Route 66

In the passage from Staying: Making a home in a restless world, Scott Russell Sanders responds to an essay by Salman Rushdie, a writer who left his native India for England. To develop his perspective about moving, Sanders uses a variety of rhetorical strategies. Scott Russell Sanders introduces his viewpoint by saying: “In the newspaper I read that, even though our sprawling system of interstate highways is crumbling, the president has decided that we should triple it in size, and all without raising our taxes a nickel. Only a populace drunk on driving, a populace infatuated with the myth of the open road, could hear such a proposal without hooting” (lines 20-26). In this example, Scott Russell Sanders mentions the expansion of interstate

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Loud, crowded, and boring is what I would call an interstate, would you personally enjoy driving on an interstate or a highway? Well most people take the interstate because it's much faster, but where is the fun in that? To me, an interstate are not faster but they are much more enjoyable. Also, the author of the article "The Best Highway of America is on the Blue Highways" states his opinion on how route 66 represents America and his evidence is quite effective.

It turns out to be a huge pain when you have to drive over an hour for almost everything you need. When you live in Bethel, Texas you could go either way to go shopping. 43 miles to the East is San Angelo and 63 miles to the West is Abilene. Of course there is numerous rink-a-dink towns surrounding, that just like yours, don't have much. Traveling back and fourth can be a real pain too. Everyday, someone in the little town, would hit some kind of animal and wreck their vehicle. Whether it be a deer, a raccoon, or even an armadillo. Studies show estimates are that of about 1.5 million collisions like this happen on the U.S. roads and highways each year. Which results in approximately 150 human fatalities, of which, averaging 15-20 a year, Texas annually leads the nation in those fatalities. Having to go out constantly, can be a real

The setting of "The Road" is after an unknown apocalyptic disaster they are traveling south along the road. The setting is very gray and dark; the sun is blocked out from all the ash in the air. Beginning their travel south along the road the book states, “Nights dark beyond darkness and the days more gray each one than what had gone before” (3). This quote shows how the setting never sees the light of the sun. It also shows how the air while traveling along the road was always cold because the world was just darkness. The quote says each day got more gray, and this shows that while they were traveling south the world looked the same and it never got better no matter how far south they went. The majority of the setting is on the road, “out

Today, “The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile recreational road and scenic drive through three states. It roughly follows the "Old Natchez Trace" a historic travel corridor used by American Indians, "Kaintucks," European settlers, slave traders, soldiers, and future presidents.

If several routes look similar in length, you might decide to take a longer route if the roads are highways rather than country roads.

Boom! POW! Seeing America on the interstate is not a good choice. The author of the passage "The Best Of America is on the Blue Highways" explains why traveling Route 66 is the real way to see America. On the two-lane highways you can take as long as you need, but on the interstate you have to be fast. The author was effective in proving that Route 66 represents America because on the interstate the roads are flat and straight and has nothing to look at, Americans drove by Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica in the 20, and was not being fast passed.

“That as long as we are being remembered, we remain alive.” Charles Zafan, puts it best when he explains what it really means to be remembered. So often, the only people that are actually remembered in any significant way, are those who we wish were still with us. There are very few people that were famous for one reason or another, and are not still alive today. While most of these historical figures are beyond the date upon which their physical bodies gave up, they live on through the memory in which we create them in and capture for all of time. No doubt, there is a part of human nature that feels the need to memorialize those who have fallen victims to the deadly hand game with death. By simply travelling to our nation’s capital, one can

Route 66. One of the first roads of the U.S. highway network to be built, Route 66 ran for 2448 miles from Chicago, IL, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before finally ending in Santa Monica, CA. First commissioned on November 11, 1926, the road also became known as the Mother Road, Will Rogers Highway, and the Main Street of America. With the development of the Interstate highway system and, especially, I-40, Route 66 became less relevant and was scheduled to be decommissioned. When it became apparent the interstate highway would bypass Williams, the town filed a lawsuit against the Federal government in an attempt to block construction of the highway. To settle the suit, the Federal government agreed to build three exits on I-40 for Williams, effectively ending the litigation. With the lawsuit settled, construction of I-40 was completed and, on October 13, 1984, Route 66 was officially decommissioned, signaling the end for one of America’s most storied

The Road of the United States in becoming a truly united nation has not been a path without turmoil. Many lives were laid down to form the structure of this country and fought for its right to freedom. One of the bloodiest conflicts in the United States’ history was the war between states or more commonly referred as the Civil War. This war leads to much unnecessary violence ridden battles that were preluded by many causes. The Civil War had many profound effects on how the United States ran as a country, and the civil war was caused by the differing idea of slavery, the election of Abraham Lincoln, and the southern states seceding from the United States.

The whole United States ain’t that big. It ain’t big enough. There ain’t room for you an’ me, for your kind and my kind, for rich and poor all in one country,”. This is how the Joad’s felt about America during their trip along route 66. They felt as if America was unfair to them and all of the migrant workers traveling to California, since they shouldn’t have to face all of these hardships and difficult times.

Route 66 is a place where you feel like belong.It still today has the same stores,mall and also the same restaurants along every street.Sure, the interstate will get you there faster. I would never argue that it won't. But here's the thing: when you drive the two-lane highways it does not matter how much time it takes. In fact, you might even want

Quickly the tall buildings and bright lights fade away and start to meld with nature giving way for the tall, thick trees that lined the side of the highway. The signs, which were big and green in color, was suspended above. Directing our way, the signs stated the gas stations that appeared almost every two exits, assisting us greatly. Overhead were bridges that crisscrossed this way and that as if it were shielding the drivers down below. Traffic, which was little to none did not hinder our passage to Ridgecrest. Occasionally a car passed by racing towards some sort of imaginary finish line

Typically you see roads that are made out of asphalt or dirt. Mainly because these roads are more reliable to use in areas of heavy traffic. They are less likely to have bumps or potholes in them. They are also the least expensive to make. But in some subdivisions they will not be asphalt the road will be made out of pavers. If you look closely you will even see rocks in between each individual paver. These roads are more expensive and time consuming to put in. But they can handle weather easier such as heavy amounts of rain if they are installed properly.