My Father: The Person I Admire Most Over time‚ there have been several people who have influenced various aspects of my life‚ based on their personal characteristics‚ accomplishments‚ and values. I have been privileged to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value many political leaders‚ who have inspired me by their contributions to society‚ and
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Comparison With “My Father on His Shield” Often in literature‚ writers unintentionally create works that tie very well with one another. Two works that connect well are The Odyssey by Homer‚ translated by Robert Fizgerald‚ and “My Father on His Shield‚” by Walt McDonald. While McDonald’s poem underscores the tone of mourning and sorrow by the main character‚ Homer’s work elucidates the tone of animosity and hurt. As previously stated‚ the tone of McDonald’s poem‚ “My Father on His Shield” is
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Overcoming The Death of my Father Never in my life had I ever thought that at the age of seventeen years old‚ I would lose my father in an unexpected accident. To this day‚ I feel it should have never happened. I would like to think it is all a bad nightmare and that I would wake up to see my father there the next morning‚ but unfortunately it is not the case. There are a lot of things I did not understand back then; especially about loss‚ sadness‚ anger‚ and fear. When it came down to these things
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My Father Thinking back to the death of my father really makes me sad‚ I remember three times a week after school I would go visit my father. I would go to the hospital room where my father was in a comma since his accident; my eyes would often wander to the Gayle Sayers football jersey my mother placed at his bedside. Fourteen years ago my father was fighting with a friend of his and he slipped during the fight. My father hit the back of his head extremely hard on the concrete ground‚ and he suffered
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have.” This is what I have come to realize in my life. My father is a recovering alcoholic. At home‚ I did the typical things that all little girls do; played with dolls‚ stuffed animals‚ colored pictures‚ and participated in various sports. As a young child I grew up adapting to everything he did‚ thinking it was normal. At that time‚ I did not know his behavior was different from other adults. As I grew older I started to understand my father faced challenges that I needed to accept and adjust
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I Never Sang For My Father by Robert Anderson In the play I Never Sang For My Father by Robert Anderson the main characters are Gene and his father‚ Tom. The play develops around the conflict between these two characters‚ Gene and his dad are not close and argue all the time because of Tom’s attitude; he is selfish and considers himself to be the center of the universe. For example‚ Tom fell in love with his favorite program‚ so he forgot to entertain or give an attention to his son Gene. When
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My father inspired me to step into a world outside of my comfort zone. Terrified of being in large crowds‚ I discovered that fitting in with different people would be impossible for me. As a result‚ my regular life unexpectedly changed by the time I became a junior. With the recent news of racial violence‚ such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown‚ I felt discomfort from being around my classmates almost every day. I chose to not have someone worry about how I feared being around them
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poem “Even If You Weren’t My Father” by Camillo Sbarbaro‚ is about how a young girl states that she would love her father even if he was a complete stranger. This is a sonnet and the theme of this poem is unconditional love. The literary devices that are used are diction and imagery. When I first read the title of the poem I grasped a good understanding of the message and theme. This poem made feel happy for the girl because of how positive her relationship was with her father. Using words like “innocent
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Living with an alcoholic father changed the atmosphere in the house; therefore‚ changed my beliefs with God. Whereas wondering why was I born into this family? With every star‚ comes a tear. Like rolling thunder‚ like rolling anger. Being destructive like a tornado. Breathing hard like a hurricane. Being hot like the sun‚ I become a meteor from the sky. With every wave‚ comes a fear like a tsunami. With rejection comes an earthquake. Being lonely like a drought‚ being hurt like being damaged by hail
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DREAMS FROM MY FATHER Our past makes our future. The experiences one endures throughout our past evolves us into the person we are to become in the future. In Dreams From My Father‚ author Barack Obama explores how not only his past made him who he is today‚ but also how his father’s life achievements and failures as well as insight on his family’s culture molded him into becoming the man who would presides over the nation the we all call home. This book helped me discover interesting
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