Drew Myth & Folk

The two articles I have chosen to write about are 5-second habit to rewire your harshly self-critical brain, as well as Seven ways to crush self-doubt. The first article was very interesting in where its main takeaway was REBS. This acronym stands for reality based self congratulation. it is supposed to make you step back and make you acknowledge that you are always worthy of respect, love and forgiveness. This practice is where you congratulate yourself for every small advance in something or every small victory, this is trying to make you create a steady stream of self-congratulation. The second article was very interesting in the aspect that i was very true to me. I often looks at others works, or successes and try to compare it to myself. The seven points the authors points out are as follows. Don't compare yourself to others, Abandon perfectionism, Be vulnerable to a trusted community, Embrace a growth mindset, Set goals that are within your control,  Treat your work like ...

There were many myth and folklore topics that grabbed my attention. But the four possible story book topics that have caught my eye the most were Foxes, OU Ghost stories, Zeus and Creek Stories. The topic of Foxes grabbed my attention because I like animals and I think that it would be interesting to read stories about them, and retell those stories. I do not have any previous knowledge of the folktales that foxes are apart of. One of the stories i could see me making about foxes is a day in the life of a fox. This was one promising source i found that a possible story could be based around. The Fox and the Grapes The next topic that I found interesting and that could be a possible story book topic is OU ghost stories. I do have a little bit of knowledge of some of the ghosts stories at OU but chosing this topic would allow for me to gain alot more knowledge of all of the different ghost stories at OU. One source that I found very promising for this story book was from the OU daily...

Eric was up admiring the great statue of an Indian killing a bear up in the beautiful mountains of British Columbia. Suddenly from behind the statue a great grizzly bear appeared from the woods. Walking calmly towards eric the bear asks, “What are your thoughts of this statue?” Eric replied in shock to the bear “I believe it shows how man has become more powerful than nature, and this is still true to this day.” The bear laughs as he walks around eric, saying if man is so powerful then you will be able to prove it right now in a fight against me. Eric taken back nervously, but kind of with a chip on his shoulder responds of course I could beat you in a fight right now. The two look at each other calmly and nod their heads, and the fight begins. The bear charges towards eric and ferociously taking a swipe towards his face, barely nicking his cheek. Eric jolts back in shock and then runs full speed towards the bear who knocks eric to the ground once again. Eric realizing there ...

The story that really grabbed my attention was Heavenly Beings: Susanoo and Orochi. This story was well thought out and very well put together. The way the story used dialogue made it very easy to follow. The story is very descriptive when describing the fish monster, and has great imagery such as red as a "ripe mountain cherry" when talking about the monsters red eyes. This story really did a good job at keeping the readers attention , and is something i will be trying to do when i am writing my first stories. (Image above is of the fight with the monster. Monster ) Author:E.W. Champney Title: Heavenly Beings: Susanoo and orochi Link: Heavenly Beings

Choose from  CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units  for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3: ____Homers Iliad_____  Week 4: ____Homers Odessey_____ Choose from  MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units  for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: ___Ancient Egypt______  Week 6: ___Folklore of the Holyland______ Choose from  ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units  for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7: ____Nigeria_____  Week 9: ____South Africa_____ Choose from  NATIVE AMERICAN units  for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10: ____Alaska_____  Week 11: ____Missippi/ Great Lakes_____ Choose from  BRITISH and/or CELTIC units  for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: ____Beowulf_____  Week 13: ____Robin Hood_____ Choose from  EUROPEAN units  for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: ___Hunt______  Week 15: ___Italian______ There are a couple of Tales that I am looking forward to such as the Nigeria and South Af...