Station

In the story, "Hills Like White Elephants", by author Ernest Hemingway, the setting takes place in a train station in the middle of nowhere in Spain. The two main characters throughout the story are a man who is only referred to as the American, and a girl who is referred to as Jig; both awaiting for a train to Madrid in a train station. The entirety of the story consists of these individuals dancing around a topic. The American would like Jig to get a certain operation, in which at the end it is

There was a Strange light coming from outside of the coffee shop,also a weird noise. I went outside to check and there was a helicopter. The person inside the helicopter it had a big platform beneath it. The person used some type of microphone to shout everyone get on the platform. I did what the man said, everyone did what the man said. It was Night time so I decided to go to sleep on this hard uncomfortable platform. When I woke up we were on a big field you could not see the other side, that is

Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” takes place at a train station in Spain. In the story, the reader is reading the conversation between “… The American and the girl with him,” (114). Throughout the story, the man is referred to as “the American,” and the woman is referred to as “the girl” or “Jig,” (116). While reading the conversation, it is apparent that the two characters are in a conflict about something. Eventually, from Hemingway’s use of symbolism and the title of the story,

When I walk to the Museum of modern art from the subway station, I notice that most of the districts in central Manhattan put an overwhelming feeling on me. Looking up to more than two hundred meters tall skyscrapers, I feel individual’s insignificance or even fear toward the monster that erects from the ground. Comparing Mid- town to East Village, East Village' buildings are much lower and the relationships with the surrounding and organisms are much more comfortable. Cars are stuck because of

From station wagons to SUVs, America has been going through phases with cars since the first ones were sold. The sizes varied greatly along with the models throughout the ages, but vehicles have remained relatively constant taking changing times into account. The piece “Swollen Expectations” states that people in the present day buy larger vehicles with more amenities as a result of their higher material expectations (De Graaf, Wann, Naylor); however, this proves to be uncorroborated on account of

The smell of musty cigarette smoke and booze invaded Russell’s nose as he sauntered over to the bar top, boots clicking on the grimy floor. He made his way over to his acquaintances with a purposeful stride and calmly ordered a bottle of bootleg liquor. “What’s got you back in town Russell? You plan on getting tanked again?” questioned Earl, the bartender in a gravely voice. He was a sly old man with wizened gray hair and jaded sapphire eyes that held a glint of mischievousness. His gnarled

Ergonomics is a scientific discipline that deals with the research and understanding between the interaction of humans and other elements of a socio-technical system. It involves conducting research into human: social, psychological, physical and biological characteristics, and using this information to optimize human performance, safety, habitability and health with regard to the design and evaluation of tasks, products, environments and jobs in a performance system (James H. and Stramler, 1993)

and the American. To begin, Hemingway embodies symbolism in order to illustrate the different choices that the couple are in within the relationship. The couple met up at a railroad to discuss the pregnancy. The author uses symbolism to say “The station was between two lines of rails” (line 2). To mention how the protagonist meet up at the railroad to illustrate the different places that they were in within their relationship. Also this reveals the different choices because they are not in the same

of greys. Flocks of squawking birds were flying overhead but their calls were barely audible beneath chords of blearing car horns. The air was heavy to breathe, a strange putrid cocktail of smoke, petrol and humidity. I turned my mind back to the station wagon as the wheels began to roll and the traffic finally

elephant is often used to describe an unwanted gift. It also affects the story because the relationship like the surrounding area is shallow in a valley and bears nothing green or fruitful. The setting supports the central idea because like the train station in the story, the couple is at a crossroads trying to decide what to