Inner Journey Essay

degree in Human Services introduced me to various types of human service programs. As part of my undergrad program, I interned at several local agencies in San Diego, which I found to be enlightened, informative, and thought provoking. My educational journey thus far has been an incredible experience. Early on in my college academic life, my GPA was low. I was not motivated, dedicated and should not have attended college during that time. However, when I enrolled in 2012, my…

Alexandria Abbrat November 15, 2017 Professor Conn ENGL 2220 Masereel’s “Passionate Journey” and Allan Moore’s “Superman Annual #11” are both works that rely heavily on images and aside from a few thematic elements that is where the similarities end. Passionate Journey is a celebrated work that was revolutionary in how it was comprised simply of pictures but is still today considered as literary art and is respected by many as well as an inspiration to many more. It is a story of life, death,…

Pearsall, Shelly. (2006). All of the above. New York, NY: Little Brown and Company. Four inner city students are going through the journey of building the world’s largest tetrahedron. The engaging and suspenseful story intertwines personal stories of the teachers, students, and the community. This book, which is inspired by actual events, is filled with unexpected humor and distressing characters. All of the Above makes math alive, while at the same time teaches friendship and diversity in…

Odysseus must face on his long journey home. These themes demonstrate how a character can change over a period of time, however at times it seems as if Odysseus’s desire to return home is purposely delayed due to his personal actions and choices. The themes that are shown in the Odyssey, when closely analyzed, help paint a picture for the reader on how Odysseus’s journey through epic proportions shape the context of the story and greatly affect his journey home. The journey of Odysseus begins…

The poem opens introducing a long and dark street. The speaker walks through the street clumsily, stumbling around due to the darkness. He hears his feet on the stones and the leaves, but also hears someone else behind him. The person behind him is doing everything the speaker is doing, but when the speaker turns around, there is no one there. The speaker can’t see or make out anything, only his footsteps. He follows the endless street around its endless corners, and says that no one…

times in my life when I’ve experienced gaps in my knowledge that I feel should not exist in an educated person. Other times, I’ve been compelled to reflect on the transformations I’ve experienced with each new piece of knowledge gained. Sometimes, my inner reflections seem more akin to those of a much younger person; at these times I remind myself that I am an adult learner and will therefore assimilate academic knowledge and knowledge about myself (meta-knowledge) in a similar manner as…

power of the two sides. That is the importance of the relationship between good and bad. They are two sides of the same coin. What makes a hero a hero? This archetype can be distinguished by certain characteristics: traumatic experiences, the journey to prove himself, a preordained calling, an innate goodness (often white knight…

with a married woman named Hester Prynne, he is overwhelmed with fear and guilt of his crime being publicized. In the book The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dimmesdale’s character develops through his inner conflicts of cowardice and remorse stemming from his wrongdoing. His journey through the novel teaches the reader that one’s criminal deeds will destroy a person with shame if it is not confessed. One important detail of Dimmesdale is his cowardice. Dimmesdale is a priest, so he…

Every heroic story is told from the Hero’s Journey. Jesus follows this same journey. The Hero’s Journey includes 9 different parts; the intro, the call to action, crossing the threshold, meeting the mentor, challenges, temptation, dark inner moments, final battle and the return home. Jesus has every one of these scenes happen when He was on earth. There is a bible verse for every scene in the Hero’s Journey. The first scene is the intro to the hero’s world. The intro to the hero’s world…

Journeys take people on new and unfamiliar experiences. They can broaden one 's understanding of the world around them, lead to self-discovery and challenge thoughts and perceptions of everyday life. Through the study of three different texts, Migrant Hostel, Feliks Skrzynecki and Distant Lands, we are thrust into three individual and unique journeys. Throughout Immigrant Chronicle, a collection written by poet Peter Skrzynecki, the journey of immigration and the challenges it presents are…