This 1950 play by Alice Childress takes place in a train station waiting room in a very small town in the south. The play describes how Miss Whitney‚ an old black woman‚ discovers that her premonition of the success of her daughter‚ Florence‚ as a black actress is undesirably similar to that of a racist‚ white society. This troubling discovery has just as strong an impact on the reader as it does on Miss Whitney. This drama teaches the reader how the views and opinions of individuals or groups can
Premium White people African American Black people
New York City‚ we would take the train‚ and then transfer to the subway. The subway was dirty‚ dim‚ and noisy. In summer‚ it was like walking in an oven due to the lack of air conditioning on platforms. That’s because it was built about 100 years ago. Shenzhen’s subway was built only a few years ago‚ so it is “updated” and modern. Therefore‚ passengers can enjoy a quiet‚ comfortable environment. In a hot summer day‚ you can find air conditioning in the subway station starting from the escalator. Once
Premium Shenzhen New York City Train station
local people use bus and driving to work approximate 50%. However‚ in Maroubra‚ there is no train service. Furthermore‚ hospitals in the both two cities include one major hospital and many private clinics. In term of retail services‚ Maroubra has the medium-sized shopping centre‚ small shops and cafes on major roads‚ while Kogarah has the small shopping centre‚ small shops and cafes near the train station. Besides‚ the education facilities in the both cities consist
Premium Central business district Difference Retailing
Chennai Metro Rail – The Future of our mass transport Introduction Cities are a matrix of functions and activity and at the helm of this activity is mobility. Before the intervention of automobiles commuting was slower and cleaner. But as the cities grew in numbers the need for commuting more people also grew. There has been a significant transformation in the urban transport sector in Chennai‚ from its earlier dependency on waterways to its current mode of rail and road transport. Since the Urban
Premium Public transport Train station Rapid transit
She will keep the baby and see if the man she loves will still love her then. In this paper I will cover character between the man and ‘jig’‚ and also setting. In the start of this story the couple is waiting at a train station for their train to Madrid. As they are waiting for the train they start to order drinks. First Beer‚ something to keep them busy to avoid the conversation they need to have. Jig looks over the landscape. ‘The girl was looking off at the line of hills. They were white in the
Premium Question Train station Thought
Hills Like White Elephants‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is a story that takes place in Spain while a man and woman wait for a train. The story is set up as a dialogue between the two‚ in which the man is trying to convince the woman to do something she is hesitant in doing. Through out the story‚ Hemingway uses metaphors to express the characters ’ opinions and feelings. Hills Like White Elephants displays the differences in the way a man and a woman view pregnancy and abortion. The woman looks
Premium Ernest Hemingway Short story Fiction
PASSENGER ARRIVAL RATES AT PUBLIC TRANSPORT STATIONS Marco Luethi (corresponding author)‚ Ulrich Weidmann‚ Andrew Nash Institute for Transport Planning and Systems ETH Zurich Switzerland October 26‚ 2006 Telephone: +41 44 633-2415 Fax: +41 44 633-1057 E-Mail: luethi@ivt.baug.ethz.ch http://www.ivt.ethz.ch/oev/index_EN 4129 words + 7 figures + 2 tables = 6379 words ABSTRACT The amount of time spent waiting at a public transport station is a key element in a passenger’s assessment of service quality
Premium Public transport Train station
Santiago Calatrava. Calatrava is known worldwide for his architectural designs and sculptures‚ which combine fluid‚ almost aerial forms with strongly functional structure. "Wave" reflects the creative combination of engineering and movement that is the hallmark of Calatrava’s great architectural projects. Architect‚ artist‚ and engineer Santiago Calatrava was born on July 28‚ 1951‚ in the town of Benimamet‚ near Valencia‚ Spain. Calatrava family on both sides was engaged in the agricultural export
Premium Train station
Tickets” 1. The use of the train ride into a city in China provides and an appropriate introduction to the narrator “becoming Chinese‚” because it symbolizes the journey she is having. Plus most people reflect on things during longer trips and it gives her a chance to reflect on things that her mom has said and what her mom has done for her. In turn it provides a reader about the background of the narrator‚ the setting‚ and other key details of the plot. The fact that it is a train ride and that she passes
Free China Song Dynasty Culture of China
and vibrating beneath her feet‚ Lana Stevens and the other two-hundred-forty-nine passengers arrived at the town of Shadow Falls. It was Thursday‚ October 29‚ 2015‚ and on that day‚ the morning sun shined brightly as the passenger train gradually pulled into the station‚ finally coming to rest directly adjacent to the newly constructed concrete platform. Staring out of the side window‚ Lana couldn’t help but wonder how much life had changed in the small town since she left during the summer of 2011
Premium English-language films Light Debut albums