Jeff joins a group of his comrades and spectators to witness a spectacular show of speed. ... "I do it for the sound and noise of racing and the speed. ... "People get involved in this sport for the same reason they jump out of planes or climb mountains...there are no words to describe the feeling of pushing a car to its limits." ... However alluring the speed and the rush maybe, many racers are quick to point out that the most important thing to remember is to be safe while driving. ... It seems that although speed attracts people to illegal racing, the drivers themselves have to love the spo...

• Word Count: 1514
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

With the evolvement of engines like the combustion engine developed by Karl Benz (Hylton 2009) the sky was the limit in creating better and faster automobiles. ... " She became the first woman to exceed 200 mph on an oval track and set 31 international and national closed circuit speed records" ( Mull, 1958). ...

• Word Count: 1920
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Rather than browsing the mall or going to the movies like others my age, I join a group of my friends and spectators to witness a spectacular show of speed. ... People get involved in this sport for the same reason they jump out of planes or climb mountains. there are no words to describe the feeling of pushing a car to its limits. ...

• Word Count: 1792
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

At a time when many rappers were stuck in the negating fashions of cliches like the hood life, Eminem pushed the limits of rap by abandoning the genre's familiar themes of sex, drugs, and money with more lyrical power and imagination than any of his contemporaries. ... " In these lines Eminem raps at a supersonic speed while meshing reality with humor. ...

• Word Count: 1858
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate