New Jersey Transit Essays

In the 1990s, New Jersey Transit was riding high. Its ridership was increasing, and its trains were new and running on time. It won a coveted award for outstanding public transportation three times. In the years ahead, faster routes to Manhattan and double-decker trains would put it at the forefront of the nation’s commuter railroads. Even as recently as 2007, it won a leadership award from New York University. That all seems like a very long time ago. Today, New Jersey Transit is in crisis. Its

In 10/Fugue of Quiara Alegría Hudes’s Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue, Hudes conveys the disconnect between Elliot and his family members during his desperate time of need for their help (Hudes). Throughout the scene, Elliot is gravely injured and falls apart. By using short, simple sentences, Hudes expresses the urgency of Elliot’s situation. Grandpop, Ginny, and Pop take turn stating these different sentences, almost like the waves of an ocean. Pop says, “The boy was standing guard;” Grandpop says, “He

with a grotesque sexuality if not deformed by the CR. In Cries in the Drizzle, Wang Liqiang, due to the invalidity of his wife, is denied the pleasure of intimacy, out of desire he carries on a two years affair whose disproportioned consequences reflect the extend of the political repression. The protagonist Guanglin’s sexual awakening begins at fourteen with a night shiver accompanied by the panic of his secret masturbation. Drifted between temptation and a no well specified sin, he feels the need

Racism is an important feature of Shakespeare’s Othello.The play was written in a time were ethnic minorities were so unimportant that they were almost ignored. In the play “Othello”, a black man, is a well-respected and trusted general in Venice. However, when Othello marries Desdemona, the young and beautiful white daughter of Branbantio, boundaries seem to be broken. Racism is one of the most important themes in “Othello”. Race is one of the factors that Othello feels makes him an outsider, someone

“Satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own” (Jonathan Swift). From literary works to social media; irony and sarcasm are particularly common but rarely recognized, mentioned devices don’t only criticize others but expose their stupidities as well. In Midaq Alley, Naguib Mahfouz uses satire to express his own disdain and judgment for social groups he encounters. Moreover, he shows and criticizes the use of satire by other characters revealing

about death and dying.” Walt Whitman is talking about death, how short it can be and that it will always come because its part of the humans body. Walt Whitman was born May 31, 1819, in the village of West Hills, Long Island, New York, approximately 50 miles east of New York City. He was the second of eight children. His father was of english descent and mother’s family were Dutch. Later on in life their family moved to Brooklyn when he was 2 years old. After attending school in Brooklyn he began

2017). Volunteer as a nurse during the civil war to write a collection of the experiences of a war-torn soldier called “Drums Taps” (Biography.com Editors, 2017). He died March 26, 1892, in Camden, New Jersey (Biography.com Editors, 2017). Walter Whitman Jr. was born 31 May 1819 in West Hills, New York (Shrmoop Editorial Team, 2008). He was the second of eight children to be born to Walter Whitman Sr. and Louisa

Though I’d never admit it to Stella, being a part time investigator has its perks. The pay is amazing. I have access to all the VIP parties and clubs in New York City, and always have tickets to the hottest broadway shows. I get to work with my best friend in the entire universe, Lily Holland. And also, because of my perk filled job, I’ve been able to meet Meghan Freaking Lovehart. The five time oscar winning, four time Emmy winning Meghan Lovehart. The woman deemed ‘most sexiest alive’ by People

As I approach the flag, that has fifty stars and thirteen stripes there are many words to describe the flag but, these words had caught my eye. To me they are known as, what the flag means towards me! Pride, one word that describe our flag. Pride is having faith in our country and identity to show who we are so, fifty stars equal our fifty states and thirteen stripes equal our first thirteen colonies. Pride is also in our country how we celebrate the Fourth of July and Martin Luther King Jr. day

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Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in West Hills, New York. He is considered to be one of Americas most influential poets. He would be the second of his parents eight surviving children. The family had a modest life on a decent sized farm parcel in Long Island. As time went on the family had to sell off some of the land. His father would struggle for the rest of his life to regain the wealth he had lost. Walt Whitman's love of America can be partially attributed to his upbringing, with his brothers

After reading and rereading both versions of Walt Whitman’s poem, “Pioneers! O pioneers!”, I noticed that the 1891 version compared to the 1867 version seems a little more “laid back” so to speak. In other words, the stanzas are somewhat more constricted in the 1867 version and that makes me wonder why Walt Whitman even decided to have different versions of the poem. I mean, based on the photos of the printed versions, the pages look different overall, which might mean that the pages were smaller

The Quilt of a country by Anna Quindlen and the immigrant contribution by john f Kennedy are both writings that talk about America's differences that bring the country together. These two novels were published decades apart for different reasons in different times of tragedy. Although, they are both meant to influence Americans to see the country in a wider perspective and appreciate those around them. These two novels give readers different forms of writing and tone for the same outcome that show

on the second floor of the Lindbergh home near Hopewell, New Jersey. Many heart’s were distressed and anguished at the thought of losing their young “prince”. On May 12, 1932, 72 days after the kidnapping, the decomposed body of a baby was found in the woods near the Lindbergh house. Although the suspect has been trialed and found guilty of the abduction

By choosing to either foreground race in “I, Too”, or to manifest a color-blind ideology in “I Hear America Singing”, both poems connect with the abstract idea of “America”. However, these poems contest when it comes to what “America” is defined as; “I Hear America Singing” defines Americanness under the guise of American exceptionalism and assimilation, as well as through a color-blind ideology that projects an untrue America. “I, Too”, however, is much more realistic; through the illustration of

Charles Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped from his houseand no one suspected a thing. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. son of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh was kidnapped on March 1, 1932, between 8-10 p.m. near Hopewell, New Jersey. Around 10 p.m. the child was discovered gone and after looking around they found a $50,000 ransom note, traces of mud were found on the nursery floor and two sections of the ladder that had been used to reach the window. The investigation went

New Jersey v. T.L.O In a New Jersey high school, a teacher found two girls smoking in the bathroom and took them to the principal's office. One girl admitted to smoking but the other, known as T.L.O., denied it. The principal demanded to see the girl's purse and found evidence that she was also selling marijuana at school. T.L.O. was taken to the police station where she admitted to selling marijuana. Based on her confession and the evidence in her purse, the state of New Jersey brought charges against

“Let america be the dream the dreamer dreamed --let it be that great ,strong land of love”, said Langston Hughes. Langston hughes and Walt Whitman both want this for america, they want them to live the american dream, and it to be how they imagined it to be.Langston Hughes and Walt Whitman were born in different years, so they have different perspectives about america in their times. In the poems” I hear america singing” and “Let America Be America Again” both have many different aspects and similarities

Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in Long Island, New York. He was on the many reformers who contributed to the Antebellum Period. Although he is recognized widely for his poetry, many don’t remember his written contribution towards anti- slavery. Walt Whitman was the poster child of the motto “ The pen is mightier then the sword”. Walt Whitman used his pen and his intellect to influence a generation through a hard and confusing time. Walt Whitman's involvement with slavery began when he joined

Walt Whitman, who is a major poet and an outstanding person when it come to the history of America. He was born in West Hills , long island in New York. Whitman had many views about teaching and education. Everyone has their own opinions on teaching and how they should be taught. Continue to read and I will share my opinion and thoughts along side with Whitman's thoughts and his opinions as well. Walt Whitman's main focus was on the potential of average children, to teach them better and to have