Internet Exercises

Dillard, Annie

In "The Chase," Dillard writes about the thrill of giving your physical all. Check out the Guinness World Records site at http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/home.asp to see all kinds of examples of people giving everything they've got just to make the record books.

Rodriguez, Richard

In "Complexion," Rodriguez deals with feeling unattractive as an adolescent. Explore The Adolescence Directory On-Line at http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html to discover more on this subject and other related issues.

Angelou, Maya

Maya Angelou's narrative piece titled "Graduation" hits on the many different feelings one experiences when preparing to graduate. She also examines what the actual process of graduation may feel like. Take a look at The Graduation Poems site at http://www.poemsforfree.com/gradpo.html to read more about the feelings graduation inspires.

White, E.B.

E.B. White writes about the moment he begins to face his own aging and death in his piece "Once More to The Lake." At the Death Poems, site at http://teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/aa031801a.htm?once=true you can explore the feelings about death that some teenagers have expressed in poetic form.

Neal, Patsy

In her piece titled, "My Grandmother, the Bag Lady," Neal offers us one vision of growing old. Check out the Etta Clark Photography site at http://www.ettaclarkphotography.com/ to see older people in a whole different light.

Kluger, Jeffrey

In "Can We Stay Young Forever," Kluger discusses medical anti-aging efforts. Take at look at the CNN Health Story page at http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9801/13/life.extention/. There you'll find information on what is proposed to be an anti-aging breakthrough.

Sheehy, Gail

Gail Sheehy believes that we as humans go through six stages in our adult lives. Sheehy takes a look at these stages in her piece "Predictable Crises of Adulthood." A renowned psychologist, Erik Erikson, separates life into eight stages. Take a look at his analysis at http://www.xrefer.com/entry/156538.