A Journey of Thousand Miles Essay

Lao Tzu 's quote resonate like sticks on a drum, “The Journey of a Thousand miles begins with a single step". Yet the destination of that journey can only be achieved, by the hand of God, determination and perseverance. What was he speaking about and how is this applicable to this statement or even the mere fact of that I am in pursuit of becoming not just a doctor, but a well- rounded physician defines Lao Tzu’s statement. This journey to be an exemplary physician, one of integrity, community and intellect begins with a tenacious step. Growing up my father always told me that I was going to become a doctor. What did he see in me why he would have even presumed such an exemplary profession? I thought to myself, I could not become a doctor, I was not made for it. Fear began to grip my mind. The undying passion in my father, however, as I grew older began to dispel the fear of taking on such a great and noteworthy task. Through his eyes, I was a caring little girl who was always trying to take care of everything and everyone else. Therefore, as the years went by, I bought into the notion of…

A physical relationship is not just one date after another, and is bound to have fights. People are not able to delete words once they leave their mouths. There is not an editing option in real life; however, fights also make it easier to keep tension down. When people say what they think, problems are able to be addressed quickly. It also becomes much easier to pick up on when someone else is upset. One man may avoid eye contact, while his spouse refuses to engage in conversation. Once these…

As a primary source, slave narratives have become an invaluable in the way they portray the plight of fugitive slaves and the phenomenon of running away. Like many who recorded their own slave narratives, the author of Running a Thousand Miles For Freedom, William Craft, intended to accurately portray his own fugitive slaves experience in a way that emphasized the atrocities of slavery in an attempt to convince the public to abolish slavery. The slave narrative was published by William Tweedie…

to protect them or homes to live in. Many of these young children walked over a thousand miles through jungle and dessert terrain searching for refuge from the war. Many did not survive. Thousands of these children wondered for years in search of safety, eventually finding refuge in a camp in Kenya miles from their homes. They became known as the lost boys and the lost girls. The film The Good Life is based on the lives of these children and tells the story of their experience, strength, and…

Enrique’s is not a book, but it is a journey of a son trying to reach his mother. It is about mother who left her family to find work in a different country. It is a story of living in poverty and hoping to got through the day without food. People think about their future plans and what they are going to do tomorrow, but in Honduras people hope to live another day and not got killed. In Honduras there are many mothers who leave their country to chase the American dream. They believe moving to…

his village. He fled to neighboring Ethiopia to escape persecution and war. ( Northrop Grumman) It was a journey on foot across more than 1,000 miles of the desert.Abraham Ater was a lost boy of Sudan,he was forced to live in a refugee camp,he went through the civil war of Sudan again in 1991. Northrop Grumman. To begin Abraham Ater was born in Duk,Sudan during the civil war in Sudan.He was 9 years old when he was forced to leave his family and village.Him and 20,000 other young boys from ages 5…

The Immigration Crisis in Europe "Leaving one's home country is never an easy to decision, but is especially hard when it is fraught with uncertainty and there is no guarantee of a successful outcome," according to Meera Dolasia of Dogo News. Many Syrians, Afghans, and Iraqis are leaving their homes for improved, more protected lives. Over 2,500 people have passed away trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea on unsafe boats to get to Greece and Italy, fleeing from countries with raging…

In the author Richard Stoneman “How Many Miles To Babylon” article he analyzes maps: guides: roads: and rivers in the expeditions of Xenophon and Alexander. In the “Maps” section of the author's article the author talks about “Greeks getting lost as soon as they ventured outside their own peninsula” (Stoneman, Greece and Rome). In Guides Stoneman uses the Anabasis, to describe how the army found itself lost by saying “Greeks were in an extremely awkward position...They were at least a…

The Oregon Trail: The American Journey Third Draft Mason Scholl Oregon is a pretty great place wouldn’t you say? Well The Oregon Trail played a tremendous role by leading thousands of people from all around the nation, leaving behind their old lives hoping for a new one (Blackwood). Knowing the dangers of the trail did not stop these immigrants; the desire of gold and land were the only things they were anxious about (“A Day On”). The Oregon Trail gave an opportunity for success, and even…

Cubans finally get to the USA following an exhausting journey across miles Randy Cuevas crossed over to the southwestern border of the United States following a trek that was not only physically demanding, but was pregnant with risks, which were more than enough to end his life in a whimper. This was a journey of his lifetime, which was in no way merry, but something wherein he had negotiate the smugglers and corrupt police forces, not to mention the natural hazards that are associated with a…