Train station

I was able to practice ethnography at the Wheaton College Avenue Train Station. People’s experience at College Avenue Train Station is shaped by their class, and particular social sanctions are instilled which further enforce these social divisions. I observed College Avenue Train Station in their busy morning hours on three separate occasions. Consistently, women were under-represented, and whites were the primary race represented. The age demographic represented was between age thirty and fifty

By the time I get under the cover of the train station, I could only imagine that my burger and fries are now drenched and mushy. I decide against eating the soggy food and throw it in the rubbish bin just before the steps of the tube. I jump onto the steps and make my way to the top of the stairs on the landing. I hurriedly push myself through the oversized double doors. The train station is nothing like how I left it. It is now in complete chaos. Directly in front of the doors there are flashing

Hemingway's setting of a train station situated "between two lines of rails" (275) adds several symbolic connotations to the conversation between the couple. The train station represents a crossroads or a turning point in Jig and the American's relationship. The decision of what to do about the unborn child looms before them. Ultimately, here, at the train station, they must make a choice that will determine, not only their future, but the future of the unborn child. The train station lies “between two

accessibility of Brooklyn train stations for non-ambulatory individuals. I frequently ride the subways to travel to Manhattan and the stations I have come across in the past such as 42nd street Time Square, 34th street Herald Square, and 14th street Union Square all appeared to be accessible to disabled people who use wheelchairs. I wanted to explore four train station in Brooklyn both busy and non-busy stations to see how accessible they are. The first Brooklyn train station that I visited was the

Street Railway Station, now in modern times called southern cross station. Now this train station is very popular and used everyday by hundreds of people. The station is on spencer street, between Collins and La Trobe streets. And the station is at the west edge of the central business district (CBD). The train station is mostly popular for business workers and very popular on nights when sports or concerts are playing at the near by Etihad stadium which is 500m away from the station. Southern cross

enough Spanish to get by, and I couldn’t wait to explore the city and test the limits of my comfort. I arrived at the train station in Santander, a small city on the northern coast of Spain, with one of my best friends from DU, Morgan. We then found other DU students traveling with us during this study abroad program, and met the program coordinator. Standing in the tiny train station, with the local Spaniards passing us by and the sliding automatic doors letting in the humid, warm air, the program

approached the train station, the amount of commotion was very minimal, though it was 9:00 at night, nevertheless, a few people were waiting for a special event. One of the first diesel trains of the US will come tonight. The prototype of the diesel train will arrive tonight in 5 minutes. Though the real diesel train will come and give us a ride at 10:00 tomorrow. The train is near the arrival time, so the conductor with the giant scissors is ready to cut the ribbon. Allowing the train to chug in like

Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” tells a story of a couple whose relationship has come to a crossroads. The story takes place at a train station set between Barcelona and Madrid, and serves as a stopping point rather than a final destination. Therefore, the main characters Jig and the American man must decide where to go and, specifically, whether to go with each other and continue their relationship. An analysis of setting in “Hills Like White Elephants” illustrates how making life

Cause and Effect Essay - Moving to a Large City Whoosh! That is the precise sound I heard as the crazed flock of travelers headed for the train terminal. My best friend, Stacy, and I were left disoriented and understandably confused once the crowd thinned. We were at Madison Square Garden at the train terminal awaiting our train back to the hotel; it was our first trip to New York City. As one may imagine, it was a fascinating and surreal voyage into extreme urban life. It was so enthralling

the middle of a seemingly benign conversation between these two characters waiting at a train station. However, closer examination of the various symbols within the story reveals unexpected layers to the couple's conversation. The reader encounters one of the most prominent symbols, the White Elephant, in the story's title and in Jig's polite small talk. Additionally, symbolic references to the train station and its surrounding landscape permeate the conversation between Jig and the American.