The most unforgettable moment in my life is the day when my pet dog died. Being just a young innocent boy, I really never understood the meaning of death or the purpose of it. All I could understand is that it comes uninvited unexpectedly and it is inevitable, for all life will come to an end one day. The tragic moment happened when I took my pet dog out for a walk. It was when we reached an intersection and was crossing a pedestrian line when a car turning left immediately rushed to turn after I passed him and all of sudden a loud cry came from my dog. As I look behind me, I saw my dog got run over by the car which did not stopped at all and just drove off. I was there standing, looking and waited for my dog to get up and run around just like he always does, even though blood are gushing out of his mouth and eyes. Tears started to pour out like a waterfall as I carried him to the side of the road. The smell was nauseating and the sticky feeling of the blood on my hand, yet I could not stop holding him as he takes his last remaining breath with agony. I don’t know if it’s because of my tears or the smell of the blood that makes everything around me seems so dull and dark with his emotionless and motionless body in my tiny arms as I rushed home. To know that just a few hours ago he was whining and giving me the puppy eyes so I could take him to walk but now all of that is over as my dad and I buried him in our yard. I thought of all the good time we had together. He was adorable, playful, energetic and above all he was my best friend. Although it took quite some time for me to get over it as I would always find myself expecting my dog to greet me whenever I come home or getting ready to feed him, only to remember that he is gone. I have learned to accept the up and down of life and the inevitability of death itself. That moment is something I don’t want to forget as it taught me something important about life.

rybody have an unforgettable day in their life. Some felt happy when recall that specific day but some felt sad when recall that day. For me, it brought a lot of joy when I think about the unforgettable day of my life. It was 9th September 2009, I was rushing to the school because it was my last paper for SPM exam. It’s already too late to the school and my dad starts to nag while waiting for me in the car to drop at the school. I took my school bag, revision papers, water bottle and some other things and run fast to the car. I sit in the car quietly because I know that my father really hot under the collar because it also already late for his work.

My father drop me at the school and go to the work quickly. I walked straight away to the exam hall and I saw all candidates were sitting in their seat and get ready for the exam. I also took my place and get ready to the exam. After 2 ½ hour, we all came out from the exam hall. I felt relax because finally my five years effort came to the end. I’d done best in all of my exam paper and I hope I will get a good result as well as possible. Then, I realized that my friends were didn’t talk to me since morning. I thought they concentrate on their exam and that is why they didn’t talk to me. I saw they busily shake hands to their friends and say good bye to them. So, I went there and talk as usual but they didn’t bother me. They talk with others. I felt unhappy and confused of the changes in their attitude. Suddenly, my close companion Pranita walked across in front of me. I called her and tried talk to her but she refused my talking and continued her walking. I was totally fed up. Moreover, at school I was as alone as the last leaf on a tree before winter begins. So, I back to the home and straight away go to my room. I stayed at room for half an hour. Then I feel very hungry so I went to the kitchen. My mother was busy with her cooking. I asked, “mom what is today special?” my mother reply, “nothing”. I noticed that my mother face was dull. So I don’t want to disturbed her and I just make a cup of coffee and some loaf of bread and went to the hall. I watched the television for a while and it makes me bored. So, I went back to my room.

I felt very confusing about the attitude of my friends and mother. They were behaved differently today. Usually, my friend Pranita always talks with me. She never refused my talking from form 1 until yesterday but today she refused my interaction with her. There also have some changes with my mother. My mother is very friendly. Usually, when I back from the school, she started her question. She asked about my school and asked about the exam, homework but today she didn’t asked anything to me. Usually, if I stayed at room for ten minutes, my mom started to knock my room’s door and asked, “Why are you staying alone at room? Any problem?” but today I stayed at room for half an hour; she didn’t knock my room’s door. It was strange. I asked myself, “Why they behave strangely today”. I saw wall clock in my room. It’s showed 2 o”clock. I feel sleepy. So I’m lying on the bed and close my eyes. I was in the deepest level of sleeping. Suddenly, somebody cover my eyes with cloth. Somebody tie my legs and hands until I can’t move. Furthermore, I feel like someone took me from the bed and walked. I think they took me to another place. I feel very scared. My heartbeat was beating too fast. I scream repeatedly and incoherently. Unfortunately, nobody listen to me. So I don’t know where am I now?

After 15 minutes, they opened the cloth which covers my eyes. I open my eyes slowly. I was shocked when open my eyes. My friend and family members all stand in front of me. The hall was decorated nicely. There was my favourite delicious chocolate cake put on the table in front of me. Then I realized today is my 17th birthday. Everybody starts to sing birthday song for me. I cut my birthday cake very happily. Everybody wished me. Then, my friend Pranita come near to me and said, “Sorry kala we already planned to surprise you on your birthday and that is why I behave differently at school. Is it surprise you”. I said, “Yes, it’s a big surprise for me but why this birthday is so special?” She replied, “It is because the date was very special. You see the date first. It’s 09.09.09. It does only exist once in your lifetime. That is why we want to make this day as unforgettable day in your life”. Then, I saw the date and realized that she was right. Birthday date like this only exist once in my lifetime. That special birthday became an unforgettable day in my life.

Pygmalion Summary
How It (Supposedly) Went Down
The Short Story
Pygmalion, a sculptor, is our main squeeze in this story. He's totally disgusted by a group of prostitutes, and he swears off all women. Natch. Next step? He goes to his studio and decides to sculpt his ideal woman out of ivory. Pygmalion makes the statue so beautiful that he falls in love with it. Then, at a festival for Aphrodite, he prays that the goddess will give him a wife just like his statue. She decides to do him one better and actually bring his statue to life. The statue becomes a real woman, and she and Pygmalion get married and have two children. The end.
The Less Short Story * On the island of Cyprus, there is a group of women called the Propoetides. These ladies are rather uppity, and they refuse to acknowledge that Aphrodite is a goddess. * This, predictably, doesn't fly with Aphrodite. As punishment, she robs the women of their sense of shame, and… they begin to prostitute themselves. Great. * The sculptor Pygmalion sees these women doing their thing and is totally grossed out by their behavior. (Oh, a few authors say that Pygmalion was also the King of Cyprus, but most limit him to being a sculptor.) * Anyway, he's so disgusted by the Propoetides that he vows to ignore all women forever. That seems kind of rash, but hey—to each his own. * Without a girlfriend, Pygmalion has a lot of time on his hands. To stave off boredom, he decides to make an ivory statue of his ideal woman. * The brilliant sculptor that he is, Pygmalion produces a statue that is extremely lifelike and super-hot. * So hot, actually, that he begins to fall in love with it. * Pygmalion knows that the statue is made of ivory (he was the one who made it, after all), but he can't help smothering it with kisses. * Gross. * He continues to fantasize that she's a real woman, and at one point, he gropes the statute so hard that he's afraid he's damaged her limbs. * Don't worry, she's fine. (Ivory is really strong). * Perhaps in an attempt to be even creepier, the sculptor starts to give gifts to his creation. His presents include clothes, pearls, shells, earrings, rings, pretty stones, singing birds, flowers, and talking parrots. Jackpot for the statue! * Then, to top it off, Pygmalion lays his naked statue on a luxurious bed covered in purple blankets. He even provides a squishy pillow for her head. * Once she's on the bed, Pygmalion calls the statue his "bride." The relationship has clearly progressed to the next level, at least in his mind. * Wanting to honor Aphrodite (and perhaps get some fresh air), Pygmalion leaves his studio to attend a festival in her honor. * Once he's there, he prays to Aphrodite to provide him with a woman who "has the likeness" of his statue. He would have just prayed for his statue to come to life, but shame prevents him from saying these words out loud. * Aphrodite is pretty clever, though. She knows that, in his heart of hearts, Pygmalion just wants his statue to be alive. * According to some versions of the myth, Aphrodite visits Pygmalion's studio to inspect the statue before bringing it to life. She discovers that the statue looks just like her, and she's so flattered that she decides to make Pygmalion's wish come true. * At the festival, the fire leaps three times, which is a good sign. Obvi. * Seeing these flames, Pygmalion gets a burst of hope and runs home to his statue. * He dashes to his luxury bed and kisses the statue. And get this: instead of being cold and hard, her lips are soft and red! * Could it be? He touches her skin… it seems alive and firm. * Finally, he checks a vein and discovers a pulse. She's alive! Overjoyed, Pygmalion gives thanks to Aphrodite. * When he kisses the statue again, she wakes up. Now the statue is a real woman. She even gets a name: Galatea (18th-century authors made that up). * Galatea and Pygmalion get married and have two children: a son, Paphos, and daughter, Metharme. According to legend, Paphos went on to found the city of Paphos in southwestern Cyprus and Metharme later became the mother of Adonis, one of the most handsome mortals in Greek mythology. Not a bad family tree.
Persephone, Demeter, and Hades Summary
How It (Supposedly) Went Down * Zeus decides it's a good idea to give his daughter, Persephone (or Proserpina), goddess of spring, as a bride to his brother Hades (or Pluto), god of the underworld. The king of the gods doesn't bother to tell Persephone or her mother, Demeter (or Ceres), goddess of agriculture, of his decision. * (In some versions of this story, Cupid hits Hades with a love arrow and makes Hades fall for Persephone.) * One day, Persephone is picking flowers with some nymph friends of hers when, all of a sudden, Hades bursts out of the ground, driving a chariot of black horses. * He grabs Persephone and starts dragging her down to the underworld. * The girl screams for help. * Hecate, goddess of witchcraft, and Helios, god of the sun, hear Persephone's cries. * Her mother, Demeter, also hears her screams, but she's too far away to do anything about it. * Demeter is terrified when she hears her daughter's scream. She asks all around, but nobody can tell her what happened. * Demeter wanders all over the earth with torches in her hands looking for Persephone. * The goddess is so upset that she doesn't eat or bathe while she's searching. * Eventually, Hecate shows up and tells Demeter that she heard the scream too, but that she doesn't know what happened either. * Demeter decides to go ask Helios, the sun god, since he's up in the sky all day and sees pretty much everything. * Helios ends up telling Demeter the whole deal – Zeus gave Persephone to Hades and Hades hauled her down to the underworld. * The sun god tries to cheer Demeter up by pointing out that Hades is a good husband for her daughter; after all he's a pretty important and powerful god. * Demeter doesn't buy it. * She is even sadder than she was before, and she's furious with Zeus. * Demeter vows that she won't set foot on Mount Olympus and that she won't let anything grow on earth until she sets eyes on her daughter again. * A terrible famine assaults the earth, and people are starving everywhere. * Seeing this, Zeus sends Hermes, the messenger god, down to the underworld to order Hades to let Persephone go. * Hades agrees, but, before Persephone goes, he secretly slips some pomegranate seeds into her mouth. * (Note: the number of seeds varies from myth to myth.) * Hermes and Persephone then fly out of the land of the dead in Hermes's chariot. * Demeter is super happy to see her daughter again, but upon seeing her, she immediately asks Persephone if she ate anything while in the underworld. * It turns out that, if you eat something while you're down there, you have to stay there forever. * Persephone tells her mom how Hades tricked her into eating the pomegranate seeds. * Demeter is totally ticked off and says that nothing will grow on earth ever again. * Just then, Hecate shows up and consoles Persephone and Demeter; from that point on Hecate is Persephone's BFF. * Zeus sends his mother, Rhea, down to broker a deal with Demeter. * It's decided that Persephone only has to spend part of the year with Hades in the underworld. * (Note: the number of months is different in various myths, and sometimes it relates to the number of pomegranate seeds that Persephone eats.) * Demeter reluctantly agrees with this, but says that when Persephone is in the underworld, nothing on earth will grow. * And that, dear Shmoopers, is where the seasons come from.
Orpheus and Eurydice Summary
How It (Supposedly) Went Down
The Short Story
Ready? Go. Orpheus and Eurydice get married, but later that night, Eurydice is bit by a snake and dies. So far, so terrible. Overcome with grief, Orpheus travels to the Underworld to bring her back to life. He convinces Hades and Persephone to let Eurydice go, but her release comes with a catch: Eurydice must walk behind him as they ascend to the upper world, and Orpheus is forbidden from looking at her. Seems easy enough, right?
Unfortunately, Orpheus is overcome with passion just as they reach the exit. He turns to look at Eurydice and she is immediately sent back to the Underworld – forever. Orpheus is devastated (again) and roams around Greece playing sad songs. Eventually, he is ripped to shreds by a group of drunken mad women.
The Less Short Story * We start off with a pretty typical boy-meets-girl story. And after they meet, Orpheus (who's a famous musician) and Eurydice fall in love and get married. The end. * Oh wait. * Hymen, the god of marriage, is present at the wedding ceremony. He refuses to offer any words of encouragement or even crack a smile. We'd say this is a pretty bad sign for the future of the marriage. * After the wedding, Eurydice decides to get some fresh air. She takes a walk through a nearby meadow, dancing and laughing with her bridesmaids (the Naiads). Natch. * In some versions of the myth, the lustful shepherd Aristaeus (son of Apollo and Cyrene) surprises Eurydice. He's pretty hot for her, and he chases her along a nearby riverbank. * Desperate to avoid his sexual advances, Eurydice stops looking where she's going and stumbles across a poisonous viper. Uh oh. * Sure enough, the snake bites Eurydice's ankle and she dies. The end. * Nope, still not. * Orpheus is (obviously) overcome with grief at his wife's death. And just like any good musician, he expressed himself by singing the blues. Literally. * Fed up with his depression, Orpheus decides to take action. His plan? Travel to the Underworld and ask Hades to let Eurydice go. Seems straightforward enough. * As he enters the Underworld, Orpheus uses his music to charm the spirits and monsters who live there. Ever get serenaded by a cute guy with a stringed instrument? Hard to resist, right? * Even animals love him. Cerberus, the three-headed dog who guards the entrance, stands motionless and lets Orpheus pass. Everyone else is moved, too: the grotesque Furies weep, Sisyphus stops moving his rock, the vulture stops pecking at Tityus' liver, and the souls of the dead gather to hear him play. So yeah, guess he chose the right song. * In any case, Orpheus finds Hades and Persephone, the King and Queen of the Underworld. Now the convincing begins. * He makes a grand speech and plays his lyre to try to persuade these two to let Eurydice go. His strategy? He reminds Hades that he fell in love once, too (with Persephone). Also, since everyone dies eventually, they'll eventually get her (and his!) soul back anyway. So why not let Eurydice live for a few more years? * Orpheus' eloquent speech melts the hearts of Hades and Persephone. Surprise, surprise. And – success! – they agree to free Eurydice. * But there is a small catch. Hades says Eurydice must walk behind Orpheus as they travel back to the upper world – Orpheus is forbidden from looking back at Eurydice until they have exited the Underworld. * Doesn't seem too tough, right? Who doesn't love a little delayed gratification anyway? * So Orpheus agrees, and the couple begins their ascent. * Orpheus can hear Eurydice's footsteps behind him and before long, he can see the exit. He steps out of the cave and into the light. He made it! * But (yes, there's a but – we know you saw it coming) due either to excitement for having escaped or concern for his wife, Orpheus totally forgets about Hades' warning and turns to look at Eurydice. * NO! * Eurydice is just on the verge of exiting the cave, but she hasn't quite made it out. * We repeat: NO! * At that moment, three loud noises echo throughout the Underworld, signaling that something is very, very wrong. * Orpheus and Eurydice lock eyes for a split second. Eurydice just barely manages to say "Farewell!" before she is sucked back down to the Underworld. * Orpheus reaches for her – but he's grabbing at air. (How sad is this?) * Our guy is stunned. What should he do? He tries to enter the Underworld a second time, but this time the Ferryman on the River Styx won't let him pass. * Now it's time for more wallowing. For somewhere between seven days and seven months (depending on what version you read), Orpheus sits weeping on the banks of the River Styx. * Ugh. * Eventually, he wanders back to Thrace, still bemoaning the loss of Eurydice and singing the blues (literally). * Things aren't going well for this guy, and sure enough, for the rest of this life, Orpheus spurns the romantic advances of all other women. Now that's loyalty. * Among Orpheus' rejected lovers are the Maenads, a group of women who worship the drunken god Bacchus. They're a pretty unruly bunch, and when Orpheus turns them down, they are not happy campers. * The Maenads try to throw sticks and stones at him, but the objects refuse to hit Orpheus because they're enchanted by his music. This guy is even moving sticks and stones not to break his bones – impressive. * On to plan B: the Maenads rip Orpheus limb from limb, and scatter his body parts across the land. They also tear off his head and throw it in a river. * Well, then. * Even as Orpheus' head floats down the river, he calls out for Eurydice. How's that for romantic/creepy? * Orpheus' head eventually washes up on the island of Lesbos, where it's discovered by the Muses. They also find his limbs and give them a proper burial. * According to some accounts of the myth, the spirits of Orpheus and Eurydice end up finding each other in the Elysian Fields, which is the nicest part of the Underworld. Aw. * But some party pooper accounts don't agree that they are ever reunited. We like to think the first way is what really happened.