A Hero's Journey

Though few literary templates have been able to stand the test of time, the Hero’s Journey, or “monomyth”, has the distinction of being present in the literature and mythology of almost every single culture that has possessed written language. The term “monomyth” was coined by Joseph Campbell, an American mythological research, in his book entitled The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Since his groundbreaking analysis and compilation, thousands of writers, directors, and producers have applied the basic elements of the monomyth to their own media. One of the most successful applications of the monomyth to a non-literary medium are the Star Wars films, originally created by George Lucas. The most recent addition to the Star Wars saga was released

There are many steps of “The Hero’s Journey”. The first step of The Hero’s Journey is the ‘Ordinary World’. The ‘Ordinary World’ allow us to get to know the Hero and identify with him before the Journey begins. This step refers to the hero 's normal life at the start of the story.

Could you ever imagine sending your child on a field trip knowing that end purpose was for them to die? GOD sent his only son, Jesus Christ, to earth ultimately for this trip. Desire coming from the flesh of a woman, Jesus Christ is GOD's son. Jesus walked the earth to teach us about his father and how he wished for us to live, so that our souls would be clean in order to reach the pearly gates of heaven.

EXT. CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY - RUNWAY (GOLD BASE, CA) - dayFLORENTINARodger that commander Joshua.They board on a jet on the runway.INT./EXT. Jet - Day - travelingFlorentina and Destiny walk into the cockpit. Shane sits in the back where he lays his weapons down.Shane(whispers to himself)I can't believe I am doing this.DESTINYI hope you have a strong stomach Shane.FLORENTINABuckle up boy.Florentina goes full throttle. The plane takes off, Shane sees the ground.SHANEOh shit, I think I am going to lose my lunch.DESTINYHave you ever been on a plane before.SHANEIts been so long, I can't remember.Destiny looks at him as if he was some kind of idiot. The plane reaches 10,000 feet.SHANEHow come the ground looks so flat.FLORENTINASo you still don't believe in what Daniel told you, wait until we

A young man sat outside his home and spoke to himself “The moon is as red as fire and is at it’s highest peak above the castle I can see just about everything from here. My wife was right this is the best cottage in the village. My great-grandfather and his brother built it from scratch. I am so happy to raise a family here.” “Charles come inside tell the kids to come in too it’s late,” his wife said. “Oh honey, look at the moon, it’s more beautiful than all the stars tonight,” Charles said. “Yes yes it is beautiful but tomorrow you have to meet with Sir Elliott. Convince him to let us keep our land even though their has been a drought and no one in the kingdom crops have grown and we have no food to offer him to keep our land,” his wife said

On a cold, breezy fall day Kayla, Connor, and I went for a long tiring hike. The trails seemed never ending and you could not see the top of the hills.

My parents are extremely supportive of my dreams and have always told me I could do whatever I wanted as long as I was passionate and devoted to it. Also, being accepted into the medical internship program I participated in my senior year of high school along with my acceptance and scholarship to Gonzaga University are just two examples of some opportunities I’ve been lucky enough to have. Despite my opportunities, I’ve also faced some very difficult challenges in my life that could have stopped me from coming to college or living a normal life. Seddon’s interaction with her family pediatrician reminds me of a less extreme challenge I experienced when the photographer who was updating my comp card and head shots for modeling told me that I was too beautiful to waste my time dreaming of going to medical school and “shouldn’t waste my pretty face”. Just like Seddon, I didn’t let this affect me and instead added it to my list of drives to continue my dream. A more extreme challenge I’ve had to face is living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and undergoing trauma therapy. Luckily, I’ve had a wonderful support system and this has only further inspired me to follow my

At the age of ten, you set a goal for yourself. You decide you want to be a pediatrician you tell yourself I will be all I set out to be no matter the obstacles I will face. Keep in mind you are only 10 years old so you don't fully understand all the struggles you may truly face. Imagine this you started a journey towards your life long dream career. You start your first year of college and realize it may just not be for you after all. The dream you once had may seem to be falling apart. Your grades are slipping and you are falling into a funk. You start to wonder is this even for me? Should I even be doing this? Is this worth my time or my money? Every bad question you could ask yourself starts running through your mind. Perhaps you can do

Have ever wondered if the choices we make matter? Did you ever face a time in your life where your heart was conflicted in choosing something that could define the rest of your life? What did you do to get through it? Did you lay down your sword and just let life take you wherever you may go? Or did you do everything humanly possible so that you can achieve your greatest dream in life? There was a girl named Adrianna who wanted to be a medical practitioner more than anything in the world. She was so depressed because her parents can’t afford to send her to college. Adrianna did not know what to do with her life. She did not know what to feel towards her parents. Adrianna did not have clue to what might become of her future. She decided to open up her problems to her friend Annie, hoping that she may be able to help her.

So much happened during those years, but it all has to start somewhere. After quitting my teaching job, I decided to visit my friend that was dying of uterine cancer(6). When I saw her I was overcome with melancholy. What she said next hurt me even more. She told me that only if I was a doctor I could have saved her. My friend died because she didn’t want a man to examine her, and try to save her. I realized thousands of women felt this way, including my friend; and from then on I was inspired to become a doctor(4). Although I had strong feeling to become a physician it was very difficult to find a college that would accept me. Most colleges thought I was either not fit or too fragile to become a doctor. I applied to about 40 colleges, but not one of them accepted me. Even throughout this difficult time for me, I found ways to still be studying medicine. I studied the human anatomy with many physicians, and that was very helpful, but it still wasn’t enough(1). I was overjoyed when I was finally accepted into a college, specifically Geneva College in New York. But the more I thought about it the more I got nervous(6). What if I was kicked out the first day? What if everyone disrespected me? But I threw away those thoughts and faced my fear of finally attending college. I remember the second I walked into my first lecture on the human anatomy the whole room went silent. I thought for a moment “this is wrong; I shouldn’t be here.” But then I remembered that this is what I want to be in life, so I will stick with it. I simply walked into the lecture and took my seat(1). The rest of the lecture went by in a flash, but was completely silent. I learned later that the reason I made it into Geneva was not exactly what I thought. The students were asked if they wanted me to be accepted, and they all thought it was a joke so they said yes. Little did they know that I actually

If my Freshman-self saw who I was today, he would definitely be flabbergasted that in five years he would be going directly into the healthcare field. When I first came to Syracuse University, I had the idea of being a biomedical engineer and helping to design the latest in medical devices. Two semesters of engineering, a severe lack of human interaction, and internship later I was on the path to becoming a physical therapist. I thought I was going to fall in love with physical therapy and by now I would be in a graduate program. The funny thing about life is that nothing rarely goes as planned. Due to a computer malfunction, my scores were unable to send to the schools I chose and therefore I was denied. Everything happens for a reason but

Even as a young child, I aspired to change the world and make it better. I wanted to go to school three hundred and sixty-five days out of the year, even during the summer I was waiting for August because I just simply couldn’t wait any longer to meet my teachers, learn new material, and most importantly figure out what I wanted in life. Throughout high school I had changed my career choice at least five times. At one point in time, I believed I would never secure a profession. During that time, I lost the incentive to stay ahead in my classes, I felt like I was just going through the motions, and my mind was on auto-pilot. It wasn’t until my junior year that I found my calling. A friend of mine was in a tough place after being involved in

I have decided that I want to pursue a career in pharmacy. It is my final decision. I had said these two sentences to my parents on a cold night in December 2016. My parents were stunned. They did not speak at all for about two minutes. I stared into their eyes and could feel my heart racing loudly. I knew that they probably were upset because I did not fulfill their dream, which was to be come a medical doctor. I started to remember all the times that I would tell my parents and sister about the wonderful knowledge I had gained about in biology and chemistry classes in both high school and college. I was determined to increase my knowledge in these classes and was ambitious to keep up my good grades as well. Although, in the past few years, my grades have been dipping. I had transferred from community college to UC Davis and was having a very rough time. It was hard for me to live away from home, since I did not really experience this feeling in my whole life. I started to feel stressed and got quite sick in part of the time that I was in UC Davis. It did take a toll on my grades, but I still was not willing to ruin the rest of my life because of my grades. I wanted to step out of the darkness and come into the light, and try to steer my life into the right direction and become a successful woman in the future. Then, after my reminiscence, my mind suddenly returned back to the present. My mother got up from the couch and came up to me and put her hand on my shoulder. She

I know that the road that I take to become a doctor is going to be very challenging; however I feel that my past has prepared me for taking on the challenge. As a student, I am an active participant in my academic and extracurricular activities. My first priority has always been to make good grades and learn in college. Although this is important to me, I also know that by participating in clubs, sports, and extracurricular activities, I will become a well-rounded student. I have been working hard for the last 7 years, operating as an independent, responsible adult. In that time I have constantly learnt from my life experiences and developed skills in both learning and life management. I am a very motivated person with goal setting, time management and prior skills that help me achieve what I aim to do.

I never thought I’d be in a position to become a doctor. There were so many times that I thought it might be better to switch to a different career. These are not sentiments I had a long time ago. In fact, just under two years ago, I thought it may be best for me to change my future plans. But there was something that kept me going. I had a burning desire to keep on fighting, even when others might have thought it was just a pipe dream. You see, I was not one of those kids who played doctor at an early age or switched careers well after college. I really did not know what I wanted to do when I entered college. As an average high school student, I figured I would enter college as a biology major but switch if things got too hard. But those feelings never materialized. I think it came from my competitive spirit and to never settle for less. I never had any true passions until I started playing basketball in middle school. I would practice for hours and hours in front of my house. My mom would have to call me back inside because I liked to play for so long. I was passionate about it. I was devastated whenever I would lose a game or not play up to my potential. I remember playing against my brother and neighbor one time. I lost in a tight game. I was so angry that I punched my mailbox as I heatedly walked home and put a hole in it. I knew that I should never be content with second place, especially for something I was so passionate about. In a few years, I would feel the same