Legendary Myths

Story 1 || 2 sentences: The Rabbit complained about his small and beady eyes to God. His eyes are now large and stretched after God has thrown him about his own home. Story 2 || 50 words: The Rabbit complained to God about his small eyes, who told him to bring back six blackbird. Upon his return, God told him to bring back rattlesnake teeth. Upon his return, God told him to stay. Then, God caught the Rabbit and threw his head around, stretching out his eyes. Rabbit - Courtesy of Wikipedia Author's Note: For this set of microfictions, I chose to write my own versions of Why the Rabbit's Eyes are Big. The original story tells of how a Rabbit was unhappy with his small eyes and complained to God. God sent him to return with six blackbird, and he did. Then, God sent him to return with rattlesnake teeth, and the Rabbit killed his neighbor, the rattlesnake, for his teeth. Upon his return to God, God catches him by his hind feet and throws him about the house, stretching...

Since the beginning of time, I bided my time. I had no consciousness or any emotions. Yet, I was here on earth. With each passing year, I could feel my strength growing immensely. One day, my strength overcame the shell that encased me, and I was born. I emerged from my stone prison, taking in the world around me with my newfound senses. I looked over my features, realizing that I was an ape. Gradually, I learned to walk and leap. I learned to drink of the plentiful springs on the island and eat from the fields of fruits. So, on this happy little island, I flourished. I grew from a little monkey into a strong ape. I learned to befriend the other apes on the island and made merry with them with each passing day. One day, we happened upon a waterfall that crashed down from atop a tall cliff. The other apes proclaimed a challenge that whomever shall pass through the waterfall without harm shall be king. Now, I, having been born of supernatural power, came forth at once and proclaime...

This story begins with the Buddha arriving in heaven to calm the energetic and troublesome Sun Wu Kung. The Monkey King, boasting of his mystical powers and mastery of transformations, refuses to leave heaven until the Lord of the Heavens yields the throne to him. Yet, the Buddha proclaims that Sun Wu Kung lacks the infinite wisdom and virtues of the Lord of the Heavens. As a rebuttal, the Monkey King proclaims that his cloud somersaults can help him travel eighteen thousand miles, making him fit to rule over the heavens. Buddha replies with a smile, challenging Sun Wu Kung to perform a somersault out of the palm of his hand. Upon his success, he will be appointed as the new Lord of the Heavens, but his failure will cause his utter demise. So, Sun Wu Kung leaps onto the out-reached palm of the Buddha, preparing to best his challenger. He turned somersault after somersault, seeing five tall, reddish columns rising to the skies. Upon reaching his summit, he pulled out a hair, trans...

This origin story begins on an island called the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits. A large rock protruded from the mountain. Since the beginning of time, this rock has absorbed all the hidden power from heaven, earth, sun, and moon. Thus, supernatural power emanated from the mystical rock. One day, the rock broke and hatched a stone egg. From this stone egg hatched a stone ape. The stone ape gradually learned to walk, and his eyes opened, revealing two streams of great light that pierced the heavens. So, the ape grew up in the valley, drinking from the springs and feasting on the flowers and fruits. One day, the apes upon the island came upon a waterfall that crashed over a cliff. So it was said that whomever shall pass through the waterfall without harm shall be king of the apes. Hearing this, the stone ape leaped with joy and commenced towards the entrance of the waterfall. Without hesitation, he leaped through the waterfall, which revealed a hidden iron bridge that was hidden to...

For this post, I used the following article: When Your Brain Doesn't Sleep This article confirmed that a lack of sleep can cause us to lose our attention span in our daily activities. A lack of sleep causes us to tune out whenever we get bored in class as our brain is not well-rested or adequately stimulated. Often, sleep-deprived college students are disengaged from the world and noticeably more lethargic and irritated. This article taught me that a lack of sleep can incur some serious long-term effects as well. I had no idea that a lack of sleep can actually kill brain cells and possibly cause permanent damage to the brain stem. Obviously, the short-term effects of sleep deprivation, such as tiredness, irritation, and lack of focus, were quite evident to me when I didn't get enough sleep the night before a big test or meeting. Now that I know I could potentially cause serious permanent damage, I'll be more careful of how often I stay up late or pull all-nighters. I...

For this post, I used the following article: The Importance of Teaching Students not to Fear This article confirmed that questions show that students are striving to learn. By needing to ask questions, it solidifies that students are actively thinking about the subject. Questions are a natural way to learn; it helps combat confusion and enables students to learn more about certain topics. This article also taught me how questions can be fearful to ask, especially for new students on the first day of classes. Personally, I have had some experience with a professor who berated students for asking questions in class and not doing the research for themselves. However, this definitely did not encourage those students to keep learning and had quite the opposite effect; those students were quiet for the rest of the semester and seldom interacted in class activities. I am curious to learn more about how positive encouragement can help students to ask more of their questions. In my Capstone...

For my Canvas Profile, I decided to keep it simple, especially since it's my last semester here at the University of Oklahoma. At least that's the plan anyway. I chose a personal image that my friend took as my avatar image because he put a filter on there that places several mathematical equations and symbols over the image. Personally, I thought that was suiting for me since I was majoring in engineering. At this point in my collegiate career, I have invested so much time towards mathematics and science that it's often difficult to invest time in other aspects of life. My avatar image was taken right before finals week last year when my friend and I decided to go to the premiere of Avengers: Endgame. Now you may be wondering why we went to go see a movie right before finals week. Truthfully, we just could not keep on studying without a break, and it seemed like a promising option. It was a great movie and a great end to the semester. Other than that, my biography simply s...