Personal Narrative: Oreius

Odysseus was one of the strongest characters in this story, he fought for his men and did what he thought was the best for his family or his men. In this story there were a lot of hero moments that he was brought upon, but likewise there were also some zero moments where he was selfish and only thought of himself. One of the main examples that he was a zero moment was that he cheated on his wife for seven years, even though it was said that everytime he would cheat on his wife. But on the other had he had some hero moments, one example of that was that he saved his men from the Cyclopes and none of them were hurt. My opinion on Odysseus isn’t really figured out if he was a hero or zero because he was both of them, one of the main reasons why he isn’t really a hero is because he is really selfish and only thinks of himself and doesn’t think of everyone else around him that might suffer from what is choice might be.

Joseph Campbell was the creator a system known as the Hero’s journey, a general outline or framework for the development of a character during their overall story. The range of stories that can be applied to this generalization is nearly endless and can be found from books to even the journey of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. In this particular essay however the focus will be the story of the shining hero from the Oedipus trilogy. Oedipus was an early castaway due to a prophecy given to his father by the Oracle of Delphi therefore sending Oedipus to a town known as Corinth where he would be adopted by Polybus and Merope. It is here in Corinth that Oedipus will grow and eventually “depart” and begin his journey through Joseph Campbell’s framework.

I shouldn’t be alive today. Yet this opportunity of having a second chance has taught me that I have a purpose in life. After being born premature because of the car wreck my mom was in, doctors strongly believed I wouldn’t make it over night. However, they were wrong; I survived to become an athlete, I was able to conquer depression, and I have the strength to become the first college graduate in my family.

In Oedipus the king the Prophets tells Oedipus how his life will pan out and that there is nothing that he can do about it. Oedipus, however thinks he can prove them wrong being the self righteous person that he is. He believes that fate is not real and that its all about free will and individual decisions that lead to and determine the future. Oedipus is wrong for thinking that he can change his fate because the world is controlled by fate not free will.

     Throughout time there has been a universal question that does not yet yield a universal answer. All people have a different view on whether or not it is right to avenge the killing of another, through the death of the killers. In America during this day and age, it is the obligation of the court system to decide whether or not a murderer should be put to death. Most of the time, the criminal is sentenced to a prison term, but when a judge decides to issue the death penalty there is usually an uproar among the people. Does the court now become a murderer along with the convicted felon or is the court an innocent body. Is it a hero who is looked upon as the hand of justice or just

*disclaimer: bare with me... the next 5 chapters are crap because i wrote them over a year ago...chapter 19 will be the start of some great shit*

It was late one day in June, and the sky was as blue and clear as sparkling wine. I sat back in my hammock reading the book Unbroken enjoying myself, and my uncle came up and asked me if I wanted to play poker with him, 5$ buy in. I jumped at the idea finished my page and went inside the house. Poker is a pretty big thing in my family and I’ve grown up playing and my uncle was one of the best, so spending time with him playing poker is always one of my favorite things to do. We proceed to set up the table, “Texas Holdem“ he says, Jacks to open”. Nothing weird, so we get the game going and the pots getting pretty big when all of the sudden he drops his cards. I stare the cards dead in the eye and see that i'm going to surpass him! He looks

If I were given the capability to travel back in time I would go back to 73 B.C. and hear towards the gladiatorial school in Capua. I always wanted to travel back in time to when there was no digital technology. It would be fascinating to see what they did for fun such as watch gladiators compete against each other. How their lives would be far different from the way we live ours. I would like to see all that but there is one particular person I would like to meet and follow through his journey to what led to his death, his name is Spartacus. I believe it would be interesting to meet such a man capable of putting fear into one of the strongest empires in the world.

“97 years ago, our entire world was separated by a war that lasted for what felt like eons, but today, the world has reunited, all in friendly rivalry, for the greatest sport of all time and its first annual competition, the International Rocket League Championships!” The crowd roared in delight, as everyone was about to see the greatest world achievement in almost 100 years; being reunited by a sport older than dirt, yet it all seemed like a new beginning, which for Antonio Octavian, it was.

I hope the interviews are going well. Steven and I met with Dr. Gaines this morning about eRate, I am happy to say he doesn't want to submit the paperwork. This is a relief since the way Sharon submitted them in the past goes against some of our basic principles.

I woke up to the distant sounds of cows mooing and the rustling of feet while guards switched shifts at the wall. I would’ve gladly been out there keeping lookout, but General Travis keeps saying that 14 is too young to have your life on the line, even though we all knew that simply being there at the fort was putting your life on the line. I slowly sat up and yawned and glanced at the closed window shutters. A small bit of light spilled out onto my cot, dawn was upon the Alamo, and that meant the cattle were

Delano then pulled a gun from his ankle holster and places it on the table top. --

Chris’s dramatic experiences dramatized him, so when he came home, he acted strangely and was not used to being a father or a husband. When he has came home in the book he does not connect with his wife or his children and feels that country is more important than family. Being away for a long time has dramatized him and he was not used to being with a family, but only his fellow seals. When he comes home his wife always gets in arguments with him and at one point they were considering divorce because chris had started to cheat on her. When he came home one time, an alarm sounded off and he grabbed his gun and started trying to track a bad guy but it was actually him going through the house that was why the alarm was going off. He was not able

Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King is Sophocles’s first play of “The Theban Cycle.” It tells the story of a king that tries to escape his fate, but by doing so he only brings about his downfall. Oedipus is a classic example of the Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a basically good and noble person who causes his own downfall due to a flaw in his character.

     Throught Oedipus Rex, Oedipus displays his heroism many times. From the Prologue of the play to the moment in which he leaves Thebes, Oedipus' heroics are extremely apparent; however, at the same time, the decisions which make Oedipus a hero ultimately become the decisions which bring him to shame and exile.