Life'sAnAdventure

One of my favorite movies, UP, encourages fans to view life as an adventure, as the plot of the movie and the characters illustrate and reiterate the idea that "Adventure's out there!" For this reason, I've decided to use this tumblr page to document my own adventure. Hope you enjoy, & hope you pursue your own adventure!

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Discussion of “Richard Cory,” “The Chimney Sweeper,” “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” “If We Must Die,” “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” “Dulce et Decorum Est,” “Because I could not stop for death,” “The Harlem Dancer,” and “Harlem.”

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Flipping Heroes

If we are looking for heroes who appear innately more moral, chivalrous, and “heroic” than ourselves, what do we do when heroes appear as individuals like the new Dracula of the 2014 Dracula Untold film? 

Do we accept a hero presented as evil just because the tale suggests he became that evil in order to save others and become the hero? At what point must the line be drawn between hero and villain? 

Perhaps, the stepsister in Disney’s Cinderella can be redeemed, but to have a seemingly irredeemable figure, such as Dracula, appear as the hero of the tale is a growing trend in media, which I cannot help but question. 

After all, with the rise of apocalyptic texts, especially zombie tales like The Walking Dead, the line between good/bad and hero/villain seemed firm until Warm Bodies slipped into the mix, followed by Dracula Untold and others. 

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The yellow jessamine, also known as Yellow Jasmine or Carolina Jasmine, is in full bloom, and @theyellowjasmine at FDTC is looking for new cover art picturing its namesake. Do you have an awesome pic of yellow jasmine to share? #theyellowjasmine #theyellowjasmineatFDTC #FDTC #yellowjasmine #yellowjessamine #carolinajasmine (at Society Hill Library)

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Today's beauty 😍 #sunshinepic #godsbeautyaroundus #nofilterneeded (at Florence-Darlington Technical College)

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Enjoying the drawing that helped me relax during final exam week and dreaming of mountains this morning. #pencilsketch #landscapedrawing #nofilter #whencreativitycalls

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Another beautiful sunset #nofilterneeded #sunsetpic (at Beulah Baptist Church)

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This morning's blessing. #sunrisepic #nofilterneeded #thankJesusforanotherday (at Dillon, South Carolina)

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Yesterday's view #sunshinepic #lovesunsets

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The view on the way to work this morning #blessed #ilovesunrises #nofilterneeded (at Little Rock, South Carolina)

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Remembering 9/11 & praying for God to heal America. #prayingforamerica #remember911 (at Beulah Baptist Church)

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It's another beautiful morning working with @theyellowjasmine to capture the beauty around us! #sunshinepictures #beautyinnature #submittotyj (at Florence-Darlington Technical College)

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Beautiful sunset tonight! #sunset #nofilterneeded #godispaintingagain (at Rowland, North Carolina)

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Forgot to post my pic of the moon Wednesday, but it was so bright I had to try and capture the effect. Unfortunately, the pic doesn't do it justice, though I do like the contrast of the light & the trees. #moonpic (at Rowland, North Carolina)

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Beautiful view of the FDTC campus with @theyellowjasmine #nofilterneeded #flowerpic (at Florence-Darlington Technical College)

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My roses are making my office better this morning. #flowersmakefridaysbetter #flowerpic

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#sunset #godsgloryinnature

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"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." -Robert Frost, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” #poetry #beautyinnature