I believe in adventure
I believe life should be an adventure. I grew up in the Midwest and had many adventures that helped shape my life. I love being able to think back on all the wonderful things I did.
My brother and I always went exploring together. On Sunday mornings we would hike two miles to our fishing spot. Our spot was off the Cedar River on a sandy hill, where we would catch catfish, frogs and turtles. I had so many adventures along the river, that it set me on my path to become a wildlife biologist.
Sometimes my adventures had consequences. At one time in my childhood I would get hurt by something I have always enjoyed and loved.
I was around ten or eleven years old when I found a place in the woods. Four horses lived on this chunk of land. I would sneak down there everyday so I could play with the horses. I had gotten so brave I started to ride the horses bareback! My favorite one I named Cheyenne. She was a beautiful buckskin that I had ridden a few times.
On a hot summer day in Iowa I lead Cheyenne down a hillside; this crazy horse named boomer came barreling down after me. Before I could get out of the way he tried to jump me. Boomer didn’t make it; he ended up kicking me in the back of the head. As I rolled down the hill I remember looking up just in time to see his body fly over me. I ended up breaking my tail bone and spraining my ankle. This defiantly was an adventure I will always remember. I can still close my eyes and see boomer flying over me.
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The main themes in The Rocking-Horse Winner are the pursuit of love and luck. Both of the main characters in " The Rocking-Horse Winner", Hester and Paul, are in pursuit of love. First the mother, Hester married for love, and the love faded, she gained children from her marriage, but she could not love them. Nowhere in her life does she find love for anyone but herself. The closest thing to love ...
What I took from these experiences was I taught my self how to ride a horse. When we moved a few years later to a new house, we got horses. I started to do horseshows, compete for and win belt buckles . I also was a rodeo queen. I also helped at our clubs annual Cerebral Palsy ride where we helped the handicap ride horses. It was a good feeling watching them light up when they sat on the horses. I was able to give a little of the joy I feel when I ride my horses.
As a child my family was always camping together or rock hunting. We use to go to these old railroad tracks in Illinois where we would find geodes. It was so fascinating to crack a rock open to see what’s inside. Some of the geodes had powder or oil in them. Others had smoky quartz in them . What was inside had to do with what they formed with.
I wonder sometimes if I didn’t grow up with so much adventure, would’ve I loved nature as much as I do now. Being outside in the woods or fields makes me feel so free and alive. This is one thing I would never give up.
Now that I have a family, I like to take them hiking, fishing, and camping. I want them to have the experiences I had. They enjoy going with me and I hope we’ll have great memories to gather to look back on.
Besides hiking, fishing, and camping. I love all animals. As a kid I had many different kinds of animals. When I was nine my parents bought me a two week old goat named peanut. I had to bottle fed him for two months. I fed him at all hours of the day. Having him taught me responsibility. I looked at him as a little baby. By having peanut and caring for him it gave me the chance to experience the love of animals. From peanut I moved on to horses. I also captured birds, frogs, snakes, turtles, and raccoons.
From all my experiences with animals I took a special liking to snakes. I’m a self taught herpetologist hobbyist. This started when I was a little kid capturing all different types of snakes. Now I breed them and teach at schools about them. Its fun to see kids that are scared of them turn around and hold a snake. When I bring them out the kids usually say how cool they are and ask if “ Can I have one” . I love being able to teach people what I’ve learned.
I have had so many adventures in my life that I have many great memories. I wonder if I didn’t have all these adventures would I be who I am today. I have my whole life ahead of me that I plan filling with adventures. I plan on sharing what I’ve learned and living life to its fullest.
The Essay on The Horse Dealers Daughter Love
In the story The Horse Dealers Daughter, author D.H. Lawrence represents a type of love metaphor that is truly an example of how powerful love can be. His two main characters, Dr. Jack Fergusson and Mabel Pervin undergo such a dramatic experience, its almost impossible not to pick up his story and read it for a second time. But can something this imaginative and so farfetched actually happen? ...
