1. On page 8, Conrad’s narrator in Heart of Darkness describes the scene: “Flames glided in on the river, small green flames, red flames, white flames, pursuing, overtaking, joining, crossing each other--then separating slowly or hastily.”

2. Like ''Beowulf, J. R. R.'' Tolkien’s character Bilbo is “terrified of losing himself” and so rejects exile and embraces the warrior’s heroic code (Annotated Hobbit 226). Another work by Tolkien confronts the same issue: the character Frodo is told that he must resist going to a “cave, slowly to forget and to be forgotten” (365).

3 . Magazine covers are often overtly political. Take the example of ''Time magazine’s''most recent issue, which featured three swinging orange wrecking balls with yellow hair.

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D. Many cartoons have depicted the very real dangers of driving while distracted (see fig. 1).

A. In a survey published by Farmers Insurance Group, 87% of those polled said that cell phones affect a driver’s ability, and 40% reported having close calls with drivers distracted by phones. 


B. Expert testimony, public opinion, and even cartoons suggest that driving while phoning is dangerous. 

C. Frances Bents, an expert on the relation between cell phones and accidents, estimates that between 450 and 1,000 crashes a year have some connection to cell phone use (Layton C9).