Gasoline, Motor Oil: Which is more important? Any driver will testify that they want to feel safe in their cars, motor oil and gasoline advertisers argue that each product is important to the driver while striving to accomplish the goal of making this feeling a reality. With drivers being put t...

A car is supposed to make your life easier and more helpful. In most cases this is true, however when you are trying to park and drive on Teas Tech campus this is not the case. Texas Tech is one of the biggest land areas for a college campus, however the campus is not equipped to handle the amou...

English 118 BX Rosemberg September 28, 2000 Essay #2 THE VIPER By Matthew Chyz 1 Buzz buzz.......... I swung and missed as always "stupid alarm clock," I mumbled. It was already 11:00 a.m.; I didn't seem to care considering that it was Saturday and th...

Traffic Safety Saves Lives Driving an automobile is a risky and dangerous activity. Every day, tragic accidents make the headlines in newspapers and on the evening TV news. Driving is an essential part of day-to-day living for most people, and yet this ordinary means of getting from o...

September 11, 2001 My day started as innocently as every other day. I woke up at 6:00 AM and got into the shower. I got dressed and poured myself a huge cup of coffee. I ran out to the car because I was already late. Before I got to work my day had already taken a turn for the worst and on to...

What the $#@!" is a phrase that you will more than likely catch yourself saying more than once during your driving career. There are some crazy drivers out there in today's world, and if you're not aware of them you could find yourself in court trying to defend yourself from getting a ticket...

The Texaco gas station is on a corner in Greenway, where it all begins. Greenway is an industrial area, beehive busy by day, deserted at night. Dark streets and dark buildings surround this inanimate area. The real action will take place later, about a mile up Greenway Drive, where the road is fo...

Greasy Lake *b*"Bad Characters or Bad Character Wanna-be's?"*/b* Greasy Lake is the story of three friends who are bad characters. Until they run into a situation where they question, just how bad they are. Just because they act badly and look bad does not mean they are. They are t...

Never Trust A Man Who Wears Sunglasses At Night Vlad was dressed in his usual outfit of black denim jeans, black silk shirt and sunglasses even though it was 12:00 am, well after dark. He had one thought on his mind, make the meeting on time. As he wal...

As American's, we are quite aware of the consumer world. Who would have ever thought there could be so many underlying messages in an ad that you just casually flip by in a magazine? Companies are out there in the world today trying to get your attention by commercials, billboards, magazines,...

Living in a small town limits the number of places people can gather. Driving down the road towards my destination proved to me the lack of variation my town has. While surrounding cities are known for their downtown areas, I live in a city that is made up almost completely of gas stations and st...

It had been a gorgeous day with the sun flaming like a well-stocked campfire. The sky was crystal blue, and the air was warm but crisp. I felt the need to go out and play tennis against the wall down at memorial field. The day could not have been more perfect. When I dusk approached, I headed ho...

You are cruising down the road at 60 mph in the newest sports car; you step on the gas expecting to hear a roar from the engine, instead, you hear nothing at all. You think to yourself for a brief moment, "there must not be an engine." You know that that isn't correct as you try to re...