Hero's Journey-Personal Narrative

It was 10.30pm when all of us got together as one to start the jouney from the fort bus stand. We were excited when the bus started moving and couldn't wait to reach the destination. It was all misty on the way and all we knew is that we are going to have a great time. The bus driver didn't stop exactly where we wanted to get down.

I have chosen Crank , as my short story. This story is written by Ellen Hopkins , It is very interesting and yet inspirational to a lot of people. Many people can relate to this type of book because they have been "flirtin' with the monster." As stated in chapter 1 of “Crank” , This book is different than others , it is wrote in poem form. With short paragraphs and words all over the page.

Joseph Campbell once said, “follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” Many people consider your bliss to be your calling or what you are meant to do in life as well as what you enjoy doing. I think this quote is very empowering because it suggests that if you do what you love and what you were meant to do, you will find a way to succeed. I have found that there are many things that I love to do, things such as listening and sharing music as well as spending time with loved ones and friends. But one thing that has always stood out is helping others. In the past, I have had many opportunities to volunteer at many places and donate to those in need. Being able to help others and bring others happiness makes

Pat was at a psychiatric hospital for his severe bipolar disorder. His mom arrived at the hospital to discharge him after the court served him 8 months to get the necessary treatment he needs due to his brutal behavior. It all started when he got home from work and he heard his wedding video playing. He traced the sound where it was leading to the bathroom and then suddenly caught her with another man. Pat got so frustrated that he was losing his mind and brutally assaulted his wife’s lover after his wife’s lover said, “Get out!” After that incident he could not control himself or his behavior. All he could think of is his wife Nancy, because he was still in love with her even though she cheated on him.

The Mississippi never freezes over. I guess that’s why everybody claimed it to be a miracle. I was already missing the Beautiful City by the time my new leather boots set foot on the frozen river. Months before the journey Momma was already sewing us new clothes and saving her coins to purchase us boots from the tailor. Leaving Nauvoo, was one of the hardest things I’ve done. Prophet Brigham Young taught us faith and how that will keep us going on this trek to Zion. I found that it is much easier to sing about Zion than actually making the journey. A few days into the trek several families turned around and headed back.

when Anna Adams had Jane Adams she was very happy like her mother.Then 5 years later passed and by 5 years later Jane was 5 years old. Jane was born November 11,1794. James passed away because he was very ill.

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? was published in 1966. Joyce Carol Oates is not a novelist, her area of expertise are short stories. Some other work of hers would be “By the North Gate” and “The Wheel of Love”. Oates is known for incorporating many symbols and themes throughout her stories such as religion, romance and identity. In Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Connie is faced with multiple obstacles, some that will determine her fate forever. There are predators throughout this gothic story, that test Connie’s morals. Within this story the audience will be exposed to a variety of relationships. Oates depicts the characters of the story as vain, evil, and jealous. The symbolism of religion is extremely significant throughout

Irene Redfield starts the story off knowing her identity. She continues the story holding her identity tightly, and not bending from who she thinks she is, or what she thinks she is. She does not react well to change and likes things to be a certain way. Her problem in the story is not that she has not found her identity, but that she hasn 't done enough to develop her identity. She sees the world as black and white, and unlike Clare who sees the grey area, she is blinded to it. In the novel, the narrator says, "But Irene didn 't know and didn 't try to discover." (Larsen, 10), This quote represents how Irene isn 't trying to find herself, she just stays in the safe zone and doesn 't try to truly find her identity. She just stays with, what she perceives her identity

In the novel, A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin, Hattie lives a predictable life, “Every year it is the same” (Martin 15). But, everything changes when she is told about Adam, an uncle she never knew existed. Her mother tells her that he would be visiting for the summer due to the unforeseen closure of the special school for the mentally disabled he been living at.

R/s Lavette leaves Kenidre (13), Chrishonna (11), Keausha (9), and Adrianna (5) in the care of legally blind mother, Carrie while she comes out with her boyfriend. R/s Chrishonna has to watch her younger siblings. R/s the children have to eat ramen noodles and Beefaroni. R/s seven to eighty to live in the home. R/s the house is very old and has mold. R/s there is a hole in the celling and the floors are bucking up. R/s Chrishonna, Keausha and Adrianna don’t have a bed, they sometimes sleep on the floor and chair. R/s Kenidre sleeps in the bed with his uncle Anthony and Lavette sleeps in the bed with her mother, Carrie. R/s Lavette verbal abusive to child.

Audrey ran out of her office door to see which direction the guy ran. A man by the name of Brady Schoepke took off to retrieve

The argument became heated and Nicholas decided to pack his belonging and leave. As Nicholas was putting belongings into a friends car, Olivia noticed that some of the belonging were hers. Olivia stated that she tried to grab her purse from Nicholas and they began an altercation to gain control of the purse. Olive stated that the altercation got physical, Nicholas processed to overpower Olivia and grab her by the ponytail and take her to the ground. Olivia had marks on her back from the

REPORTER: The reporter (Nicole) called with concerns for the victim, Skyler and Katybug. According to the reporter, Tiffany (mother) does not have a stable home environment for the children; she is going from house to house. Tiffany drops Skyler off with the babysitter (Ossie) and left her for 3 weeks (unknown when), without any food; the child (Skyler) complains about being hungry. Skyler’s hair is nappy and mom doesn’t care about her. Tiffany dropped the child off a week ago with Ossie, and the child has the same outfit on that she had on when mom dropped her off. The reporter said Ossie cleans her up and washes that one outfit. Also, Skyler has on the same clothes from the weekend. It is unknown if Katybug has food or clothing. The child

While reading the story “Lullabies for Little Criminals” by Heather O'neill, we have be introduced to one of the main characters of the story, Baby. Baby is a twelve year old little girl who later in the story turns thirteen. She has stringy blonde hair and is really skinny. Her mother died when she was very young, so all she really has is her drug addict father, Jules. Closer to the beginning of the story Baby believes that even though her father does not treat her very well that he is still a great person. Jules’s behaviour causes her to be put into a foster home, stay at Mary’s house, go to a correction facility and attend “Bobo Academy”. Baby starts to rebel a little bit due to the way she's been treated, she starts abusing drugs and alcohol.

During these races Stella likes to join them sometimes, but then there are times when she goes off. Regis notes that when they all sit down for a break and his and Stella’s mother brings watermelon for all of them to share, Regis eyebrows frown at her hands that are covered in black soot.