"Signs and Symbols" by Vladimir Nabokov‚ has been read in many different ways by many different readers. The story depicts a day in the life of Russian immigrants on the birthday of their mentally ill son. Critics may say it is a simple short story‚ a collage of signs and symbols or just a good author playing tricks on the reader. But in actuality this story is purposely filled with signs and symbols that the author randomly places to toy with those who overanalyze the text. Early in the text Nabokov
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TURKISH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS As the number of vehicles on the roads increases‚ so does the danger. Although there is modern safety equipment‚ cars are still mainly responsible for the total number of traffic accidents. This is very common in Turkey‚ which has the second highest RTA (road traffic accident) rate in the world. There are several reasons for traffic accidents in Turkey such as the attitude of Turkish drivers‚ the poor conditions of the roads‚ and the number of old cars in traffic. The
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When you first step foot in the capital city‚ Dhaka of Bangladesh‚ the first thing you will notice is the intense traffic jam. Dhaka is facing one of the major problems that is already being faced by other big cities in the world‚ more vehicle than the amount of the roads. Therefore‚ as a result‚ traffic jams are increasing day by day and it is becoming one of the most intolerable factors of the country. Since Bangladesh is a small country‚ the capital city is considered as one of the biggest
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The traffic light is one of numerous leading aspects in our lives that we don’t appreciate anymore. The literal definition of the traffic light is a signal that uses red‚ green‚ and amber lights to control traffic. The traffic light is a lifesaving invention in the eyes of many people ever since 1868‚ when it was developed. Who would have predicted that a light could save multiple lives and prevent major accidents from occurring? The traffic light has transformed drastically over time. Currently
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)Concept Of Operations The city X wants to have a traffic system which shall sense the traffic flow‚ integrate the traffic lights together so they can react to the pattern to improve traffic flow‚ and provide a way for the traffic light system to be monitored and controlled. which will be connected with each other. The city X currently has 24 standard traffic lights. The locations of the current lights can be seen in Figure 1 in Appendix A. The signals all operate independently and are of the traditional
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Traffic accident has been a serious issue in Hong Kong. From 1997 to 2006‚ over 14000 traffic accident cases have been reported each year. The number of cases remained at a high level. In 2006‚ 14849 cases happened causing 144 people died and 18729 people injured. Averaging 40 traffic accident cases take place per day. Traffic accident not only endangers human life but also causes traffic congestion. It brings inconvenience to people. Undoubtedly‚ it wastes the time of road users and also cause serious
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EFFICIENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Paul Jose Aricatt 2012HP01523 Dept.of Embedded Systems‚Bits Pilani‚‚India pauljosearicatt@gmail.com Abstract— Traffic congestion is a major concern for many cities throughout the world. In many countries transport system basically works on the static scenario where there is a fixed duration for which the red and the green signals are allotted for each lane. This time duration remains the same throughout the entire day whether the roads are flooded with traffic
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Sign Language 1 [The speaker begins by using Signed English to express the words‚ “You are my friend.”] Do you know what I just told you? The message I communicated probably escaped most of you. Communication through hand motions is something we do all the time without even thinking about it. For most of us‚ it’s a supplement to spoken language. But for many deaf and hearing-impaired people‚ sign language isn’t just a supplement‚ it’s a primary mode of communication. 2 I’m not an expert in
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Currently‚ most large cities of the world are experiencing huge problems with traffic jams that have repercussions on financial and ecological aspects of human lives. It was identified by last researches that it takes people 30% of their traveling time to drive through traffic congestions‚ whilst their cars make almost 75% of total air pollution. The same problems had experienced the London city in the middle of last century. According to report of the Ministry of Transport (1964)‚ new car registrations
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What is Traffic jam? A traffic jam is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic‚ or because the road is blocked by something. The major factor behind traffic Jam in Bangladesh: There are many reasons behind traffic jam in Bangladesh. Among them some major factors are as follows: ➢ Undisciplined traffic signal in the road. ➢ Indiscipline among the road user. ➢ Might is right‚ everybody are free to park their vehicle on Road. ➢ No knowledge
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