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Journeys. Journey. Definition. The act of traveling from one place to another; a trip. A process or course likened to traveling; a passage. What are some types of journeys?. Destination.
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Journey Definition The act of traveling from one place to another; a trip. A process or course likened to traveling; a passage.
Destination “Poetic, open and raw, Kerouac's On the Road lays out a cross-country adventure as experienced by Sal Paradise, an autobiographical character. A writer holed up in a room at his aunt's house, Paradise gets inspired by Dean Moriarty (a character based on Kerouac's friend Neal Cassady) to hit the road and see America. From the moment he gets on the seven train out of New York City, he takes the reader through the highs and lows of hitchhiking, bonding with fellow explorers and opting for beer before food.” From Publishers’ Weekly
Physical “In the fifty years since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzig Norgay first saw the view from the top of Mt. Everest, thousands have tried to reach that lofty vantage point. Erik Weihenmeyer made it. Pushing through brutal cold, savage winds and crushing fatigue at 29,000 feet (8,840 meters), he reached the top of the world; but he never caught even a glimpse of the famous view. He is the only blind person to ever stand on Everest's peak.” Tom Foreman National Geographic Explorer
Intellectual/Academic “Is the universe finite or infinite? Will it expand forever or eventually collapse in a "big crunch"? Is time travel possible? What goes on inside a black hole? How does gravity really work? These questions at the forefront of twenty-first-century physics are all rooted in the profound and sweeping vision of Albert Einstein's early twentieth-century theory of relativity.” Washington Post Book World
Musical “The Beatles’ music, rooted in American rock and roll but liberally flavored with rhythm and blues and rockabilly, featured harmonic vocals, melodic guitar, and a driving backbeat that influenced scores of young musicians and revolutionized popular music. As musicians, as composers, and as entertainers, the Beatles bridged generation gaps and language barriers, reshaping rock music with their wit and sophistication. As trendsetters, they popularized long hair, mod dress, hallucinogenic drugs, Indian music, and Eastern mysticism.” http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9273136>
Entrepreneurial “When I made Facebook two years ago my goal was to help people understand what was going on in their world a little better. I wanted to create an environment where people could share whatever information they wanted, but also have control over whom they shared that information with. I think a lot of the success we've seen is because of these basic principles.” The Facebook Blog by Mark Zuckerberg
Spiritual “My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early twenties. I think like most young men I was not particularly happy. I don't know if I was suicidal, but I was pretty unhappy, and I had questions like, ‘Why anything?’ Realizing I was probably pushing the edges of my own sanity, I was exploring late-night bookshops reading everything I could, in many different directions. Evans-Wentz's books on Tibetan Buddhism had an enormous impact on me. I just devoured them.” Richard Gere: My Journey as a Buddhist By Melvin McLeod
Recovery “These days, Robert Downey Jr. is a man whose cup runneth over — in the throes of wedded bliss, he's sober and appearing in the March release, Zodiac. So he can be excused for fussing over wedding albums, which are the physical tokens of a journey that began with his most recent arrest, in 2001, in an alley in Culver City for suspected drug use. "Once you're getting apprehended by law enforcement, you're out of balance with the universe," says Downey, who indulges in several long New Agey riffs on personal responsibility and the "benevolent energy" of the universe that he believes has helped him pull back from the brink. "I see life as a series of challenges and battles that you either win or lose." By Kevin West Style.com
In addition, most literature focuses on characters who are also undertaking some sort of journey. Understanding their journeys can help us understandour own.
In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck’s journey is one of a boy becoming a man
In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie’s journey, despite its tragic end, is one of friendship
In Night, Elie Weisel’s journey is one of survival in a concentration camp
In Macbeth, Macbeth’s journey is a descent into madness as he seeks power at all costs
Note that not all journeys end well. Some end badly. Others simply continue.
In this class, we will study the journeys of the characters in five works based on real-life events
We will watch the films and read excerpts from the writings on which these films are based. It is this reading that will help us truly understand the motivation and significance of each of their journeys.
We will read sample essays that reflect journeys the authors have experienced and discuss the different types of writing that were used to reveal those journeys.
In addition, we will spend Fridays on activities and lessons related to an ideal site for journeys of all sorts, and one that is practically in our own back yard, The Appalachian Trail.
And most importantly, we will write several essays, using different types of writing: Narrative Persuasive Expository Classification Descriptive Your essays will not only reveal the journeys you, too, have already experienced or are currently on, but also help you figure out where you are going.
