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    “Life is a choice, and determining what to choose shows self-reliance, the dignity of the doer as well as the essence of human right in running life”, this is according to R.B Edi Pramono. The Road Not Taken was a poem written by Robert Frost (1875-1963). The poem uses the two roads as metaphor, for it symbolizes the choices we do in our lives, like when we arrive in the point that we have to choose between two things. The poem uses a rhyme scheme, written in the first person, and is composed of…

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    Although the way it is grasp depends on the reader, the title, more than anything in the poem, hints that the poem is about the lost opportunities that the speaker could have had. For instance, if the author were talking about how pleased he is by the choice he made, a better title would be “The Road…

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    ” (Frost, 1916) yields this sense of uncertainty towards choices: it is serious and contemplative. The symbolic analysis of “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about an actual and figurative road. Some of these roads are the ones that are driven on, and others are the roads that are taken throughout life. It is found that for every road taken, there is one that is not. Whether it ends up being a wrong turn or not, these choices or “roads” can change lives significantly. In the end,…

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    just sit there with her in the night. The view of the lady is different in Lady of Shalott she seems to be viewed as something that deserves pity. She's looked at by several even the prince who she died for in a sense. Which is sad because of the choices she made, she chose to not let rules to find her and to run her own way to take charge of her own life. But the only View people have of her. Is that she was…

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    Decisions: Even the most minor of choices, could have a major impact on the character that made the decision, and people around them. The most crucial choices are the ones that usually end up affecting the greatest amount of people. Jenna Fox was a girl like any other when her life was drastically altered after suffering from a traumatic accident that left scars too deep to heal. Claire and Matthew Fox, parents to Jenna, were left with two options: letting their one and only precious daughter…

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    protagonist that stirs himself into trouble by his self-determination and his independence to do what he pleases. It is determined that not only his free will and stubbornness partakes in the pathway of his existence but others also has a say of choices,opinions and actions in his…

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    In “Be American,” Carlos Bulosan reveals the lack of choice a Filipino had at the time through the story of someone’s cousin, Consorcio, and his struggle to gain citizenship in America. Bulosan’s short story shares this idea of no choice with a political cartoon known as “What Will He Do,” which depicts President McKinley deciding whether or not to keep the Philippines or “send them to Spain” while the globe watches for his decision. Through the visual of President McKinley making a decision for…

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    doing so. Free will is by far a very beneficial aspect since if allows you to determine the outcome of an event or situation. Of course you would have to make decisions on your own, but you would not be forced to anything; you would overall make smart choice to better yourself and even others around you. The essay, Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell vividly allows one to analyze the question, "How free is the will of the individual within society?" Orwell presents the issue of whether or…

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    I watched the video Fatherless Towns this past Monday during class. It was about a town in which a lot of the fathers were missing because of being in prison. Many of the fathers hadn’t been present in their children’s life. However, in the video, they get a chance to have a father and daughter dance. These men have grown up in horrible environments and this has impacted them negatively. Now in prison they are trying to get their lives and their families back. The video we watched was an…

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    “Some things are destined to be” is a quote from the book Lover Mine by J.R. Ward, this quote mean that sometimes fate is in control our lives and we have no choice in changing our destiny, as some things are made to be, whether we like it or not. In the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, the protagonist Santiago is pushed by fate out of his comfort zone, to embark on his journey to find and fulfil his personal legend and experience “the marvels of the world” (32). His destiny is always…

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