Do you think people today are, like Sedaris,
using media to distract
themselves from the
pain of introspection or
are they simply filling
their time with harmless
entertainment? Explain
your answer.

"the port is near, the bells i hear, the people all exalting"near and hear

The sentence needs a descriptor of exactly "what" will happen at gurley and marina. in this case, it is the light at the intersection turning green. in this case, the sentence could be rewritten as "the light at the intersection of gurley and montezuma will turn green exactly three seconds after the light at the intersection of gurley and marina."