By keeping the wheels from locking up, the tires maintain traction with the road, and allow the driver to steer in a safe direction, while decreasing the stopping distance. ... And so, with little Johnny's new outlook on his vehicle and the responsibilities it carries, he is finally ready to step behind the wheel and turn the key, starting a new chapter in his life, the chapter in his life that begins with the excitement of getting his first car. ...

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Homer: His parents own a farm down the road from Ellie's. ... He likes to play pranks on people such as pouring a line of solvent across the road and lighting it just as a car came close or stealing ladders from the workmen so that they couldn't get off the roof. ... Chapter 3 1) In this chapter the group arrive in the place called Hell and set up camp. ... Chapter 10 1) Ellie describes Robyn as a "bloody hero". ... Chapter 11 1) Where does Ellie's sense of fear come from? ...

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The opening chapter describes the lives of farm owners dealing with the drought in Oklahoma along with a dust storm. ... In chapter three, some symbolism is noticed in a turtle that has great difficulty crossing the highway, foreshadowing the journey in the next chapter. After meeting Jim Casy in chapter four, they finally reach the Joad farm that has been deserted and damaged. ... Highway 66 is the main road to California and is filled with migrants, or in other words, "a path of people in flight (128)." ... At sundown on the first day of travel, the Joads turn off the road to camp for th...

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As the story progresses, chapter by chapter, the ties between the environment and to the representation of the characters in the novel become more apparent. ... In chapter one, the overriding theme of the relationship of people and its environment is slightly furthered in this chapter. ... (Chapter II, pg. 26) which he envisioned to be written on each tablet. ... Chapter 4 follows up on the preceding chapters by furthering the discussion of the entrapment the environment has on Ethan. ... The wet roads slow down his delivery, and chance circumstances make it difficult to find the glue. ...

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They talk about how the turtle attempts to cross the road, and he is nearly crushed twice by passing motorists, and is flung off the road by a motorist who tried to squash the turtle in its tracks. ... The turtle struggles to cross the street while looking in the eyes of failure from the motorists who tried to knock him off the road and the motorist who succeeded in knocking him off the road. ... (Steinbeck) We see many examples of this, and one is in chapter 15 at the truck station. ... Then we look at chapter 17 and we see the person at the car dump giv...

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They talk about how the turtle attempts to cross the road, and he is nearly crushed twice by passing motorists, and is flung off the road by a motorist who tried to squash the turtle in its tracks. ... The turtle struggles to cross the street while looking in the eyes of failure from the motorists who tried to knock him off the road and the motorist who succeeded in knocking him off the road. ... (Steinbeck) We see many examples of this, and one is in chapter 15 at the truck station. ... Then we look at chapter 17 and we see the person at the car dump giv...

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Steinbeck describes how the dust bowl developed and pushed the farmers out of the western plains states in the first few chapters of the book. ... The "Okies- from the dust bowl became the prey of others along the road to California. ... People along the road to California saw the "Okies- as poor, migrant beggars and thieves. ... In chapter 13, the family dog gets run over by a car, an event that foreshadows the death of Grandpa Joad. ... The Joad family was just one of many that lost family members along the road. ...

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The attic is described by Jane as being "black as a vault" (chapter 11, page 122) and the leading passageway as "narrow, low, and dim" (chapter 11, page 122). ... The laugh which Jane hears is described by Jane as being "a curious laugh; distinct, formal, mirthless" (chapter 11, page 122). ... (chapter 19, page 222). ... Bronte leaves the reader ill at ease with Jane's closing comment; "the gay tones set my heart at ease" (chapter 19, page 230). ... Upon the fire having been extinguished, Rochester resolves to "pay a visit to the third storey" (chapter 15, page 170). ...

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In the chapter The Mother we are introduced to the main character Nnu Ego. ... In chapter two, The Mother's Mother, the book goes back in time. ... Ego considers her self a failed mother hence the title of the chapter. ... Chapter 9- Mother's investment Summary: In this chapter Nnu and Oshia become very sick. ... Chapter 16- A Mother of clever Children Summary: Oshia was going off t...

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In the next three chapters the human past is examined from a scientific viewpoint. ... It is notable to mention that he brings up the immense journey of man at the end of this chapter. ... At the end of the chapter he recalls a story when he is detained by peon soldier. ... The vagaries of the road may have a meaning, however; it is thus we torture ourselves." ... The final chapter is "The Secret of Life" examines the idea of the secret of life. ...

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He also told Black Elk that the north-south road is the Red road and is "the road of good " (BES, p.23) while the east-west road is the Black road, which is a "fearful road, a road of troubles and of war" (BES, p.23). He says that Black Elk will walk with power on both roads and "will have the power to destroy a people's foes" (BES, p.23). The fifth Grandfather reveals to Black Elk that he will be a relative to all birds and the sixth Grandfather, symbolic of Black Elk as an old man, tells him that as he walks the Black road, "all the nations that have roots or legs or wings shall fear [h...

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Skinner (2005) begins chapter seventeen discussing the decline of the family, the inequalities that women faced and how viewpoints have changed regarding divorce and parenthood in our current culture. ... Thomas More uses Genesis chapters one and two as the back drop as he describes the flawless environment. ... Thomas More describes the aforementioned chapters of Genesis as a nonexistent perfect society. ... Knowledge and the application of this knowledge known as the Truth is the beginning road to Earth's utopia. ... In the bible, chapter three of Philippians verses 20-21 tells us that ...

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Skinner (2005), begins chapter seventeen discussing the decline of the family, the inequalities that women faced and how viewpoints have changed regarding divorce and parenthood in our current culture. ... Thomas More uses Genesis chapter 1 and 2 as the backdrop as he describes the flawless environment. ... Thomas More describes the aforementioned chapters of Genesis as a nonexistent perfect society nevertheless, this contradicts the Holy Bible. ... Knowledge and the application of this knowledge known as the Truth is the beginning road to Earth's utopia. ... In the Bible, Chapter 3 of Ph...

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The combination of the two disastrous events led to more than 450,000 people who would eventually be forced to take the road in search of employment. ... In chapter fourteen, in one of the intercalary chapters the narrator asserts that humans are "unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe... Both texts are written with intercalary chapters. ... Battle Hymn of the Republic The Grapes of Wrath is structured in three parts: the time at the origin of their journey, in the midst of a heavy drought; the time on the road; and the time in California where the novel ends. ...

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It is one man, one road, and one deer. ... It is interesting that Stafford gives the road a name, the Wilson River road. ... Swerving on the Wilson River road may cause cars to not hit the deer, but to go off the road and into the canyon. ... Ending the stanza this way almost makes it feel like a cliff hanger, like it is the end of the chapter. ... "Beside that mountain road I hesitated....

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Chapter two tells us about the Navahos. ... Chapter six brings upon Red Cloud and his peace treaties. He later found that the Americans were planning on building roads through there land. ... Chapter 8 is about Donehogawa. ... In chapter 18 we find out that ...

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Graduation is the end of high school and the beginning of a new chapter. ... " Aunty said, "Congratulation's honey" I respond, "Thank you so much aunty" However, it hits about 4:30 pm and Aunty says, "You ready to get this show on the road?... All I'm thinking in my head is that "This is the end of my high school chapter!... It was an incredible experience to attend because I just felt like now I start a new chapter in my life. ...

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While driving Frank failed to make a curve and went of the side of the road hitting a bicyclist. ... Later on he found out that the man was still alive when he abandoned him on the side of the road and later on died. ... The driver may be intoxicated and shouldn't be on the road. ... The videos are presented by local Chapter members and they incorporate the true-life stories of actual impaired driving victims. ...

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The Master comes up with a contract to discipline Gulliver (slave) and for his freedom: " 3rd, The said Man-Mountain shall confine his walks to our principal high roads, and not offer to walk or lie down in a meadow or field of corn. 4th, As he walks the said roads, he shall take the utmost care not to trample upon the bodies of any of our loving subjects, their horses, or carriages, nor take any of our said subjects into his hands, without their own consent. 5th, If an express require extraordinary dispatch, the Man-Mountain shall be obliged to carry in his pocket the messenger and horse a si...

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He was walking down a road when he meets a trucker at a roadside restaurant. Even though the trucker has a sticker to discourage hitchhikers, he gives Tom a lift to the road where his family, the Joads, lives. While walking down the road, Tom meets up with Jim Casy, the preacher that baptized him. ... While driving down the road the Joads notice some hostility towards Okies, or farmers who left Oklahoma. ...

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In the next chapters, it tells about how used-car salesmen are cheating families that are going to California. ... In this chapter, the Joad's have travelled for a day and decided to camp on the side of the road when they meet the Wilson's, whose car has broke down. ...

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One of tips which caught my eye the most was the chapter, "Ten Percent Solution". This chapter explained to me that some people have a limited budget due to the fact that they are at a lower paying job and are making minimum wage or close to it. ... This book has started to make me think about the road a head of me with my school bills, car payment, and other things I will need in later life. ...

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On June 19, 1999, Stephen was seriously injured when he was hit by a mini van on a road near his summer home in Lovell, Maine. ... And then the next summer, Stephen opened new doors in publishing when he released a first installment of The Plant on his official Web site, only asking his readers to pay $1.00 to download the chapter. ... He released a second chapter in late August 2000, and also plans to continue such exclusively online ventures in the future. ...

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And this ideal of male dominance is first developed in the chapter "No Name Woman " in the memoir Woman Warrior. ... Likewise in the chapter "No Name Woman ", Kingston explains that her mother says, "We say that your father has all brothers because it is as if she had never been born " (Kingston 3). ... Likewise, in the essay Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros, she writes about the journey she took down the road of inequality and the favor of men over women (Cisneros 1). ...

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This is shown where Gertrude sees Rhoda and Mr Lodge's son walking along the road and asks Mr Lodge who he is. ... Dickens' writing flows throughout the story, whereas Hardy chooses to use headed chapters. ... In 'The Withered Arm' it is clear that the plot is spread out through a number of years and often in-between chapters a large amount of time has passed. This is shown at the beginning of chapter 6 as it reads, "Half a dozen years passed away - This allows Hardy to create a more elaborate story line and use several characters. ...

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