The poem I chose is “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost.  I like the idea of taking risks and not conforming with everyone else.  He concludes the poem by saying he took the road that was less traveled and it made all the difference.  This idea makes me think of people like Steve Jobs and how he stated in a famous speech “Stay hungry, stay foolish.”  It also made me think of a line stated by Wayne Gretzky. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”  Don’t be afraid of taking the road less traveled.

For my digital essay I have a few ideas I have to try to sort out.  I believe I want to start off by showing a path of two roads.  Somehow I’d like to show how most people are going one way but that is not necessarily the right way.  I want to focus on being unique and the positives of it.  Maybe show some clips of famous people who have standed out and have become successful because of it.  Also, I might like to portay diversity stating how people from all different backgrounds have the ability to become whatever they want to me.  A slide show of courageous people who have caused positivity in this world by standing up for their beliefs is somthing I’d like to focus on.

Another idea I had one the concept of not giving into peer pressure.  Maybe showing people doing something wrong and trying to convince someone to join in and they refuse.  Afterwards the wrongdoers all get in trouble while the other person is safe because he or she took the less traveled route.  I have a few ideas I need to sort out but this poem I like very much because I strongly believe in taking the road less traveled.