Myth & Folklore

 Feedback Thoughts Photo by Lukas from Pexels Seven ways to crush self-doubt The very first topic John Spencer talk about in this article is "comparing yourself to others" and is one of the most relevant topics to me personally.  I think it can be helpful to look up to others and strive to do things successful individuals do, but it is easy to compare oneself in a negative way.  In terms of work I try not to do this because it will just have a negative impact on further aspirations whether it is academic or career oriented. Fixed Mindset "Replace the word 'failing' with the word 'learning'" is a sentence that stood out for me.  It always will go back to mindset and attitude.  Depending how you look at your feedback will set you up for the next task.  If you do so in a poor way, that would not be the most productive way to go about the next task because you already have the thought of "failure" in your mind.  by replacing that word with ...

Genji  Susanoo slaying the Yamata-no-Orochi, ca. 1870, by Toyohara Chikanobu It was a clear day in the Mountains of the Old and Genji was camped by a river when he found a dress floating downstream.  His journey of tracking the beast Orochi had brought him to this remote area in the mountains so he was curious as to where this dress had come from.  Genji journeyed downstream to find a small village no more than 300 people.  Astonished by this remote village, Genji entered and was immediately taken to the Temple of the Gods.     In the Temple of the Gods, he was questioned by those who governed the town because he had the dress from the river in his possession.  As the interrogation grew more hostile, a terrible noise was shaking the village.  It was Orochi, the eight-headed serpent, the beast Genji had been tracking for some time.  Genji realized the village was in immediate danger so he told the council he was wondering about the moun...

 Reading Notes Susanoo slaying the Yamata-no-Orochi, ca. 1870, by Toyohara Chikanobu In the beginning of the story, it opens up with Susanoo finding a chopstick floating down the river.  It instantly sparks his curiosity because he has never seen any signs of man or woman in the mountains where he is residing.  I would maybe like to focus on more of what he was doing in the mountains in the first place.  For my story, I would like to add a backstory that explains how my protagonist would just so happen to be in the same place as the antagonist.  I would like to to make the protagonist and antagonist have a history of conflict and make it known in the beginning of the story.  An ongoing feud for the ages; so there would be a little more to it.  I would also like to possibly add a minor change in plot and character names, but for the sake of notes I will use the same ones in the original story.  I would maybe take the love story out of it and make i...

  Reading Overview  Photo by Roberto Nickson from Pexels Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3:  Adam and Eve Week 4: Noah Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: Sinbad Week 6: Ancient Egypt Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7: West Africa  Week 9: China Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10: Apache Week 11: Hero Tales Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: Aesop's Fables Week 13: Robinhood  Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: Italian Week 15: Hunt     I am interested in reading about Sinbad and Robinhood because I remember seeing the movie adaptations of them when I was a kid.  I would like to also read stories about Odin and Thor because I recently starting watching Marvel movies.