She makes known the idea of a “ghastly carbon footprint (Gustafson 658)” left behind when shipping and transporting products. She continues on saying that it is likely that an “eighteen-wheeler semi-truck emits less carbon emissions than an old farm truck (or bus) (Gustafson 658-659)”. Gustafson also examines the thought that by buying local, shoppers may need “to make multiple trips to get everything they need where a grocery center has all of the items one would need, thus not needing to make multiple trips (Gustafson)” which they ordinarily would do. As a result consumers who shop at grocery centers save time, money, and limited resources (fuel). As she rides along with Mark, the mental image of a cloud of carbon emissions (which are coming from the exhaust) lingers in the mind of the reader as they follow her journey.
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
Cars are transforming the lives of millions. You do not have to live near work. Cities explode outworks, creating giant suburbs. New highways were built and shopping malls with giant car parks. Over the hills a real-estate syndicate buys 500 acres.
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.
West Oakland Bart Station is already pushing this factor by providing free secure big bike parking and bike lockers: 42 shared use electronic lockers are located inside the station (1). Due to several public awareness many people these days walk or cycle to commute, and to reducing our carbon footprint as it is healthy, fun, and economical. Adapting the street to make safer for cyclists and pedestrians by introducing more protected sidewalks and bike lanes, improving the quality of affordable bikes will definitely help encourage people to both arrive at Bart via more sustainable transportation
The poem “On Some Streets” by Sarah Cortez asserts a fact that often goes unnoticed. The free verse’s imagery reveals how many kids, specifically those who live in poverty-stricken neighborhoods, feel about cops and their community’s authority. Kids end up growing up to associate cops as the enemy, almost like you should be afraid of the cops because they are out to get you. But shouldn’t they look up to them and view them as their community’s leaders and protectors? Cops are supposed to make us feel safe, but that doesn’t seem to be the case these days.
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.
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?
The article “Bike-Sharing Grows Up: New Revenue Models Turn a Nice Idea into Good Business” by Amy Westervelt explains the growth of bike sharing throughout the world. She first believed that when bike sharing was reintroduced in Paris it would ultimately fail from the start since her previous attempt to accomplish something similar had. The difference this time being Paris’s program could flourished through the demand for that kind of travel system as well as the unique bikes they had available. The spread of bike-sharing was not limited to just Paris but around certain parts of the world with major profit opportunities. Placing the depos in high traffic areas such as, New York and China who both hold one of largest depos out of any the other
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 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.
