Summary Of ' Let The Celebrating Begin '

I took notes of our meeting and produced a plan with her which involved a gradual phasing in of more duties and a greater involvement in decision

The speaker is thinking in a childish manner, caught dwelling on how her “wool winter suit scratched.” (Shore 2) and the idiosyncrasies of her mother. Her attention is consistently darting from object to object, unable to relax her thoughts. Further into the text, feelings of doubt and skepticism emerge. When thinking that she is the chosen one, she questions God’s intentions. “Why would God choose me. . .” (Shore 57) she asks herself. The speaker wonders how could someone so seemingly insignificant and feeble lead a congregation to victory? Then, once feeling empowered by the possibility of her being able to defend her people, a tone of acceptance arises. She gains self-pride and confidence knowing that she is capable of interpreting what is occurring around her. As a Jew, she is aware of what her faith requires of her yet is unsure of how to approach them. During her visit at the synagogue, she began pondering about these responsibilities and how she should fulfill them, thus resulting in the chain of events that led to the acceptance of her obligations to her religion.

Novelist and poet, Rainer Maria Rilke once said, “The only journey is the one within”(Rainer Maria Rilke Quotes). Meaning, what makes a journey important is how one changes and learns from the experience. The claims made in this quote are well proven in relatively new literature and even one of the oldest poems still studied today. The Odyssey is a famous, well known epic poem. It was written by the renowned poet, Homer, in ancient greek times. The Odyssey follows a man known as Odysseus, he just left fighting in the Trojan war after years. Odysseus has quite the adventure due to the gods’ and goddesses’ constant manipulation, all in the hope of reaching his homeland, Ithaca, and beloved family. Quite the opposite, much younger and shorter “The Journey” is a poem written by Mary Oliver in the 1900s. This poem relays what a journey really is and the purpose of going on journeys. Despite the differences between The Odyssey and “The Journey”, the two both use figurative language to convey a very similar message. People embark on journeys to fill an empty void and learn what they appreciate in life.

Quinceanera is one of the most meaningful and beautiful occasions in Mexican culture. It embarks the celebration of girl’s fifteen birthday that is anticipated with much happiness and enjoyment. It is a celebration of womanhood means she is fully ready to take on her responsibilities and is of marriageable age. The ceremony is celebrated with zest and zeal by the parents.

The author of the book, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass, once wrote “Sometimes when you lose your way, you find yourself.”(Hale, Mandy) “The Odyssey” is an epic poem written by Homer depicting the adventures of a man named Odysseus who is traveling back to his home of Ithaka. The poem “The Journey” by Mary Oliver features a girl who finally realizes her purpose then journeys out into the world. Personification in each of the poems portrays how people undertake journeys to pursue goals based on greed but instead find themselves during the journey and come to realize that their original purpose was trivial.

listening and learning that there is a God that offers her a life that would be so marvelous that

Mary Ann Sena-Edelen is currently the Director of Guest Experience at MGM Grand. Before that though, she was just a Mexican/Filipino intern at Salt Lake City for a radio station. After her dad won $10,000 at bingo, she quit her job and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to pursue new opportunities. She had known ever since the day she moved to Las Vegas that everything about the city was suited for her. Everything that happened after that was out of effort, which was one of the points that Mary Ann wanted to drive home to a classroom of about 200+ students. Mary Ann’s success was a result of effort and her creating the person that she wants to be.

Through her childhood upbringing, she developed a strong Faith in God and a compassion to help others.

The Celebration of Misfortunes In chapter eight of Anne Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, the author describes her arrival in Merced in 1988 and the awkward interactions she has with the Hmong community. Fadiman meets a psychologist named Sukey Walker who helps her realize that by being respectful and having a good translator she could earn the trust of the Hmong community. Fadiman brings a translator named Max Ying Xiong to her meetings with the Lees which helps her gain trust because her translator was related to the Lees through marriage.

Sometimes the destination of your journey matters and in other cases the destination is pointless. These characters go on journeys to to learn lessons or reach a destination. In “The Odyssey” by Homer and “The Cruelest Journey” by Kira Salak, goes through obstacles into their journey where they endure new things during their journey.

The pattern of narrative “hero’s journey” has been used in stories for centuries for dramatic effect and to keep the reader’s interest. This style of writing can and has occurred in all kinds of literature like drama, storytelling, folk tales, myths, religion, and psychological development. The “hero’s journey” describes an adventure of one “hero,” or protagonist, who goes on a quest and achieves success, usually on behalf of a larger group, or society. It includes a call to adventure, initiation and transformation, and a return to the ordinary, where the hero shares what he or she has gained from the experience. The “hero’s journey” is a very important aspect to all works of good literature, and it plays an especially big role in The Odyssey

As time went on she became more involved in church, and religious activities. She got baptized and saved at the church that she always attended. She grew to love the black church that she grew up mocking. The old lady that always sat in the front row made her realize how deep the roots of her church were.

realizes she has a long journey ahead of her, but will do whatever it takes to help her

There are many ways to interpret The Odyssey as allegory for life’s journey. It can be seen as a long and strenuous hike with many hardships to get to something much

She truly believed that these experiences were unquestionable. She explained how she had changed her for the better and became a stronger individual, and that her prayers were being answered differently from