The Wanderer

Nobody wants to be homeless. When people conflict with their family, some of them may have a thought of running away from their home, but almost none of them want to be truly alone. Indeed, majority of people prefer to be with their family members rather than sleep on an unknown street, but in fact, homeless people have the same thought as well as ordinary beings. Based on what I experienced, I believe I would like to live in a world without homelessness. “Homeless people, they are still…

many different people teach Augie many different lessons of life, telling him if he goes this way or that way he can be successful. However, even with all these influences, he goes his own way to find himself and ends up discovering that he is a “wanderer.” In Augie’s time he is considered a “rebel” because he wants to do this his way and follow a path without the religion “haunting” him. Which, growing up in Chicago and during the Great Depression was a hard thing to do. Augie’s voice…

“sonic landscapes” as people move from place to place (Amanfu). These people are searching for where they belong, their place, and have yet to find it even in the vast cities of New York and Rome. This speaks to the idea that Southerners are often wanderers, constantly searching for where they belong. The travelers in “Cathedrals” are met with feelings of exclusion in the places they travel because they have yet to find their home; however, they will also “spend a lifetime” trying to find it…

A poem about redemption and a story about bringing inanimate objects to life can have more things in common than a person can think. Both stories can be considered Romantic. Usually, when people think of the word “romantic”, they think of a love story. Romanticism in literature takes on a twist that is far from romantic. This genre involves emotions over beliefs, nature and its healing power, and supernatural aspects. Victor Frankenstein and The Ancient Mariner are characters in a Romantic story…

Have you ever wanted someone so much you would do anything to obtain that person? Gatsby’s life after the war was focused on his desire to obtain Daisy as his significant other. Gatsby’s dreams, attempts, which changes the outpeniscome of their relationship. Gatsby’s love for Daisy and failures of trying to win Daisy back over for himself slowly built his character throughout the novel is shown throughout the novel by the actions he takes to try and get her back into his life. His daily…

Walking the Camino de Santiago is a dream for many walkers, hikers, wanderers, adventurers and explorers. The Way (2010), a film produced by David Alexanian and Emilio Estevez, directed by Emilio Estevez, and starring Emilio's father, Martin Sheen (Tom), as well as Deborah Kara Unger (Sarah), James Nesbitt (Jack), Yorick van Wageningen (Joost), and even Emilio Estevez himself who plays Tom's son, Daniel, is a sincere story about grief and faith. It takes us on an inspiring journey through the…

Kenya - Rough Draft Have you ever wondered how Kenya came to be? Well, before Kenya was even its original name it was called “Kamba land” and was only renamed because of a German wanderer asking what a mountain was called. Then Britain soon took control of this land, making it their protectorate. After Britain a man named Jomo Kenyatta became the very first president of Kenya and is well known for helping Kenya gain freedom from Britain. Before Britain, Kenya was a peaceful part of the world…

Disappearance of The Felines People often let their emotions get in the way of doing the right thing. Whether it is love, anger, sadness, or fear, most of the actions people make are based on how they feel. The short story “The Cats of Ulthar” was written by H.P. Lovecraft and taken place in Ancient Egypt. The story involves a young yet sacred orphan boy named Menes who has no friends other than his tiny black kitten. Lovecraft uses foreshadowing and irony to prove that doing immoral things…

were people known as philosophers and they met to discuss various stuff like political, religious, economical, and social questions. Most of the questions that they asked and answered helped shape the world we are living in today. A lot of people wanderer what the Philosophers main idea was and it is simply to pursue greatness and lead the world to a greater future. The first Philosopher we will focus on is the one and only John Locke. His beliefs were very important on the build of the life we…

Kristen D Randle”s “The Only Alien On The Planet” focuses on an intelligent , yet unidentified by it’s “extraterrestrial” behavior boy, believing friendship isn’t neccessary as he ignores everyone that comes his way.Without communication with teachers,friends, nor even his own family, The protagonist of this novel talks about a girl having to exit her comfort zone while moving out of her hometown to a new one.When she catches a glance of this “alien” called Smitty in her new school, she gets…