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    song of the open road

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    think. In Song of the Open Road‚ by Walt Whitman and Into the Wild‚ by John Krakauer‚ both show that you should go for what makes you happy even if that means leaving everything behind. The poem‚ Song of the Open Road connects with the quote that I have chosen by Throe. “A foot and light –hearted I take to the open road‚ healthy‚ free‚ the world before me‚ The Long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.” Whitman is expressing happiness as he hits the road to go for a walk. He starts

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    Three Day Road

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    ­­­­­ Three Day Road By: Wassim Ghadban‚ edited by Abigayle Atkinson ENG4U Mrs.Potts Arthur Joseph Boyden represents Carl Jung’s idea that humans often create a persona in order to be perceived by society in a certain way through the journey of the main character in the novel ‘Three Day Road’. Joseph Boyden illustrates the idea that war may impact someone to become something they initially weren’t. That being said‚ World War I‚ Aboriginal sniper Elijah Weesageechak becomes

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    On the Road with Huck Finn

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    Both Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tell stories of the search for freedom and adventure while travelling. The main characters of both books long for the experience of travelling the American countryside. Although the circumstances that lead Sal Paradise and Huck Finn on their journeys are different‚ they have similar ideas of what awaits them on the unknown road ahead. However‚ as Sal and Huck both learn‚ dreams do not always correspond with reality

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    Seatle Road Trip

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    Seattle Road Trip The beautiful city of Seattle was just a couple hours away. Anxious and eager to arrive in Seattle every one of us was growing more impatient by the minute as we realized there was still a while to go. We tried making fun out of anything in our sight and it even got to a point when we played with the wind as we roared 80mph down a bumpy prehistoric highway‚ boring fun. We’re going on a cruise to Alaska and our ship will be taking off in Seattle’s ports. We’ve been driving straight

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    Road to Stamping Ground

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    I found The Road to the Stamping Ground video very interesting. I found myself very intrigued by the Aboriginal culture to say the least. I really enjoyed watching Jiri Kylián’s point of view on how he wanted to bring out Aboriginal culture into a modern ballet dance‚ he comes off as a very passionate choreographer. I like how he mentioned about how the Aboriginal dances are tied with nature‚ then watching Kylian’s Stamping ground performance he tied the two together in a beautiful and modern way

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    In the poem The Road not Taken‚ Robert Frost addresses the conflict of life choices. A traveler finds himself with a choice in life‚ which he appears hesitant to make because there is no clear direction. He fears that he will make the wrong decision and realizes that he will never have the opportunity to begin again. This decision will be final and will change the path of his life forever. . At this point I would like to address the choice of gender. I will refer to the traveler as him throughout

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    “The Road Not Taken” “ The Road Not Taken’‚ by Robert Frost is about a man who chooses one path but is curious and questions the other. The man feels a sense of regret later on in the poem because he would most likely never take the other path ever again. Two primary themes that are developed in this poem are no matter what you are doing in life you’ll be fine and to just go with it because you can’t go back in time. “I shall be telling this with a sigh” (Frost‚16). This states how the man was

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    Symbolism of Fire In the story ‘’The Road’’ by Cormac Mccarthy‚ fire is often used as a symbol‚ and fire is represent survival. From the beginning of human’s civilization‚ fire has been using by human for live and survive‚ and the fire in the story was not an exception. In the path of the father and son‚ there were many obstacles that stand against them‚ yet they did not give up to live and fire is become their assistance. An example for fire became a symbol of survival was when it states‚ ’’The

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    History 8 The Road to the American Revolution‚ Pt. 2 Growing discontent and Thomas Paine Following the enacting of the Townshend Acts‚ colonists began to feel more and more dissatisfied with the role that the British crown was playing in their lives. Aside from the high taxation on imported products‚ colonists began to feel that their rights were being infringed upon. The Quartering Act of 1765 was a clear example of this. Thomas Paine‚ a British immigrant to the colonies summed up the growing

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    The Road Summed up

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    ever loved was gone due to tragedy. The world is gloomy and ashened. The term ‘society’ is no longer a familiar word. People have regrouped in clan like packs and you are alone. When the world has fallen apart what do you hold on to? The book ‘The Road’ by Cormac McCarthy faces a similar situation. Most have already lost their humanity‚ however‚ some strive to keep what it left of what they used to be. Putting all of the gruesome sights of heads on sticks and cannibals aside‚ there are truly some

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