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    Whether the goal is to become more positive, lose weight, get better grades, or even have a better sleep schedule, the first step to achieving it is deciding to make the change. After finally making the decision to make a change within life, the journey continues on. When learning something new in class time is spent studying and researching the topic in order to further understand and comprehend it; the same logic is applied to a lifestyle change in the sense that the research done has to be even more

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    The journey,not the arrival is what matters in human experience. It can be said that when one takes the first steps of a journey, that person will be forever changed as they will no longer be the way they were. As on travels, through physical or inner journeys the experiences one has, the decisions one makes and the affects of those decisions enables one to grow and develop in new and unexpected ways. These ideas are explored in Roberts frosts poem the “road not taken” and Peter Skrzynecki's poem

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    Marlow’s journey takes place on the Congo River. The Congo fascinated Marlow just as Mr. Kurtz fascinated him. As Marlow’s journey continues he starts to see the bad in both the river and Mr. Kurtz. Thomas C. Foster, the author of How To Read Literature Like a Professor, discusses how rivers are a very common symbol but river in one book symbolizes something completely different in another book. As Marlow journey continues, he also continues to discover the horror of people. The climax of darkness

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    on how one’s willingness to transform. In the book, The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien, characters experience a journey that will mold and change. Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, is at first unwilling to go on any adventures. However, after embarking on the journey the hobbit left the safety and comfort of his home. Through the unexpected things that happen, Bilbo learns to become courageous and continues to face difficulty. In the beginning, Bilbo never would have thought of departing his comfortable and safe

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    My Rewards In My Journey

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    and his journey, which states that all heroes come across many stages throughout their journey and each stage benefiting towards a reward. Although many of my moments have not been a heroic act or something worth being in the newspaper about, I have had some amazing times and journey throughout my 14 years and have had many leaders and people that help me. In my life, everyday is a journey and I have had many big and small rewards that I have had from small moments in my journey. My journey is like

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    what’s next. It’s main character, Frodo Baggins, goes on a journey that by the end of the book has still yet to be completed. In The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien shows that a hero must keep his desire to complete his goal no matter what, through Frodo’s temptation to return home, the road of trials, and refusal of action. Frodo shows the theme of sticking with your goal no matter what, through his choice to continue with his journey to destroy the ring, despite his temptation to return home

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    to capture the essence of this journey we call life.” People get stronger from the journey not by reaching their destination. People should see that sometimes the journey is the best and most learning part of the trip not the destination. Everyone has a destinations that can include accomplishments, geographical destinations, death, the ultimate destination. Some learn and take the wisdom and experiences from the journey, and not the destination. Through the journey people learn and adjust their

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    Throughout Santiago’s journey, he had several setbacks. As Santiago begins his journey to his treasure, he enters the continent of Africa and stops at a bar. Santiago then meets a man he thinks he can trust. After entrusting the entrusting the man with his money, Santiago gets robbed and never sees the man or his money again. After that experience, Santiago learns it is difficult to trust people. This was a the first of a few major setbacks for him. In Africa with no money, Santiago has to find

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    negative thoughts I had started to take in. These two books allowed me to not only be conscious of what I am doing and thinking but also provided me ways to improve the quality of life. This class was not only a spiritual journey but also has been an emotional and intellectual journey. Happiness, anger, and sadness are all emotions everyone feels in their daily life. For me, the intensity of emotions increased drastically especially being close to graduation. Being a first-generation student and not

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    Journey

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    Malala’s Journey In Joseph Campbell’s book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell breaks down the journey of a hero. A journey that per Campbell happens to every one of us, that once complete leaves us with a self-actualization of our life and the moments and decisions that either helped or hindered us at one point in our lifetime. In The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the various examples of each stage are detailed as part of the journey. Campbell uses religious figures and contemporary tales such

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