End of the Road Willa Cather once said‚ “The end is nothing; the road is all.” But what does that mean? The most overt answer is that it doesn’t matter where one ends up in life‚ it’s how one gets there that counts. But‚ I think it goes deeper than that. To me‚ this means that the path you take is‚ in itself‚ simultaneously the beginning‚ middle‚ and end‚ and ultimately I agree with Cather‚ that the path is the focus not the end. The final terminus is the direct result of a string of decisions
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Andy Le English 1A 3-5 PM 9/9/15 Transformation In the upcoming essay we’re about to do‚ I want to explore the ideas of Jack Kerouac’s transformation throughout the book. When he wrote “On the Road.” people expect him to be this happy optimistic guy. Jack Kerouac was an example of youth and freedom. To everyone he was this person that changed everyone’s life and even made a change to people’s viewpoint of literature. He was someone that represented the Beat Generation and was even considered the
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Hero’s Journey (12 Stages) The Ordinary World- (The hero’s normal world before the story begins.) In the beginning of the movie you see shrek doing his daily behaviors‚ brushing his teeth with slug juice‚ eating eyeballs as food and setting a fire by burping on a matchstick. Shrek’s ordinary world would be his swamp‚ where he lives peacefully without any worries. Shrek has sign saying “stay out” which indicates he likes being alone. The Call to Adventure- (The hero is presented with a challenge
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experience many journeys which consist of physical‚ emotional and self-growth (inner) journeys. They help make us who we are and how our personalities are shaped. These journeys could impact our lives majorly or only slightly. There are many things that can affect the journeys in life we have the option to take‚ these could include: the environment‚ love and the resources available to us. ‘The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian’ and ‘Stand By Me’ clearly demonstrate these journeys and how they
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The Journey Continuous Writing Essay We were quite a pair‚ silently waiting on the dusty train platform in the late afternoon. Clutching our rolling suitcases‚ we were unable to speak over the loud screeches and hisses of trains in Penn Station. There he was‚ my eighty year old grandfather with his massive shock of silvery hair and bushy eyebrows. Dressed in a plaid flannel shirt‚ which he insisted on wearing with suspenders‚ he was a unique sight in the middle of New York City. And there I was
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"A Rose for Emily" is one of Faulkner’s most controversial stories. In this short story‚ the main character Emily Grierson shuts herself away and is aided by townspeople in not following the rules of our society. When she dies‚ the reader and townspeople discover that many years ago‚ she killed her love and has slept with his corpse every night. In this way‚ acceding to critic Peter Swiggart‚ this setting "serves as a vehicle for moral and social commentary‚ enabling Faulkner to explain the South’s
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If one does not know the qualities‚ behaviors‚ and struggles of students with dyslexia then how is it possible for the to identify it of their own. Before watching the movie Journey into Dyslexia‚ I felt as though I would not be able to identify that a student is dyslexic on my own. This movie has helped me better understand the struggles that students have with this disability. I feel as though every teacher should watch this
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Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2008 GCE O Level GCE O Level English Language (7161/01) Edexcel Limited. Registered in England and Wales No. 4496750 Registered Office: One90 High Holborn‚ London WC1V 7BH Section A: Comprehension First‚ read Passage One. Question number 1 Answer Award one mark each for any two of the following: • • • • • • Because the train began to move Because the train was leaving the station The rhythm of the train’s movement changed He had fallen from his seat He was
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gives the awareness not rely on the materialistic patriarchal society. In the journey of sel- discovery‚ the narrator is collapsed with the memories of the past and her thoughts of her mother give her power and strength about the society and natural world. The narrator considers both herself and her boyfriend Joe as animals. She asks Joe to have physical contact with her. Moreover‚ she forces him for the same at the outside world. Through this action‚ she wants to mingle with this new unborn child
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Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”‚ published in 2006‚ is a dystopian novel that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. The story is about a Father and a son traveling down a road in a futuristic world where it is almost unrecognizable. There is little life present and those who are alive will do anything to survive. The father and son are referred to as the man and the boy. McCarthy’s style of writing also is unique. Throughout the story‚ McCarthy does not used quotation marks to separate the fact that
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