Poem

The Road Not Taken

By Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

I like this poem because it has a moral that encourages people to follow a different path from everyone else, stand out, and be an independent thinker. It also tells readers to be careful with your life choices, as you my regret it later.

 

Week 4/5: Media and Memory

When I was little, I just couldn’t do without my favorite game, Zoo Tycoon. I would wake up early on weekends to play it. I would rush to finish my homework everyday in hopes of getting time to build another exhibit or two.

I first played the game at a friend’s house. I came home excited and immediately began to beg my parents for the game. After months of waiting, I finally found the disc waiting for me under the Christmas tree.

I remember starting a zoo in a small town. I cared for a family of polar bears as my zoo grew in popularity. I went on the internet to find cheats to unlock secret animals like unicorns and mermaids. And of course, there were the times I spent laughing maniacally as I barricaded the exit and unleashed a swarm of velociraptors upon the zoo’s unsuspecting visitors.

Zoo Tycoon was the first video game I really enjoyed, and every now and then I like to pop the disk in my computer for a trip down memory lane.