Athens
When we finally arrived in Greece I was so excited to explore and although I was really tired (we were 7 hours ahead) we still decided to explore. On our second day we were really thrilled to go on our daylong tour. First we went to the place where they held the first modern Olympic games. It was so cool! It was built all the way back in 1896. Also Athens held the first ancient Olympic games in 776 BC. Then we went on and saw many ancient temples like the temple of Poseidon, the temple of Zeus and the temple of Athena Nike. A fun fact is the reason they now call this city Athens is because Athena’s gift to the city (an olive tree) was better then Zeus’s (a spring).
Mykonos
During Mykonos most of the time I swam but what I thought was really cool was when I swam with the fish. The reason I liked this so much is because I got a lot of bread so I could feed them. So I went into the water and started to adjust to the temperature. After I got in I started to spread out the bread and one after another the fish came in. They were so pretty! I saw so many different ones like some metallic looking ones and some were rainbow. I had a great time!
Santorini
When we got to Santorini I was so tired I wanted to go to sleep so badly but I couldn’t because if you do then your time schedule will be all messed up. So I was just very tired through the day. The next morning after I had gotten some rest we went shopping. While we were shopping I asked about a blue eye looking thing. The reason I asked was because it was in every shop. So I found out they call it an evil eye. They do this because it watches over you. To me it’s a little creepy!
Many people admire heroes, people who go out of their way for others. These are people who work hard, demonstrate bravery, but most of all they have perseverance. These people do not run away when it gets hard. They stick by even in challenging situations but most importantly when lives are at stake.
They are people like Pen Farthing and Martin Luther King who never gave up however Odysseus’s name would not be said in this list. The reason I say this is in the book you will find him run scared from things like the cyclopes and Poseidon. I would not call that being a hero…
During Odysseus’s life time I would argue him not being remembered as a hero. Though he sometimes performs heroic acts I still would argue the other side. I say this because overall Odysseus has made some very terrible mistakes, one of which was the lord of the winds incident. While Odysseus was guarding the bag of winds for nine days he fell asleep leaving his curious men with the bag of winds. “Then Odysseus fell asleep with the familiar shape of home. And while he slept… What is this treasure from king Aeolus that our captain keeps so closely hidden, and that must not be taken out till our own landing beach?… It is only right to share it, for we have travelled as far and suffered as much as he has!.. They hauled the bulging bag out from under the rowing benches, and untied it silver cords. With a shiver shine and a whistle they were back to the island.”
Pen farthing served three years in the military and while he was there he had a dog, his name was Nowzad he felt really connected with so that gave him an idea. The idea was to reunite the people in the military with their dogs. That helped many of them adjust back to normal life. He also made sure the dogs had been treated right with proper care.
My heroes are my parents because they are always there for me and they are always helping and looking out for me. I love my parents so much for all they do, for example they always put me first. Like when I am totally stressed about a test coming up because I did not practice enough my mom will not let me go anywhere until I know them by heart. And my dad Is always helping me to try and make my life better and easier like when my bike was not working he spent almost half an hour trying to repair it for me. And that is why my parents are my heroes.
Imagine a world without heroes. Where everyone just focused on themselves, no one would make a difference. Heroes are the special people who care. Like Martin Luther King if he did not do anything about segregation we would all still be separated. And Pen Farthing it would have been so hard for everyone in the military to go on without someone to help them adjust. Especially my parents, I don’t know what I would do without them. But while Odysseas has not shown anywhere close to many heroic actions as they have. They are all so smart and inspiring but you may still ask the questions why? What did they do? The answer is they changed the world making it a better safer place.
