Yellow-Yellow by Kaine Agary Throughout the story of Yellow-Yellow the protagonist‚ Zilayefa‚ faces problems with different males similar to the daily struggles of the poor in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The first person who tries to exploit her is Sergio. Sergio is a charming man from Spain who travels to Zilayefa’s village for a funeral. During Sergio’s visits‚ Zilayefa makes herself noticeable to Sergio which strikes conversation. Sergio becomes fond of her and they begin to spend time
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need for the taxi cab industry. One can make a fortune through what seem like simple operations involving picking up a person in a vehicle‚ transporting them to their requested destination‚ doing so and collecting the money. Managing a business in this industry is not easy‚ however‚ and careful coordination combined with proper technology and planning is necessary to stay ahead of one’s competitors. In Singapore‚ Comfort Taxi handled this challenge wonderfully‚ whereas Taiwan’s Taiwan Taxi company did
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ONLINE TAXI BOOKING SYSTEM BY YIMA JOASH GIRE DECEMBER‚ 2012. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page. . . . . . . . . . . . i Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . ii Dedication. . . . . . . . . . . . iii Acknowledgement. . . . . . . . . . . iv Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . v Abstract. . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study. . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem
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Taxi Driver: The Filth of the Streets and of Self The opening shot is Robert DeNiro’s character‚ Travis Bickle’s eyes in the review mirror intensely gazing at the city. It then transitions to the view outside of the taxi to the colorful‚ hectic streets of New York City. This exaggerates the importance of the taxi itself and the main character’s point of view from within it. Bickle is a veteran Marine who can’t sleep and decides to take the job of driving the long hours. He narrates the film as
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Introduction The current taxi operation mode features a high ratio of vacant taxies roaming the streets‚ while lots of potential customers complaining being unable to find a taxi. The major reason for this inefficiency is that the current taxi dispatch system is incapable of exchanging information between taxi drivers‚ customers and the dispatch system in a real-time manner. Thus‚ an inefficient taxi dispatch system has created problems not only for the passengers but also to taxi drivers. Global Positioning-enable
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documentary discussed the horrendous‚ cruel and unjust “interrogation techniques”‚ that can be also known as torture‚ used by the U.S. military on Afghani prisoners following the 9/11 attack. The documentary begins with the story of an innocent Afghani Taxi driver‚ by the name of Dilawar‚ who was taken by American soldiers to Bagram prison‚ where five days later he was found dead. The cause of his death found by the medical examiner was brutal torture and abuse due to being strapped to a ceiling‚ forcing
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Narratives‚ that display a character’s journey‚ usually‚ demonstrate a character’s progress rather than their regression‚ showing positive character development. However‚ Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) illustrates the main character‚ Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro)‚ experiencing a regression in character development and a descent into madness based on the actions he commits. Throughout the film‚ Travis seems as if he lacks some understanding in human interaction but as the protagonist‚ the audience
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The Yellow Wallpaper” is‚ on its surface‚ about a woman driven insane by post-partum depression and a dangerous treatment. However‚ an examination of the protagonist’s characterization reveals that the story is fundamentally about identity. The protagonist’s projection of an imaginary woman — which at first is merely her shadow — against the bars of the wallpaper’s pattern fragments her identity‚ internalizing the conflict she experiences and eventually leading to the complete breakdown of the boundaries
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OPERATING A FLEET OF ELECTRIC TAXIS ´ ´ BERNAT GACIAS AND FREDERIC MEUNIER Abstract. The deployment of electric taxi fleets is highly desirable from a sustainable point of view. Nevertheless‚ the weak autonomy of this kind of vehicles requires a careful operation. The way of managing such a fleet and the question of locating charging terminals for the vehicles are addressed in this paper. Methods for dealing with these tasks are proposed and their efficiency is proved through simulations. 1. Introduction
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or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law. My client Hinckley suffers from a severe‚ chronic mental disorder. My client did not act on his own volition‚ but that his life was controlled by his pathological obsession with the movie‚ Taxi Driver‚ starring Jodie Foster. In that movie‚ the title character stalks the president and fights in a shootout. Hinckley’s saw the movie
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