What Drives You? American Highway System

Imagine how life would be if our society did not have cars. Today, our society is dependent on cars for our daily routines. From transporting our food, clothes, and technology to just going to the store across the street, cars are a very important part of our society. In the 19th century, only the wealthy and upper middle class had access to automobiles, and they only used cars for fancy transportation and to show off their money. This was due to the extreme prices of cars in the 19th century. With these high prices not many people could afford them, especially not the working class. Henry Ford revolutionized the automotive industry in the

The automobile has had a profound impact on the United States. It has brought us

American culture has projected itself onto the automobile, imparting a sense of Manifest Destiny. In a car, the driver owns the road. Driving is an entitlement, a privilege, a right. The driver creates his or her own social space within the car, which becomes a symbolic boundary between the self and Other. Only friends, family, and

The automobile "is making leisure-time enjoyment a regularly expected part of every day and week rather than an occasional event." (Document 11) Along with other early 21st century innovations, the automobile greatly changed the way Americans lived their lives. However, not all cultural changes regarding the automobile were positive. The automobile lured many families into an investment they could not afford to upkeep.

In the early 1900s, the United States of America would see the introduction of a piece of technology that would change the way we as a society would look at travel. Henry Ford began production of Model T, the vehicle soon found its way into many American homes. By 1927, the Ford Motor Company had sold nearly 15 million of the mass produced, affordable car. The automobile was no longer a luxury but, a necessity for Americans. During the infancy of the automobile, the roads where nothing more than a mere rutted up path through the country side. Though shortly, people realized the need for better roads. The only problem was, who was going to pay the bill?

NPR made a series on how America was falling out of love with car culture, due to the shifting attitudes of the millennial generation regarding them. After World War II, cars were a sign of rebellion, status, and being American, which was seen in the film American Graffiti made in 1973 (NPR 2013). However, nowadays, more and more teenagers wait to get their license due to the change in teen driving laws or not even having the time to study for it. Transportation alternatives such as carpooling apps Uber, Lyft, or even public transportation are options for young people who are not able to afford the $30,000 for a new car, not including insurance and the changing nature of gas prices (NPR 2013). "The

In the early twentieth century, science and technology brought the automobile. In less than one hundred years, humans especially Americans have grown

Andrew Simms, a policy director and head of the Climate Change Program for the New Economics Foundation in England, presents his argument about the impact SUV’s have on our roadways, and the air we breathe. “Would You Buy a Car That Looked like This? “. The title alone gives great insight on what the article is going to be about, (vehicles). “They clog the streets and litter the pages of weekend colour *supplements. Sport utility vehicles or SUV’s have become badges of middle class aspiration” (Simms 542). Simms opening statement not only gives his opinion on how SUV’s are the new trend, but he also paints a picture of what we see every day driving down our roadways. Simms also compares the tobacco industry’s gap between image and reality

The car can also be a source of therapy and relaxation for many Americans. In the essay “America’s Key to Freedom” it reports that “The car offered downright Joy as well”3 with the automobile, parents or a frazzled worker could just hop in the car and go into the open road away from all the stress and anxiety. With the addition of cars also came a new thing, instant vacations, people could just hop in the car with their families and decide to go places that were not their homes, thus razing up tourism all around the world and at home.

Is the automobile still a good thing for America? There’s been a debate going on about whether the automobile is still good for America. I’m not very smart but I do know one thing, it’s not. Rates of car ownership peaked in 2006 and are now declining. The automobile is definitely not good for America. Driving cars pollute the environment, also causes many car crashes, and it cost a lot to maintain the car, here’s why.

Karl Benz invented the first automobile in 1866; it has changed the world in how we commute every day. From riding in carriages to now cutting our time travel whether it is riding a bus or our on car. It has become more of a necessity in today's world to have a car because its something that we choose to have in our daily life that it is a choice that is high on the priority list to own. As to wealthier people the type of car you drive puts in a different class. Where some get the choice of car that they want others have a certain budget on what to look for. The way an automobile symbolizes today, changed in society, and how a car has become a collection.

Introduction In the film The Great Gatsby, plenty of audiences could be surprised and interested by the luxurious and modern things like dress, parties, gorgeous villa, cars and railway. However, there is no doubt that the luxury cars are the most attractive and take all the limelight. Therefore it is a good way to explore the American culture genes in this novel from a view of cars.

Cars are very important in America, cars are used for many important things. Such as getting to work, getting to school, and buying things to maintain in your house hold. Without car we wouldn’t be able to be groceries for our families. You would not be able to visit family that lives somewhere that’s not in walking distances. There are plenty important thing that you couldn’t do if we didn’t have automobiles.

Technology has brought many luxuries to people. The invention of the automobile has brought convenience to everyday living. People use their vehicles to commute to work, school, home, and other events. Some people cannot even imagine living life without the use of an automobile. People have different tastes in the type of automobile that they drive; the automotive industry has made several different ways to commute. The car and the sports utility vehicle seem to be the most common types. The sports utility vehicle is inferior to the car.

If someone were to ask you “when you step outside what are some of the things you see? your response 9.9 times out of 10 will likely mention a car which is normal in today’s world. As of the 20th century, automobiles have shaped the world from collectors’ items, to racing, and the most common: transportation. As some of the older generations may recall cars weren 't always the norm. In fact according to ausbcomp (a website on history) most people who drove cars were wealthy or drivers of someone wealthy when they were first created. This would eventually change of course but with change came controversy as automobile became more accessible to the common American. These controversies consisted more of features affiliated with the automobile rather than the automobile as a whole. With people against rising gas prices or health concerns (most Americans) and people in support (those benefiting from it). Environmental activist Josh Fox stated “The problem is that everywhere the gas drilling industry goes, a trail of water contamination, air pollution, health concerns and betrayal of basic American civic is found” The discussion on automobiles have led to countless rants on what automobiles are doing to our pockets and health. Despite this, numbers have shown automotive industries such as Ford to be growing in revenue every year and is projected to double in the years to come (USAtoday). Biologist Barry