Legendary Myths

Story 1 || 50 words: Seven wolves once caught a groundhog. Tricky as he was, the groundhog taught the wolves seven dances, devising a way to get closer to his hole in the ground. As the last dance concluded, the seven wolves chased after the groundhog as he dashed into his hole, snatching his tail. Story 2 || 2 sentences: A groundhog taught seven wolves seven dances. After seven dances, the groundhog lost his tail as he retreated to his home. Groundhog Standing Up - Courtesy of KUT Author's Note: For this set of microfictions, I wanted to do my own renditions of How the Groundhog Lost His Tail. For the first story, I decided to write a story using only 50 words, struggling to capture some of the details of the plot. However, I managed to illustrate the trickster nature of the groundhog by him distracting the wolves with his dances to get closer to his hole in the ground. I also managed to describe how the groundhog lost his tale to a wolf as he retreated down his hole....

Once upon a time, there was a great professor who was revered by all students and faculty. He was known as Professor Emeritus, the very best in his field and respected by all. In order to pass on his many years of wisdom, he took on a professorship at a prestigious university. At this university, he hired several graduate students to aid him in renovating his office to house his many papers and exams for his classes. However, one of his graduate students, cunning as he was, deliberately left a few bricks without plaster behind the great bookcase in the office. It chanced that when the professor had settled into his new office and filled it with his many papers and exams, the graduate student who had left a few bricks without plaster in the wall was set to graduate. So, he told of his doing to two younger students, both of whom were still in their undergraduate studies. When the graduate student had since graduated from the university, the two younger students plotted to exploit t...

The story that I found most fascinating out of this section of reading is The Tale of King Rhampsinitus. The story tells of a wealthy king who ruled over Egypt, possessing great wealth and riches. Yet, with the cunningness of two brothers who steals his treasures, the king is distressed and bid to find the robbers. This story illustrates the ingenuity of the common man and the remorse of the king. The story begins with King Rhampsinitus, who reigned over Egypt. He possessed great wealth and commanded that a strong stone chamber be constructed to store his wealth. However, one of the builders, in his cunningness, set a stone in such a way that it could be removed from the outside of the chamber. Upon the completion of the chamber, the king deposited his abundance of treasures inside and placed guards outside the entrance. Yet, the man who devised a secret way to thwart the king's precious treasure chamber was stricken with sickness. So, he told his two sons about the secret abou...

Out of all the stories for this reading section, I was most intrigued by The Secret Name of Ra. This story illustrates the power of Ra and the conniving nature of Isis. Readers learn more about the ambitions of Isis to receive the power of the mighty gods and what measures Isis undertook in order to realize her dream. Ra had many names, yet possessed one secret name that was given to him by the one whom brought him to life, Nu. Yet, the goddess Isis, weary of the ways of mankind, sought to have power equal to that of Ra's in the heavens and on earth. She was an enchantress, yearning to know the secret name of Ra so that she could have equal power of the god. As Ra grew in old age, his saliva started to drip from his mouth as he spoke to his followers and uttered decrees. Isis, plotting her strategy, followed Ra and collected his saliva. She baked the saliva of the god and shaped it into a spear. The spear then became a venomous serpent, and she cast it upon the path that Ra tra...

For this post, I used the following article: Four Questions to Help You Overcome Procrastination This article confirmed that procrastination prevents people from starting on important tasks and assignments. It's the voice in your head that convinces you to put tasks off until the last minute because you would rather play video games or watch a movie. Personally, this was an issue that I dealt with for a while earlier in my collegiate career. I often found myself making excuses to put off doing work, greatly affecting my coursework progress. However, this article taught me how to be optimistic about starting a complex project. By starting a project, I can make some progress towards the completion of the project which will help further motivate me to finish. After starting the project, I can then break the project into smaller, manageable sub-tasks that I can easily accomplish in one sitting. This will greatly help my procrastination and motivate me to finish the entire project. ...

F ailure I s L earned E xperience - Courtesy of Canva I have created this acronym to motivate myself and others to branch out and try new things. Fear of failure is something that resonates within each and every one of us. However, it's up to us to break out of our comfort and try something new in order to continue to grow and develop. If we think of each of our failures as a learning experience, we can learn from our mistakes and continue to develop as individuals with more knowledge than if we never tried at all. I'll try to keep this acronym in mind throughout this semester so I can branch out and continue to develop new experiences and skills.

I use a fair amount of Google services via my Google account. I use email, Google Drive, Calendar, and various other services. I do not particularly think about Google's data collection or data re-use whenever I use a Google service. I do not know a lot about this topic; however, after reading through this Tech Tip, I learned to be aware about how my online information can be collected and distributed. When I want to learn more about topics regarding online privacy, I would most likely typically turn towards online resources to research further topics and find potential workarounds or solutions. Overall, as of the time of this writing, I am content with how Google uses my data to fine-tune their search algorithms to better suit my web-browsing needs. To be fair, I have also not had any issues with hacked account information or leaked personal information yet either. I will be weary of Google's data collection in the future to better protect my personal information.