TabbyCatOwner's Guide to Mythology

I have seen this before and it is heartbreaking. Teachers are human and if there is a kid giving them trouble, they will become frustrated with them. The difficulty comes from thinking of why the kid is being like they are. School could be their escape and that might cause them to act different. There is so much that teachers do not know about their students. It is their job to teach. You will get those amazing teachers who make teaching personal and they are truly admirable. The pressure is ridiculous sometimes. I feel sorry for these kids. Empathy

Announcement Photo "You want your sentences to live, not to join the living dead."- Helen Sword  (see link from photo) This quote is from the video "Zombie Nouns," which is a video about normalization. I learned a great deal from this video. I did not know that in creative story writing that something so simple to fix could either make your readers engage in the story, or drift to sleep. Active verbs are important. I did not realize how much I use normalization in my every day writing for marketing.  I liked this particular graphic because of the colors. It was a plus that I liked what it said too. I think it is a beautiful creative picture.

Canvas Student for IOS: I-phone I downloaded the canvas app last semester, I think. I do not use it often, because I forget that I have it, but the app isn't bad. It is easy to read canvas messages and you can turn notifications on, so that you can be notified when a teacher contacts you personally. I normally use the app to check due dates or read the syllabus again later on in the semester. I do not use it to do assignments, because I do not trust it that much.

Laos Tourism Laos Folk-lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson  Link Here The Wizard and the Beggar The Beggar was unappreciative and came to kill the wizard to get both of the jewels along with others. The Beggar was ungrateful, so one of the two jewels were taken away by the wizard as he used to other to fly into the sky. The Legend of the Rice The people made the rice wait until they were ready, so now people on earth must gather it into the granary from the fields. One Woman "One Woman in Deceit and Craft is More Than a Match for Eight Men." The quote above is the entire story in one sentence. She was clever and evaded death many times.  Seven lovers wanted to kill her. She killed all seven men by inviting them to a feast in which she poisoned. Conned a man into burying the body for money, but if the dead "husband" comes to life, he shall receive none. Chum Pow caused problems between the man who buried one of the lovers and a charcoal burner, s...

I had trouble picking a story to read this week. I ended up picking Laos. The stories were interesting, but not as much as other weeks. I had trouble staying interested. I think I could do something with the "The Spirit - Guarded Cave." I like that the spirits were loyal the owners of the treasure even after they all passed away. This story would be easy to recreate.  I also liked "The Parrot and the Minor Bird." It would be easy to turn this into a horror story. The men were threatened by the sao bird because there was a chance that it could be smarter than them. It is explained that the parrot and minor bird only echo the words of man because of it.  The Giants' Mountain and the Temple would also be a good choice. Laos Folk-lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson  Link Here Temple in Laos

Twenty-Two Goblins translation by Arthur Ryder I started this story last semester and never got around to finishing it. I am not sure that I like the ending. I wanted to know if the puzzles had a right answer or if they were just left to interpretation. At the ending the folklore said, "O King, so be it. And I will tell you something more. Listen. When anyone tells or hears with proper respect even a part of these puzzle-stories, he shall be immediately free from sin. And wherever these stories are told, elves and giants and witches and goblins and imps shall have no power." I am glad I am free from sin now. I enjoyed the puzzles and the fact that the goblin possessed a body that was cut down from a tree every day.   I want to continue from the conclusion and make the story have a better ending. I felt unfulfilled and disappointed. I liked that the King cut off the monk’s head in the conclusion. In the info section it says that, “This unit contains only single-page s...