why us? Why now?. July 5, 2015. San Cristobál, Mexico. Saint Clare Hospital. As watched my helpless brother lay there like a doll that has yet to been played with, I thought, how could one so young, innocent, and pure suffer like this, why would God punish him in such a way. I watched my helpless little brother get poked…

into a notion that marriage will create ever lasting love. In reality, marriage will not create love between two people; it will either unite them as equals or separate them as adversaries. This simple truth is exemplified by the characters in “Say Yes” by Tobias Wolff, and as we see the unfortunate dissention of adversaries in the story unfold we realize many marriages of today face a similar fate. As the story begins the husband seems to have earnest intentions for his relationship, but we…

“Be Ye Therefore Perfect-Eventually” given by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland The bi-annual meeting of general conference has many purposes. For example, our course text teaches us that a few reasons for this worldwide meeting is for edifying the saints, sustaining leaders, conducting church business, and carrying the missionary message to the world. However, my personal favorite purpose for general conference is to help bring us closer to our Heavenly Father and our Savior. While addresses in general…

to watch a variety of different genres to determine if they would deliver different messages about society. Within the sixty minutes, I watched segments from Keeping Up With the Kardashians, CNN, a Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Bra infomercial, Say Yes to the Dress, Friends, and the University of Florida vs. University of Georgia football game. As shown in the statistics I referenced earlier, it is safe to say Americans are fascinated with Television as a media form. One thing…

Summary of ‘Yes Man’ The book is the story of the writer, Danny Wallace, about him being ‘The Yes Man’. This means that he will say yes to every opportunity or offer that comes on his way. The name is based on superhero names (Superman, Batman, and then Yesman (he even has a Yesmobile)). This is caused by him realising that he doesn’t do anything fun anymore. He realised it by a man on a bus, who said three words: ‘Say Yes More’. So he did. He says yes to everything, making him end up in a lot…

I never believed that I could be influenced by a television show, but once I started watching Say Yes to The Dress, it got me seriously thinking about what I wanted to do in the future with my career. I wanted to be in the fashion world in some way, so I started to draw my own creation, after that I wanted to take it even further and start sewing, and I wanted to compete in a fashion competition to show what I could do and see if this was the right fit for me. The most important thing about my…

During Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign he addressed a live audience in New Hampshire. His ‘Yes We Can’ speech was acknowledged as a rhetorical masterpiece and one of the greatest political presentations. Obama used a variety of verbal and nonverbal techniques to persuade voters that he could guide a positive and enduring change. Verbal techniques such as repetition, anaphora, pronouns and the rule of threes aided his portrayal of a prospering America under his leadership. Nonverbal…