Crystel's Myth-Folklore Blog

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 ...