The lack of competition means that prices are unlikely to fall. Commuters do however have the choice of travelling via another mode of transport, such as by car or coach. However, congestion of the roads during rush hour make it an impractical option, hence, the substitutes for trains are very weak. This means train companies gain even more pricing power as they know that even with higher fairs, consumers are unlikely to switch to substitutes because the substitutes will be very inefficient. Commuters travelling during off-peak periods, between the same two stations are likely to have a much lower fare than those travelling during peak hour periods.
In ‘Run Lola Run’, we see the constant visual technique of clocks re-occurring throughout the film to remind us of how time has a greater power over us than we sometimes realize and that we cannot control it. Similarly in the film ‘Next’, Clocks are repeatedly emphasized such as a ticking clock that is emphasized on the opening Logos of the two main film producers and the constant flashes of clocks when Cris views the future. In Both films, the Credits roll down the screen instead of the usual up. This could signify the importance of manipulating time within the films. The Idea of the Butterfly effect or Chaos theory is a hugely emphasized feature of both films.
The boy is no longer young and naive; he has grown up and become disillusioned with life. Question 2 The description of the sound in the streets when the young man is walking by thinking of the girl he loves. He hears the "curses of laborers," the "shrill litanies of shop boys," and "nasal chartings of street singers." All of these images, besides just making the street seem busy, also make it seem like an unpleasant and intruding scene, almost like you would want to cover your ears and hurry through as fast as possible. This compliments perfectly the boy's imagination that he is "carrying his chalice safely through a throng of foes."
With technology that runs the life’s of millions, and the constant need to obtain anything and everything without a price, Lao-Tzu would hang his head in shock at the life we have grown so quick to know. There are places in the government and in the life of today that Lao-Tzu would think inadequate for living; however, we must look at what in our life meets his guidelines as well. Modern American society is not perfect. The ways of the world have changed since 6th century BC and life has become much more complicated all the while striving to make things simpler. The way technology has driven the last half of a century has changed life astronomically.
Through out the Meiji period, the ruling Oligarchs made serious strides in bringing Japan from an almost medieval stage of development to a modern developed nation state. Almost all of the decisions these powerful men made in bringing their country forward were not made with the peoples best interest in mind, but rather in the Oligarchs lust for power and profit. When the Meiji rulers took over from the Tokugawa rulers, they knew they had to industrialize their country as fast as possible in order to keep up with Western technologies. For the most part the rulers used private companies to modernize the country. The private zaibatsu (10-15 extremely powerful corporations) ,the heads of which had direct ties to the ruling Oligarchs, directed the economy towards pure profit at the expense of workers rights.
Overuse of Technology "All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer; says little about intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness" ( Mark Kennedy). In a few of Ray Bradbury's short stories technology is a severe problem. Primarily technology slows hindrance. Also, mankind’s misuse of technology leads to their end. Lastly technology can negatively alter the future.
We now face other perils, the very existence of which it was impossible that they should foresee. Modern life is both complex and intense, and the tremendous changes wrought by the extraordinary industrial development of the last half century are felt in every fiber of our social and political being. Never before have men tried so vast and formidable an experiment as that of administering the affairs of a continent under the forms of a Democratic republic. The conditions which have told for our marvelous material well-being, which have developed to a very high degree our energy, self-reliance, and individual initiative, have also brought the care and anxiety inseparable from the accumulation of great wealth in industrial centers. Upon the success of our experiment much depends, not only as regards our own welfare, but as regards the welfare of mankind.
for the better. At the start of his presidency he mainly focused on bigger businesses to stimulate the economy, but as time went on he found himself being driven to the center of need, the working class. The New Deal had many upsides but it had many failures too, with programs being unconstitutional and an absolute waste of American time. FDR’s presidency with always be noteworthy and held on a pedestal for all of the effort he put into changing the U.S.. The New Deal also changed the way the U.S. was took upon the role of president.
Railroad crossings are obviously dangerous. The ratio of the aluminum soda can to a car being the same as a car to a train kind of blew my mind. I never really gave much thought to how big a train is and how fast it’s going. It’s sad to think that everyday people who were just in a hurry can be killed just like that, and I’m willing to bet that they don’t even think about what might happen when the trespass onto the train tracks. Even though people still go around them, I’m glad that we have modern barriers like the arms because I feel like I would be less likely to stop if the intersection were just open.
The advancements of science and technology though seen as positive innovations by many, others believe them to be negatives, especially in the time of the Industrial Revolution. The constant search of new technology and science, allows for knowledge that can exceed the capacity of what a man or human can comprehend. A certain capacity of what man understands is predetermined and crossing past many of the boundaries can lead into a foreign world. These thoughts mirror the thoughts of Mary Shelley who wrote Frankenstein during the height of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution made a lot of changes in the world at the time and made the changes often and fast, which scared many.