Legendary Myths

Story 1 || 25 words: To save his cubs, the Wolf Father sang. The man, fascinated by the creature, spared his cubs and took the Wolf Father's aid in war. Story 2 || 280 characters: Once upon a time, a man found a wolf den. He started digging in it to capture the cubs. Eventually, the Wolf Father appears and sings a beautiful song, begging the man to spare his precious cubs. The Wolf Father, grateful for the man sparing his cubs, promised to help in the man's pursuits of war. So, the wolf helped the man steal the horses. Wolf in the Wild - Courtesy of Duluth News Tribune Author's Note: For this set of microfictions, I opted to retell the story of Why the Wolves Help in War, a legend of the Dakota people on the Great Plains. For my first story of 25 words, I tried to capture the key aspects of the original story, such as how the Wolf Father sang to beg the man to spare his young cubs in his den and how he promised to assist the man when he chose to go to war ther...

Excited to start his new job, John left his house pushing his new-to-him hot dog cart with a skip in his step. High school was rough, and a little extra money never hurt as he wanted to start saving for a new car. John was looking forward to his first day on the job and making some money for himself. However, his first day would not come to pass without turmoil. Pushing his cart through a suburban neighborhood, he sold hot dogs to children and parents who were all outside basking in the summer sun. All was well, and he was making money. Then, he happened upon a house that was crowded with people on the front lawn. John saw the opportunity for sales and started to approach the house. As he came within earshot of the neighbors, he overheard parts of one of the couple's conversation. "Why don't you just leave then, Martha?! Why do you even need me?" "Maybe I will, Marcus! I'll just be whisked off my feet by that passing hot dog seller!" Fearing the ...

For this section of the reading, I was most fascinated by the story of the mens' encounter with the Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis. This story was by far the most action-packed out of this week's readings, and the story tells of unearthly creatures that prove to be of danger to the men. After Odysseus speaks with the ghost from the House of Hades, he returns to his men aboard the ship. They push off from the island and make course towards the island of the Sirens. At this point, knowing the inherent dangers and allure of the Sirens, Odysseus cuts upon a cake of beeswax, kneading the slivers in his hand with the light of the sun. He proceeds to plug the ears of each of his men and tie himself to the mast, restrained by his arms and legs. They pass the island of the Sirens with little issue, aside from the fact that Odysseus longed for his men to veer off course and go toward the allure of the Sirens. Yet, his men, ears plugged with beeswax, kept rowing past the island and escap...

Of all the stories from this section of the reading, I found the section about the Prisoners of the Cyclops to be my favorite. The description of the cyclops illustrates an unearthly creature that will frighten even the bravest of men. His gigantic size dwarfs the men, and the story truly captures the feelings of helplessness that the men feel from the presence of the cyclops. The story begins with Odysseus and his men landing upon the island with a ship. From the ship, he retrieves a goatskin filled with the wine that Maron, son of Euanthes, priest of Apollo guardian god that given him. This will be important in later tales. The men venture to the cave of the cyclops and find the home to be absent. The giant creature was found to be tending to his animals in the nearby fields. As such, the men venture into the cave, in awe of the abundance of baskets of cheeses, pens of animals, and pails for milking. The men begged to simply take some of the cheese and leave, yet Odysseus stayed,...

For this post, I used the following article: Students are most creative at lunchtime, study suggests This article confirmed that student academic performance typically decreases after lunch time. I have had personal experience with this phenomenon. I find myself in classes after lunch, feeling tired and unfocused. Often, I have to urge myself to stay awake and pay attention. I found that classes in the late afternoons were especially difficult for me to concentrate since they immediately followed my lunch period. As such, I had to work even harder outside of class in order to learn the material. This article also taught me how midday activities foster creativity from students. Midday activities during lunchtime demonstrates increased alertness, arousal, and overall positive effects. I haven't realized it until I read this article, but I often find myself during lunchtime to be more social and involved in conversation and attentiveness. As such, I'm curious to learning more ...

Inspirational Quote about Fruit? - Courtesy of Canva This is one of my favorite quotes that I recently heard. The mantra that juice is temporary and sauce is forever is one that can be applied to a wide variety of topics. Juice can be small issues like pulling an all-nighter to study for a test or having to work on an assignment over the weekend. Sauce is the big picture, like graduation or getting a full-time job. The idea is that small issues are short-term inconveniences and expire soon, similar to orange juice. Meanwhile, big picture goals are long-lasting and stick around, similar to barbecue sauce. How long does a bottle of barbecue sauce even last?

Using the Google Reverse Image Search tool is useful when you need to search for a higher quality image for a blog post or other types of digital writing. Using this tool, I was able to find a higher quality image of one of the mystery images included in the Tech Tip for this course. Using higher quality images like the one shown below permits readers to have a better overall reading experience by supplementing the written material with clear images that help readers envision the story and bring it to life. Indian Depiction of the Buddha - Courtesy of TheReaderWiki