It is a moving portrait that shows the rewards attained at the end of the journey can only be appreciated through the various challenges in the journey. ... Graham concisely explains that even when a splendid means of a journey is available, it depends on the traveller whether to take on the journey or not. ... This film explains that journeys occur for a reason. ... A journey contains elements of joy and pain, but it is agreed that in a journey, the traveller is challenged physically, emotionally and intellectually. ... Immigrants at Central Station show the next stage of an immigrant's ...

• Word Count: 1404
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The imaginative journey is one of self discovery, and the story of this journey can be told using imagery of reality and nature to describe the experiences undergone during the journey. The metaphor of nature for the imagination is used in The Road Not Taken1, Journey to the Interior2, and Wherever I May Roam3, with the "cover" story of all three pieces being of a journey through natural, untamed scenery. ... During the imaginative journey, a person learns about themselves and also becomes free to be themselves, to make their own decisions and prepares them for further journeys. ... Whe...

• Word Count: 1485
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Invitation to a Journey Reflection Often times in life many of us do not choose the road less traveled on. ... As Mulholland describes the Christian journey we learn that it is very much the opposite of this. ... Being conformed means beginning your journey by turning into a person of compassion. ... I am aware of where I am in my journey on my spiritual path, but I do not need immediate change. ... I believe God is a redeemer and healer, and my spiritual journey is of-the-moment. ...

• Word Count: 1265
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The Journey of the Hero in a Myth A journey is essential to the main characters within a myth. The journey must include something that triggers a desire to fill a specific gap in ones life or an initiation of a journey and end with a completion of that journey which is usually a fulfillment of that original void. ... First, each myth sets forth a single character that must go on a journey. ... The next stage in the journey is a search for fulfillment. ... Saladin Chamcha's journey is less scattered then Siddhartha's journey. ...

• Word Count: 1990
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Partaking in life's journey is something all humanity stages a role in. ... The journey of my father contains many obstacles that he had to conquer; defying temptations detrimental to his journey, transforming mistakes into experience, and mastering both the good and bad which define his identity. ... My father, David Felix DeLaO, began his journey in Brownfield, Texas. ... This point in his journey would vault him into the successful man that he is today. ... Through his trials he forged his identity which helped complete his journey....

• Word Count: 1550
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Journey of the Magi by T. ... Describing the long and tiring journey of the three kings could emphasize that the whole journey was worth struggling to see and greet the infant Jesus, but it is not what Eliot tries to express. ... The Magi could resist temptation and continued their journey, while the camel men left. ... Here I think the narrator is starting to enter into the spirit of the unpleasant journey. ... However, they continued the journey. ...

• Word Count: 2018
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

From not being loved or belonging in Gateshead to being so loved in Thornfield, she felt as if she would lose a sense of self; they both played a pivotal role in Jane's development and journey to maturity and selfhood. ... Throughout Jane's whole journey she learnt that she is strong and she could gain love without sacrificing herself in the process....

• Word Count: 1421
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

This essay will focus on reinforcing that Heart of Darkness explores something deeper than the physical journey made to Congo. In fact, it is more about the inner-journey the main character makes into his unconscious where he has to confront the realities of his true self. ... Furthermore, the psychological change in Marlow follows his physical journey and the different settings in the novella. ... The Inner station is the last stop on Marlow's physical journey to the Congo and also the last level he needs to reach on his inner-journey. ... This is probably a side of his personali...

• Word Count: 1409
• Approx Pages: 6

Harry Potter: Modern Hero's Journey Not many would expect the newest incarnation of the classic "Hero's Journey" to turn up in the form of an awkward 11 year old. ... Harry's birthright is his adventure; however he doesn't set out on his journey until his 11th birthday. ... His theory is that any hero journey can be broken down using a combination of his functions. ... This is the mandatory starting point on the official hero's journey. ... Harry's constant search for his parents also is a major theme in the hero's journey. ...

• Word Count: 1700
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The epic hero undergoes a series of phases throughout his journey to fight for this cause. ... Second, the challenges are the obstacles within the journey. ... The challenges are the obstacles that he must face in order to complete his journey. ... Odysseus's wit, bravery, and power over the crew has helped him get through each obstacle that they come upon when they are on their journey back home. ... As we see the hero's journey and epic characteristics merge, we are better able to understand the book and the character of Odysseus....

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

And The Boys, it is said to have three journeys, and, arguably, three epiphanies. In contrast to the formulaic type of journey in which two people in opposite social strata come to discover that they are really just alike under the skin, "Master Harold- begins with that premise and then abruptly unravels it at the play's end. ... But it also forces him to embark upon another journey as the play ends, this time toward achieving self-actualization without the help of any whites. ... Willie's journey will consist of finding joy and beauty in life, and at the end of the play as Sa...

• Word Count: 2048
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I approached my journey through observing Kutztown and seeing what is different then what I was used to at Moravian College. ... My other part of my journey to Kutztown University is likely different from others unless they are transfer students as well. ... So this journey of mine will continue to ride on and considering it more as my show going on. I can relate the song called "The Show Goes On" to my journey here at Kutztown. ... So this show will continue with me in my journey for when big opportunities come for me in my future. ...

• Word Count: 2101
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The Hajj, albeit a literal pilgrimage, is a spiritual journey that allows one to follow the path of the prophets and subsequently, enables one to follow the path of Allah. The nature of the Hajj, forcing one to commit to an arduous journey through the middle of the desert, is the ultim...

• Word Count: 1896
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Augustine's Confessions and Dante Alighieri's Inferno are both stories about lost men on a journey to find salvation and God's grace in heaven. ... The first canto starts with Dante saying "Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself lost I had wandered off from the straight path.... God is also one of Dante's guides along his menacing journey, as He is a guide through every one of our lives. ...

• Word Count: 2063
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, the autobiographical play, Long Day's Journey into Night, is regarded as Eugene O'Neill's finest pieces of work. ... But if you dig deep enough, you'll find dirt- In Act III of, Long Day's Journey into Night, Edmund provides his mother with a little insight into his problems by professing how difficult it is to have a "dope fiend for a mother.... Much of Long Day's Journey into Night deals with Mary's spiraling in decline to the point where she is no longer a part of the same reality as the rest of her family. ... Mary...

• Word Count: 1441
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

What is immigration? Who is considered an immigrant? Where do immigrants come from? Why do they decide to come to the United States of America? Immigration is a hot topic today it is all over the news most of the time. There are congressmen trying to decide on an immigration reform and they have be...

• Word Count: 1987
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Long Day's Journey Into Night" Essay The Past, Heart-warming yet Regretful Taking a journey through a human being's past can bring warmth and happiness to the heart, and yet it can also be wounding and bring disappointment. ... In the sorrowful play, "Long Day's Journey into Night" written by Eugene O'Neill, the symbolic Tyrone family of Mary, James, Jamie, and Edmund find themselves wandering through their pasts and causing a decaying effect on the present. ...

• Word Count: 1904
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The term journey can differ from person to person, but the end goal is usually something that is interchangeable with others who chose to embark on their own journey. Since the idea of a journey is different between people, the simple definition of traveling from one place to another lacks in its ability to really define what it means to start ones' own journey, so what is a proper definition? ... This is Pat's trial by fire portion of his journey, without this segment of his life there would be no Pat Tillman journey. ... Not all journeys portray themselves like that, some dress ...

• Word Count: 1334
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography

In both films the viewer is taken on a journey with Captain Willard in a Naval PBR up the Nung River described by Vaux as, "engulfed with horror, bloodshed, & a U.S. military thrashing about like a headless animal,"" on a mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz who has apparently gone insane (Vaux). ... The journey continues as the previous scene dissolves into the next foggy dawn's mist. ... As one journeys with Captain Willard from the semblance of order in Saigon through the ever darkening jungle toward and through the horror that was (is) war, one begins to fully understand the diffe...

• Word Count: 1300
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Jane's physical' journeys contribute significantly to plot development and to the idea that the novel is a journey' through Jane's life. ... These actual' journeys help Jane on her four figurative' journeys, as each one allows her to reflect and grow. The journey only ends when she finds true happiness. ... During this journey, Jane is afraid of what the future holds for her. ... These five journeys mirror Jane's four emotional journeys. ...

• Word Count: 1768
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

With the lingering despair the Civil War had placed upon the nation, Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain" singles out a parallel journey mirrored between Inman and Ada while they evolve through perilous times while learning to survive on an uncertain journey that will promise nothing to either. ... With two journeys separated by the physical road traveled by each character, their journeys are similar in the ways they are both on a quest of love and finding their newly assigned place in a world they no longer recognize. ... Inman's journey would appear just as bleak as Ada's with hi...

• Word Count: 1254
• Approx Pages: 5

Each of them has shown a particular journey through which life can change. ... The common ground is the voyage in which they take to reach their journey's end. ... The theme of these two stories we consider the symbolism of the journey. What symbolizes the journey? ... What are their journey's all about? ...

• Word Count: 2068
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He believes that the journeys of all heroes show certain similarities. ... A hero's journey starts with a call to adventure. ... If the call is serendipitous the hero falls into the journey. ... The second part to a hero's journey is the hero's supernatural aide. ... Sir Gawain's journey follows the model of a hero's journey as laid out by Carl Jung. ...

• Word Count: 1601
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Everyone good in the story wants to help him on his journey while everyone evil wants to kill him. ... In the beginning of the story Gandalf sends Frodo on a journey to the town of Bree. ... The hobbits now see more of how dangerous this journey is. ... The seriousness of the journey increases a lot. ... While everyone is fighting Frodo decides to leave everyone and go on with the journey by himself. ...

• Word Count: 1326
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He tells them that they will not find the treasure they are in the journey for. ... The rest of their journey was based on how God would judge them. ... Both met tempting sirens while on their journey. ... Ulysses and his friends were taking a stop in their journey. ... They were now on their journey to find a way home. ...

• Word Count: 1423
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School