Kent Nerburn's Story 'The Cab Ride I' Ll Never Forget

The poem “on the subway,” by Sharon Olds shows the complicated relationship between Caucasians and African-Americans. The poem is three sections and each sections shows something different. In the First section the author present contrast between white and black. In the second the speaker begins to develop the obvious difference so that interrelationships emerge. In the third section, the narrator shows how this scene on the subway represents American culture.

“The Things They Carried” is a short verisimilitude story. It was written by Tim O’Brien, who is a Vietnam veteran. He never dreamed it would have been such a captivating and life changing story that it has become. Tim O’Brien introduces us to life during the Vietnam War. He captures the feelings of each soldier as they were in the battle field. We are involved in their dreams, fears, and the ghosts that haunted them. These were some of the things they carried.

However, “frail” is a stereotype for the elderly and is a reoccurring term in both Yoffe’s editorial and in Arai’s research. This stereotype damages the driver’s confidence in their ability to drive and leads to more indecisiveness when driving, as explained by Mélanie Joanisse in “Overly Cautious and Dangerous: An Empirical Evidence of the Older Driver Stereotypes.” Using a simulator much like the one presented in the editorial “Hell’s Grannies,” researchers showed senior citizens clips and articles containing negative stereotypes towards elderly drivers. The researches then told the elderly subjects to drive, and the results are similar to the findings stated previously. The editorial shares scenarios of what could and has happened during the process of taking away someone’s license. One story Yoffe tells is of her fellow writer’s mom who is slowly losing her mental capability. When talking to her mother about the possibility of taking away her license, the mother said, “‘I’ve been driving since I was 16’. So the family backed off” (Slate). If she is becoming a risk to herself and others, then the family needs to take action; however, going against a loved one, especially an older one and is consider taboo in many non-western cultures. To not listen to elderly loved-ones invokes disrespect and ungratefulness to them which is

“Positive job responsible parties employees will influence their level of ethical job performance, such that employees with more positive job responses will engage in higher levels of ethical job performance that employees with less positive job responses) (Valentine, 2010, p. 197). Since drivers are unsupervised and interact directly with clientele, it is of paramount importance that drivers display professional attitudes and exemplary customer service. To aid better attitude and exemplary job performance, it is recommended that a philosophy of autonomy and free will is incorporated into the job narrative for drivers and dispatch. Studies show that when employees leave that there is an element of free will in their work, they perform better and demonstrate better workplace behavior (Stillman, 2010). Specifically, research has concluded that “belief in free will facilitates control behavior and buffers against impulsive action, which, in turn, translates to better job performance” (Stillman, 2010, p. 48). Therefore, by incorporating a philosophy of autonomy into employee expectations and job analysis, Landslide Limousines will increase the positive performance of employees.

Decisions are judged by the conclusion of a consideration. Have you ever had to make a decision that would ultimately render the way you or others viewed you? The narrator, Matt Windsor of the University of Alabama Birmingham expresses a character test through the “Trolley Problem” in his article, “Will your self-driving car be programmed to kill you if it means saving more strangers?” It is normally easy to judge circumstances, however once the pressure stacks on, the judgment becomes more and more blurred. Windsor forces us, as interpreters, to understand that some decisions are more complex and need to be taken in for more consideration.

Author, T.C. Boyle, in his novel, Tortilla Curtain, creates a story in which two cultures collide thus illustrating the cultural differences between the two. Similarly, author Sharon Olds, in her short poem, “On the Subway”, describes a significant moment in which she realizes the privilege that comes with her culture compared to other another culture. Boyle and Olds’ purpose is to depict the major contrast in the values of different cultures. Boyle adopts condescending yet sedulous tone while in the same manner Olds adopts a critical tone in order to bring awareness to these major differences so that change can be made. In both Tortilla Curtain and “On the Subway” Boyle and Olds seek to reveal the values of a culture by using contrasting

The habitude “Drivers and Passengers” is very important because it explains the importance of being responsible for others and showing what leaders should do and what the followers should do. The drivers are the example of people who take responsibility for others and bring them to their destination safely and successfully. The passengers in life are the people who support the drivers so the team can succeed. The passengers are needed to do the work necessary to help the drivers guide them to the right destination. When people get in accidents, they usually blame the driver because that person failed to get them to their destination. In reality, all of the people involved in the accident are the ones to be blamed because

After spending five years in prison, and living away from his family for another three, JACK SUTTON knew it was time to go home. He needed to do so. He needed to finish healing and learn to live again, instead of just existing. A fight in a bar brought GARRETT MARSDEN into his life. He was a doctor and one willing to make a discreet to the motel where Jack waited, unable to go home and needing to stay off the radar of the local authorities.

I often get asked why I don’t drive and my simple response to those who ask is simply that I have no interest, which isn’t necessarily true. The real reason I cower away from what I consider to be a huge responsibility of driving is because I have witnessed firsthand the crippling effects cars can have on the fragile human life. In February of my senior on a day that I had just happened to be home from school I received a text from an unusual number it was my best friend’s brother who had texted me to inform me that his sister, a girl who was at my house five times a week, someone who was attached to my hip had been hit by a car. The text was simple and nonchalant which made me think it couldn’t have been too bad.

Its been four years since I ran away from home, purposefully living on the streets, avoiding patrols, guards, running faster from any wardons I may see. I am not going back home, but its still two years until they can't force me anymore. Today, I turned sixteen; making me old enough to purchase my own starship, and salvage permits.

Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road, contains a plot with an underlying meaning beneath the words on the paper. In this post-apocalyptic world, there are many examples of motifs, symbols, and metaphors that can be picked apart and analyzed through a psychoanalytic perspective. It is based on the idea that the unconscious story does not directly express its moral ideas, and does so through subtle clues in the text. It is up to the reader to interpret certain areas of the book and find its true meaning. The plot of the novel follows a father (the protagonist), and his son while they struggle for survival after the end has come, leaving the world in ashes. McCarthy is able to express his talent for detailed imagery description in his writing. His words allow the reader to easily shape the world of the story and understand the raw material. But with a second look at the book, symbols such as fire, the boy-father relationship, and dreams reveal the conscious story. Of the many areas of analysis, a very detailed aspect in the story is the father character. The author displays his cleverness in writing when depicting the man in mysterious ways about his feelings and desires. The psychoanalytic perspective would ask the questions about his desire to survive and how it can be interpreted using his relationship with his son. In life, the father-son bond can be a powerful tool for motivation,

Uber’s driverless car is a new step on auto history. People hold different view about the driverless car. Some of them think it is a great invention because it could help a city to change its stereotyped image, like the mayor of Pittsburgh(2016, Kang). At the same time, the regular cars have many issues caused by Uber’s drivers, such as assaulting/harassing female customers, even kidnapping (2014, PICCHI). S[BT2] urely, pessimists opine driverless cars do not have human’s moral rules to judge various situations (2017, O’brien).

Ring Ring.Ring Ring. I awoke from my nap.Being Mayor of Fakersville isn't Easy.Creak.The Oldest door in the oldest building in the town Made that sound Every Time it Opened. “Mr Wilson,Someone is Calling You.” That is My secretary Jade. She is a little off. Something is just wrong with her.Something is Wrong with this whole town. It just isint normal.As I slowly pick up the phone wondering what incident happened now This Is the voice I hear. “Mr.Wilson,We need you down here right now boss.” “What happened Steven?” “Just Get down To Highway 92.” Steven is are Chief of A police. He’s not really good but he is the only one I got.But anyways let’s get back to the story.Great I thought. Another accident to make this town look

"This book is sort of the sequel of the more famous ""on the road"" by john kerouac, as it describes events following those from the first book (however, they're not tightly connected: The Dharma Bums could be read without knowing the first book).

American Novelist, Cormac McCarthy, won the Pulitzer Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction for his gripping novel, The Road (2006). The novel follows a man and his son who are struggling to survive the burned America and the hardships that come with it. They face harsh weather, starvation, dehydration, nature and even other people; however, they ‘carry the fire’ which brings them hope and reminds them not to follow evil. Throughout the novel, McCarthy conveys the different types of surviving in the new apocalyptic world.