Crystel's Myth-Folklore Blog

Egyptian Sisters There once was two sisters, Chione and Dalilah, whom lived in a very rich garden full of every fruit and flower you could imagine. They loved to spend their time running through the garden playing tag and smelling the flowers. They would sit and enjoy a basket of fruit they had collected talking about how they wanted to marry a prince and live in a beautiful palace and have their own gardens. Their father overheard them talking about marriage and knew the time had come. The next day he called Chione out from the garden to come meet a guest. The guest was nicely dressed and spoke of taking Chione to his land and living happily with her never having to do any work. Chione thought that he must have been the prince she had been dreaming and longing for. She agreed to marry him and by the evening they were husband and wife. Dalilah was very saddened to see her sister marry and leave the home but still had hope for her own happiness.  As the days went by, Chio...

Reading Notes Part B: Story #1 Two Brothers Flowering Acacia I really enjoyed how the author brought justice to the truthful. The ways in revealing the truths behind each injustice was really neat. Also the author showed how we naturally act without thinking when our hearts are involved such as Anpu listening to his wife and almost killing his brother without even hearing Bata's side at first. Lastly, having the truthful Bata win in the end was great in showing how those whom are shady don't win at the game. Story #2 Book of Thoth Papyrus of Ani In this story, I valued how the main character was determined and outsmarting the skeptics. I felt as though the language used with this story was easier to read and follow. The author also had very smooth transitions from beginning to climax to end with a witty ending to the overall story. Also the twist of the family all "dying" was very interesting since technically they were suppose to harness po...

Text From the Friar to Romeo The story of Romeo and Juliet has been passed down through centuries. Everyone knows the tragic fate for the two star-crosses lovers but what would happen if they were in present times?....Live or die? In my storybook I am challenging the classic story and giving it a spin! Here it is, do hope you enjoy! ..... Defying the Stars

First off....I can't believe October is right around the corner. That means its low key time to start stressing out about class assignments and exams. I definitely felt that this last week. I've noticed that when things start to pick up in my other classes I tend to put those assignments first before this class, and its not helping me at all. I told myself my best bet was to just "stock up" on points over the weekends but with work and other obligations I haven't got that far yet. Honestly, trying to catch my wave in this class is a tad bit harder than I originally thought. I start off strong in the beginning of the week but by Thursday, I'm kind of mentally dead. Usually when I get home in the evenings after school/work I am almost brain dead and reading/comprehending isn't exactly a priority. However, I believe I am going to start getting up earlier in the mornings before my other classes, to work on the projects for this class. I feel with doing this, m...

Furr Baby Eyes by BloomerBlue The video confirmed for me that our brain produces those chemicals, oxytocin and cortisol, in response to how our surroundings make us feel.  The one new thing I learned is that you can judge, at least with 80% accuracy, which people are willing to give donations based on the levels of cortisol and oxytocin in the blood.  I'm curious to see how the people around me would react to being shown this video. I would play it to them and before the narrator goes into talking about the details, I would stop the video and ask how much would they donate (after being given some money for watching the video). 

Cicely Tyson To start my Wikipedia trail, I  begin with  Cicely Tyson ! I actually was drawn to learn more about her while doing a Growth Mindset extra credit assignment. Our professor, Laura, spoke about how she really enjoys Cicely's work and had a link to her Wikipedia page. I already knew of her but not about her achievements which led me to the next topic.  In 2016 (I believe) Cicely was awarded the  Presidential Medal of Freedom , which is the highest civilian medal given in the United States...impressive right?! It is given to those for "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors". It can also be awarded to one individual more than once or even after death. One such individual who received the medal  posthumously was,  Elouise Cobell , also known as Yellow Bird Woman. During her time alive she was a Blackfeet triba...

Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset Sprouts Video One thing this video confirmed for me already was how a open minded individual is better than a closed one. Having the ability to grow within oneself is so much better than being closed off to what you think you can only do. The one new thing that I really hadn't noticed before after doing the first Growth Mindset project was how nurture is better than nature. In the video he used the example of twins, one who had been adopted and the other who stayed with the biological parents. Just how nurturing the adopted one was better than automatically assessing the achievements of the one who stayed with biological parents based on their own success.  One thing I am going to explore is my thought logic on receiving exam grades back. Usually if its not what I was shooting for I personally put myself down and get into a fixed mindset of "I'm just not that smart". However I need to change that and start thinking about ho...

First to note, I really took interest in how the Bidpai was able to reduce such mass amounts of reading into four paragraphs that summarized the main points of all the readings for the king. Since I am using the story of Romeo and Juliet, the original story is sought to be quite long and therefore implementing something as condensation of the story to the more important parts will be beneficial. (Image:  Maharaja of Indore ) Secondly, the overall theme of testing ones values/beliefs for if they are good, the recipient gifts the other with good things. Once again relating to my project, this theme is one I would like to employ in one of my versions of Romeo and Juliet. Being that in the original story, it was mostly centered on the tragedy, I would like to incorporate the test of good/bad and having the consequences shown. Lastly, seeing in the story of Romeo and Juliet, the thoughts of being superior or having really big dreams instead of thinking about the current times ...

Frontispiece to King James' Bible, 1611 This week I chose the story of Adam & Eve to take reading notes from. This is due to my storybook idea of the recreation of Romeo & Juliet. In the story of Adam & Eve it is noted how he was first with Lilith and things weren't working yet the angels and God wanted her with Adam. I compare this to Romeo and Rosaline and how he cared/loved so much for Rosaline yet she wasn't fond in returning the love which led him to Juliet, as Adam to Eve. To further evaluate, the instance when Eve was prompted and took the apple from the tree can be seen similar to Juliet being told not to be with Montague boy (Romeo) yet doing it anyways. This ultimately leads to the end of both of their lives, which is similar to God adding punishment to Adam and Eve. So overall what I have taken from part A readings is how to show the relationship between the things the characters do and what the resulting consequences are. Also, having a clear ...

Feedback Quote  By Ken Blanchard For this assignment, the first article I chose was  "How to Give Feedback Without Sounding Like A Jerk" . I chose this specifically because I know from personal experience this is a small difficulty. I have found that switching the wording of the question you're using for feedback or even your tone (if in person) can really help! One thing the article pointed out that I like most was how most people tend to gloss over the middle of a conversation so its best to give positive feedback at the beginning and end. Another big part mentioned was to engage in dialogue and not a manipulative monologue. I feel this helps tremendously over online situations cause even though the two aren't present for real conversation, one can be actively made allowing free and easy feedback. The second article I chose was " Why Do So Many Managers Avoid Giving Praise " mainly because of my work environment. There are specific supervisors we em...

Hey guys! So after some deliberation, I have decided to follow the Shakespearean path and do a recreation of Romeo & Juliet! Prehistoric Romeo & Juliet *: The Archaeological Society SAP / AP Okay, so for starters the idea for one version of the story is the most obvious/wanted....turning the frown upside down! Meaning, I have thought about making the tragic love story into one of happiness and living characters. I know the ending of the play was one everyone hated and wished that there had been better communication between the two as far as "dying". This leads me to my second idea... Since the 1990's remake of Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo DiCaprio, there hasn't been another. My second idea for a story would be to bring the characters to modern times. This would instill a more relatable environment to the actual characters for my viewers. My thoughts on such would be to place Romeo and Juliet in today's society yet leaving all the unique cha...

Achilles Wounded by the Heel by Charles Alphonse Achille Gumery I chose this reading because of having to read it before for another class and wanting to see the difference in retelling. First and foremost, I love the passion behind each sentence Church retold. Even though the story is shorter, by means of being without minor details, it still tells of the core parts. Church delivers each emotion with such clarity yet also allowing you to draw your own personal feelings for the situation as well.  Another interesting aspect I am fond of is the way Homer incorporated the various gods and their respective parts they played in the war. We as an audience are shown both sides as to which gods are being prayed to and are actually holding their end of the "deal". Others we see acting vainly and doing their own which ultimately causes tragedy. I like this aspect of gods having thoughts on how they see the war ending cause this creates yet another layer of intensity within ...

Feedback Cats Image from  cheezburger The first article I chose was  6 Hidden Downsides of Perfectionism . I picked this article due to having close family members and friends tell me that I'm a perfectionist. I didn't really believe it until reading this article. One point that stuck out the most was the one on procrastination. I do have a problem with procrastinating. The article stated that, "perfectionists are specific about having the perfect conditions before they get to work", which is definitely true for me. I can't focus if I haven't done all my small tasks beforehand or if my study conditions aren't "right". The second point that stuck out was the disregard to own health. Usually I am one to stay up late to finish a project or homework and only get 3-4hrs per night of sleep. So, putting my own health on a back burner usually rebounds back on me and I have been trying to fix that part of my habits. The second article I chose was  T...

For my first idea on project topic is  Shakespeare ! I gravitated towards this topic due to my love of the 1996 version of the play with Leonardo DiCaprio. I took to it so much due to the modernization of the Shakespearean play. My idea with possibly creating a story from it would be to modernize the play even more and even a potential new ending to the tragic story. My thoughts include use of today's technology, the new era view points on relationships, and creating either a happy ending or keeping it original with staying with tragedy. My second idea stems from the topic of  Legendary Creatures . My view on this would be to tell a story on the legend of Bigfoot, focusing majorly on how he/she came to be. This is a particularly interesting topic to me since living here in Oklahoma and having mass wooded areas, this is a legend everybody has heard about.  Light Bulb with Brain  used/created in post by David Defranza on Brainstorming Another project idea ...