Accomplishments Before I Die

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A Reflective Essay on Three Things I Want to Accomplish Before I Die “A great accomplishment shouldn 't be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward,” quoted from Harvey Mackay. Everyone that has lived on this earth has always had set goals specifically for themselves. It is absolutely essential for anyone to have goals or else there is nothing to strive for in their lives. Without goals, there would be no accomplishments, and without accomplishments there would be no joy in that person’s life. In the poem, Fears by John Keats, Keats describes his own fear of never being able to accomplish his goals by saying, “….Of the wide world I stand alone, and think till love and fame to nothingness …show more content…
I have lived in Wyoming all of my life and have yet to leave the United States. One of my goals is that I would travel the world. The world is a massive, yet beautiful place, which I want to experience. The places I want to go to first are: Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Britain, Sweden and France. I want to go to Germany because I took three years of German. During those three years of German I have learned much about the German culture that I would like to experience such as Oktoberfest and their Christmas festivities. I would also love to go to Switzerland because, like Germany, they too are a German speaking country. Switzerland is highly touted for by tourists because of its beautiful mountain ranges, which are excellent for skiing (which I have yet to do). Throughout my high school career, I have become very interested in history, more prominently the ancient Roman’s and other empires. The Roman Empire was based in Rome, Italy. Still today, Rome has the colosseum and other pieces of architecture that is still standing hundreds of years later. Great Britain, like Italy, is full of history that I love, such as the WWII museums that are in London. Like the ancient Romans, I love WWII from a historical standpoint. Sweden has also been on my wish list to go to because Sweden is such a beautiful country. Like Italy, there are gorgeous pieces of architecture such as the Drottningholm Palace. Finally, France is a destination that I’ve wanted to go to since I was a kid because of the D-Day memorial site. My great grandfather served in WWII and although I never did get to see him very much, I wanted to thank him for his service. Now that he is not here on this earth, I not only want to salute him for his service, but the thousands of brave soldiers who liberated Europe from Nazi Germany. Clearly, I want to travel the world before I

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