Legendary Myths

Story 1 || 100 words: The Deer once had no horns, and his head was smooth. He could prance through the forest at such a fast pace that the animals were curious whether the great running Deer or the great jumping Rabbit could travel faster. So, a challenge was set between the two to go through a thicket and back, and a large pair of antlers was offered as the prize to the winner. However, the Rabbit was found to be cheating, as he had cleared a path through the forest. So, the antlers were given to the Deer and have been worn ever since. Story 2 || 6 words: Cheating Rabbit yields horns to Deer. White-Tailed Deer - Courtesy of Britannica Author's Note: For this set of microfictions, I opted to write my own renditions of the story of How The Deer Got His Horns. The original story tells of how the Deer with no horns was a great runner, and the Rabbit was a great jumper. The other animals wanted to see which of the two was faster so they issued forth a race through the thi...

My name is Papik, and I married a beautiful woman in my settlement. My wife had a brother who was skillful in hunting. So, I decided to go out with him so that we may hunt together. However, with every hunt, I came home with nothing, while my wife's brother came home with plenty of seals. With each passing hunt, I become increasingly more jealous and envious. So, one day while my wife's brother and I were out hunting, I plotted to rid myself of my great envy. My wife's brother was out on his kayak, hunting a group of black seals. I came up behind him in my own kayak, harpoon in hand and ready to strike its target. Instead of striking one of the seals in the group, my harpoon found its target in the side of my wife's brother. He let out a cry of pain and looked at me with his tearful eyes. I pulled upon the line of my harpoon, overturning him from his kayak and into the freezing waters. So, I watched as his life slowly left his body and made my way back home to my wi...

In this story, there is a man named Papik who always went out hunting his his wife's brother Ailaq. However, when they returned from their hunt, Ailaq was always the one who came home with seal, while Papik came home empty-handed. Thus, Papik grew envious with each passing day. One day, Ailaq did not come home from their hunt, and Papik was silent upon his arrival back home. Ailaq's mother openly accused Papik of murdering her son. Yet, Papik dismissed the allegations, claiming they were false. So, the old woman proclaimed that she shall eat him alive, for he has killed her son. The woman planned to avenge her son's death as a ghost, and set about putting her bearskin coverlet on. She sat down hear the shore, letting the tide come up and cover her. Papik, fearing the woman's threat, did not go hunting at all. However, he gradually ceased to think of the threat and resumed to hunt as he did before. So, he went out to hunt, choosing his place farther off from the ot...

Nukúnguasik had no wife and lived in a land with many men. When the men made a catch and had a successful hunt, they would give him meat. One day, Nukúnguasik was out on his kayak and decided to row over to this island to which he had never been before. Upon reaching the island, Nukúnguasik started to explore the island. He followed the sound of whispering and found a man hunched over in a hollow. His insistent whispering foretold Nukúnguasik of his doom, for he learned that the man was making a Tupilak and was telling it to bite him to death. So, Nukúnguasik snuck up on the man and slapped him, frightening him so greatly that he died. The Tupilak had been sniffing at the man's body, and so Nukúnguasik went away without harming it and rowed home. Yet, the other man did not return home, and the others were worried. The men prepared to go out in search of their lost brother, and Nukúnguasik suggested to go search on the island where no one goes. The men...

For this post, I used the following article: Stress Management Tips for Students This article confirmed that students are some of the most common victims of stress. The reasons for stress vary widely from assignment deadlines and family expectations to financial expenses and career exploration. Too much stress can cause irritation in behavior and cause people to feel completely overwhelmed and helpless. This article taught me about some techniques that students can use to manage stress. One technique I found interesting was taking one step at a time. By breaking large projects or tasks into smaller sub-tasks, they become more manageable and less overwhelming. Then, by finishing smaller tasks, you'll be more motivated to keep going to finish the entire project or to-do list. I'm curious to learn more about stress management techniques that I could implement in my daily life as a student. I plan to incorporate some of these stress management tips in my weekly schedule to help...

For this post, I used the following article: The Magical Benefits of the 'Quitter's Mindset' This article confirmed that staying in one place for too long inhibits further learning to an extent. By being accustomed to one thing for an extended period of time, you start to get comfortable. You learn to work in a particular rhythm, and it is rather difficult to creatively branch out and learn. This article taught me how quitting is not necessarily a bad thing. By quitting one environment for another, you are able to start over with a fresh slate in a sense. It presents you with a challenge that stimulates your mind and encourages you to learn more about your new situation. I am curious to learn more about the Quitter's Method and how I might apply that to my own life. I could quit school and that would steer me in a completely different direction than if I went ahead a graduated. By quitting, I could open up more doors for opportunity but close others in the process. ...

I like the fact that I am able to configure the Canvas Dashboard to better suit my personal needs. I like to change the color of each course card so it is more appealing whenever I am on the Dashboard to navigate to my different classes. I also often use the Dashboard sidebar to navigate to specific courses from other Canvas pages. I also use the sidebar to access features such as as the Calendar or Inbox. I have also configured each course card to display the course name instead of the course number. For example, I changed "MLLL3043" to "Mythology and Folklore" so I can easily recognize which course I am looking for at a quick glance. In general, I like how the Canvas Dashboard is laid out. It is simple to use and easy to navigate to different courses. I also enjoy how you can configure each course card's appearance to suit individual preferences. I do not have any changes that I could suggest to improve the Dashboard; it suits my needs very well and is visuall...