I am going to write about the day to day struggles that a teenager goes through, and how we see the world. I will include things about drugs, school life, bullying, and sex. If you like to know to know what other teens are doing, stay tuned.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
The Achilles heel
I was in class today and we're reading the Iliad, then we're going to read the odyssey. Needless to say...I was bored. So I decided to write this poem, and tell me what you think. "Great love can make a weak man strong, and true love can make a brave man fall to his knees." lol I felt so deep when I wrote this. But I had a hard time understanding when there was at least 15 kids in my class who didn't know whom Achilles, Priam, Hector, Paris, Helen were. I've been learning Greek mythology since seventh grade, I mean come on, they must be some no nothing kids. Back on topic; Achilles was a bull-headed, arrogant, warrior. Hector KILLED Achilles best friend (not cousin), and he wanted revenge. Along the way, Achilles fell in love with a mortal woman Briseis, but she was taken away. Later down the line Hector's younger brother, Paris (who took Helen of Troy) shot him with an arrow in his heel. BTW kidnapping Helen started the Trojan/Greek war.
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