Descriptive Essay : Hopping On The Trolley

Psychosocial development is a debatable concept that many psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson have formulated theories to explain. The film “Everybody Rides the Carousel of Life” develops the ideas behind Erikson’s theory of development which is composed of eight stages, each with its own surprise and crisis. The idea of the carousel symbolizes how life keeps turning, and the only way to stop in this case is with death. Erikson’s first stage explains the battle between trust and mistrust infants face when allowing others like their parents to take care of them. It is an age of developing awareness, and recognition of faces like the primary caregiver through feeding, which bring the infant closer to trusting the parent. Freud discusses this

She describes the journey in such a vivid way that it is almost as if she was reliving the journey of finding her box all over again. Clais use of imagery helps to characterize her fifth grade summer experience as fun and very

“You’ll make some friends soon, son,” his father said to him as if he had read his mind. “You’ll start school in a few weeks.” Jason had no response. His father had decided to move because of a job offer in Flora, involving lumber. Jason surveyed the house. It was a standard house with three floors, one of them the attic. “Grab some boxes Jason!” his father called, interrupting Jason’s train of thought.

Orphan trains and Carlisle and the ways people from the past undermined the minorities and children of America. The film "The orphan Trains" tells us the story of children who were taken from the streets of New York City and put on trains to rural America. A traffic in immigrant children were developed and droves of them teamed the streets of New York (A People's History of the United States 1492-present, 260). The streets of NYC were dirty, overcrowded, and dangerous. Just as street gangs had female auxiliaries, they also had farm leagues for children (These are the Good Old Days, 19). During the time of the late 1800's and early 1900's many people were trying to help children. Progressive reformers, often called

The complexity of the Trolley problem is one that can be resolved by unravelling the concept itself and considering the multipe possible analogies, the use of which is very important in the understanding and answering of ethical questions such as the Trolley problem . The trolley problem mainly deals with the law in relation in to morality, how public policy dictates or influences legality. Finding the most ethical solution to the problem is what is required of those who dare undertaking solving this problem

The Ride is the story of the heinous and gruesome murder of ten year old, Jeffrey Curley, a case that is familiar to many in the Massachusetts area. The book works its way from the grisly crime to the years afterward. It focuses on the family of Jeffrey, heavily weighted on the life of Cambridge Firefighter Bob Curley, Jeffrey’s father. Charles Jaynes and Salvatore Sicari, both from Jeffrey’s neighborhood were convicted of the murder. Within this essay I will demonstrate from The Ride the relationship between reporting and suffering that may have been brought on for the crime victims of this case, the relationship between the victim profiles and the victim family profiles, the role in which the family may have played in the

The concept of a box is simple; usually four walls accompanied by a floor and roof to contain or hold an object. However, Shirley Jackson shows in “The Lottery” that a box can be so much more than merely its constructive description. If we chose to look at life and take everything as it appears to be then we may miss an entire world. One’s ability to revel in the deeper wonders of life can provide a truly fulfilling experience. These deeper wonders are all around us, yet, it is the fact that they are so well hidden beneath ordinary means that gives them their rich powers of enlightenment.

The Trolley Driver and the Loop Variant The “Trolley Driver” and the “Transplant” are two philosophical cases that propose an ethic question; is it morally permissible to kill one to save five? The cases also look to solve what is morally permissible and what is not. The cases share many common similarities, but subtle differences that cause the “Trolley Driver” to be seen as morally permissible while the “Transplant” is not. The similarities between the cases are; if you intervene, only one person will die.

I have always been intrigued with the idea of preserving history for future generations to see. Therefore, upon hearing about a streetcar/trolley museum called The Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor, CT, I quickly became affiliated.

Three powerful knocks on the compartment door. Thomas frowns, quickly pulls a newspaper over the coin. After a moment’s wait, the door is opened from inside and Bob Moore stands in the lighted hallway. Wayne, his figure tense, looks at Bob with an troubled, tense expression; Moore lighting a cigarette as he takes a step inside the compartment. Offers one to Wayne.

In both The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams makes use of very specific light cues. In his works, Williams uses lighting to declare relationships, portray moods, and connect with the audience. Tennessee Williams uses light in The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire to make the audience feel the characteristics of Blanche, Laura, and Stanley, the relationships between characters, and to show that The Glass Menagerie is a memory play.

Heather replied, "Ehh, I had a breakfast burrito earlier: I can wait until noon atleast." as she scrolled through Facebook on her phone looking at other people's great lives in envy.

“Thank you Ms. Kali.” Joseph said as he came around the desk to get the first

Sandel opened his discussion with the audience through four stories followed by audience responses to, What's the right thing to do?" Story one was about five workers on a trolley which does not have working breaks. If the trolley crash, all five passengers will die. However, there is a worker working on the track. The moral dilemma is, do they allow the trolley to keep straight and crash killing all five passengers, or do they use the steering wheel to turn, resulting in the death of the worker that is working on the track?

1 Explain the Trolley Driver, Bystander at the Switch, Fat Man, Transplant, & Hospital scenarios discussed in the "The Trolley Problem" reading. In doing so, address what the ethical issue(s) are in each of these scenarios.