Luigi A. Navarrette Ms. Vandehei Senior Composition 7 September 2010 The Journey is the Reward Hanging above my bed in my bedroom is a framed poster that says a quote that I live by: “The Journey is the Reward”. Living by that quote‚ though difficult‚ is not impossible. To me‚ it means that whatever an individual goes through in life‚ both ups and downs‚ the experience is what that reward is. To me‚ setting goals is overrated. If I set a goal‚ I’m giving that experience an end date. For example
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barriers we encounter. An impending journey‚ grasping towards change and innovation can test our virtuous tenacity and knowledge in exchange for survival by a brief interruption. In the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel presents this intriguing journey when protagonist Piscine Patel (Pi) is lost at sea alongside with a Bengal tiger ( Richard Parker) ‚ after the family’s cargo ship sinks . Similarly‚ in the film Castaway‚ director Robert Zemeckis demonstrates this journey when lead‚ Chuck Noland wakes up
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The Kuder Journey assessments provide you with various career options based on your skills and interests. If you are unsure about what career you want to pursue or just want to explore different job opportunities‚ taking the Kuder Journey Assessments will surely help you pinpoint your options. I took the Career Interests assessment‚ Skills Confidence assessment‚ and the Work Values assessment. It helped me get an idea of what careers I would enjoy doing in the near future. Prior to taking the assessments
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The journey of being confirmed has more to it than just about one person doing all the work they have to do to. It involves their community family‚ friends‚ and teachers to do their part. The family is probably the most important part of being confirmed‚ as the parents are there to guide their child through their journey of faith and the siblings are there to help them out. My immediate family consists of my older brother‚ my mom‚ and my dad They help me if I struggle with any of my lessons‚ support
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and wonder evoke the journey of discovery which ultimately leads to a new understanding of self and the world. In Shakespeare’s 1601 comedy The Tempest‚ the discoveries of a new world and forgiveness‚ evoked by curiosity and wonder‚ leads to a new understanding of self and the world. Similarly‚ in Jean-Marc Vallee’s biographical drama Wild (2014)‚ a curiosity and wonder of the world and need to overcome personal challenges leads Cheryl Strayed to embark on a 1‚100 mile journey of self-discovery along
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In 1949 Joseph Campbell created a theory in literature and movies abroad which he named‚ the Hero’s Journey. This was a pattern Campbell saw that most plots followed. The pattern consisted of the main protagonist originally living in the ordinary world‚ going into the abyss‚ experiencing rebirth and transformation‚ eventually returning to their normal world. You can see the stages of the ordinary world‚ the call to adventure‚ and the trials all in the movie The Dark Knight. In the beginning
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My journey to becoming an Eagle Scout Just to confirm what an Eagle Scout is‚ it is the highest rank a Boy Scout can obtain. But you must reach the rank of Eagle Scout before you turn 18. Getting to the rank of Eagle Scout is not an easy thing to do; it is a journey for everyone who does‚ and each Eagle Scout will tell you that it is not easy to reach Eagle Scout. When I was five months away from turning 18‚ I thought I was faced with an impassible wall called Eagle Scout. There are 6 ranks in
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Our journey through middle school has been a meaningful one. It is a journey that we will never forget and we will cherish it forever. The trials‚ tribulations and experiences that we have encountered have helped sculpt us into who we are today. We learned a lot from middle school and anticipate to use all that we have learned in order to be successful in the future. Middle school has prepared us to work hard to reach for our goals and to accomplish our dreams. Middle school has been filled with
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A Journey A) Life does not always turn out to be like we had imagined us. When we marry a person we think that we are going to live happily ever after but that is not the case for everyone. There is a chance that we are going to suffer from a serious disease. In that case the partner has to take care of you which mean that the partner has to give up everything in order to take care of you. You have to let go of your dreams and you cannot allow yourself to be selfish which can be very hard.
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More than 11 million people illegally entered America looking for better lives‚ and good jobs. Illegal immigrants think that this journey across the border is worth it. I recently read the book “Enrique’s Journey” by Sonia Nazario. After‚ those 11 million people‚ 48‚000 children went to meet their parents in America. These children had gone through a lot of abuse‚ loss‚ and loneliness to meet up with their parents. Over 11 million people that think this is important. We need to help immigrants‚ we
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