Three Day Road

When I come into school in morning my friends more than often greet me by asking "How were the woods?". Maybe on occasion people get this greeting, but I think I found this to be a from a unique quirk I have. The outdoors has become the place of my pastimes, the place I think, and a place I frequent. I could be backpacking, Nordic skiing, trail running, spending a night, or just a short hike, but I do this activities almost everyday, just as part of my routine. I get drawn to the outdoors…

While most people had a great first day of school, a distracted driver hit a teacher from Glen Ames Senior Public School. Emily Hartly was hit on September 8th, 2015, around 5pm in front of Williamson Road Public School, the school beside Glen Ames. Emily Hartly had been heading home when James Mallen hit her. He had been texting on his phone, speeding, and ignoring the stop sign. Kathryn Limmel, the witness, has stated that Emily Hartly had been listening to music with earphones and was most…

I woke up early, got ready, and ran to the car ready to hike. As I peered out the window, I could feel the sun hit my face. I wondered to myself why we were going to hike during the hottest part of the day. My mom said to me, “ put sunscreen on your face and drink some water before we get to Diamond Head.” I really didn't want to, but I said with a soft voice, “okay.”’ After thirty minutes of trying to find a place to park, we finally started our journey to the top. While we were hiking up…

Stitching the Story The average adult makes about 35,000 conscious decisions in a day. The majority are rather simple, but a handful of these will make a lasting impact in our life or in someone else's. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is a poem that articulates the concept of decision making. Because decision making is such a run-of-the-mill task, it can often be related to various pieces of literature. For example, the short story Everyday Use by Alice Walker, Mama, a rough and big boned…

Progression of the Plot Through Conflict in The Road In Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, the pervasive and inescapable threats present within the protagonist’s environment establishes an external conflict – man versus nature – and further contributes to the overall plot of surviving the eradication of species and most civilization through emphasizing the loss of accustomed conveniences. The unnamed man and his son face various challenges; primarily starvation, retaining warmth, irregular weather,…

gentlemen were doing yard work, three middle aged people were shopping at a grocery store, two were purchasing gasoline at the convenience store, two were walking along the river next to the park, and the remaining were witnessed walking from vehicles into various establishments.…

the Yushu area. However, during our tree-hugging mission, we were also able to observe the local culture and lifestyle, and somewhere along the line, the strangers I explored Yushu with became my friends. The vehicle encountered every bump in the road as we drove into the mountains. I was half asleep, having woken up at five in the morning during summer vacation, and was battling the low pressure and oxygen levels. A monstrous force was building between my eyes, and my resting heart rate was a…

On a cursory reading of Robert Frost’s 1915 poem, “The Road Not Taken,” Frost appears to be thinking that about the life choices pending a decision regarding which road to talk. Though this poem is known to be written by Frost in one of his vacant moods, the frame of mind of Frost is difficult to measure. Frost was right in analyzing his inner world when he wrote, “I’m never more serious than when joking” (Robinson, 2016). As such, literary critic and scholar David Orr (2016) is right when he…

Beyond the Silver Lining Lehigh University: a private, relatively small school, rich in tradition and ancestry. While walking on campus, there is a strong sense of community and unity. Every student, both undergraduate and graduate, is here to improve their education and experience all that Lehigh has to offer. While nearly all Lehigh students would agree to those facts, I would also coincide by saying Lehigh is an institution like no other. However, with all of these positive reflections,…

On the inside of the bed, next to the wall, he could feel with his hands, the comfortable piece of lead pipe. Outside the world was still except for the weeds that swayed with the frosty breeze and the occasional howl of victory from a wolf who got his prey. In the stillness of the frigid night, behind twisted, pale trees, a dark silhouette emerged from the shadows. He passed under jagged crystals while his breaths, for a moment, hung suspended in front of him before they disappeared. The snow…