Jessica Watson's True Spirit

All heroes around the world go through a journey of their own. Those journeys can be a physical, , mental, emotional journey, and lots more. These types of personal journeys are demonstrated in an epic poem, The Odyssey, by Homer, an interview, The Hero’s adventure by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, a short poem, Courage by Anne Sexton, a graphic novel, The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds. They all show how journeys can be transformative and show a person’s strengths and/or weaknesses.

The journey starts on a boat; the diver is alone and there not by choice but the need. The dive feels an obligation to free women from these myths, to “…heal the rift”. This is truly a brave woman, to stand up to the world she knows and cry: there is a different way! “First having read the book of myths, and loaded the camera, and checked the edge of the knife-blade”, the diver must know society and its

Teresa is kind when she rescues an inexperienced windsurfer, Jamie. “The clouds start to move in, warning signs… ‘Can you get back to shore?’ I ask.

Every so often in life we encounter an opportunity to take a shortcut, to circumvent the traditional path, and attempt to reach our goals without the customary planning, patience, and hard work that invariably goes into any worthwhile endeavor. One such opportunity presented itself in the late summer of 2007, when I was hired to deliver the 38-foot Island Packet cutter Guinevere from Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands, to Bradenton, Florida. By then I had over thirty years’ experience as a licensed captain, ocean yacht master, and certified sailing instructor, and so when I was persuaded to take a shortcut through Passage Key Inlet and ran aground, I immediately realized I should, all along, have trusted my training and instincts.

The article, “Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life,” by Paul Harris in The Observer from June 12, 2010 tells how some people think that Abby’s parents risked her life by letting her sail alone. Abby Sunderland and Her family grew up sailing. She and Her parents decided to let her go sailing because they believed that Addy know what she was doing. When Addy was sailing it was winter however she was in the southern hemisphere. Where the boat went down was in the southern Indian Ocean. The reasons why the boat went down was mostly because the type of boat that it was, was a racing yacht and it was not equipped for the types of waves in the winter. Addys family let her go out in the sea because they knew

As I move onto the next chapter of my life and go off to college, I will be entirely on my own. College is a period of maturity and I believe that gaining experience during this timeframe, whether it be academic or social, is one of the best ways to put together a solid foundation to be ready for the future. Although traveling isn't cheap, it pays me back by allowing me to listen to and learn from stories of hardship and happiness. An elderly lady in Venezuela told me about the back-breaking work she has to do every day just to get food on her family's table. A street performer in the subway once told his story of how street performing was something he always wanted to do despite it being against his parents. I wasn’t gratified with the narrow mindset I had of the world growing up, so I set out to resolve it and I am pleased I chose to. The anecdotes I’ve heard from traveling have shaped me into who I am today. The advice I’ve been given is priceless compared to the plane ticket it took me to get

Throughout history man has made numerous excursions, far and wide. Moses' incredible walk through the Red Ocean and Columbus' transversing the Alantic are just yet a couple of thing that keep and eye on extraordinary voyages. Even today, great adventure are being made. Terry Fox's running crosswise over Canada while having cancer is just one of these such trips. In each one of these examples individuals have needed to transcend themselves and overcome emence chances, like a salmon swimming up stream to fulfill its life line.

The text says ‘’ During storms the winds howled like demons ‘’the quote means that the winds were blowing badly and rocking the boat . the text says ‘’even without storms the ship would rocking nearly ever passenger got sea sick ‘’. The quote means that even without storms the boat rock ether way. The text says ‘’ you can hardly walk without stepping in vomit’’ the quote means that ever time would try to walk

In Avi’s The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Zachariah, an old black man and the cook on the Seahawk, tells Charlotte, “A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from safe port…but winds have a mind of their own”. These wise words prove true in both literal and more symbolic ways. In The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, Charlotte Doyle is a young student from a well-to-do family who finds herself on a ship full of men and a mysterious captain who seems to be the right person to stick with but proves himself not to be. Charlotte must find her own wind to blow her ship when everything seems to fall apart for her on the ship.

An enormous wave crashes into your boat nearly tipping it. The howling wind tosses the boat from side to side. Lightning strikes the stern sending you into darkness. The next morning you wake up to a calm, quiet sea ready for smooth sailing. Somedays the water is perfectly still making for easy travel, yet other days you have to endure a restless, unforgiving sea. This is how the road of life is perceived. The seas my father has conquered has taught me that life isn’t always smooth sailing.

When Jessica Watson was eleven her family and herself were living on a boat, her mother read Jesse Martin's book Lionheart. This led to Watson forming the ambition, at age twelve, to sail around the world too.Inspired by Kay Cottee, first woman sail solo non-stop unassisted around the world by Jesse Martin, who was the youngest person, Jessica Watson set sights beating Jesse’s achievement stopped nation sailed back to Sydney.

Multiple dark spots littered the sand leading down to the ocean. One of the volunteers called to me and asked me if I would watch over the oncoming hatchling. I eagerly fulfilled her request and began supervising the baby loggerhead. As I was keeping watch of this helpless turtle, whose instincts were sending her on long perilous journey I began to realize how fragile life really is. On the inside, we are all just like these hatchlings. We are fiercely driven, but we are also delicate. I now think about the consequences of my actions more because of this. All of us are human and life is too short to spend the duration of it ruining someone else's. You never know what day is going to be your last and the thought of that just makes everyday seem so much more valuable. Despite all of the hurdles, Luna made it to the sea. Although she is aware of the dangers ahead she doesn't give up. Luna helped me become more patient. In life you never simply obtain what you desire. It is a working progress and although there will be obstacles in your path to success, you just have to keep a level head and push forward.

Night Travel’s theme is to embrace yourself and be proud of who you are. Esther Belin admits her pride

In Virginia Wolf’s memoirs she tells stories of her life and how the events in them affected her as an adult. One of these stories was a tale of she and her family spending an afternoon on a sailboat. Wolf grew up in Cornwall, England, a town near the sea. Because of this I can infer that she had spent many days and night at the beach or the pier. I believe this story has some significant impact on her because out of all the other times she must have went sailing, this time was more important because she wrote about it. In the story she tells about how her father changed her view on something without necessarily meaning to.

Each obstacle and failure I encountered led me to be the person who I am today; the person who hides the bruises and scars of my childhood with an enormous smile that glows as if light could counteract darkness. My insecurities, struggles with low self-esteem, and failed attempts in my life must be swallowed and sealed so that I have the opportunity to pursue my life dream: being one of the first in my family to say, “I attended and finished