Mythology & Folklore

 Week 2 Reading Choice I have chosen to read the Public Domain Edition: Ramayana for week 3! One of the main factors that influenced me to chose this version over the other is because it is free. I love that there is a free option available and I don't have to go somewhere to buy it. As a senior who is in 12 hours and also has an internship, I don't have the flexibility to go out and buy a book. An online free version makes my life so much easier. I also liked the fact that it came with lots of notes and illustrations to aid the reading! Comic Book 1 Sudama : I chose to read this story because I have learned about Krishna in the past from my Understanding Non-Western Dance class. I was fascinated about the culture and the illustrations from this piece. Plus it is a story about friendship and I thought that would be a sweet read! Comic Book 2 Monkey Stories : I chose this story because it was a tale about The Money King and I chose to read about him in the previous assignment. A...

Reading Schedule  Choose from   CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units   for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3: Bible Women Week 4: Cupid and Psyche Choose from  MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units  for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: Arabian Nights Week 6: Twenty-Two Goblins Choose from  ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units  for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7: Brer Rabbit Week 9: The Monkey King Choose from  NATIVE AMERICAN units  for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10: Marriage Tales Week 11: American Indian Tales Choose from  BRITISH and/or CELTIC units  for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: Alice in Wonderland Week 13: English Tales Choose from  EUROPEAN units  for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: Crane Week 15: Hans Christian Anderson After selecting the stories I want to read for this semester, I am for excited than ever. I think the units I am most excited for are the British and European units. I am such a fan of British literature so these stories, especia...

Hey y'all! This week's topic was convicting let me tell you! It was all about time management and boy do I struggle with this one! I am the queen of always being busy! I got to pick two articles about this topic and I wanted to share my thoughts here! The Myth of Too Busy . In this particular article by Tim Grahl, he shared how our generation is running on empty and how we need to remove the word "busy" from our vocabulary. We as humans are choosing things in our life to make us busy instead of prioritizing our time with things that are actually important. This was so convicting because like I mentioned earlier, I am the queen of being busy! I feel like I don't have enough time in the day to get everything done. In reality, I am not prioritizing my time. Instead, I am staying up late watching Tik Tok, scrolling hours on Instagram, binge watching Netflix, or spending time with my boyfriend. Grahl says we need to "ruthlessly cut unnecessary stuff out of our liv...

      Hey y'all! I wanted to share a few of my thoughts regarding the technology tools assignment! This reading has equipped me with some great information and of course tools to help equip me for the future! Let's jump right in!     After reading through all the technology tools we are going to be working with this semester, I was pleasantly surprised that I already knew about a few of them. As for image editing, I worked extensively on Canva creating presentations and graphics for my past internships and classes. Also, for website publishing, in a few of my previous classes in Gaylord, I was required to create a website using WordPress. I am not fluent with all it's tools and capabilities, but I am excited to learn more in this class!     I think for me, I really want to get more familiar with different website publishing platforms. Like I mentioned earlier, my experience with WordPress is fairly shallow. I want to ...

  Assignments for this Semester      Hey y'all! I wanted to hop on here and share my thoughts on what I am most and least looking forward to regarding the assignments for this semester! Let's get started!     After reading through all the assignments we have in store for this semester, I wanted to share which ones I am most excited about! To start, I am most looking forward to the storytelling assignments. I absolutely love writing so this one grabbed my attention right off the bat. I love how this class is allowing me to be creative and expand/practice my writing each week! I also am excited about the numerous extra credit assignments available for each week. I think it's so amazing how many options we have to chose from including learning new tech tips, engaging in more reading or writing, and taking a second to survey the class's stress levels at the end of the week. Plus, it is extra special how we can use these extra credit points to get...

  Growth Mindset Thoughts      I really enjoyed this assignment called Growth Mindset: A Powerful Way to Learn! Before this assignment, I had never heard of Carol Dweck and her growth mindset theory. This information was completely new to me, but I was fascinated by what I learned from the videos! I am glad I had the opportunity to learn about this theory!      After watching these informational Ted Talks, I began to think about where I would put myself on the growth mindset spectrum. I would say I am right in the middle of the spectrum and would label myself as mixed. I would say I have limited growth in certain domains of learning and I prefer clear and immediate goals. I know this is terrible to admit but my motivation and effort comes from seeing progress and getting the results I want to see. But on the flip side, when I make mistakes, I know there is way that my mistakes can be corrected. Overall, I accept help from others to learn, but my overal...

  All About Me Hi y'all! My name is Morgan Pask and I am currently enrolled in Mythology and Folklore this semester! For this assignment, I wanted to share a little bit about me so y'all can get to know me better! Let's jump in! (Me at Rosemary Beach, FL)        I was born on September 24th, 1998 in Dayton, Ohio! I have one older sister, Mackenzie who is twenty 24 years old! Shortly after being born, my family packed our bags and moved to the sunny state of California! My dad was working for HP at the time so that's what triggered the move. My family LOVED California! There we endless trips to Disney, countless days playing in the waves at the beach, and numerous afternoons just soaking in the sunshine! After five short years, we packed up again and moved to The Woodlands, Texas! The Woodlands is a suburb of Houston! We lived there for fourteen years and that's where I completed all my schooling! Fast forward to present day, you can find my family settled in Dal...

  Storybook Favorites For this assignment, I chose three storybook stories! I chose Ghost Stories of OU, Friends of Oz, and Stories from the Wizarding World. I am excited to share my thoughts with y'all! Ghost Stories of OU . I chose this storybook because this topic of OU ghost stories brought me back to my freshman year. When I was a freshman, I took advantage of all OU had to offer for incoming students to get to know campus. This led me to partaking in a ghost tour at 11pm at night with my roommate and we heard a few of the same stories this storybook told. Plus I love anything haunted related so the title immediately grabbed my attention!     After reading the introduction, I had a clear understanding of what I was supposed to learn from this storybook. I was informed I would learn about A Strange Day in Holmberg, A  tragedy in Cate Center, A night at the Old Tri-Delt House, and Reporting from Bizzell. I really enjoyed the creative writing style the student used...

 New York City... My Favorite Place For this assignment, I chose New York City as my favorite place! I absolutely love city life and nothing screams that more than the big apple! New York City, New York. I visited New York City for the first time when I was 13 years old! My fondest memory is flying over the city at night and seeing all the skyscrapers light up the sky! It was such a beautiful site and ever since then, I fell in love! My family and I travel back to the city at least once a year!                  (New York City Skyscrapers: Wikipedia ) Times Square, New York City. Here is one of my favorite images I found of Times Square all lit up at night! Time Square is such a magical experience! There is so much to look at from billboards to double decker buses to street performers on every corner! There is always something new and exciting to see!                     ...

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