Myth & Folklore

 Reading Notes Unnatural Uncle  Photo by Marco Santos from Pexels I have no prior knowledge of this story at all, but I enjoyed the read a lot.  I have a plan to go ahead and make it to where the nephew and his jealous uncle have a battle.  I think the portion where the nephew is locked away and is found on the beach of another land was a nice addition to the story.  It is there where I will write in the training for the nephew and he will train to overcome his uncle.  For the most part I will likely stay in line with the original plot because I enjoyed it so much.  Throughout the whole story I was trying to think about how the story would end!  It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time and my hope is that I can do the same for my rendition of the story.   Story:  Jealous Uncle Story source: Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson (1929).

Week 9 Story: Hook  Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh from Pexels Adam is an incredibly sound hunter.  He is of royal blood and is in the process of grooming so when the day comes, he will do so eloquently.  He carries with him a bow and a quiver of immaculate arrows that appear transparent and weightless.  His bow has an enchantment with abilities that enable the wielder to achieve amazing success in the art of hunting animals.  However, the bow’s ability is only available to those who are worthy of the bow’s powers.  The bow will determine if its wielder is worthy for the power because it is connected to all hunting grounds.  All lifeforms in the forests are a part of the bow and it behaves as if it has a mind of its own—capable of calculating the most lethal and precise shots.   Adam’s brother Mat is not of royal blood and is an adopted child found by his parents as an infant.  Mat is a fisherman and always feels like he and the oceans are one....

 Reading Notes  Photo by Tirachard Kumtanom from Pexels Reading Notes:   I enjoyed this story because it was a little more action-packed than my favorite from part A.  I think I can do a lot with this by adding more action.  I decided to take a step away from my usual preference yesterday and went with more of a story rather than a battle.  I am tempted to take out the Princess Tacibana all together, but I am still open to some options.  I really enjoyed the story from part A more than any of the ones I read in part B.  Specifically, I may try and rewrite my first storybook about susanoo and orochi.   Story source: Romance of Old Japan, Part I: Mythology and Legend by E. W. Champney and F. Champney (1917).   The Labors of Yamato - The Dragon

 Reading Notes A Photo by Francesco Ungaro from Pexels Story Source:  Romance of Old Japan, Part I: Mythology and Legend by E. W. Champney and F. Champney (1917). Reading Notes part A:  I particularly enjoyed the story of the Fortunate Fish-Hook.  I made a connection since the story is about two brothers and it made me think of my brother.  Additionally, I thought about making a change in the theme of my stories.  The Fortunate Fish-Hook is a romance story and perhaps I may decide to write a romance story for my upcoming story book this week?  I am still undecided because I also feel like I could take the conflict between Ho-wori and Ho-deri.  Perhaps I could make it to where Ho-wori and Ho-deri become great enemies of each other and that the forests and the seas would never be able to rekindle after such a grief.  I am considering editing the story to where Ho-wori is lost for a very long time and returns with his hook and his relations...

 Week 8 Progress  Photo by Michael Block from Pexels I am happy with my progress so far, but I need to get into a better habit of not falling behind.  Week 4/5 really set me back and I have been playing catch up ever since.  I am waiting for the break in week 10 so that I can do the extra credit for that week and perhaps even progress further in the course.  I am most proud of the writing and reading that I have done.  Usually, I do not read anything like the stories we have read in this class, so it is a good change in pace for me.  I also think my writing has improved in regard to creativity since the beginning of the course.  I started off with a good weekly routine, but the setback in weeks 4 and 5 have deterred me from that routine.  I am not familiar with blogging or anything like that, so it has taken some getting used to.  I have yet to edit my website and blog to make them both look a little nicer because I have been trying to k...

Kinicki, Angelo and Kreitner, Robert (2006). Organizational behavior: Key concepts, skills, and best practices. McGraw-Hill Irwin. Talkdesk I would say to a certain extent that the feedback I am receiving is constructive.   I and I think most people tend to focus on the negative qualities of whatever task is completed so reading constructive comments is reassuring.   Comments such as those to be useful.   Perhaps I could be making some better comments and feedback to other people, but I feel like they are getting the job done.   From reading other peoples posts I have certainly learned a few additional writing strategies.   It is nice to be able to see how others are utilizing their creativity.   I will see something in someone’s writing like how they introduce and develop a character and think to myself “how could I do something like that?” Reading their stories is a valuable learning tool.   I am content with my introduction post, but I may try and e...

 Reading and Writing Photo by Walid Ahmad from Pexels   My favorite photo so far The reading and writing assignments are working for me.  More so the reading than the writing, but that is because I personally have never been too fond of writing.  The options we get to pick from are bountiful and usually I find several stories within a unit of reading that I really enjoy.  Before taking this class, I was decently familiar with some folklore stories and I have since expanded my knowledge of such because of the readings.  The writing is ok for me and I know I have become more comfortable in terms of creativity since starting this course.  We still have plenty more stories to write so I look forward to developing further as writer as we go along.  I am happy with how my portfolio and blog look.  I wish to add another story to my portfolio soon because I ended up writing one that I thought was better than the first one I published.  I think m...

 Story Photo by Brandon Montrone from Pexels The monk began his pilgrimage through the forest just before dawn.  He did not want to attract any natural predators of the forest by making his way through there at a later hour in the evening.  As he was walking through the forest, he could only think about the news he and his companions heard in the monastery.  Two young girls’ mother and brother attacked and eaten by a panther!  “How terrible” he thought to himself and as the thought slowly slipped from his mind, he began to hasten his pace throughout the forest.  He was passing an immense tree when he saw a figure running towards him in red.  A girl had stopped in front of him and asked him “if anyone is following me tell them you have not seen anyone in this forest” and the monk agreed.  The girl continued to sprint at an impressive rate and soon the monk no longer saw her.  Not long after the encounter with the girl, the monk began to take...

 Reading Notes  Photo by Jaymantri from Pexels Flying Ogre: I have never heard of this story before I stumbled upon it in this unit.  It is quite short, but I am looking forward to working with it whenever I write my story.  My plan is to keep the Ogre and the man pursuing it, but possibly change the monk.  I can add a little more of a backstory as to why this particular Ogre is important to capture.  I mentioned in my previous reading notes post that I am considering combining stories and I think I may do so for this story, Guan Yu, and the Panther.  These three stories stood out to me as I read through.  Perhaps, I could even combine the Panther and the Flying Ogres.  I thought it would be interesting to say that the reason why the one Ogre is so sought after is because it had disguised itself as a panther!  might be a fun twist to work with.   Source:  The Chinese Fairy Book , ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederi...

 Reading notes  Photo by Ian Beckley from Pexels Guan Yu: I have only heard the name Guan Yu before reading this story.  I knew he was a warrior of some type just based off of the descriptions/depictions I have seen before.  I was surprised after I clicked on the story of The Chinese God of War and saw that he was the God of War.  I read this story and while short I think I can maybe make it more fun.  There was not a lot of fighting.  If you ask me, a story about the God of War should have a lot of battles in it.  So I think instead of just describing a battle, I am going to describe all of the preparations he does for a great battle.  I think it would add a different theme and add a lot of suspense and keep the audience wondering what will happen.  I was particularly fond of this story from Reading A because I personally found the others to not be that interesting.  I am considering doing a combination with another story within Pa...

 Rags to Riches   Link to Portfolio:  https://sites.google.com/d/1mQ2mJ6V1aLvVUoXr3EJI0v15bxXug7Xq/p/1y4b-ry6zoYJEnK0wkJU4fEKK0-Co-mIW/edit Photo by Darwis Alwan from Pexels Ray had endured hardships for many years of his life.  He thought to himself how he could go any further in life.  The land he inhabited was ruled by a gracious King, but he seemed to overlook many areas of the vast empire.  As ray saw it there were only a few options: join the King’s guard or try to make his living by hustling and thieving around the empire’s poverty-stricken areas where the King’s guard seem to overlook such petty crimes.  Having grown up in such areas throughout his childhood, he saw the destruction that could be caused by the guards ignoring crimes such as those. One day, Ray managed to make it into the King’s palace as he was trying to make an honest living by becoming a member of the King’s guard.  After a few months of training, he was not select...

 Goblin Reading Notes B Photo by Francesco Ungaro from Pexels The King in this story is determined to get the Goblin to the monk.  The goblin tells him a story of the girl who refused to marry Kings and great wealthy merchants in her land.  In the land, thieves had been pestering with the common folk to the point where they asked for their brave King's help.  The King captures a prominent thief and sentences him to death for his crimes.  The girl sees the thief on the day of his execution and cannot help but say that he is to be her husband.  The girl watches him die and follows his body to the cemetery.  She nearly had set herself ablaze, but the Divine Shiva interrupted  her actions and admired her commitment to her "husband."  Shiva granted life to the man and they lived together.  The King saw the reformed thief and promoted him to general of his ranks.  Story Story source: Twenty-Two Goblins , translated by Arthur W. Ryder, wit...

 Goblin Story Reading Notes Photo by Luis del Río from Pexels The King in this story is attempting to reach the Monk who kept giving him gifts in the form of fruits.  In order for him to do that he must carry a body hanging from a tree to the monk.  The body is overtaken by a goblin who questions the king and if he knows the answer to his questions the goblin will go back to the tree where the King took him down from.  If the King knows the answer to his question, but does not tell the truth, the King's head will explode! Interesting story all together.  There is potential for writing some crazy story with this information for sure.  Maybe even consider writing in Sinbad for an appearance since it seems like a crazy experience.  I like how in this specific story there are three options for the King to choose from (usually three options in most of the stories the goblin tells him).  The King once again answered correctly so the goblin got off his s...

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