Another common type of Maps are the Road Maps. ... Road maps are important because they help people to plan movements from one point to another. If a person wants to travel to a town they are not entirely familiar with, road maps will help them plan which routes by determining the shortest road or route to their destination. For example a Road Map will tell you how far Mongu is from Lusaka, and the roads that connect these points. ... So if one traveling on the road and decide they need to visit the nearest hospital, a Road Map will be of much convenience to assist them. ...

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On the other hand, the man in The Road is illustrated to be driven to his death too with the new brutal world. ... The boy in The Road experiences countless moments of fear and cries just as any other child would in a harsh environment with "human livestock" (47). ... Furthermore, On the Beach and The Road also differ in their type of threats by Shute creating a threat that does not promote mankind to turn against one another. ... On the other hand, for The Road, the world is so destroyed that a small act of kindness is unfathomable, let alone altruism that occurs in the former novel...

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Of all the paintings that I saw today, two landscaped pieces seemed to stick out in my mind; Andre Derain's The Turning Road and Thomas Hart Benton's Haystack. ... Derain's painting of The Turning Road and Benton's painting of the Haystack depict similar subject matter. The images in the two paintings that are similar are the curving road, the trees, the workers and also the horse which is seen in both images. Both The Turning Road and the Haystack show an outdoor scene from the daytime with workers going about their busy everyday lives. ... In both paintings, the artists d...

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Cars as one of the tools are common in films, and they not only run on the road, but fly in the sky. ... They not only can spot objects on the road ahead and control the brakes to prevent accidents, also can keep a safe distance from the front cars and maintain a safe speed. ... According to the IEEE, 75% of all vehicles on the road will be autonomous cars by 2040. ... Autonomous cars are designed to communicate with others and can drive closer together, so more than 85% of empty space on roads can be better used (Guizzo). ... Nobody can give a certain answer this question, but it is sure that...

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The Road to American Revolution Abstract This paper discusses the factors that led to the departure of the American colonies from England, and the beginning of a revolution. ... The Road to American Revolution During the early years of the American colonies, England had adopted a laissez faire, or hands off policy toward handling issues that arose within the colonies, leaving them to establish governments, protect, and provide for them...

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Thus Mumbai's roads are unable to hold the sheer number of cars present. ... For example, in the year 2008 alone, Mumbai recorded 6,613 fatal road accidents. ... Mumbai's traffic police have attributed this unfortunate trend to Mumbai's poorly organized and congested roads, as well as how road users are generally ill-disciplined. ... All in all, road users all are to blame for such an alarming statistic. ... This means that cyclists were taken off the road effectively. ...

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Parkinson's research provides an example of anger and aggression in its release through road rage, which provides an example relevant to most people through either personal experience of road rage or recent North American mass media coverage on this topic. ... Road rage provides an example of aggression resulting from frustration and anonymity. "Since 1970, the mileage driven on U.S. roads has grown four times as fast as the population and eighteen times as fast as new roads." ... Communication difficulties on the road are a source of added frustration, resulting in easier arousal. ......

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• Presence of obstacles on road. ... The CAR-TO-CAR system shall provide the following top level features: • Automatic fast data transmission between vehicles and between vehicles and road side units. ... Since the movement of Vehicles are restricted by roads, traffic regulations we can deploy fixed infrastructure at critical locations. ... • It makes use of preexisting network infrastructure such as wireless access points (Road-Side Units, RSUs). ... • This system is centralized and relies on wireless internet connectivity which is not widely available on roads and highwa...

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A great example of this is within another piece written by George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier. ... Kerouac then uses his secondary source (On The Road) as a description of his background scenery. ... (On The Road 156) The quote above explains how Kerouac describes his journeys through Louisiana, containing interesting information on the scenery that isn't given within the primary source. ... Brothers, On The Road, and the secondary sources of Road to Wigan Pier and Down and Out in Paris and London do a great job of supporting the primary source and providing the necessary detail to...

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" They suggest that, "to avoid distracted-driving accidents, drivers should invest in new technologies, such as hands-free and Bluetooth devices, that allow them to keep their eyes on the road and avoid crashes.... " In addition to not having to take your eyes off the road, hands-free allows you to keep both of your hands on the steering wheel as well. ... Despite the benefits of a hands-free device, such as being able to keep eyes on the road and hands on the driving controls, the malignant effects of speaking on a cell phone, by any method, while driving favor not using one at...

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Improvements in Arctic road construction that have been used in Prudhoe have eliminated the need for gravel access roads used in the development of oil fields. Instead of constructing a complex and permanent transportation system, roads are now made from ocean water pumped onto the tundra, where it freezes to form a road surface (Lee). These roads then melt without a trace in the summer months. ...

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The story is told through diary entries written by Sean Condon, the author and proud "generation X-er" which give details regarding Sean's thoughts about where they are, who they've met and any experiences along the road worth noting. Sean's idea of Australian tourism is constructed though his use of techniques such as setting, point of view, characterisation, language, selection of detail and the fragmentation of time which he uses to create a mixture of the "good the bad and the ugly" of his experiences on the road. ... The inclusion of certain characters Sean and David meet o...

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Additionally, the emperor standardized units of measurements such as weights, currency, and length of axles of carts to facilitate transportation on the road system. ... He also built an extensive network of road and canals to improve trade among his provinces. Archeological evidence in the southeastern Shandong area show that the integrated system of roads led to significant expansion in the distribution and size of settlements across the region, the roads also helped the transport of abundant salt from the region to other areas of the empire. ... Economically, he built roads and canals that ...

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One of them is the use of speed cameras on the roads. ... On the roads, signs inform drivers of the presence of speed cameras while speed cameras are well-hidden and out of sight from the drivers. ... Just one sign on the road that warns drivers of speed cameras ahead is enough to slow drivers down because drivers are uncertain where on the road the camera is situated and when they are being surveilled. ... Once a driver is not punished when he speeds, he will tend to speed again the next time he drives on the road. ...

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Therefore, a school uniform policy should be adopted in schools because uniforms help to promote equality amongst students, prevent students from road accidents, provide some identification, provide protection, and help students to be neat and upright. ... Furthermore, uniforms help to prevent students from road accidents as drivers turn to pay more attention and show respect for students in their uniforms. ... Also, if a student wearing a school uniform wants to cross the road, any driver driving toward him must stop at least a few meters away from him and wait until he finishes crossing th...

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Directiore, in May 1798, sent ambitious General Bonaparte and his army into Egypt in order that they cut a road between India and the English. ... Most of all, for Napoleon, who modeled himself on classical conquerors ("I saw myself on the road to Asia, riding on an elephant, a turban on my head"), Egypt was the first step in a grand dream of a Pan-Asian empire. ... " In the conquests, the French built hospitals, bridges, and roads on the Nile. ... Their original aim was to help the army, notably by opening a Suez Canal, mapping out roads and building mills to supply food. ...

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In addition to goods, accounting-essential intangibles such as algebra and Arabic numbers had arrived in Italy thanks to the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean trade routes, which would later make calculations and tabulations much more accessible than using Roman numerals. ...

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Dynamic development of mining encourage the development of export trade and the emergence of larger number of smaller urban settlements that arise along the natural road to the Adriatic coast. ... With coming of Austria-Hungary, and somewhat earlier, started out in Bosnia and Herzegovina to build rail and road traffic, thus creating conditions for establishing new urban centers, extension and modernization of old. ... Dynamic development of mining encourage the development of export trade and the emergence of larger number of smaller urban settlements that arise along the natural road to the ...

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Overall, Stegner's writing is straightforward and reflects the calm of the wilderness he is traveling in, but also the excitement of the open road and the great distances that are the American west. ... I can imagine the good gray poet, not afoot but definitely lighthearted, taking to the open road down Highway 66, and I can see his eagle eye and his wind-split beard, and hear his words as he squints westward along the vista walled by the work of the latter-day pioneers. "Oh, road," I can hear him shouting, "You road I enter upon and look around, I believe you are not all that is here, I ...

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Protesters have blocked the main roads for months demanding the withdrawal of the political reform framework for 2017 Chief Executive Election by Standing Committee of National People's Congress (SCNPC). ... After 28th September, however, international media coverage was overwhelming and the turnout of the movement reached the peak, blocking the whole Harcourt Road in Admiralty, and streets in Mongkok and Causeway Bay. ... The radical group was also furious that their several upgrade actions were prevented by the student and political leaders in both the case of Lung Wo Road blockage on 2...

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Also in Albania their home was in disrepair, they lacked any technology other than a television and a radio and no automobiles or roads were evident. In a developed country the average family would live in a home that was in good repair and fairly well kept generally with higher technology such as computers, also in a developed country sophisticated modes of transportation such as paved roads and auto mobiles would be present, all of these items were seen in the picture of the Kuwait family and their belongings indicating that Kuwait is most likely a developed country. ... Since there is no ...

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Also encompassed in the wide scope of the FERA was the improvement of roads, sidewalks, public buildings, sewer systems, and waterworks. (Tweton 59) In order to best use the funding provided by the federal government, and to put to work as many able bodies as possible, SERA projects such as wood cutting and road building were the first to be implemented. In as many as twenty locations, up to one hundred men a day were engaged in woodcutting projects that would soon make way for similarly staffed road crews. ...

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The refugee crisis started on April 9th at the Arab village of Dayr Yasin, which overlooked the Jerusalem road. ... Under this plan, Israel would keep all of which they have built in exchange for giving up all claims to settlements in the West Bank and Gaza and building a permanent easement road from Gaza to the West Bank. This road would be under Palestinian police control for exclusive use between the two areas. ...

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The Mexican Dictator, General Santa Anna dug in in a canyon with 12000 men and trained his artillery on the road, where he expected General Scott to appear. ... So, General Scott did not take the main road, and instead, he took a more difficult path through rough terrain and routed General Santa Anna.  ... The result of this war was that, American made huge land gains and got tons of raw resources which paved the road to its future power and prosperity....

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However, the road for Harley-Davidson has not been without it's share of problems, in fact in the mid 1970's the company was faced with a declining market share and the serious threat of bankruptcy. ... They also have institutional advertisements in national magazines such as Road & Track, Popular Science, and Fortune as well as specific motorcycle magazines as Easy Rider. ... However, the road for Harley-Davidson has not been without it's share of problems, in fact in the mid 1970's the company was faced with a declining market share and the serious threat of bankruptcy...

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