Area of Study Essay- Journeys The Oxford Dictionary defines Journey as “an act of travelling from one place to another”; this could‚ of course‚ be taken literally. Instead‚ why not think of “places” as emotional or mental situations? So you take a journey between different emotional states. “The journey‚ not the arrival‚ matters.” This statement is correct for all four texts I will be discussing. The journey is more important than the arrival because it is the journey that makes people who they
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A journey is a means of travel that can be physical‚ imaginative or inner. Journeys can offer new insights‚ experiences and enlightenment‚ however journeys involve obstacles and challenges that need to be overcome before these goals can be reached. Often journeys are taken to escape the real world and deal with problems‚ but it is how the individual deals with the experiences that defines their journey and who they are. The poem “Ode on a Grecian urn” by John Keats and the film “Alice in Wonderland”
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Today I would like to talk to you about the concept of journey and discuss the deeper meaning of this very important term. Within this speech I will be comparing the concept of journey through the movie ’wizard of oz’ the song ’last kiss’ and the poem ’the journey’. These texts are all great examples relating to a journey. The first text I would like to discuss with you is the song ’last kiss’ written by Wayne Cochran in 1962 and sung by Pearl Jam. Cochran was inspired to write his song after a
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Bilbo Bagins lives a peaceful life in a hobbit hole at Bag End‚ when he finds a ring that changes his life. J.R.R Tolkien’s book‚ The Hobbit‚ has wild characters‚ scary settings‚ and includes crazy adventures‚ that’s why it is a classic novel .J.R.R. Tolkien’s wild characters give the book a more want to read presence. He opens up the minds of readers and lets people know what kind of people could possibly be out there. If it wasn’t for his brilliant mind then it wouldn’t be as good as a read as
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Throughout the world many people search for those who are confident in themselves. A character’s journey to becoming themselves and believing in their own strength is a common theme throughout literature. In J.R.R Tolkien’s book‚ The Hobbit‚ Bilbo‚ a hobbit who undertakes an adventure with a band of dwarves‚ experiences his most important quest when inside the Lonely Mountain. He is forced to conquer his fears‚ as well as a live dragon‚ in order to prove to himself that he is truly brave‚ like a
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A Journey A. Essay Life is challenging. It doesn’t always turn out the way we thought it would – sometimes it turns out for the better sometimes for the worse. Due to these challenges life put upon us we once in while have to stop and ask ourselves whether or not the decisions we’ve made in life were right or wrong and wonder how life would have been if we had acted differently. At some point in life we all have to make such sentimental self-realization. In the short story “A Journey” by Colm
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More than anything‚ journeys are about the process of learning about yourself and others. Do you agree? I agree that journeys are how you learn who you are. As inner journeys are what help form the person you become through the challenges you face in life. In “The Turning” by Tim Winton and “Looking for Alibrandi” by Melina Marchetta‚ both of these texts have the relation of journeys and self discovery with the events that happen which effects how their life pans out. With all the pressures of school
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ever had to make a change in your life and been scared about what might happen? I have gone through such a change in mine and so has a character called Bilbo. In The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien the main character‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ a simple hobbit who goes on an adventure that changed his life. Bilbo lives a simple life. He is a hobbit which Tolkien says “are inclined to be fat in the stomach‚ they dress in bright colors‚ wear no shoes because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm
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Journey Speech The purpose of this text enable us to understand what the narrator made us think‚reflect and considerate towards his painful and haunted life-journey. The narrator made us think by using many themes or key words such as satisfaction‚ betrayal‚salvation and redemption to engage but also reflect the audience regret. A great example of this is when Amir has proved himself enough to redeem himself from his betrayal to Hassan. “ This may lead them to fight for their redemption by working
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focusing on the evolution of the main character‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ in the novel‚ The Hobbit. Bilbo‚ is given many tests of strength and knowledge‚ throughout the novel‚ that help evolve him into the character he becomes at the end of his journey. At the beginning Bilbo Baggins‚ is nothing more than a quiet simple hobbit‚ but by the end he is a hobbit with a new found heroism and love for adventure. After reading‚ The Hobbit‚ it becomes clear that Bilbo Baggins‚ makes a large evolution in character as the
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