Dale Mabry Highway

my brother, who had also joined us for work, followed him. A few seconds later, I had decided to follow my brother up the ladder. I climbed up the ladder with a perpetual pattern; left foot, then the right foot. But then, my brother had stalled in the middle of the ladder, and that is when I felt the shaking. Determined to go up the roof, I stood determined, and as my brother finally got to the roof, I followed him and had made it up the top. The view from the roof was amazing, I felt like I was at the apex of the world! The world around me became an amalgam of shades of the ruby and tangerine assimilating with the navy blue of dusk. It was amazing to see everything else from a bird’s eye view. I could see the bustling and clogged Dale Mabry Highway, with traffic stretching from a mile away. I could see the stores and businesses across the streets, I could hear the chirping parakeets over the boisterous noise of the traffic, and I could smell the savory aroma of Italian food coming from the nearby Macaroni Grill. When I went down, it was easier than going up, all I had to do was reverse my steps. If anything, the hardest part of that whole experience was leaving it. After managing to climb the ladder with ease, I wondered why I could not do it before although I had the ability. To answer this, I came up with two reasons. First, I believed that I let my fear controlled my mentality before. While fear has helped early humans defend themselves with the fight or flight…

thirty mile radius. Larry’s reputation for easy accessibility, beautiful Zydeco music, upbeat two stepping, brilliant service, and mouthwatering Cajun food, travels from everywhere to Cajun lovers. Yes, to get this delicious food, consumers spend a little bit more money than they probably want. You will forget price once you get a bite of a delicious item off the menu. While true, Larry’s posts a saying on a billboard which sums up the restaurant, “Doing Cajun Right.” Easy and Convenient…

Fifteen years ago on February 18, Dale Earnhardt -- a widely loved and respected professional driver for NASCAR -- was killed in an accident at the Daytona International Speedway. This event incited a legal battle in the state of Florida between Earnhardt’s family, local lawmakers, and journalists from the Orlando Sentinel that lasted for years over the rights that journalists have in accessing sensitive information in order to do their work. Considering the ethical codes respected by…

Part One: Part one of this book teaches us the fundamental techniques in handling people, and the first of these techniques is that we shouldn't criticize or condemn others. Carnegie shows through various examples that instead of criticizing people we should first try to understand them and understand why they behave as they do. The next principle of part one is to give honest and sincere appreciation. It builds off of the first principle because instead of criticizing people you should…

People Section One Principle: “Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.” Certainly, criticizing others is something that every person has been guilty of at some point or another. Why go through the time and effort to understand another person’s perspective when one can simply point out perceived flaws in that perspective? Dale Carnegie asserts, “Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do” (Carnegie, 16). Harsh criticism does nothing…

strict safety regulations and continues to proactively seek for advancements in these harm-preventing technologies. Safety has always been a moving target in motorsports. Whether it’s Formula One, the Indy Racing League, or NASCAR, many of these racing series have had tragedies throughout their respective histories, and have eventually learned from and corrected the causes of such accidents. However, it is clear to discern danger was not respected during early motorsport culture. Although motor…

The enclosed annotated bibliography represents recent research on the topic of safety in auto racing. I began my research by asking ‘Is NASCAR taking proactive measures to keep its drivers, crew members and fans safe while maintaining its entertainment value?’ In my paper, I will argue yes, NASCAR takes safety seriously while still maintaining fair and entertaining competition. Although throughout its history safety was overlooked, the current state of operation is dedicated to research and…

Topic 2: An Analysis of the Loss of Indigenous Language in Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway This literary study will identify the loss of the indigenous language in Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway. Highway’s story of two young Indian boys, Champion (Jeremiah) and Ooneemeetoo (Gabriel), illustrates the effect of forced Anglophone education in a residential school. In addition to be sexually abused by the Roman Catholic priests, they must reject their own native language in…

There have been many factors in the growth of transportation over the centuries. Some have been the increase in automobile ownership and the highway system. There have also been many events that have impacted economic development. Some of the factors that determine the development is the financial help being received and the bills being passed that allow certain developments. Both transportation and economic planning have helped the United States flourish. After World War II there was more…

the parking and there are people who drive around for parking and those who sit and wait for a spot to open up. Or that people will drive around in an attempt to get a spot that isn’t far away just to park in a spot far away anyways. It shows what kind of driver someone is and shows how irrational lot of the things one may do that seems as though it makes more sense than it actually does. This was one of the parts of the book that I really enjoyed reading. Even when he was talking about how…