But in the years since then, the automobile has displaced the streetcar and its successor, the transit bus. ... The sheer volume of automobiles and buses chokes the streets and brings traffic to a crawl. ... A new approach to urban transportation is required--one that is sufficiently low in cost and high in service quality that it will be accepted as an attractive and viable alternative to the automobile. ... And it must be easy to install, easy to maintain, energy efficient to run, and have a service life comparable life to present modes of transportation. ... This opposes the other alterna...

• Word Count: 985
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The incident with a young boy on the bus who was singing Maria from West Side Story also seems to have left a bitter taste at the author, You can leave the island... and travel as far as you can, but if you are a Latina, the island travels with you. ... For the sake of objectivity I have to mention that while I was looking for the information on Latin women in Internet, after entering the keywords like "Latin women in USA" and "Discrimination of Latin women" most of the sites that I was getting were offering sexual services. ...

• Word Count: 1192
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Bias and disparities still exist and result in inequity of services, opportunities and practices in American society. ... It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, riding on a bus, or in the rental or purchase of a home. ...

• Word Count: 994
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A student can pray on the school bus, in the corridors, in the cafeteria, in their student-run Bible club, at the flagpole, sports stadium, and elsewhere on school grounds. ... After all, if public prayer is not permitted, then just about every Christian service is wrong. ...

• Word Count: 1128
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School