The Path Taken

A Worn Path by Eudora Welty is a short story about an elderly women- Phoenix Jackson and who is taking a long journey though the woods into town to acquire medicine for her sick grandson. On her way she encounters many obstacles such as the thorns in which her dress got caught in, barbed wire, a scarecrow, a large dog, a hunter and the lady, which ties her shoes. All of these obstacles among her dementia and hallucinations, which are implied throughout the story, delay her from reaching town. Throughout the story the reader can perceive that her grandson has already died, however due to her dementia she has trouble remembering. A Worn Path by Eudora Welty is a metaphor for people in this world that use the “worn path” instead

In the short works “Somnambulist” and “How Not to Get into College: The Preoccupation with Preparation” the subjects both strive to achieve extrinsic happiness rather than enjoying themselves to achieve intrinsic happiness. Heron Jones and Alfie Kohn both try to convince people that, society puts too much emphasis on extrinsic motivators as a means for happiness; however, this pursuit of extrinsic motivators that people engage in never results in happiness, and instead produces unfulfillment. Jones and Kohn try to get this message across by explaining that facets of society—educators and corporations—emphasize the mentality that extrinsic motivators are the means of happiness; in fact, the pursuit for extrinsic happiness does not produce intrinsic

In “How Not to Get Into College”, the author, Kohn discusses that people are beginning to lack intrinsic happiness as individuals are following societal expectations which leads to living a life of extrinsic motivation. For instance, Kohn states that although people have accomplished some form of extrinsic rewards, “[they] would follow the most prestigious appointments, partnerships, vice-presidencies, and so on, working harder, nose stuck into the future, ever more frantic…until, perhaps, they might wake up one night in a tastefully appointed bedroom to discover that their lives were mostly gone” (para 9). The author implies through his text that as people continue following these societal norm, they deter themselves from motivating and discovering their intrinsic selves; this is a realization that is recognized through time and it makes individuals believe that they have wasted their lives and have forgotten to live for themselves. Comparatively, Jones suggests that when one follows society’s expectations, they are not living as themselves through intrinsic rewards, but rather as someone who lives through extrinsic rewards. He states that by “giving students the knowledge and skills to achieve their goals for the

Imagine that your making a decision and you are stuck to choose between two things that could change and impact your life greatly. What would you do? What pathway would you take?

The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost describes the dilemma in decision making, generally in life each individual has countless decisions to make and those decisions lead to new challenges, dilemmas and opportunities. In Frost’s poem, the careful traveler observes the differences of each path, one is bent and covered in undergrowth (Frost 5) and the other is grassy and unworn (Frost 8). In the end he knows he can only choose one of the paths, after much mental debate he picks the road less traveled and is well aware that he will likely never return to experience the other. By examining Frost 's "The Road Not Taken," we get a deeper understanding of

What is the importance of goals? Do goals help you plan out your future? Or possibly give you something to work for? To me goals provide a map of what I want to do, how I’m going to do it, and why I want to do it. Goals also provide a sense of accomplishment when you finally get to finish whatever you’ve been working towards. The need for goals in life is clear, because without goals, we wouldn’t get much done. Simply because of the fact that there wouldn’t be anything to work towards, and no structure to our future. One of my most important goals is to graduate college, to get a career in psychology. This goal is extremely important to me because of the fact that not many people in my family have even finished high school.

Tim Kasser from Further Examining the American Dream: Differential Correlates of Intrinsic and Extrinisc Goals states that “Results [supporting] the hypothesis that the relative centrality of… success goals is

Life is a continual learning process, which requires a strong method to develop better ways of apprenticeship. Personally, being able to obtain a higher education gives me an opportunity to be better in many ways. Everyone should have any personal goals in life in order to survive, prosper and succeed in every journey that life gives. As for me, being a University of Phoenix student, I hope to achieve all of my goals on which I have been trying to pursue and obtain through the years. They are goals that I believe I need to have to be a successful member of the society, and through attending the university I also hope to gain a more positive image of myself, build my personal growth, along with achieving

As someone grows up their idea of living a successful life changes. As a child one has it set in their mind that they will be rich, live in a multi-million dollar house and drive the nicest cars money can buy. Then reality quickly hits upon graduating high school, the world is cruel and being successful means being happy with their careers while having the opportunity to provide for themselves and their significant other and future family. Although many believe a college education is not worth the investment, I believe it is the key to a successful life because the return outweighs the cost, it

The golden fiery sun beats down on my shoulder as I feel the earth, hard-packed from the shoes before me. Sweat drips down the faces of every girl running. Pony tails and braids whip in the soft breeze, joining the metronome created by the thumping of feet. The path curves in to the distance, surrounded by trees and covered in rocks. It is one of the sections I run for a cross country race, the serpentine path. Along with the serpentine path are the hill combo and the jug handle.

In the end, the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation express the reality of the twenty-year conflict with the Shining Path. More than 70,000 people died, 14,000 forced disappearances and over 600,000 refugees were affected by the conflict with Shining Path. Seventy-five percent of all victims were already impoverished, with roughly forty percent coming from the district of Ayacucho. Most of the them were native Quechua speakers. (TRC) The report spreads the responsibility to Belaunde, Garcia and Fujimori governments in which the Belaunde and Garcia's administration shoulder responsibility for the state's sluggish and ineffectual response to the violence. However, Fujimori's regime is criminally responsible for the death squads and extra-judicial

The purpose of this paper is to examine Peru's insurgent movement, specifically the Shining Path, during its twenty-year internal conflict. As well as its transitional justice and its impact on the culture and people of Peru in the post-conflict society. Following this intention, this paper will be divided into multiple sections. The methodology used in this review is based on a thorough literature review as well as observations taken from site visits while in Peru. The study of the counterinsurgency efforts of the Peruvian government will also be presented as it is critical to the understanding of this Maoist terrorist group. Additionally, the study of the Shining Path's origins, modus operandi, ideological doctrine and its consequences

It is an innate desire of all human beings to be successful. Indeed, with success comes a feeling of personal accomplishment, fulfillment, and pride. The prospect of such a future can drive many into great lengths to achieve their goal. While the ideal images of accomplishment may differ slightly from person to person, they are all ideals constructed by society. Unfortunately, society has a tendency to idealize these standards, placing them on a level that is both unreachable and impossible to achieve. As such, these unattainable images of success have driven numerous individuals into misery and hopelessness as they desperately attempt to reach that impossible ideal. For many, their own inevitable failures ultimately result in

As human beings, we all hope, and aim for success, whether it is academic, social or

Through the winding path of life there has always been one important constant in my life; my family. My family of five has always provided a spring board for anything I was interested in and helped me develop who I am today. Though they were always helpful, I found myself having trouble setting myself apart from my siblings and struggled to develop my own identity that was unique. For much of my life I felt overshadow by achievements that I saw my siblings achieve and set the before myself to overcome. Thankfully I was raised by two loving parents that would always support me no matter what I amounted to, even if I didn’t succeed in my own eyes.