Every story follows a certain story line, even if its from your own life experiences. Cheryl Strayed wrote the novel Wild, about her own life experiences on the Pacific Crest Trail. When looking through the second third of the novel with an archetypal lens I was able to see how Cheryl’s story follows some what …
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Portfolio: Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Welcome to my Portfolio, these are my fours pieces of Work dedicated to the Novel Wild: From Lost to Found on The Pacific Crest Trail. Today there is a blog post, a collage, a persuasive essay and a concept map. Wild is a story about self- discovery and is the author, Cheryl Strayed’s personal story. …
Wild: Though a Reader Response Literary Lens
Wild by Cheryl Strayed was a compelling novel about the extent someone will go just to feel a sense of self. After four years of her beloved mother passing, Cheryl struggles with moving on and she has to learn who she is without her mother. I looked through this story with a reader response literary …
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Why I Think Adnan Syed is Guilty
The case of Adnan Syed and how he was accused of murdering Hae Min Lee is something that is still puzzling to me a week later. I always want to believe the best of someone and how a boy who seemed golden couldn’t be of harm to someone. After listening to Sarah Koenig’s narration of …
“Wild”: The Good and the Bad and the ugly
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail is a story about self-discovery and all the challenges one might have to overcome in life. The author, Cheryl Strayed, talks about her life story and her personal trials and triumphs on the Pacific Crest Trail while trying to find out who she really is. …
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Adnan Syed: Wrongly Accused?
On January 13th 1999 the murder of Hae Min Lee took place. For all of these years Adnan Syed has been charged with the murder of Hae and in the Podcast “Serial” they debate and try to figure out if he is guilty or not guilty. Personal Opinions on the Podcast This podcast was so …
The Necessities for University
Should grade 12 University level English be a requirement for entry into all university programs? University is a building block to everyone’s careers and it has been taught that one must participate in university to be successful in the future. To get into almost any program one must have the grade 12 English credit. I …
Welcome to My New Writing Blog
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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