Bakery) Page(s) described: 96-97 One morning‚ early into the third marking period‚ Melinda sleeps in and misses the bus. Since her mother has to go to work‚ she walks to school. The streets are quiet; Melinda slept past the usual morning rush hour. Snow from the previous night covers the ground “like powdered sugar on a gingerbread town”. On the way‚ Melinda decides to stop at Fayettes‚ the town bakery‚ and buys a “wicked good” jelly doughnut. Fayettes presumably also sells coffee; Andy Evans
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this. The clock was quarter to seven and she needed to get to the bus stop in five minutes only today she wasn’t going to school‚ she was going to the hills. This was the newer and more modern part of town. She had been there many times‚ but only from the comfort of a car; she wasn’t allowed to go on the streets. She raced across her lawn‚ just about tripping on her own feet. She was one block away and could already see the bus; she knew she would make it however she seemed to have been slowed down
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arrive to my history class late‚ the teacher cornering me with whatever dark punishment they had in store; heaven forbid the thought. ‘Wait‚ I know‚ the bus!’ Running to the bus stop that goes to my college‚ praying that there’ll be a conveniently placed bus awaiting my gracious arrival. But no‚ awaiting me at the bus stop was a sight of the bus driving into the distance; it’s red rear taunting me like an exceedingly evil villain. ‘You’ve got to be kidding me‚’ feeling as though my frustration would
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grabbed an umbrella before leaving the apartment and walking to the bus stop for her daily ride to the university. On the way‚ she dropped a letter in a mailbox. The bus arrived on schedule. It was the usual driver‚ who recognized her and gave a cheerful greeting as she showed her monthly pass. The bus was quite full‚ carrying a mix of students and office workers‚ so she had to stand. Arriving at her destination‚ Susan left the bus and walked to the School of Business. Feeling hungry‚ she entered
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poor state of public transportation that have not yet been taken into account. By taking a means of public transportation on a daily bases‚ I have been able to fully witness and experience some of the most horrible and embarrassing things during a bus or train ride. The inaccessibility of public transportation‚ the vehicle itself‚ and the lack of security one may feel in the vehicle are all reasons why I feel that modifications must be made about the poor state of public transportation. To begin
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was pouring rain at the bus stop‚ but under my supersize golf umbrella was an oasis of dryness. A man ran toward the stop. Then he stood next to me‚ head down and hands in pockets. He obviously hadn’t checked the weather forecast that morning. A part of me wanted to ask this stranger if he’d like to share my umbrella. Another part of me‚ however‚ didn’t want to stand that close to someone I didn’t know. I argued with myself for seconds and then minutes. Eventually the bus came‚ and so did my guilt
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express the severity of frustration woman have with men when it comes to relationships. Women can never seem to find the right “bus”. In the first stanza‚ Cope expresses that just like when a person waits for a bus to arrive‚ so do women who wait to find companionship. Waiting for a bus can mean sitting at a bus stop endlessly‚ waiting impatiently for the arrival of your bus. This can symbolize women waiting on end for the “the one” to come along. Society has created the fantasy of “the one”‚ relating
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And Convenient. Cities targeted are those surrounded by the suburbs where people commute via mass transit. With the ease in which customers will drop-off and pick-up dry cleaning they will be placed at the site where passengers meet their train or bus into the city (i.e.‚ park-and-ride locations and commuter train station). Due to only a few locations can be rented‚ for other locations that may not have existing facilities and pick-up and drop-off booths will be built to facilitate this service.
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Ever wonder in the morning whether to take the bus or to take the car? Why take the car to work when you can take a two or three minute walk to the bus stop down the road‚ and only pay a dollar twenty five? Taking a bus or train or any other kind of public transportation will always be more advantageous than taking the car. By taking your car to work you help to pollute the earth and its atmosphere. You also increase traffic and parking congestions. Last but not least you end up spending more of
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and disadvantages. This essential measure can help to avoid traffic jams. And with help of public transport employees can achieve their workplaces in short time. However‚ people want government to provide such conditions as parking places and bus stops near them. Besides no one knows can public transport cope with the demand from increased number of people or not. Moreover using public transport we can reduce rising number of pollution because buses are much more environmental friendly than cars
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