The Subway Story

Burger King and Wendy’s are among the top fast food chains in America, but this fact doesn’t elude either chain from having their negative and positive features. Burger King is cheaper, and has a wider assortment of food than Wendy’s, which makes Burger King more desirable to many Americans. What Wendy’s lacks in diversity, and lower priced food when compared to Burger King becomes irrelevant due to the higher speed and superior quality food they offer. Both qualities of Wendy’s help to maintain equal competition between the two in the fast food market of America.

The hidden purpose of the subway system which Jurgis helps to construct is to break the teamsters’ union. Because Jurgis got hit by one of the rail freight cars, he broke his arm and lost his job.

In order to understand how each of these sub shops position their brand it is important to understand the history of the company. Let us start with Jimmy Johns. Jimmy John Liataud started Jimmy John’s in 1983, concentrating not only on developing sandwiches from his own recipe, but also stressing “freaky fast” delivery (History, nd.). This appealed to students in the nearby Eastern Illinois University (History, nd.). Subway, was started by Fred DeLuca with financial help from Dr. Peter Buck, in 1965, as a way to pay from his med school education (Subway, nd.). DeLuca needed to learn the basics of business, as well as the importance of serving well made, high quality products, providing excellent customer service, while keeping operating costs low and finding great locations (Subway, nd.).

Riding the subway to a New York City resident is nothing new. It’s something that many of us New Yorkers have to use as transportation because living in a crowded city with limited space to drive is not very ideal. For the people who do drive, they do so for personal comfort and convenience. But for us commuters, having to not look for parking and worry about traffic takes up less of our time. On the other hand we experience train delays and disturbances in personal space. Nonetheless, the pros outweigh the cons and using the subway has become a part of our daily routines for many of us New Yorkers. Marc Auge states that, “If he draws himself into the field of his ethnological inquiry, it is no less fitting for his readers to broaden the scope of appreciation of the work for riders.” With that in mind, I observed the connections with my experience riding the subway in a city integrated with many different peoples and cultures.

Sharon Olds “On the subway car” used imagery, and organization in order to convey the realization that although the two characters are very different they share one key similarity, they are both hunter and hunted.

On the story of “On the Subway” the author Sharon Olds describes the main character in depth. The author uses imagery and symbolism as the techniques that describe the main character.

That feeling, the one someone has as they walk through a sketchy crowd or pass by a person who looks like they can potentially end a life. But sitting across one on a moving train for who knows how long, is another story. In the poem “On the Subway” by Sharon Olds, she narrates an experience a young woman on a moving train. She is able to convey the speaker’s dilemma by employing tone, imagery, and organization

In "On the Subway," Sharon Olds brings two worlds into close proximity by using the narrator to compare herself to another being. The narrator is wearing a dark fur coat and is a white female. The other subject is a black male who has huge feet, wears black sneakers laced with white, has the casual cold look of a mugger, has a raw face, wears red, and has a dark soul according to the narrator. The contrast between both portraits is distinctive and significant. The narrator, who has a nervous and scared tone, seems to observe the boy in detail.

People can live lives in a similar way and people will be forced to live them differently. In the poem “On the Subway” by Sharon Olds, Olds discusses two lives being viewed differently. Olds uses a number of literary techniques, such as poetic devices, and comparisons to display the contrast on the two lives. She discusses the two lives in order from small comparisons that may not even be viewed as contrast to more larger views.

The Subway restaurant chain is marked by its impressive leading global growth. It is the largest restaurant chain in the world. And its foundation and history could be not only a good example for the understanding of business, entrepreneurship and franchising, but also a story which can inspire and awake all of us to new possibilities in our own lives and careers.

The poem On The Subway by Sharon Olds " provides a historical point-of-view is regards to how Whites have, and still continue to, regard African-Americans. The poem begins with her saying “he has the casual look of a mugger alert under hooded lips.” Here she makes an assumption based on race by thinking he is about to rob her. She is heightened because of his presence and thinks that since she has something expensive on like her fur coat, he is about to rob her. As the poem progresses the speaker has a shift in attitude. She starts to think that maybe he also regards her in the same way she regards him. She says “or if he is in my power, the way I am living of his life.” The speaker thinks that she has more power since she is white. She also

These men are animals. They are filthy, rude, aggressive, and they smell as if they have never showered in their life. In reality, they haven’t showered since the last camp in Concord. I loved that camp as much as my home. The kitchens were larger and cleaner, and it was closest to home. I miss my husband and kids so much. I miss being able to watch them grow up, and I miss their company and love. Not being able to share memories with them is what hurts me the most. Here I fall asleep on a metal cot with no comfort to allow me to sleep sweetly. However, I do not regret leaving as a spy in Eli’s place. I cannot bear to see him suffer with his crippled leg. Through my dreams of home, I am able to escape the horror and disrespect I obtain here

In United Kingdom, they forecast that Subway will have more stores than McDonald’s by 2008 (Kemp 2007). Much of Subway’s success can be attributed to its strong health message and with many cultures in the middle of wellness boom (Bounds, 2006). People now want fast food without the fat.

-As a subway franchisee I do not see myself as a business owner but as a member of a team that

The success of Subway started in 1965, when Fred Deluca took an advice from family friend Peter Buck, to open a sandwich shop to earn more money and to pay for his education. The first Subway branch opened in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Their target was to open 32 restaurants in ten years,