The Walk

Martin Luther King Jr once said “a genuine leader is not a searcher for condense but a molder of consensus.” In the novel Walk Two Moons ,written by Sharon Creech ,Sal encounters external forces that cause Sal to grow or change. The first external force that Sal experiences ,is between Sal and the move .Sal had to move to move three hundred miles strait to Euclid ,Ohio. “Just over a year ago my father plucked me up like a weed and took all of our belongings (no,that’s not…

and their own daughters they gave to their sons; and they worshiped their gods (NRSV, p.169). God left those nations behind after the death of Joshua in order to test the Israelites (NRSV, p. 169). The LORD wanted to know if the Israelites “care to walk in the way of the LORD” (NRSV, p. 169). The act of intermarrying and worshiping other gods was a breach of covenant to the Law of Moses. Every time a Judge that God raised up would die Israel would return to their old practices. In this case the…

Most people tend to not really know what they have until it's gone. They might have something or someone in their lives that is truly amazing, but they don't realize this until the person or thing is no longer in their lives. In Sharon Creech’s novel Walk Two Moons, you never the worth of water until the well is dry is an important theme that both Sal and Phoebe learn. One reason the theme of you never know the worth of water until the well is dry is a significant theme in Sal is because before…

scapegoats, who are hopeless to take on their responsibilities. Family members and or the community cause helplessness on people with less authority. Helplessness is felt and displayed in the lives of different characters in the short stories The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, Araby, Metamorphosis, and Young Goodman Brown. In the story, Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor wakes up and found himself transformed into an insect. Immediately after, he notices that things he used to do without…

there is no variance within our lives. If all the colours within our palate are colourful we would never be able to understand its contrast to dullness, never be able to understand the value of its bright hues. In the short story, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”, author Ursula Le Guin illustrates the necessity within a society to understand a scale of emotion, the pain and suffering of a being, to comprehend happiness. Le…

Sudan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Constant war is always going on, and to be a child in the mix is very horrifying. It’s very hard and scary to try to be a leader knowing you could die at any given moment. In the book, A Long Walk to Water, two different stories with two main characters, Salva and Nya. Both stories take place in Sudan. While war is happening, surviving is far more important than anything else. In Linda Sue Park's’ novel, you’ll keep wanting to read more…

In the story “Those Who Walk Away From Omelas” that is written by Ursula Le Guin, the author opens the story by describing an ideal city, Omelas, full of happiness, joyfulness, and peacefulness. Omelas’ citizens are preparing to celebrate the upcoming summer festival. They have very good lives, almost free of troubles and problems that normal people usually have. The city seems to be free of rules and laws; people have no king controlling them, and they all seem to be equal. This is mentioned in…

On April 27, 1992, Christopher Johnson McCandless wrote, “I now walk into the wild,” intending to leave behind the sins of society for the wilderness. Chris had to decide between his family and friends’ happiness and pursuing his own. McCandless chose to chase happiness, believing that self-reliance and appreciation of purity in nature were the only elements that would allow for it; thus, he embarked on his Alaskan odyssey, leaving without any word of his plans or communication along his journey…

In the short story, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, by Ursula Le Guin, there is a lot of complexity involved. The society seems to be a utopia but what about the child who is suffering so that everyone else can enjoy the perfect society? The story forces readers to question their own morality, as well as the characters’. One cannot help but wonder what he or she would do in this situation. To stay and ignore it or to leave Omelas and enter the unknown is a difficult decision to make.…

I stand on the toilet I was sitting on so he wouldn't be able to see me. He’s male because why else would he walk into the male washroom? “Damn it, who the hell left these on?” I took a risky peek out of the stall, hoping that he wouldn’t see me. It was the civilian. I went back down and he walked near me and probably went to the stall beside me. He probably didn’t know I was here. I can safely knock him out. But how? I didn’t have any weapons. Except, for my fists. I didn’t hear him lock the…