Essay On A Trip To The Train

I love nothing more than to stroll around the beautiful campus at State University. The scenery is breathtaking, especially with the promise of autumn about the air. During this particular time of the year, I find great enjoyment in taking a deep breath and inhaling the fragrant aroma of the surrounding nature. However, my enjoyment prematurely ends when the sudden smell of cigarette smoke engulfs me. Sound familiar? If you are a non-smoking student, this scene reflects everyday life on a smoking campus. Something must be done about this infringement upon non-smoker's rights. Is our health so meaningless as to be put at the mercy of carcinogens and toxins? I think not. Though State University provides non-smoking environments within

With seconds to spare, they bought a pair of train tickets and boarded the train that was just about to depart.

and then looked at the train out of town. They asked themselves why three in

Traveling up to 60 miles per hour in a chain of iron boxes weighing several hundred tons altogether can make you feel quite small; and even smaller if you didn’t have any control of the destination. It was a tight fit in each train car due to the thirty to forty other orphans packed in together with two to three adults. There was a strain on all orphans involved in this program. The orphan trains were a bitterly imperative movement put in place to disperse the population, as well as put “future criminals” in what was supposed to be loving homes. (Web)

I panicked and started thinking of how I could get him out” says Jon, Kits ankle appeared to be caught under the rock and it was scary for him to think that there was a chance that a train could be coming. “I was scared but I knew my dad was smart and would help me get out before a train came” Kit says with confidence. Jon tried to pull Kit out from under the rock but Kit had been trapped in an awkward spot in which he could not escape. “I was starting to get worried that there was no time left” Jon says, as he could hear a train in the distance and started to panic. “As soon as I heard the tracks rumbling with the sound of a train I knew I had to do something fast. There was no time to run for help so my only option was to run to the train and make them stop before they reached Kit” Jon quotes. Jon ran down the tracks until he came to a fork in the road. Jon had to make a decision in which way to go to stop the train. He knew the train was coming from one of tracks and finally stopped the train in time. He could see the train coming and the distance and started jumping up and down, flailing his arms like a bird and fortunately the train saw him and stopped

If the train were using the rails that were a block and a half from our homes, we’d be stuck. Luckily, we heard it coming, blaring its warning as it approached the mill. We ran top speed across the fields and around the piles of old bricks to be across the tracks before it blocked our path.

Daniel: The family was forced to leave their home at 5:00 a.m. and head to the civil control station. They were on a train for about a day and a half on the ride to the assembly center. Finally, after the uncomfortable ride the family arrived

“Your back,” Tina said moving to him. His alarmed look turned into confusion. When she got to him, she grabbed his arm and turned him so she could see. Up and down his back, she saw claw marks. “Oh boy! I wouldn’t take my shirt off in front of people for a while if I were you.”

As the train hit the brake run, the brakes tighten with impressive force and speed, bringing the train to a smooth stop. The combination of grace and power and its disorienting array of twists and turns is impressive.

At the front of the train resides the God like creator of the train, followed by his security of the train and wealthy patrons, the middle including municipal services, ending with the untouchables at the tail end of the train. I see this as an exact mirror image of our capitalistic society that we have today. The conductors and wealthy people signify our 1st class, the municipal services our 2rd class, and the untouchables our 3rd class. Why don’t the people revolt? As much as the conditions on the train for those in the tail are unfair and disgusting, it is the compromise that has to be made for survival.

“Umm, excuse me sir,” I said to the man at the ticket booth. “But where is train B? I’ve been waiting for it, and I think it was supposed to come a while ago.”

Passengers waiting at the station explained how the train went of the tracks in front of their eyes and they were the first to help injured passengers.

This is called secondhand smoking. Secondhand smoking is when the consumer breathes the smoke in and then exhales the smoke and is then consumed by a nonsmoker. (¨Other Health Dangers¨)Most people who smoke do not worry about their health, and then they don’t realize that they can be harming other nonsmokers. For example, “Because of smoking, 40% of men and 28% of women die prematurely, before their time. ¨(¨Other Health Dangers¨) Smoking is more dangerous than most people think. There are about 7,000 harmful chemicals in secondhand smoke that can lead to many health issues to even the healthy nonsmokers. There are more than 70 chemicals that are toxic in a cigarette.(¨Other Health Dangers¨) Having these harmful chemicals being exhaled into the air affects so many more people than most consumers would think. Secondhand smoke can cause about as many issues with health as direct consumption. (¨Other Health

“Why are we going to ride the train mom?” Carl inquired, “Because, this train will take you and me to where we belong” The train sluggishly pulled up to the station and they quickly boarded, and took their seats at the back of the train coach. Only when they had taken their seats did she come to the striking and sudden realization that she was now a homeless, and single mother, with a pitiful amount of money. How could I be foolish enough to believe I could do this? She thought about turning back, but she knew this was the best thing for her and Carl. The coach gradually filled, and the train doors closed. As the train slowly pulled away from the station and started to gather speed they sighed from exhaustion, and settled down for the long journey

The tight close shots on board the train, while the narrator updates the story, keeps the audience in suspense. The