Joseph Campbell, the creator of the hero’s journey, did a lot of research on ancient mythology. He discovered that many heroes travel the same paths to becoming a hero. Campbell decided that heroes come across many challenges that are put into stages and in those stages the hero grows closer to the reward at the end. I am definitely not a hero, but my journey of finding Christ and giving my life to him has absolutely made me into a better person overall. As I look at my journey of finding Christ, I see that it has many similarities to Campbell’s Hero’s Journey.…
Have you ever encountered an absolutely gorgeous, charismatic hunk-of-man who, upon meeting him for the first time, had you convinced every move you'd made in your life, up to that point, led you directly to him? Did you feel strangely alive at the time; nevertheless fearing you might die because you suddenly forgot how to inhale, becoming light-headed due to a lack of oxygen? Initially, you probably fell into a state of panic as your eyes grew wide and your heart pounded painfully in your chest, but just in the knick of time you suddenly remembered you could breathe all on your own. In the days that followed, did you diligently fill every waking moment of your day with thoughts of him, reliving every second of the magic, never wanting to…
Journey His journey starts when his parents were killed. After his parents were killed he started his quest to find all that took over his planet, no matter how vicious or evil they were. After that he got injured, which is where he got robotic parts and became a cyborg. He began fighting the cyborgs to go rid of all evil on his planet.…
My Epic Hero Journey In this essay I will be deliberating my threshold transition when I am thirty years. I will include five to seven decisions that will change my perspective about life. My five to seven decisions will include me making good grades, A friends death, moving out, marriage, college, and having children. Buy the time I am thirty…
College Essay Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut there weren’t big mansions, people with expensive cars, nor any sign of wealth .It ’s a small city filled with homeless people, violence and poor neighborhoods that made me into the person I am today. A city so small you see the same people everyday.…
Can you think of someone who has deeply influenced your life? It is such a great feeling to have that one person in your life that has made a difference to you. It is reassuring to me to know that no matter what, at least that one person will always be there for me. My mama is my hero. She demonstrates such a heroic attitude.…
MY VACATION OF THE UNIVERSE By:Zachary Warning! May Include Untrue Data! :) We were going pretty fast, but it was on our tail, then we were finally there, the End of the ride Or Were We……………………
A Hero's Journey The last month of summer before my junior year started was occupied with pondering and wondering what I wanted to accomplish during the upcoming school year. Sure, junior year sounds like a blast, filled with fun memories and friends. But it also doubles as approaching the cliff of adulthood that I would hit in two short years. Every step I take my junior and senior year will be one step closer to that ledge.…
With it being Halloween it's time for spooks, fun, and candy, but this year is going to be different for the Walshes because this year the parents aren't going trick or treating with their kids. “But I am responsible for them I am 12 now and I can do a good job of leading,”Exclaimed Kathy. “You said that last year and the year before that and it's the same argument you've grown,”said her father,” Not to mention your younger brother Kevin who is also responsible in some cases.”…
“Deeper Into my Life” Individuals are unique in their own ways and one of mine happens to be my name, Darrnyejah Bolds. Everywhere I go people have a hard time pronouncing it. Many people have given up and just refer to me as “Ms. Bolds,” but also I have two nicknames “Nye”, and “Nyejah,” which is mostly used by family and friends. Over the years, I have adjusted to my nicknames and became very comfortable with them. I entered this world on February 27, 1997 with the zodiac sign of Pisces.…
My story… Day 10 I been held captived for 10 days now not knowing where i am and they finally gave me paper for i can write in my journal not knowing who and why they took me. Im being held in a basement with little light it’s cold the hard floor is cold as winter snow on my feet there are boxes on the floor with cans of food. I was looking around and all i saw was boxes and old dolls that you would collect. Day 15 Today i opened a can of food that i found in the boxes it was good compared what i been eating and while i was eating the basement door opened i was scared to let them see me eating so i quickly hid the can inside of one of the boxes and sat down.…
In your lifetime, you may have been faced with many difficult challenges. I have been put in the middle of other people's problems, as well where I am forced to choose what side to be on. Many people I know are very open with their problems and do not mind talking about them, but with me, I keep to myself. In the story written by Joseph Campbell (a scholar for Greek mythology who created the hero's journey), the characters of the story are put to many tests. Each character is being put to a different test to help them get through a journey or mission.…
Mallory is an average 16 year old girl... She had no idea on what she thought was an average day, her life would change. ***** "Mallory get down here now!" Mallory's mother yelled at her with anger and lots of it in her tone. "who broke my vase?…
I could never quite remember what happened during the time I lost my brother. I remembered small images and voices but I could never quite piece together all the events that had happened. No matter how much focus or how much concentration I poured into the thought I never could remember much. Birmingham didn't quite feel like home anymore. Faces seem distorted, the atmosphere was always dark, and ash coated everything like snow.…
It had become a cool crisp night in the set of the winter cold. They were on the journey for an adventurous camping trip in Nebraska. Randy and Jeff had just awakened from their nightly slumber and were ready to carry on their adventure to Nebraska. They were staying in a local Super 8 motel and were eating breakfast when they heard there was a traitorous snow storm charging their way. They started to look at their map and found a new route to their destination.…