While Driving Dagoberto Gilb’s “Love in L.A.” is a love story that is set on a freeway in Las Angeles. Now this is an unusual setting for a love story‚ however‚ “Love in L.A.” is a different kind of love story. The story opens up with Jake‚ a careless and irresponsible guy sitting in traffic. Gilb states that Jake is sitting in “near motionless traffic.” This symbolizes Jake’s life. Jake drives a ’58 Buick which is out of date and old. He wishes that this car had more accessories such as an FM
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Careless driving and violation of traffic rules certainly result in a large number of accidents and stricter punishments are necessary to reduce them. However‚ there are also certain other measures that have equal or more effectiveness in ensuring road safety. In the first place‚ there are certain accidents that occur not because of traffic violations. To explain it further‚ poor road condition is considered a major reason for road casualties. For example‚ narrow roads and sharp curves often
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The Death of Jay Gatsby The responsibility of a murder is not always completely traced back to the killer. Sometimes‚ there is a person who directly‚ or indirectly‚ motivates the murder. The killing of Jay Gatsby is not excluded. His murder could have been prevented if a few instances were a little different. Interestingly enough‚ Daisy Buchannan accounts for three strong points as to why she should be held responsible for the death of Gatsby. The events that made Gatsby’s murder a reality
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The boys without authority had been introduced to the darker side of the children’s mind while being on this mysterious island that they crash landed on and had no adults only themselves. While being stranded on this island the boys do whatever they want since there are no adults to guide them‚ they turn on each other and also get themselves in violence situations. Once the violence began they started spreading apart‚ and they didn’t stick together as one. At this time the boys are thinking that
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places his hand behind her head inclining in for the kiss. Gently brushing his lips over hers‚ Edie returns the kiss willingly accepting and exploring his lips and the soft thrust of his tongue. “It’s getting late.” Edie whispers against his lips. “Stay a little longer.” He whispers. “Ok.” Team of four stuck around in the surveillance van parked away waiting patiently for their take down. Two officers sat on the Equipment Bench Seat along one side of the van covered in wall to wall carpet. The
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than anyone else. As much as I think I can answer why I was silent‚ I can’t. No book or information will ever clear my mind. Even when the night is still‚ I find myself on an endless scroll wondering what you’re doing or how your day was‚ only to whisper doubtfully. Hitting and tearing through my mind with no indication of what I was doing or why I was doing it‚ no words to find‚ just the voice of
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Robert Herrick (1591-1674) Delight in Disorder Robert Herrick’s Delight in Disorder is one of his fourteen hundred poems published in 1648. Throughout the short‚ 14-line‚ lyric poem Herrick demonstrates the speaker’s fondness of observing disorder‚ especially if there is involvement with the female being; in extension to this‚ he seems to be presenting a great internal struggle within the speaker about his way of admiring a women‚ conveying conflicting emotions through his words. Delight in
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Controversy in Safety The careless actions within politics‚ especially during an election year like 2016‚ is alarming. It is not easy to be completely aware of all the hullabaloo that goes on in the political affairs‚ but it is important to be in the know about the few mishaps of those seeking authority. Government exists to protect its citizens‚ but what happens when the security goes too far? The outspoken and well-informed‚ William Binney‚ was a high ranking officer amid his 30 years at the NSA
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Throughout the Jazz Age‚ the people of America dreamed of attaining financial greatness. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is set in New York City‚ the epitome of industrialization and economic opportunity during the Jazz Age. The young‚ charming‚ and charismatic Jay Gatsby flaunts his financial prosperity through lavish and colorful parties. However‚ Gatsby’s money is earned dishonestly and is short lived. Fitzgerald reveals the intangibility of the American Dream through various characters
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liable for the tort of the employee defendant? Law: The Law of Torts is a resolution to compensate any individual who have suffered any harm or wrongdoing. The tort of negligence is a broad area of law that “involves inadvertent or unintentional careless conduct causing injury or damage to another person or his property.” (Yates‚ Bereznicki-Korol & Clarke‚ 2011‚p.145). The harm may include physical injury‚ loss of enjoyment of life or property‚ loss of earning capacity‚ and lastly personal or reputational
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