Examples of Diaries | Written by Richard Barrow | Today I got up at 6 o’clock. I ate breakfast in my car because I got up late. I went to school. I went up to my classroom. I read my school books. I went down to assembly. I sang the national anthem. I chanted. I went back up to my classroom. I learnt English‚ Math and Computer. I went back home by bus. I did my homework. I had a lot of homework. I took a bath. I brushed my teeth. I went to bed. วันนี้ฉันตื่น 6 โมง ฉันรับประทานอาหารในรถ
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change people way of thinking and/or reacting‚ like Odysseus. In the book the Odyssey‚ we learned the story about the great warrior Odysseus‚ who was trying to go home‚ from a long and brutal war against Troy. He was a great fighter who demonstrated his strength and power in the Trojan War‚ but his prideful‚ hubris‚ and impulsive personality‚ made his journey back home be extremely long. Throughout most of the story of the Odyssey‚ there are many examples that demonstrate how Odysseus reacts to certain
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emotional attachment even though his work is drawn upon Dorothy’s diary‚ which in its turn is very detached‚ including little personal revelation. When read in conjunction with William’s poetry‚ Dorothy’s journal seems to be a set of notes written especially for him by her. In fact‚ from the very beginning of the journals Dorothy has made it quite clear that she was writing them for William’s ‘pleasure’ . This ties in with many of the diary entries in which she has described taking care of William in a physical
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Odysseus has the defining character traits of a Homeric leader: strength‚ courage‚ nobility‚ a thirst for glory‚ and confidence in his authority. His most distinguishing trait‚ however‚ is his sharp intellect. Odysseus’s quick thinking helps him out of some very tough situations‚ as when he escapes from the cave of the Cyclops in Book 9‚ or when he hides his slaughter of the suitors by having his minstrel strike up a wedding tune in Book 23. He is also a convincing‚ articulate speaker and can win
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The Odyssey is the epic story of a warrior named Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War and being held captive by Calypso‚ a passionate nymph‚ for seven years. The epic recounts the many encounters and adventurous endeavors Odysseus and his men are involved in during the long return to Ithaca. During his odyssey‚ many laudable adversaries‚ primarily in the form of temptations‚ karmic justice and arrogance‚ that confront him and his hubristic‚ fatuous men. Earlier in the story
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In the “Odyssey‚” Odysseus saved himself and his men because he didn’t fear anyone or anything. “With this he drove the ram away from him out of doors‚ and I loosed myself when the ram was a little way from the cave‚ then untied my men” (Homer 38). If Odyssey feared someone or something he probably would’ve just let himself and his men died. He would’ve just given up and not even try‚ but Odyssey didn’t do that. Instead‚ he came up with a brilliant plan
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Macy Phillips Hodges English 201- H 11 February 2013 The Women of The Odyssey In today’s society women are just as capable of doing things as men. The role of a woman has changed greatly since the times of Ancient Greek. In Homer’s epic‚ The Odyssey‚ we see how each different woman is portrayed. From the roles of‚ the cunning seductress‚ and the faithful obedient wives. Women are the key to everyday life of men‚ children‚ and other women. Throughout this epic‚ most of the women fall under
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Homer Do you think you could compose two great works of art? Well Homer did. He was the composer of the Llaid and the Odyssey. Many places claim to be his birth place. People also think that he didn’t write the Odyssey or the Llaid by his self. The oldest version of the Llaid is inside St. Marks church in Venice‚ a hand written manuscript (James Lloyd 1). The poems were first organized‚ complied‚ and edited under the Athenian Pisistratus. The first printed editions of Homer were in 1488
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________________________________________ Every year the Super Bowl is an event watched for the commercials as for the game itself. With a price tag of $2.6 million for a 30 second commercial‚ it is the most expensive 30 seconds spent on television each and every year. This year Chevy‚ along with plenty of other brands‚ such as Doritos and even the National Football League‚ are diving into a new craze‚ amateur ads. Chevy put out a call to college students from coast to coast to design a spot
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usually reflect or discuss symbolism. Symbolism can almost always can help you figure out the underlying message that each book is trying to convey. The Odyssey also has an underlying moral or lesson that the author wants you to take away after you have read the book. All of the life-threatening experiences that Odysseus goes through in the Odyssey have helped him grow as a person. One thing I think must have put a tremendous hardship on Odysseus would be him having to choose between going through
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