South Road

Imagine taking a ride on a Segway through El Montseny National Park, which is just outside of Barcelona, Spain. Segways have been growing in popularity, and there are not many European cities that you can visit without running across them. However, you have to know how to stay safe on them to keep the touring experience positive because there are many things that you can run unto like other people, street lamps or cars. Like riding a bike, you have to exercise common sense. Tip #1: Understand How

altering. The power of choice is exemplified in Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken.” In this poem, Frost uses tone, imagery, and irony to assist in showing the effects of a decision. Throughout the poem, Frost’s use of tone holds a large impact on the meaning of the poem. If the tone of the poem is misinterpreted, the entire mood of the poem is altered. The tone is recognized before the poem even begins: through the title “The Road Not Taken,” Frost imposes the idea that the speaker makes a decision

People have a tendency to not let go of their past due to decisions that they may have made. The outcome of those may have impacted one's life, which leads to the endless suffering even regret and an inability to move on. The poems "Icarus" by Edward Field and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", written by Robert Frost compliment each other as they reflect on the previous choices and consequences of an individual. In "Icarus", Field demonstrates that it is in our hands to either accept the truth

The town was dark. Rain hit the windows of the taxi, making the man in the backseat very tired. He leaned his head against the window and closed his eyes, knowing full well he wouldn't actually be able to sleep. He would be getting out soon, anyway. The taxi passed street after street, and even without his eyes being open he knew exactly where he was. The taxi came to a slow stop. He paid the driver, got out and watched as the car drove away. After he could no longer see the lights he turned around

Hitting potholes and other road defects, or impacts with curbs or road debris are the most common causes. Running over a good-sized piece of lumber at a high speed, for example, can produce enough mechanical shock to damage the tire. The problem is worsened when your tires are under inflated and/or

I sat in the gondola speeding up the mountain. I could hear the buzzing and clicking of the gondola. I was anxious. No, I was more than anxious, I was terrified. The gondola vibrated putting me in a uncomfortable state. I heard people talking but it sounded like a constant buzz. I could feel my heart beating through my chest. Thump..thump...thump. I knew it was time. The gondola passed the final pole holding it up. I was just 20 feet away from were the gondola would turn around. This was my last

During my morning jog at the park, I was a slightly down in the dumps and I knew exactly what would make me feel better, puppy therapy! And then I thought to myself, where's the city dog park when you need one? Personally, having a dog myself influences my decison to be an advocate of building dog parks within the cities. Doing this give more oppurtunity to the dog owners, it gains more property value, and it will help lower the rate of the dogs put into animal shelters. The only downfall to building

heard from the inside of our hunting shack as an ominous foreboding of our unforgiving location. Dragging myself out of bed, my warm sheets begged me to return. I piled layer upon layer in anticipation of my harsh environment. Stepping out of the South Dakota ranch, the fierce November wind bit my face and cut through my outer clothing. With my rifle slung over my shoulder, my father and I treaded carefully out to our stand. After ascending the ladder, we took in our surroundings from the open-topped

Cormac McCarthy's the Road is a post-apocalyptic book with odd writing style that has no commas quotations or even chapters. The way he writes is in a a way of a story being told in sections. He also has a very advance, dark, and detailed type of vocabulary being told. He will also go to a dream section or flash back section without any notification that it will happen. What this essay will tell you is on how he uses these in a good way, and how it makes sense. Since the very first few paragraphs

about their decisions and how their choices made them who they are today. In his poems, “Fire and Ice” and “The Road Not Taken,” Robert Frost describes the outcomes and consequences of choices and decisions. These two poems illustrate the same concepts, yet they are vastly different from each other. In the poem, “Fire and Ice,” Frost describes two paths to the end of the world. In “The Road Not Taken,” Frost addresses the choices a certain individual needs to make. In both of Robert Frost’s poems,