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Personal Narrative: The King Of Ithaca

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Its time I tell you about my feeling of unhappiness with my life and the emptiness that I have been feeling within me, not as a king, but as Ulysses, a Trojan war soldier. One of the most important responsibilities of a king is to make sure the commoners of his village are happy. They deserve a king who puts his heart and soul into the well-being of his village. I would be lying if I told you I am destined to be the king of Ithaca for the rest of my life. Even though my physical body is here, my mind always rewinds the memories of my voyage. In these 10 years of travelling, I experienced more things than that of my entire life. My life during my voyage years wasn’t completely perfect. I suffered very much with the ones I love and myself, but

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