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your choice which paths you follow. The key question you should ask yourself when choosing your path in life would be, “Are you active or passive?” Whichever way you answer you will be taken to a place, good or bad, weather you realize it or not. In “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”, independence is emphasized, not through the reality of an actual place, but through psychological guidance. A useless place, The Waiting Place is reflective of the path that you choose. If you are active about your…

Makenzie Jensen 10/19/17 3rd hour/Barker Personal Narrative Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!!!! The birds are singing from the tops of the trees. Butterflies fluttering around me. The stream babbling in the distance. All I can see is green for miles. And beyond that are the mountain tops painted in snow. The chilly air blows my long, luscious golden hair out of my face. Shivering, I wrap the thick wool blanket I’m holding around me tightly. I am staring at what would be the most perfect…

Oh Say Can You See USA WEEKEND Magazine looked back in time to find our nation’s 10 defining moments and places that helped grow our democracy. Some resulted in violence and bloodshed, but in the end, justice won out. These places link our nation, showing us how our country came to be, and they show us how we can and will prevail over any challenge that comes our way. Ellis Island This place represents the American Melting Pot. Between 1892 and 1924, 22 million immigrants came to our country…

If your mother told to you not to stray off the path, would you actually listen to her? Young girls don’t really tend to listen to their mothers because when they want to explore the world and see what's out there, but the mothers want them to be safe and do what they need to get done. In “Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perrault and “Little Red Cap” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (The Grimm Brothers), they both tell a story about a young girl who is bringing goods to her sick grandmother in the…

Best-selling and widely popular author, Dr. Seuss says in his children's book Oh, The Places You’ll Go, “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go…” (Seuss). And while this quote can serve as a motivator for children to have dreams and be self reliant, all too often, this is the outlook of public officials on the education of racial and…

Oh, The Places He Went Theodor Geisel wrote 44 different books in his lifetime. Although, you won’t see his name on any of them. Rather, you’ll see his pen name, Dr. Seuss. Many people know who Dr. Seuss is but not Theodor Geisel. They don’t know what Theodor Geisel was like as a person or what made him one of the most interesting writers in American history. Geisel’s biographical information and life experiences alone, give a taste of how interesting he was. Biographical information and life…

of only 13 years old, he formed his first band, The Wink Westerners in 1946. He became very successful and signed for multiple Records and Labels such as Sun Records, Acuff Rose, and Monument Records. His two biggest hits were “Only the Lonely” and “Oh, Pretty Woman”. Roy Orbison is also very well known for his powerful and adaptable voice, which included beautiful uses of vibrato. Roy Kelton Orbison was born on April 23, 1936 in Vernon, Texas. His parents were very hard workers and for Roy’s…

O Brother, Where Art Thou? was made in 2000 and is about three escaped prisoners on the hunt for some buried treasure. These men experience a great deal of adversity during their hunt including being returned to prison, a Ku Klux Klan mob, and a flood. Unlike many of the other films I have watched during the course of this class, this movie possessed a large amount of diegetic music. The type of music seemed to fit the movie well because of the comedic tone throughout. The first song heard in…

The video “A Day in the Life; Maureen” is about the work life of Maureen Oh Ballon a Hospital social worker. The responsibilities of Maureen are to assess patients who are about to be discharge. She goes in the early morning to the patient's room, and start a conversation with them to see if the patients are auto sufficient. She will ask her patients how they feel, and if they will require service to support them at home. Equally, she will help with the patients who needs services in the…

Oh The Places You’ll Go As college students, we are subject to a substantial amount of pressure. Stress is a natural piece of the college-life puzzle, and can be triggered by anything from renting textbooks, to buying groceries, to putting gas in our cars. One of the largest factors leading to our anxiety can be choosing our major, because this decision will determine what career path we will take. For many students, this dilemma can take years to resolve. Fortunately for me, I know exactly…