Journey

The family had left the house excited and prepared for a day at the lake. The sun had yet to peak over the horizon as the family began the steep ascent to the campground lake. The children began to slowly brighten up with the realization of an approaching adventure. The father continued to stress over the amount of work he was falling behind on. This long weekend may seem to fly by for the kids but it was going to drag on for him. Around each bend the car seemed to tilt to the opposite direction…

on my list during my prayer time. He provided all the money I needed through these generous donors and then some. Upon the return from this mission, I received a check from the IRS for overpayment of taxes for the same amount needed to make this journey from Kingsport, TN to El Paraiso Brazil. I still cry with each remembrance of His mighty hand watching over me. He taught me well that He is my Jehovah Jireh. Over the years, I have made and continue to make annual sabbaticals where I play…

There is always a point in life where one has to grow up, and experience the world in its true form, whether by choice or by force. It is an important part of life that changes one’s personality and their perspective of the world. This important transition is a focal point of life, and changes people as they learn about the world. Scout in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates what happens to people when they grow up when her life takes a turn and forces her into a young lady.…

stunning, the shoes where a bright yellow leather with black soles They were a poor family so this was a huge achievement for them, especially ever since their poor father Mr. Shoemaker left town. “C’mon girls time to go bed” She says. “Ok Mom, Goodnight” they said in unison. They each kissed Mrs. Shoemaker goodnight on their way out and made their way down the hallway to their room, and into bed. They were polite children so they didn’t fight with their mother especially over petty things…

As I begin, I want to mention that I have disagreed with many of the things that PGL have said in The Path, but I was not in disagreement with them in this, the Laozi, chapter as much as I had been in earlier chapters. While they get much of the message of Daoism wrong, I do not believe this to be a result of an error in communication, as in previous chapters. However, despite not mistranslating the core philosophy, PGL miss the point of Daoism and somehow, wrongfully, arrive at the conclusion…

He slowly approached the road that seemed to stretch forever to the north and bent east after about a mile on the southern bound lane. He looked up at the power lines and followed them as far back as his eyes permitted. Squinting through the slight fog he could see the faint outline of the highland that he had been upon. He looked back at the sun-bleached, rotting road and sighed. Although he lived disconnected from society, he felt as if he connected to something else. He later realized that on…

It all began at the base of that hill. There I stood, unabashed by the ever-tensening knot in the bottom of my stomach. The epitome of all of my fears stared me down as i stood in the shadow of that majestic, towering, powerful mountain. The immense winter wind shook me to my core. In the Alps, there was no freedom from shivering. Not even an hour after leaving my little tent at the base camp, my feet were frozen. The three layers of socks seemed to make no impact. I was cold. My pack weighed…

way back from the Trojan war, Odysseus encounters many problems due to which held him back. After overcoming all these problems, Odysseus comes home to his wife and son. During his twenty year journey home Odysseus does not successfully complete the Hero’s Journey. What is the Hero’s Journey? The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative identified by Joseph Campbell that appears in various types of storytelling. It describes the typical adventure of the…

with the gods on Mount Olympus. With his sidekick, Philoctetes along for the ride, Hercules must learn how to use his strength to defeat a series of evil creatures. There are 3 phases in this hero's journey the departure, the initiation, and the last phase is the return. The first phase of a hero’s journey is the departure phase. In the departure phase the hero finds out that he is not the same as other people. In the movie Hercules Hercules…

The text studied shows us how the family and the environment of an individual have a vast impact on the nature of journeys, whether they are physical or metaphysical. The family that Malala was brought up in was crucial for her journey, the symbolism “Showing only the male line...He took the tree...he wrote, 'Malala',” shows this. This is symbolic of how she would be treated differently to the other girls in the patriarchal society she resided in. Malala was also greatly influenced by her…