Life is full of decisions waiting to be made. Whether that decision is choosing what to eat for breakfast or deciding what career to pursue‚ it will affect our life in one way or another. Robert Frost’s poem "The Road Not Taken" tells a story of a traveler who reaches a fork in the road and must choose which path to take‚ each path different from the other. By comparing the two roads‚ the traveler finally makes up his mind after being indecisive‚ taking risks‚ and being cautious about choosing a
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Sandra Emmanuel Dr. Jacobs‚ Rosalyn English 1102-229 April 2nd 2014 An Explication of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” stages the conflict of having to choose between two parts and the fear of the unknown. A part even though portrayed as physical in the poem‚ is more spiritual in real sense. The drama is shown by the speaker characterized as a man dwelling upon a decision that must be made. As a man‚ the speaker attempts to give an insight of his past and
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Frost‚ and another by Robert Frost “Road Not Taken” They all share a few things in common. In “The Bells” the speaker fell in love with a girl and started dating her. Soon after they got married. A while after they were married they were at home and the fire alarm went off. Only the speaker made it out his wife burned alive inside the house. In “Fire and Ice” The speaker is explaining if the world would end in fire or ice. Finally in “ The Road Not Taken” the speaker is talking about how he or she
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Speech on Topic……Is Technology Taken over our motivation??????? Today‚ I would like to express my views on the Topic“ Is technology taken over our motivation? “ So‚ do you really believe that technology has taken over our motivation? No‚ not really. Not that I think so. My views would differ on this matter‚ Here‚ I would like to quote the words of Mr. Bill Gates‚ he rightly said that – “ Technology is just a tool‚ In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them‚ The teacher
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and are a huge part of a person’s moral and personal growth. In the novella “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad‚ the physical journey through the Congo is parallel to the inner journey of the main character Marlow. Similarly‚ the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ relates on both a literal and metaphoric level to the concept of a journey. The individuals’ creation of their own direction on a journey is what leads to the most startling growth. Furthermore‚ a true journey must always have the
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Sara Gruninger Professor Delaney English 104 30 January 2018 The poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost states that in life we are faced with many decisions‚ and these decisions do not always have a clear answer of which is the right path to take. The message of the poem is about life’s choices and making these important decisions. Making decisions is what life’s all about. The choices people make in their lifetime not only shape their entire life but depending on how big the decision is
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yourself and following your own path to success in life. Even in poetry‚ for example‚ Richard Cory by E.A. Robinson describes Richard as a fine gentleman that in most respects is viewed by others as some perfect being‚ one that many envy. In The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost‚ the speaker states that they had chosen the path that very few had chosen before and that had made all the difference. The speaker in Richard Cory by Robinson‚ is in fact one of Richard’s admirers. The townspeople placed him on
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chance to say goodbye.” Not everyone is blessed with what I am blessed with. I have what many people in the world don’t have. I have a caring and hardworking mother‚ whom I’ve once taken for granted. My mother has two children which are my older brother and me. My brother and I has both has caused my mother pain and taken everything she has done for us for granted. My mother is currently sick and has been for the last few years. As the years progressed‚ she has become more and more sick with different
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“The Road Not Taken” states‚ “And sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler long I stood”(stanza 1‚ line 2/3). This is a good example of making a choice‚ but Robert Frost does not give us evidence of the outcome of the choice‚ but in most situations you can only
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This Is Where It Ends & The Road Not Taken This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp and The Road not Taken by Robert Frost compare and contrast in many different ways. They show many different themes in which both texts share‚ and both differ from. One way that the two texts are alike is‚ in the book This Is Where It Ends‚ the author illustrates the theme to never give up. This is shown when Tomás and his friend knew that everyone was trapped in the gym but still kept looking for a way to get
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