of transport brings forth all other good things that a society longs for. Road is one of the most common transport infrastructure use and it is often the primary transport infrastructure to be developed in growing and developing regions. Due to its nature of being the easiest infrastructure mode‚ most people have adopted it as their basic means of transport all over the world. This has resulted into roads congestion condition in which during rush hours and in urban centers the situation sometimes becomes
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the determinants of health influence people’s behaviour in relation to road safety? Health is socially constructed‚ meaning that health is not only determined by the individual but is also the product of other determinants of health. Road safety is a prominent health behaviour and concern in young people‚ with people under 25 representing 36% of annual road fatalities despite making up 15% of all drivers. Young people’s road safety is not only the result of an individual but also stems from the
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A SURVEY OF RISK OF ACCIDENTS IN MALAYSIA Nurulhuda.J1‚ Ho.J.S2‚ Jamilah.M.M.3 Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) Lot 125-135‚ Jalan TKS1‚ Taman Kajang Sentral‚ 43300 Kajang‚ Selangor‚MALAYSIA ABSTRACT Background: Traffic accidents rank fifth among the leading cause of deaths in Malaysia. The country is burdened with more than ten billion ringgit of losses due to traffic accidents every year. Despite implementation of various intervention measures over the years‚ the number
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Synopsis Thunder Road is a novel about the life of a 19 year old boy‚ having no connection to his blood- linked family whatsoever‚ trying to find his soul of life in the engaged city of Auckland‚ New Zealand. Though when love strikes the innocent Trace‚ his world is torn into two. Is street racing the best option or his one and only true love? There are several themes shown within the novel‚ such as : The Individual versus Society‚ Love and sacrifice‚ Power of Tradition‚ though the central topic
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Road Trauma; two little words‚ that pack an almighty punch into the lives and families of those affected by vehicle accidents. A definition by the Australian Academy of Science: “The word ‘trauma’ is especially appropriate to describe the injuries inflicted by road crashes. The medical profession uses it for any bodily injury or wound‚ but more literally it means ‘a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects’ – an apt description for the sudden violence of a road crash”. (NOVA: Australian
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have admirable characteristics as well. Many characters may seem to have an irresponsible nature‚ but there is usually a reason for these things‚ as well as motives and backstories that play a role in influencing the characters’ decisions. In On The Road by Jack Kerouac‚ Dean Moriarty is an example of one of these morally ambiguous characters. He has many traits that seem dispicable to the reader‚ but there is also proof that he has exceptional characteristics as well-such as his friendship with Sal
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Natural History Food Isopods are omnivores or scavengers feeding on dead or decaying plants or animals. Some may eat live plants. Habitat Isopods breathe with gills‚ so they are restricted to areas with high humidity‚ under rocks or logs‚ in leaf litter or in crevices. Some species are nocturnal. Predators Vertebrates and invertebrates. Interesting Behaviors Some species roll up into a ball when disturbed. Eggs (up to 100) are held in broad pouch on female. Juveniles look like adults
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In the last paragraph of The Road‚ McCarthy describes the beautiful brook trout that once lived in the streams. His description of the trout greatly contrasts most the novel. The landscape in The Road is barren‚ dark‚ cold‚ filthy‚ and devoid of life. However‚ after the death of the boy’s father‚ McCarthy chooses to end his novel with a description of trout whom “on their backs were vermiculate patterns that were maps of the world in its becoming” and who “in the deep glens where they lived all
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Filming Literature McCarthy’s The Road Tells us of another world‚ the world elsewhere of McCarthy is not the alternative world of promise that Coriolanus almost commits to but fails‚ foiled by women. Like Coriolanus it is a world of the margins‚ a world of poverty‚ a world without spectacle‚ without media. but here the world elsewhere has become the only world and it does not offer alternative. (the first staggering difference) This is all there is‚ there is no longer the possibility of imagining
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The Road to Mecca. In this essay I will discuss the way the play “The Road to Mecca” represents women’s rights to express themselves freely. Helen is a widow who lives in a rural Afrikaans town in the Karoo‚ New Bethseda. Since her husband’s death‚ Helen has filled her home and garden with statues and works of art such as wise men‚ camels‚ owls‚ mermaids and other figures. She has decorated her home with candles and mirrors and mosaics. She has created her own “Mecca” of beauty and freedom among
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