What Am I Riddles

Question: People look at me all the time. I have a large vocabulary. I can teach people a lot of new things. I can be mysterious, funny, adventurous, romantic, scary, and sad. I tell stories. I can take people to other worlds. What am I?

Question: What devours everything from birds, to tree, bats, and bees? Surrounds you wherever you are, and is always moving?

Question: I am often known as a symbol/mark, and can be used in a trend. I am created when two paths meet, but separate at the end. What am I?

Question: I know all, have seen all, yet I am not conscious. Looking back upon me shows mistakes and also good things. Looking in the middle of me shows opportunities to be exploited. Looking forward upon me shows the effects of decision. What am I?

Question: Remembered are the days when I was used, bloodied and beaten... I was abused. Death surrounded me, and it mattered not, as no matter the pain I inflicted, I'd never rot. What am I?