were installed in New York and in 1925 they started to be used in Great Britain. At the beginning of the 1930 ’s an attempt at making the signals more `intelligent ’‚ or vehicle responsive‚ was tried in America‚ using microphones at the side of the road‚ requiring drivers to sound their horns. This was obviously not too popular and the first traffic detectors - electrical and pneumatic were invented. Traffic signals are now used throughout the world‚ using the three light signals of Green‚ red
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A road trip is the ultimate getaway. It’s the journey‚ not the destination‚ so don’t hurry. Absorb the scenery‚ visit unusual attractions‚ eat in roadside diners‚ knock back a few cold ones in local taverns‚ and strike up conversations with strangers. The unexpected is part of any memorable road trip. During 4 1/2 decades‚ the two of us have driven more than 250‚000 miles while touring the USA in a variety of vehicles including four VW campers. We have motored through all 50 states (we flew to Hawaii)
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In twelfth century Japan‚ a class of warriors‚ known as the samurai‚ were introduced and dominated public life and government in Japan. They were assigned to hold military duties and as guard members to the Imperial Court. The samurai would continue to dominate Japan until a code they followed would be abolished in the mid-nineteenth century. Samurai followed the idea of honor‚ political leadership‚ and personal conduct. These ideas would be translated into Bushido. Bushido was a code of behavior
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The Road Not Taken” Final Stanza In Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken he is attempting to relay the sense of direction we all use in making decisions. Frost arranged each stanza in his poem to rely one thought for each stanza. The main idea of the poem is “one of reflection and imagery as Frost looks back on his life” (1) The Road Not Taken is one of the most misunderstood poem’s Frost every wrote in his life. Many people believe they understand the poem after its first
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Throughout the article “Unnatural Selections” written by Barry Schwartz‚ the author uses several different persuasive writing strategies‚ such as using supporting evidence‚ logical reasoning‚ and persuasive elements to try to make the reader aware of different default options. The author makes several claims throughout his article and then uses proven facts to support them. On page 10‚ he claims that more than 90% of Europeans are organ donors. He then explains “The reverse is true in Europe‚ where
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Theme: Silence (finding one’s own personal voice) Kingston gives a voice to many of the voiceless women in the book‚ resulting in them discovering their identities as individuals. The theme of finding one’s own personal voice is a major theme in Kingston’s memoir. She makes various references to the physical and emotional struggle throughout the text by seeing the silence of the women in her family and Chinese culture. By adding her experience as a Chinese-American woman she tries to discover her
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In McCarthy’s book‚ The Road‚ McCarthy is able to illustrate not only the setting of the book‚ but feelings‚ expressions‚ and actions‚ by various literary devices. Although he brought into play several devices such as: imagery‚ tone‚ metaphors‚ and a couple of similes‚ the most significant would have to be symbolism. Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. The author may constantly use the same object to express deeper meaning. Symbolism is also
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Richard the Lionheart and Saladin Richard the Lionheart and Saladin are known as some of the greatest leaders and warriors to fight in The Crusades. The book Warriors of God‚ by James Reston describes these two men throughout their battles in the Third Crusade. Many portrayals of these two men are either ones that make them look like the kindest of any of the Crusaders or some of the meanest‚ most gruesome men to fight. James Reston does a very good job of finding a medium between the two and
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By Barry Peterson Last time you lost a game you didn’t die did you‚ didn’t think so. The Mayans weren’t so lucky they would be sacrificed if they lost a game. The Mayans made a game to represent the “battle of light and dark (day and night)”. The game would be played with two teams each with two or three players and they would try to get a rubber ball through a twenty-seven foot high hoop that goes horizontal. They would play this game using only their hips that were thankfully padded. When
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Throughout the years there have been many songs that have had meaning to me‚ but the one I would consider my favorite would have to be Demi Lovato’s “Warrior”. The writers of this song are Demi Lovato herself as well as Andrew Goldstein‚ Emanuel Kiriakou‚ and Lindy Robbins. There are many reasons behind why this is my favorite song. Some of it stems from Lovato’s story‚ and all of the things she has been through. The other thing that makes it my favorite is it hits home for me. The song helped me
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