“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. ”. ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle “Here goes nothing”, I whisper to the reflection in the rearview mirror and tap the GO ONLINE banner on my phone screen. My heart’s pounding. My fingers are clutching the steering wheel. I feel excited and curious, anxious & scared all at the same time. What if nobody picks me? What if I get picked and I screw up big time? What if I cause a major car accident, and someone dies? What if that someone is me?-The thoughts are coming at me like punches, harsh and unkind. A black and white blinking light brings me back to reality: Blink-Blink-Blink Blink-Blink-Blink I'm in my car, on a Friday night, driving for Uber. And someone needs …show more content…
Can't help feeling sheepish, sitting outside a dark house, on a dark street, at10pm on a Friday. I get my response soon enough- a beep with a banner appears on my screen: THE RIDER HAS CANCELED THE REQUEST Seriously?! If I wasn't so nice, I’d be pissed right now. Was this a prank ? Or some silly, bored tween, playing on her phone ? Either way, I'm starting the engine, relieved to leave the dark little street behind. Maybe this Uber thing is a big joke, after all. What was I thinking. Time to head home. No big deal. At least I tried, right? It’s been a really long day. Today my crazy psycho-bitch boss finally pushed me past the breaking point.I did the only thing that made sense in that moment : I turned it my 2 weeks notice. Played right into her scheme:” No need to come in for two weeks. Just GO” . Six hours later, here I am, sitting in my car,wondering the streets. I have no job, and my marriage is FUBAR. Blink-Blink-Blink YOU HAVE A NEW UBER REQUEST This better not be another prank. It turns out it isn't. It's time to get my first normal rider: A group of girls going to a pub across town, slightly tipsy, super sweet, joyfully cheering to see a girl Uber
The first image we see is a clock which then changes to a phone screen which states the opening sentence- ‘Welcome to the real world don’t put down your devices, or else you might notice your addiction, your vices’. This line introduces the film with a deep message, meaning we live in an age where we are living in a fake world, where we are constantly relying on and using our devices. If we were to put them down, we would notice how addicted we really are. Radheya’s father Jay Jay Jegathesan narrates the film in a deep and robotic like voice.
Humans, throughout recorded history, have searched for a proper way of living which would lead them to ultimate happiness; the Nicomachean Ethics, a compilation of lecture notes on the subject written by Greek philosopher Aristotle, is one of the most celebrated philosophical works dedicated to this study of the way. As he describes it, happiness can only be achieved by acting in conformity with virtues, virtues being established by a particular culture’s ideal person operating at their top capacity. In our current society the duplicity of standards in relation to virtue makes it difficult for anyone to attain. To discover true happiness, man must first discover himself.
A lonely man receives a special invitation to an exclusive club of killers, who have gotten away with it and saying no to the club has deadly consequences.
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Jonathan Kay talks about the flashy Uber app which is kind of silly since with a little more research online, he can find other apps similar to Uber, for example, the ride-sharing app “Lyft”. Kay’s points about Uber seems to be tongue-in-cheek, meaning that it may be understood as
First I am going to explore a few theories. Murphy’s Law States that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Throughout my short but bountiful life, I have learned that nearly every possible negative outcome is definitely a
This much is obvious. What is not so obvious is the impact of this rapidly expanding, worldwide electronic network on the maintenance of a healthy life of the mind and the discovery of paths to a meaningful life (Smolla 907).”
As Charles R. Swindoll, the famous pastor and author, once said,” Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it.” And we react to these events by taking action. To some, these actions may cause us to risk
(temporary motion sickness?). ), “KOT!,” and the more universal “Cute!” This is just how people talk, I thought to myself. Feel the wonder of the moment. The passage shows us that there has been a change in how people communicate with each other in this futuristic world. There are no long conversational sentences; the conversations are brief by the extensive use of abbreviated words.
Have you ever been in a position where you had to waver your chances of survival, not knowing if you’d make it out alive or not? Countless times people are found in these types of situations on their own accord, or by accident, but who would be to blame?
As Travis’s taxi drives down the road, the viewer gets the chance to view the streets through the eyes of Travis. You see things through the windshield and rearview mirrors, all luminescent in the neon glow of the night. The streets are filled with different sorts; prostitutes on the street corners, pimps in the cafes, and homeless people wandering through the mess aimlessly. As film critic Leonard Quart put’s it
The anxiety that fast-paced social media creates with social isolation necessitates a reason to take a tech break and de-stress, just like Ingrid had to. Social media is everywhere now, and too much of it can distort our worldview with the constant notifications and 24 hour news channels. This movie was created so that the age range from 15-28, the group of true digital natives can figure out their own way in the world– since birth these millennials have developed skills to learn how to be good citizens in the digital world, something that was not a problem in older generations. Ingrid is a perfect example of the fear of social isolation social media creates for society today. It necessitates breaks every so often, as Ingrid took her break in the hospital; her mind and body needed to relax from the hyper-activity of social media to re-center each other around positivity and real relationships. This problem of social isolation anxiety is so widespread and very likely to follow those affected by it now through their adult years; it needs to be addressed immediately, only after that can a head start on a solution
Beep! Beep! Beep! Goes the alarm clock in the other room. Oh man, surely it can't be time to get up yet, you think to yourself. As you scramble out of the bed and into the shower, the thought crosses your mind, I hope my car starts. You take the quickest shower possible and eat breakfast so fast you almost choke and then realize, I'm still going to be late for my 8 o'clock class. You race out of the house with your keys in your hand, jump into the car, and damn it won't start. Then, you think to yourself, could this day get any worse? If this sounds like your typical morning, then I have the car for you.
What happens if I get in a car crash on my way to school? A million thoughts at one time, racing through my head. I never had the time to process all of them. Most mornings, I lay in my bed and have to take a few deep breaths to begin my hectic but not so hectic day. That’s just the beginning.
I have face so many things in my life that some time when i close my eyes i feel like i live my body for few times. I like to think i make my plans like john bieleberg