Amber Road

Within thirty minutes of Polly’s abduction, a description of the suspects information was broadcasted through APB ( all points bulletin). Unfortunately, the broadcast only went out on channel 1 of Sonoma County Sheriff’s so other deputies around the area weren't aware of the kidnapping that had occurred. When a babysitter returning home noted a suspicious looking vehicle stuck in a ditch in her employer’s private driveway, she quickly phoned the property owner Dana Jaffe. The property owner left

"I gotta pee!" I started to pull off the road, a field to either side. "Don't even think about it!" she said vehemently. "I'm not peeing out in the open!" I pulled back on the road. I could imagine Drew driving behind us. He must think we're crazy; slowing, speeding, pulling off the road and then veering back again. I could hear Frank and Ben now. They probably were trying to convince the others that we turned into zombies. A few miles up the road, we saw a lone gas station. It was dark and

The ability to paint beautiful ideas on a canvas of dark events and imagery is an essential skill in the arsenal of an accomplished writer. In his novel The Road, Cormac McCarthy demonstrates his understanding of this skill. A reviewer from the San Francisco Chronicle described The Road saying, “[McCarthy’s] tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy’s stature as a living master. It’s gripping, frightening, and, ultimately, beautiful.” These descriptions of the tale are true

residents are safe when crossing the road. Problem A large circle is the main road for the neighborhood and has eight connecting streets leading to where the resident’s houses are located. Families each day walk around the neighborhood to different activities such as the playgrounds, basketball courts, the pool, and other activities. The problem is when residents have to walk to different places there are no safe places to cross the road. Currently there are no painted crosswalks

AP Literature 11 November 2010 Theme of Hope Hope in the face of adversity, hope in spite of the depression and mere survival they must endure, hope in the face of death and fear. One of the major themes that Cormac McCarthy emphasizes in The Road is hope: hope for a better world, hope that there are still good people out there. McCarthy uses the son as a symbol of hope throughout the novel to engage and grasp the attention of his readers. Hope is what progresses the novel, therefore without

Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is bleak, nothing more and nothing less. To put it simply, the world has fallen apart, civilization is no more and everyone is surviving by any means necessary. Despite this depressing setting, McCarthy beautifully describes what the characters are seeing, like a broken down trailer blocking a bridge that’s filled with rotting corpses or a conversation between a man and his wife where the wife admits to have taken on a “new lover”. These scenes are far from typical beauty

I open my eyes and find myself standing on an old asphalt road, lined with identical houses. Cracks run through the pavement, breaking up the faded yellow lines. Everything is faded, like an old movie. It’s almost grayscale; you can barely see the color, like the life has been drained from this place. I turn my head to the sky, trying to make sense of this strange world. But the sky isn’t the typical blue, it’s a faded blood red, small flakes of ash falling from the sky. One piece lands on my upturned

Life without hope is a journey without a compass. In The Road by Cormac McCarthy there are numerous instances that occur in which all seems lost, but in those moments hope carries through and thrives. The dystopian novel narrates the tale of a man and a boy who are trying to survive in a world where moral and order have disappeared, driving humans to commit acts of cannibalism and murder. It also shows the strong bond between an unnamed father and his son. The man’s son and the appearance of colour

castle. Picturesque, white buildings among pastel cream colored houses piled high on a rocky shore surrounded a predominant church boasting an extraordinary majolica dome. On the cliff above the harbor, the ever present traffic on the Amalfi Coast Road proceeded at a snail’s pace as it entered the resort town through a tunnel dug into a giant granite boulder. Notwithstanding what Vince was doing, I wanted him to stand on deck with me so we could share this overwhelming moment together, realizing

 "The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost's poem “The Road Not Taken” describes a traveler faced with a choice of which one of two roads to travel. He knows not where either road might lead. In order to continue on his journey, he can pick only one road. He scrutinizes both roads for the possibilities of where they may take him in his travels. Frost's traveler realizes that regret is inevitable. Regardless