To illustrate: As a housewife in the 1950s in America (being both time- and culture-bound, of course), my grandmother had appliances, products, access to those products, modes of transport, and services available to her that her grandmother had not had in turn-of-the-century Quebec. ... The server wants a good tip, and repeat business, and the customer wants a good table, good service, and good food. ... I don't know about anyone else but I don't want to tip for my McFlurries. I don't want to wait an hour to be served one or pay $15 for it either. ...

• Word Count: 501
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The cockpit of an airplane could serve as the conceit for the car's instrument panel; air scoops could be dummied up to conjure the speeds that were then threatening to surpass the sound barrier Think of it: everyman his own fighter pilot. ...

• Word Count: 7127
• Approx Pages: 29
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate