Looking Both Ways.
A summary of “ Looking Both Ways” by Van der Heiden, A. it is written in the 2015 book Essay Essentials With Reading, in chapter 14 pages 185-186. The author uses description, narration, and example to convey her ideas. Below, is the summary of her essay.
In a playground sits a teenager on the swing, she bask in the bliss, as she swings care-freely, without minding any injuries she might suffer as a result of not being cautious of falling off. In other, to avoid accidents, different precautions are required and should be observed. Like for example, when crossing the road, teenagers and kids should observe road safety signs, use safety equipment when necessary and obey traffic rules for crossing the road. Furthermore, there
are personnel stationed to protect the young and children when crossing the road. These people are known as crossing guards. In spite of the road safety signs and crossing guards, the author feels she can cross the road without following safety rules and assistant from the crossing guard, but the author finds it impossible. Conversely, she tries to observe safety, by walking on non-cracked sidewalks, but in the process steps on her neighbor’s groomed lawn. Recently, she witnessed an incident, involving a boy who nearly got knocked down by van. Apparently, the driver was on high speed, while the kid was excited and in a hurry to cross to the other side of the road to join his friends, as they not mindful of their environment. Fortunately, the driver was able to apply his break on time to avert an accident. However, this made the author to think about what the consequences of not obeying safety rules and signs. In addition, the author wondered what went through the minds of the kid and the driver after what they just witnessed, which made the author conclude in general that neither drivers nor kids pay as much attention, when it comes to safety on the road. Finally, the author feels we often take safety for granted in as much as we know about it and also forget. She later said she would observe and follow the crossing guard’s instructions and be mindful about safety.
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Basically this paragraph contains two pairs of contrasting ideas. Identify them. What do they have in common?
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Throughout his lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh drew many self-portraits. It’s theorized that he drew so many to test out new painting styles and because it was cheaper to draw himself instead of hiring a model. The function of this painting is commentary since it is a visual account of a person. Using shades of blue in the background and shirt makes Vincent Van Gogh pop out. The orange in his beard complements to the blue and draws the viewer’s attention to his face.
Milloy draws his audiences' attentions by retelling a tragic story of a 1st grader named Maurice getting run over in a school zone. He describes the driver as "barreling through...and not even slowing down after striking the boy" who "suffered serious head injuries." Milloy's story wins sympathy from the readers. The boy was just beginning to learn the complexities of life when he was forced to start all over again because of a reckless driver. Fatal injuries, especially those effecting children, touch the hearts of most adults. Parents of any social status wonder is this could ever happen to their kids and how devastating an event like this would be. In response to the young boy's accident, volunteers sympathized fore the inner city school and built a playground to replace the concrete slab the kids used to play on. Most intended readers can relate to not having play grounds for their kids to enjoy. Parents almost always want nice facilities for their kids to play on whether it be a stick with a ball attached, a local park, a school playground, or an extravagant sports court in their back yard, depending on social class. Sympathy extends to children who are deprived of recreational facilities
In her essay “Seeing”, Annie Dillard provides multiple examples to support her idea about perceptions. One example that Dillard uses compares two ways of seeing. The first type of seeing in the
The main point of this article is to try and understand why teenagers behave like they do. As an adult trying to understand what is going through a teenager’s brain it is almost overwhelming. Watching them do things that they know could cause severe injury and not seem to have a care in the world. What is it that makes a teenager act the way they do? Do they not care if they get hurt?
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Teenagers are more susceptible to injury in their jobs than adults are. Schlosser contributes to this fact by stating, “The injury
When a person dies in an accident or become disable because of an accident, it is not only a single life will be effected by a preventive accident, it is about the emotional connection to those life of so many life who will be suffering because of the devastating accident. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “In 2013, 2,163 teens in the United States ages 16–19 were killed and 243,243 were treated in emergency departments for injuries suffered in motor vehicle crashes.1 That means that six teens ages 16–19 died every day from motor vehicle injuries”(CDC). Today alarming numbers of teens are dying not because of drugs, not even from drinking and driving, but because of the accident which could have prevented. Today smartphone is gaining popularity on all ages, particularly among the teenagers, and these smartphone also fueled teens who were already engaging on phone while driving. Report published from American Psychological Association that, parents are having a direct role on distracting their kids while they were driving. Forty three percent of teens said that they talk to their parent while driving and another twenty six percent of teen text. ( in need intext citation )If we have so many data and research that are saying loud about the fatality number on distraction teens while driving, why parents are forcing their kids to die. According to the National Highway Traffic Administrations year 2011 report, teenager from age fifteen to nineteen years make ten percent of all drivers who involve in a fetal crash who were distracted while operation moto vehicle; most of them were using a cell phone (NHTSA 2015), we have to acknowledge the risk of our decision and that five seconds of time spending off of road to read a massage will cost a life and
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My book report is about Vincent Van Gogh, as portrayed in the 1934 biographical novel Lust for Life by Irving Stone. Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter, who is most well known for his contributions to modern art. The novel covers a ten year period in Van Gogh's life, eventually leading up to his suicide in 1890. Within the book report, I will discuss Van Gogh's personality, his mental problems, and his relationships. I am going to be comparing the novel to the 1990 film, Vincent & Theo, directed by Robert Altman.
One reason teens should be able to drive is because good drivers should not be penalized for the reckless driving of others. Although teens are the first name summoned upon when a reckless driver appears, it is not always a teenager speeding along the highway. Possibly, it's a businessman late for a meeting. There are mature teens out there on the road as well as immature teens. Every teen's parent worries about their children when they are handed the keys to their car. One worry is that when they arrive home, if they arrive home, they would arrive with a fine or dents upon the car. Nonetheless, a second worry is that the teen will not be arriving at the house at all, due to an accident that may have occurred. Handing a car to a teen is a test of maturity, to see whether or not they can be responsible with their parents' property. With a mixture of good and...
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The impressionist movement in Europe, especially Paris, during the mid to late nineteenth century was thriving. The impressionist movement focused on challenging the old conventional art techniques, and opposing them with a new approach. These approaches consisted of smaller brush strokes and brighter colors. The new art styles were looked down upon, and rejected time after time by the conservatives of the time. Emperor Napoleon III of France also shunned these new ideas. This movement began with a group of parisian artists, including Claude Monet and Eugene Boudin. Vincent Van Gogh was inspired by many of these artists, which contributed to the success he became. Van Gogh took inspiration from the impressionist movement and made a new art style that people continue to praise to this day. Through his astounding works of art, Vincent Van Gogh changes the world of art forever. Van Gogh’s famous artwork, his unique painting techniques and his tragic mental illness all contributed to his success.