Personal Narrative: Aphrodite
On Friday evening I arrived for dinner, shortly after seven-thirty. Before I had a chance to say hello, my mother’s eyes zoomed in on the tattoo, and she immediately began a masterful verbal attack. First, she accused me of being under the spell of despicable drug lords, then of being seduced by alcohol and ended with a question concerning my mental health. In a rational tone I stated that I hadn’t experienced a mental hiccup and as an artist I didn’t need to partake in drugs or booze for inspiration. Then flippantly, I pointed to the tattoo and reminded her that Aphrodite was her favorite Greek goddess. Quickly, my mother refuted my assertion by stating she preferred Venus, the Roman Goddess. That’s not what she proclaimed, four summers
Personal Narrative: Damione Freemanman
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Personal Narrative: The Great Battle
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Personal Narrative: The Alcoholic Mother
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Personal Narrative: The Game Against The Philomath Warrior
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Personal Narrative: A Modest Proposal
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Crazy Latina-Personal Narrative
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How Did Zeus Influence The Greek Gods
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Personal Narrative: I Am Princess Abrahams
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Five Gods In Roman Religion And Their Traits
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Jewel-Personal Narrative
588 Words | 3 PagesWhen I was 6 I was forced to horseback and I hated it. One weekend , when my family was upstate my friend Mia’s mother invited us to the barn they had been riding at. When we arrived I remember my initial response to the stable. I was focusing on the horrible smell when I walked into the stall I stopped thinking about it.
Personal Narrative: A Hero's Journey?
595 Words | 3 PagesThe sun glistened in the daybreak and a dark figure appeared on the foreground, and moved gracefully across the pathway, nearing the bench that presided at my side. My eyes scoured upward as he neared and the sun blinded me, but not before I saw the figure, a man, glance my direction and change his course. He was wrapped in an opaque tunic that countered the illuminated color of his hair, it was a halcyonic gold that glistened against the flare of day. His trousers were khaki color that exalted the man’s frame. Once my eyes cleared and I was able to open them the man was closer than before and I was able to see his face much more clearly.
Personal Narrative: Evelyn
720 Words | 3 PagesNovel Summative Description of the protagonist, Evelyn: Quite the opposite, I have long brown hair that I pair with ocean blue eyes, both of them acting like my personal trophies. I wouldn’t trade anyone to be short for one day. Being five nine gives me a sense of confidence since I’m able to look over most people’s heads. I have an athletic body because I dive for a sport. Diving is amazing.
Personal Narrative: Brilliance
249 Words | 1 PagesAs an avid fan of the manipulation of language, double meanings of words have always interested me. “Brilliance” with its multifaceted denotations is my favorite word because it accurately describes the essence of who I am. In one aspect, brilliance means “exceptional talent and intelligence”. I am hard working; I achieve high grades in school and use the wisdom I gain in daily experiences. As a leader, I have to use my insightfulness often to think of quick and efficient ways to lead.
Personal Narrative: Searching For Prim
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Aphrodite-Personal Narrative
435 Words | 2 PagesThe cheesecake constellation feels like it was made just yesterday wait, it was made yesterday it had the biggest tragedy of my life, a lady was acting like she was Aphrodite. It all started with a boring day at GCA well, it was a smidge less boring. Everyone in 5th hour Social Studies is taking a test then, we hear a loud burp it was so loud the walls started shaking, then Mr. Johnson and Mr.TacoGrape go outside and see if there is something wrong, but they only found 3 mirrors and 19 makeup bags that have the name Aphrodite on all of them. Then someone yells “There is a mystery to be solved!” So after class, it was lunch and everyone comes and see a random lady eating 10 pieces of cheesecake and is claiming that she is Aphrodite.
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