Essays on Sidewalk

Eric Garner was an African-American man who served as a horticulturalist at the parks and recreation department of the New York City. He was a family man with a wife and six children. Due to health reasons, Garner quit his job as a horticulturalist and ventured into personal businesses. Eric Garner was not always on the right and he had gotten arrested by the NYPD a couple of times. His charges during these arrests ranged from assault, resisting arrest to selling cigarettes that were not licensed in the streets of New York. In 2014 July 17, Garner was outside ...

Under most circumstances the grocery store would not be liable if someone is a victim of a crime near the story but not actually on the store’s property or premises. The reason for this outcome is twofold. Unless the harm is the result of a grocery store employee, for example, if an employee was told by a manager to “mug” the customer when they left, then the harm cannot be considered an intentional tort related to the store. An intentional tort is one in which the defendant (the grocery store) commits an act whose results it intends accomplish. ...

Introduction to Law

Issue 1: Whether Glen’s reckless driving constitute negligence A prima facie case of negligence involves a harm (physical, economic, or emotional distress) that is a direct result (causation) of a defendant’s careless conduct. Negligence involves a three-pronged analysis of defendants conduct: 1) breach of a duty of care that runs afoul of a reasonably prudent person in similar circumstances 2) plaintiff injury that is direct result of this breach; and 3) whether injury to plaintiff was foreseeable consequence of this breach. For purposes of Negligence it does not matter if defendant had intent to injure plaintiff. Here, ...

Introduction:

Kansas State University is one of the strongest universities in the Mid-West. It has a beautiful campus filled with many green trees and breathtaking views. However, when it turns dark the campus’s unique features are changed into dangerously dark corners, and hard to navigate dim sidewalks. The reality is that the lighting infrastructure used on the campus has not been adequately updated to reflect the campus’s growth, the increase in on-campus activity after dark, or the changes in society that demand light in order to ensure safety. I, therefore, propose that the campus needs to double the ...

Abstract

Montreal is concentrating on making the city appealing to the general public and by extension the entire globe. Considering the possibility of wider and heated sidewalks alongside fewer cars and more trees, Montreal has decided to launch the future of Saint Catherine Street. The street being the most important in the city requires innovation, flexibility and audacity in an effort to offer a description of the dynamic and greener look on the streets. The street is the largest and this means it requires more attention than any other street in the country. There is a dire need for infrastructure ...

The article ‘How Paris is Beating Traffic Without Congestion Pricing’ was written by Ben Fried, the Streetblogs’ editor-in-chief on 22nd April 2013. The article reflects on how congestion problem has affected major cities, for instance New York. Bertrand Delanoë, an elected mayor in Paris succeeded in reducing congestion on public roads without necessarily introducing a fee for the motorists. Political views suggested that levying a fee would affect the overall income of the working population in Paris; this meant that the majority in the city would reject the idea. One of his earlier means to reduce congestion was the introduction of ...

Environmental sociology is a sociological discipline that is aimed at the research, analysis and communication of the diverse societal and environmental interactions, and may take into account the diverse interactions among human societies and their environment (Environmental). There is an increasing need to examine the relationship of humans to that of their environment hence the development of “a considerable breadth of approaches examining the factors underlying environmental degradation and, more recently, social organizational arrangements promoting environmental improvement” (Humprey et al). On the other hand, sociology of the environment involves focus on the sociological study of environmental processes, as well as its ...

Nursing: Public Health Safety

Answering Questions after Article Review Question One- Does this scenario represent a public safety or public health issue? Further, public health education would have been worthwhile in preventing the accident with regard to being careful on roadways being a personal precaution because road accident is a public health issue. Public safety is applicable in keeping dogs away from human traffic on the road ways. However, the accident could have been avoided had the boys been more alert to what happens on streets. Again speeding cars, dogs dashing out unexpectedly are public health safety measures implemented on highways for the ...

Today, we are surrounded with a world of etiquettes and social norms which are followed by us. Even in parks and on roads, social norm is followed. The sidewalks are important as they provide a path on which people can walk safely. Often, when we decide to walk on the path which is not laid for us, then strange behaviors of other people are observed. There is an unspoken and universal agreement that one walking on the sidewalk has to remain on his side so that it does not affect other people. However, while walking on sidewalk, people usually prefer walking ...

It’s rather usual relatively chilly autumn day in London and to the world a major event has caught the attention of viewers across the world. Pictures of two dark skinned men wielding a machete, a revolver and a cleaver and a Caucasian male lying prostate. A red sedan is also parked next to the three men. There is nothing unusual in having three men near a busy road in London, however, what could have transpired to bring about the circulation of the pictures of the three men? Dressed in a black hoodie, Jake (not his real name) was jogging back to the military barracks ...

Question 1

Suppose rock beats scissors in which case the points earned are two and not one, then we would expect a significant change to take place in the entire play. This would require that even for scissors and paper, the points be increased by an equal amount in order to ensure equilibrium in all cases. For the play to be interesting and highly appealing there should be fairness all round so that the winning parties usually get what the others would get if they were also to win. This makes the game more interesting and even reliable in making certain determinations, ...

Introduction

One of the most elementary aspects of skateboarding as pastime activity for some and a sport for others is that it is constantly evolving. It is because of this aspect that the sport is relatively widespread. Because of this aspect, the skateboarding has a quintessential aspect that makes it unique. One cannot argue that such progression is important to the activity that is skateboarding. This is evidenced by the development of difficult and increasingly complex tricks that have been developed across many generations. The media plays a very important role in defining and redefining the identity of a skateboarder. This is done ...

Facts and briefs on this case

Feiner, who is the is the defendant in this case is convicted of a misdemeanor, a disorderly conduct under the laws of the State of New York, which is the plaintiff in this case. His arrest follows making remarks the court considers derogatory while addressing both Caucasian and black Americans. The court translates this to imply incitement of the audience to rise against the whites and fight for their rights. Police offers deployed to the scene unsuccessfully stops him from making such speech. Feiner Irving holds a sidewalk gathering speech briefing to invite the audience to attend a meeting at the corner ...

This essay will analyze, assess, and describe the significance of Mise en scène used in the 1952 musical comedy film “Singin’ in the Rain,” directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, which starred Gene Kelly himself alongside Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. The scene that this essay will focus on is the scene where the song “Singing in the Rain” is performed by Gene Kelly ("Singing in the"). Mise en scène, “a French term meaning "putting into a scene "” (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011), is basically the term used to describe the design elements of film production. In other words, mise ...

The trip was started in the afternoon. It was commenced at 4 pm to 10 pm. My main focus was W Olympic Blvd/Western Avenue in Los Angeles. I started from the south heading for the north along Olympic Blvd to Wilshire Blvd. On reaching at the Western/cross of Olympic, I come across a very big Korean shopping mall. Most people who come to shop here are old and the majority is women who are over the age of 50 and above. A small percentage of these women come to this place by personal cars while most of them rely ...

Summary about the case

The accused in this case is Feiner, who was accused of making remarks which were considered to be derogatory. The petitioner was found and convicted of making remarks that incited the crowd through a loudspeaker. The remarks he made were seen to be inciting the crowd about President Truman, the Legion of America and also about the mayor of Syracuse. The police found this to be against the stated entities. With these remarks, there was a crowd that came up and the police told Feiner to stop the incitement but he refused to heed what the police were saying. He went ...

English Class

Analysis of the sidewalk symbol in the story Jose Armas’ “El Tonto del Barrio” portrays the situation of a touched man named Romero Estrado – or, more popularly known as “El Cotoro” in Golden Heights Centro because he whistles and sings while he sweeps the sidewalks. At the heart of the story is a compelling comparison between the protagonist, Romero, and the son of a barber, Seferino, whose sense of care conflicts with the former’s special disability. Integrated into the story’s plot is Romero’s sudden change of behavior from ‘good’ to ‘bad’ and then ‘bad’ to ‘good’ when Seferino ...

Approximately nine hundred teenage pedestrians are killed and about fifty one thousand injured annually. People use different modes of transport on campus such as driving, biking and, most commonly, walking. Students, teachers, staff and visitors should always observe safety precautions while moving on or around campus. It is the concern of both the motorist and the pedestrian to ensure that movement around campus is done as safely as possible. This is attained through all road users observing traffic rules and regulations. It is not only the pedestrian’s actions that put them at risk but also the actions ...

Times Square has been one of the most famous sites of the world; like the Eifel Tower in Paris or the Parthenon in Athens. For years a visitor to New York City has headed for Times Square whether they are from the USA or a foreign country, just to see what is there and take in the atmosphere. Historically, Times Square has spent thousands of years as a non-owned piece of land along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Since then the area has changed personality many times after the Dutch took ownership after claiming a 60 guilder purchase from the natives. ...

Introduction:

Harper Lee’s classic novel is built on two main themes, racial injustice and the disruption of innocence which are skillfully interwoven together to create a complex web of intricacies that continually develop throughout the book. The theme of racial discrimination is rampant in the old Southern town of Maycomb in Alabama which positively reeks with the heat of injustice. However Lee is interesting in the sense that she manages to create a link between the innocence of children who do not think about racism in their heart of hearts but can observe it first hand through the noble doings ...

Abstract

The coming of age novel To Kill a Mockingbird ,by Harper Lee uses her experience as Southerner to examine the ethical issues during the great depression taking the readers to a time when discrimination dominant.Setting the story in the southern town of Maycomb country, where the story is viewed through the eyes of a young girl trying to learn that life is a blur of good and bad. Through the innocence of Scout, Harper Lee presents the varying aspects of intolerance and racism evoking the vivid racial discrimination around the melodramatic town of Maycomb; provoking the distinctive characters to challenge their values to ...

Lowell Bray, The Plaintiff, filed an appeal in the Douglas County District Court asking for damages for injuries protracted when he skidded on ice on defendant's grounds. In its adjusted answer, the defendant, Kate Inc on behalf of Stockade Restaurant & Lounge, denied the petition's allegations and alleged that plaintiff was contributory negligent in failing to keep a proper lookout and in walking in such a manner that he lost his balance. It additionally claimed that plaintiff willingly presumed the risk of whatever hazardous condition existed.

Evidence presented by the plaintiff at trial illustrated that the Millard area in Douglas County, ...