we’ve taken the right road. Sometimes we ponder on the decisions we’ll need to make in the future for the betterment of the quality of our lives. What if there’s two roads that’s similar or how does one know which road to take in life? How do you decide? Like Robert Frost expresses in his poem his sorrow for not being able to take both roads‚ but he said the second road was just as fair. My interpretation of this poem relates to life; however‚ no road would ever look the same regardless of what path
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Taking for Granted One’s life may seem dull when favored by many but not by one’s family. A lazy man‚ not devoted to his family‚ who neglects his obligations‚ is selfish and cowardly. Life is short‚ even shorter and less rewarding when taken for granted. Living life as a pessimist leads one to such displeasure but living optimistically will guide one to happiness. “Rip Van Winkle” is a short story written by Washington Irving regarding a gentleman’s displeasure with his marriage
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The Road Not Taken” Final Stanza In Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken he is attempting to relay the sense of direction we all use in making decisions. Frost arranged each stanza in his poem to rely one thought for each stanza. The main idea of the poem is “one of reflection and imagery as Frost looks back on his life” (1) The Road Not Taken is one of the most misunderstood poem’s Frost every wrote in his life. Many people believe they understand the poem after its first
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Are you ever caught in an important decision that could impact the rest of your life? The following poetry analysis is titled “The Road Not Taken” written by Robert Frost. The poem is about Frost walking on a path that comes to a split in the road. The path contains two roads. One road is beaten down and easy to walk on and the other is thickly coated with underbrush and is difficult to travel. He decides to take the difficult path and is glad he did. The roads represent two choices in life that
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Such as who can view what or how old you have to be to do this. However we have that right be cause of our freedom of speech in this country. The united states is lucky that we are not ruled as a dictatorship but as a democracy. We are able to express how we feel and do as we please as long as we abide by the rules our country has set for us. However by taking away our right to do so violates what we have as stated in the constitution. The freedom we have today is often taken for granted and people
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opinion of the article is that it is an O.K. source. This source is very credible because it came from Student Resource Center. Databases only contain credible sources. Grimes‚ Linda Sue. "Robert Frost ’s Tricky Poem: Analysis of ’The Road Not Taken. ’" American Poetry. N.p.‚ 13 Nov. 2006. Web. 07 Feb. 2010. This source provides why Frost wrote this poem and a stanza by stanza summary of the poem. It also provides the main point or claim of the poem. I really like this source. It is
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Guns My essay is about why guns should not be taken away in America. A lot of people disagree with the fact that guns are legal‚ which is understandable because there is so much gun violence in our society. There are many school shootings every year due to bullying and problems at home. There are many examples of why guns should not be banned in America. For instance‚ self defence. If someone breaks into your house‚ you should have the choice to defend yourself in a life or death situation. I
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“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is a classic poem known by millions. Frost uses nature and scenery to examine individualism through this metaphorical style. This poem speaks of a man who comes across two paths. One path seems to be traveled and is well known. This path is worn down and covered in footprints. Another path stands in front of him‚ no signs of life ever crossing its way. The man decides to take the road untouched; discovering new ways of life and not following the crowd. He
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denied that their lives had changed. They were unwilling to accept new ways and tended to cling to the past‚ or actually the romanticized image of what was the past. In "A Rose for Emily‚" everything about Emily is kind of a last hold out of the old ways of the South. In the beginning of the story‚ even her house is a hold-out. "Only now Miss Emily’s house was left‚ lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and gasoline pump-a eyesore among eyesores" (Faulkner). This clearly tells
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you might like. Suzie: Ok I will just be here at my locker Richard: (goes to the bathroom draws a picture of a animal and walks out) here you go I just drew it and I thought you would like it? Suzie: Wow! This is really good it is going to be hung up on my wall at home. Richard: well‚ I’m glad you like it. This was pretty much the only thing I could think of. Suzie: Well‚ the bell is going to ring so I better get going. Richard: Alright‚ see you around lunch maybe? Suzie: Most definitely! (the
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