School Bus Farmers’ Market: Farm to Family In the first chapter of School Bus Farmers’ Market by Katherine Gustafson, she takes her audience, US citizens, alongside her as she accompanies Mark Lilly on his journey to various farms and acreages to gather a variety of produce for which to sell at a market, in the hopes of decreasing the impact the US food system is making. Mark runs a small business named Farm to Family, providing more fresh and local choices to family shoppers. Gustafson’s purpose in the writing of this passage is not to entertain, but to persuade the reader that while some changes are needed to increase the efficiency of the US food system, simply buying local is not the solution. Gustafson’s argument is effective because
In the short story, Sowing Community, by Kim Palmer they talk about their neighbors who tore up their front lawn and replaced it with edible plants. Growing your product can have some positive and negative effects. One of the positive effects is that you could bring your community together. One of the negative effects is that you would be eating the same stuff all the time. Another negative effect is that sometimes your stuff can grow wrong and you might still eat it and get sick.
Everyone is different. We all have our own personalities and we all take different directions in our lives. People often find themselves lost in this giant world and feel as if they can't share what they are truly thinking or feeling. They hide their personalities and shield themselves from the people of the world, and the quote "Character is what you in the dark." all the more true.
In the beginning, of whole idea of race and the difference between the two of them was something that was becoming more and more prevalent; The thought of slavery was also born. “Our rightful Share” by Aline Helg, starts off with an excellent and interesting introduction of Cuba. Slavery, according to Helg, was actually introduced into Cuba by the Spanish at the beginning of the 16th century and had fully transformed into a plantation society as sugar cultivation turned to the highest degree at the turn of the 19th century. The slave trade with the West Africa coast exploded and it is estimated 400,000 Africans were brought to Cuba during the years 1835 - 1864. In 1841, Africans made up over 40 percent of the total Cuban population(Cite the
Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.2 Why more cycling? 1 2.0 Document Framework 2 2.1 Location and Relevant Documents 2 2.1 National Cycling Strategy 2011 – 2016 3 2.2. Walking, Riding and Access to Public Transport 3 2.3 Queensland Cycle Strategy 2011 – 2021 3 2.4 Connecting SEQ 2031 4 2.5 South East Queensland Principal Cycle Network Plan 4 2.6 Brisbane City Council Transport Plan for Brisbane 2008 – 2026 4 2.7 Brisbane Active Transport Strategy 2012 – 2016 4 3.0 Vision, Strategy and Actions 5 3.1 Vision 5 3.2 Strategies 6 3.2.1 Improve Infrastructure and Facilities 7 3.2.2 Cycling Promotion and Education 7 3.2.3 Improve Safety 7 3.2.4 Integrate Cycling Needs with Planning and Strategy 8 3.2.5 Create Cycle Friendly Environments 8 3.2.6
Jenni Buskas The Bicycle Essay Did you ever rebel as a teenager? Chances are, you did. But why? Was it because you felt so much pressure to conform to the social norms, or to cultivate your own talent?
San Diego’s biking master plan was created with the intent to change the transportation culture within the city. The plan has three goals: make bicycling the preferred method of transit for trips under five miles, create a safe and comprehensive local and regional bike network, and improve the overall wellbeing on San Diego residents and their environment (San Diego Bike Master Plan, 2013). The Bicycle Master Plan proposes an expansion of the current bicycle system, making the total amount of biking facilities occupy 1,090 miles within the city (San Diego Bike Master Plan, 2013). Predictions within the report suggest that a successful expansion of the regional bike network the city can grow the amount of bike users from 47,399 people to 122,378 people. This would help curtail the number of hydrocarbons, mono-nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and carbon dioxide by thousands of pounds per year (San Diego Bike Master Plan, 2013).
Dirt Bike Catastrophe Some four years ago on a small loop road, county road 355, hidden somewhere in the weeds was a convolution maze of dirt bike trails. It couldn’t have been but six months since my step brother, Austin and I started riding dirt bikes daily. We were nothing short of motocross eligible teenagers, jumping feet off the ground, sliding every turn, and being so dirty at the end of the day that two showers were necessary. All of these things changed very suddenly in a wreck that changed our lives.
Amy Westervelt’s article “ Bike Sharing Grows up: New Revenue Models Turn a Nice Idea Into Good Business” Discusses, Businesses to create a way for people to get around their cities, while at the same time being eco-friendly and evolving over time. Westervelt tells us how bike sharing got started in her community and all the successes and failures that came along with it like, how people took the bikes and never gave them back how they would give the bikes back destroyed at times. Also how it benefited, like how it caused less pollution and was a healthier way for people to get around. When businesses saw that the idea was getting popular they started to advertise and become more appealing to everybody. That’s when places like Europe and Asia
Many students in college today are failing their classes because many of them just do not care about getting good grades. In her essay “The Pursuit of Just Getting By,” Amy Widner addresses this issue as well as the consequences for “practicing” bad habits in college. Widner stresses the importance of hard work, skills, and knowledge. Every student should give their best effort to graduate from college so they can get a good job. As Widner explains, since people are paying so much money for a college education, people should pursue more knowledge instead of just getting by.
MY FIRST DIRTBIKE It was about noon on a hot sunny spring day, about two hours before lunch, when my Grandpa, Sister and I went to my Uncle Freddy’s house. There was a lite cool breeze. The trees leafs where as green as newly grown grass. The sun was burning bite in the sky. We could hear the freighters for awhile, long and low, like a big, big man talking.
The Sumner Valley bike track amazed me. So first there is a starting hill, then there is a triple, next is a table top, after that there is a double and first turn and then there is triple then two doubles and the second turn then here comes the complicated part table two rollers step up double step down triple the third turn and finally two rollers and then a table finish line. When I was at the lumberjack nationals it was the summer of the fourth grade.
All things in life can be enjoyable but also unexpected. Everyone has their own natural high. My natural high is riding my dirt bike. Even though riding my dirt bike is fun, it can also be very dangerous. It is very important to always wear safety gear while operating an off-road vehicle.
I never would have thought that a nice family bike ride during the summer with the new dog would have turned into a nightmare of hospitals, ambulances, and major surgeries. The day that I broke my arm was the most shocking and traumatic day of my life and still incredibly affects to this day in many ways. It was the summer of 2010. I had just turned seven, and gotten a new puppy for my birthday. My mom, dad, the dog and I were all on our first family bike ride all together.
I was finally stepping outside my comfort zone learning to ride a bike. The most memorable time in my life was the time my dad taught me how to ride my first bike. At the age of six he taught me the basics of riding a bike. Along with rules that were set in order to help me be responsible with my bike. I learned to ride a bike without training wheels.
