Week 13 Review

Review

This blog assignment was very informative to me as I did not that you could backup account such as Blogger and Google Sites. That was a very helpful tool and I am glad that I now know how to do that. As I was looking through the announcements it was very hard not to laugh and immediately choose the Dante's Inferno announcement as my favorite. Those actions in the pictures are something that I can definitely relate to. 

A screenshot that I took of my favorite announcement 

Week 13 : Famous Last Words

Famous Last Words

Wow, it is the end of Week 13! I feel really excited yet overwhelmed that this semester is almost over. I have had an overall great semester but there are two classes that I am afraid I might not get the grade that I was wishing for. In one of the classes (cell bio) I will be glad that I pass that class even if that means a C although I really want a B but that class is SO HARD. I have been sick in the past weeks and I have missed quite a bit of class time in my Spanish class so I am afraid that participation points might inhibit the possibility of getting an A. I hope that this is not the case and I will be speaking to my professor this week. In this class however, I am on track to get the grade that I wish (along with my other 2 classes) so I am feeling a good about a solid end to this semester. As the end of this course approaches I really want to focus on spending more time with my reading unit this week and analyzing the stories carefully. Sometimes when I am reading in order to choose my favorite to do my blog post I find myself dozing off so that is something that I want to change.

            Week 13 storytelling went really great for me, as I had already done the assignment many weeks ago on accident. At the time I was a little frustrated that I had made that mistake but when week 13 rolled by this week and I didn’t have to worry about writing a story I was grateful for my mistake. The only things that I needed to do for that post this week was change the week and the date and update my declaration. It is too bad that I did not make the same mistake more than once, haha.

Sound of music Meme 

Image found from Google search : Memegenerator 

Google Timer Tech Tip

Google Timer 

With finals and dead week just around the corner it is very important that I stay productive and on schedule. I have this really bad habit of surfing the internet and using my phone or even staring blackly into my screen when I am not at all interested in the subject that I am suppose to be studying (it happens SOOO much with cellular biology). I am glad that I have found this time that way I can make sure that once my time is up I really have to get focused. I think that I found this tool just in time! 

a screenshot of google timer taken by me 

Storytelling Week 13: The exchange

The Exchange

There once was a father who had three beautiful daughters. They were the most beautiful of the town. His daughters were his most prized possession and he would take really good care of them until he faced financial problems. The father had a problem that he kept away from his family. He was very addicted to gambling and he had recently lost a lot of money and his bills were starting to stack up. He didn't want his family to find out about his problems and he needed to relieve some stress, he decided that he would go hunting. 

While we went hunting, he became distracted due to his obsessive thoughts about all of his debt. Without his knowing, he had taken the wrong path and when he looked around he had no idea where he was. He tried to find his way back but it was of no use. He was absolutely lost and he had no solution. He starting screaming, "HELP, HELP, HELP ME". Suddenly, a bear hunter came out of the woods and walked towards the father. "How can I help you"?, he said. "I am lost and I do not know how to get back. Could you please help me out?" The hunter replied, "This is my land and I only help out those who can give me something in return. What can you offer me?" The father knew that he had no money so he could not offer that to the hunter but he did have a beautiful house and without thinking about it twice he said, "I will give you my house. I have nothing more to give you". The hunter then smirked and said, "Oh but you do have something that you can give me... You have the most beautiful daughters in town. I will give you money so you can get back on your feet. In return for my help and money I will get to choose with daughter of yours I want to marry." The father was relieved and he never knew that his daughters could save him from such trouble. He was money hungry and because he would get money in return he decided his daughter for money was a fair trade. 

The eldest daughter and the hunter were married and the father was content. Years passed and his money was scarce and he decided it was time to go back into the woods...

The bear hunter

Image taken from : Hunting Washington 

Author's Note: 

I took this story from The Bear, the Eagle, and the Fish  from the Czech Unit. I decided to this story but it was very interesting to me how this father traded his daughters off for some money in return. I decided to make this story a little less mythical by using a bear hunter instead of a bear approaching the father. I also added some dialogue so that the reader could have some in depth knowledge of the conversation going on with the father. The original story went on with the trade of the two other daughters however I wanted to add suspense by ending my story with the father going back into the woods. 

Growth Mindset Week 13

Growth Mindset

Meme found in MemeBlog 

I really love this meme! I hear very often that the best things in life are the ones that you worked the hardest for. This makes me think a lot of my family. My family wasn't very acceptive of my relationship with my husband for various reasons but I fought and worked hard for what I wanted. It was really hard to have my dad turn his back on me for awhile but now I see how far we have come and I do not regret it at all because it was all worth it. The same thing with college. I am always complaining about how hard it is but even if I did have the choice to go back in time I would still come to college because I know that in the end it will be worth it.

Reading Diary B: Russian Folktale

Russian Folktale 

The Fox-Physician : 

• there was an old man and an old woman that both grew cabbages 
• the man grew his cabbage in the cellar and the woman in an ash-hole
• the cabbage in the cellar grew up to the floor but the cabbage from the ash-hole withered and did not grow 
• the cabbage stalk grew to be very tall and the old and he would climb it and when he would get to the top he would see a mill and when the mill is done turning there is a pie with a stewed grain that would come out on top
• after the old man would see this he would slide down the stalk and tell the old lady about the mill and the pie 
• he wanted to take the old lady with him so he told her to slip into a sack and he would take her up 
• they were going up and the old man was holding the woman in the sack by his teeth but as he was going up he accidentally let the sack slip and it fell 
• when he went down to look at the sack all he could find within in was very tiny bones and he began to cry 
• that was when the fox came in and he asked the old man why he was crying and the man told him about the old lady 
• the fox gave him a recipe of how he could fix the old lady but the fox told him not to look into the sack
• the old man became impatient and would ask the fox how it was going 
• the fox would say that it is coming along at the end the fox told the man to open the door but he fox ran out immediately 
• when the old man looked around he did not see the old lady all he was were her bones cleaned up and the recipe eaten up 
• he was left all alone and poor 

the old man carrying the old woman 

Image found: Pinterest 

Reading Diary A : Russian Folktales

Russian Folktales 

The Bad Wife : 

• the wife was in bad terms with his husband and she would never pay attention to him
• she would di the opposite of everything that he asked her to do 
• she would never cook for him and one that he asked for pancakes she called him a thief and said that he did not deserve the pancakes 
• if he ever said to not make him food because he did not deserve it she would cook in an exaggerated manner and make him eat all the food 
• one day the husband was tired and he went to the woods to cool off and he found a pit under a berry bush and he thought to him self that he could trick his wife to go into the bottomless pit 
• one day he went to her and told her not to go to the woods and not go near the berry bush and she did exactly what he thought she would
• she went to the woods and approached the berry bush and then fell into the bottomless pit 
• the husband was pleased and thought that he had gotten rid of his bad wife 
• one day he went back and he saw a little demon warning him about this bad wife that had caused problems in the pit
• the demon asked the husband to free him and take him into the world as he no longer wanted to be around the bad wife
• the husband obeyed and then the demon said that they would go and set people free 
• the demon would go and haunt innocent people and the he would set him "free" so people thought that he was an amazing doctor so they would pay him large amounts of money 
• one day they were going on a last mission and the man (husband) was not following the cues and the demon asked him what he was doing 
• the man then began exclaiming "the bad wife is coming" the demon was scared and he asked where he could seek refuge 
• the husband told him to go back to the pit as the bad wife would not go there again 
• however the wife had never left and when the demon went back the wife was there too 
• the father of the last girl of their last mission was pleased with the husband for "curing" his daughter so he gave me riches and half of his properties and his daughter to wed 
• and the bad wife remained in the pit forever \\

A woman yelling at a man 

Image found from Google search :Themoderman 

Week 12 : Famous Last words

Famous last words

This week has been a really laid back week in the sense that I finally did not have any exams or quizzes that I needed to study for. I got my exam back for my cell biology class (which is the class that I am struggling in this semester) and I finally did so much better! Yay! 

I am finally over the flu, which was something that really affected my work, school, and family time. I missed school for about two weeks straight and I am talking to my professors so I can catch up on the work and lectures that I missed. I still think that there is something else that is wrong with me because I cannot stop coughing and they affect my sleep. I am thinking about going to the doctor soon and checking if I have bronchitis or something to that effect that was the result of the flu. I am happy that I am feeling better though. The flu was horrible.

This week, in this class I have done so much better! I actually completed a full week without missing an assignment and that is the first time! I usually miss out from doing the extra reading but this week I made sure that I did not miss it as those small points can accumulate. I also enjoyed my storytelling this week. Merlin is a story that I was proud of because the round table was a story that I grew up reading about. I don’t think it has been my best story yet but I was proud of it.

I am especially proud of the way that my storybook is turning out. This week I wrote about El Cucuy and I loved the way that it turned out. I have received good commentary about it too. I was not sure how I was going to tell this story but once I figured it out. It really worked out. I am excited for the rest of this week.

My storybook. 

Image taken by screenshot.

Week 12: Growth Mindset

Growth Mindset

This week one my best friends, Justin, who is also in this class go into his first medical school! I couldn't help but be so happy! We have a really good group of friends and when we found out we were all so happy for him! This is a great achievement for our group of friends. 

Image found on Growth meme blog

Extra Reading Diary: Laos Unit

Laos Unit 

The Enchanted Mountain : 

• there was a strange enchanted place up in the mountains
• there is a beautiful lake that is found there that is bright and clear 
• the interesting thing about the lake is that when you drink from this lake you are no longer weary 
• there is beauty that is around this lake as the plants and flowers around it are much more beautiful than any others that you find at any other place 
• the fruits are also extraordinary 
• another interesting is that animals here cannot be killed when an arrow is released to strike them the arrow falls down harmlessly 
• it is very hard to find this place so many people go back home and say that this place does not exist but only those that search hard enough are rewarded with finding the place 

The Man in the Moon : 

• there was a blacksmith who was tired and said that he wanted to be a stone on the mountain 
• the blacksmith went up to be a stone and one say a stone cutter went past him and started cutting away 
• the stone (blacksmith) then cried out that it hurt and that he no longer wanted to be a stone but instead a stone cutter 
• when he became a stone cutter he grew bored and his feet were sore 
• he then wanted to be the sun but then he complained and said that he no longer liked it and he wanted to be the moon 
• once he was the moon he grew weary and did not like it and he said that he wanted to be a blacksmith again but the wise man was tired of his complaining to he told him that he would be on the moon forever

The moon 

Image taken from Untextbook 

Week 12 Storytelling : Merlin

Merlin

Merlin was an incredible wizard and a great friend and asset for King Arthur. King Arthur had given Merlin the tasks of finding men that were honorable enough to be a part of the round table. The candidates then made their way to the round table but there were still two empty seats. Sir Tor was one of the last men to be righteous enough for the round table. Before anything else could happen, Sir Pellinore made his way to the court with a lady by his side. Merlin was so pleased with her radiant beauty that he desired her. 

This lady seemed very friendly and seemed to enjoy Merlin's presence. However, her intentions were not pure and she would laugh and mock Merlin because she knew that she did not love him or want him as a partner. Her only wish was to learn all the wizardry that she could from the Great Merlin. 

Merlin was the wizard that King Arthur trusted and Merlin had warned the king of a woman that would come and steal the sword and scabbard therefore King Arthur was careful of who he was around. Poor Merlin, little did he know that their enemy was the beautiful damsel by his side. 

This woman was determined enough to get everything that she could. She stuck by Merlin's side on every journey that he took. One day she became tired and could no longer live her double life. She wanted to get rid of Merlin but she just did not know how. 

That was until one day Merlin took her to a rock, a marvelous rock. He knew that he should not have shown her it all. However, in spite of his wisdom he told her everything there was to know about the wonders of the world. By this time the damsel knew too much about power and she tricked Merlin into creeping under the rock. Poor Merlin, as soon as he went under the rock he would not come back. The damsel used all the magic she knew and made the rock bury Merlin alive. She then left filled with joy thinking that she now had the key to it all. 

Little did she know that King Arthur knew this was the woman Merlin had told her about. King Arthur was prepared and he sent wise men to find Merlin and bring him back again. Merlin was gone just for a short time but he came back with much wiser ready to take the damsel down. 

Merlin stronger than ever when he came back 

Image found from Google Search :timelessmyths

Author's Note: 

I used the story The Passing of Merlin to inspire my story this week. I liked this story because I surprised to find out that even though Merlin was so wise he was tricked by beauty and became weak at the presence of this damsel. In the original story Merlin does pass and there was no one to save him. I decided that I wanted to keep the plot the same. I used the same backbone to retell the story in a much more simpler vocabulary and some description involved. However, I thought that Merlin deserved more than being tricked by a beautiful woman. That is why I made King Arthur the hero of the story by saving Merlin from his death. 

Reading Diary B: King Arthur

King Arthur 

Sir Lancelot's vision : 

• This was the story of how Sir Lancelot saw a vision 
• he was looking into a chapel where he saw an altar
• a great light streamed from the altar 
• he tried to go into the chapel but he could not so he turned around and he laid down 
• when he laid down he saw two white palfreys laying down a sick knight
• Sir Lancelot heard the knight recite something almost like a prayer 
• after the knight had spoken the knight rose up and he approached the holy vessel and he was no longer sick 
• Sir Lancelot tried to follow but he could not because his sin weighed way too much 
• he then heard a voice that told him that he needed to leave the holy place because he was naked and sinful 
• Sin Lancelot felt that his heart was heavy 
• he cried and said how his sin and his wickedness have made dishonorable 

Image found on Untextbook 

Reading Diary A: King Arthur

King Arthur 

The Round Table : 

• King Arthur married the daughter of the King Cameliard
• Guenevere, was beautiful and she was honest 
• King Leodegrance was so happy that a king like King Arthur wanted to marry his daughter and he was willing to give him anything that he wanted for the wedding 
• King Arthur had lands and riches so the King thought that he could gift him with something else
• King Leodegrance instead gave King Arthur a Round table where hundreds of Knights can sit at one time 
• That is why King Arthur was so pleased with the Round table because it was the symbol of him marrying the woman that he desired
• King Arthur sent Merlin to go and find the most bravest men and knights but Merlin could not find that many of them and so he thought that King Arthur would have to be pleased with the amount the he brought 
• after Merlin brought the knights they were then placed and seated and that table but there were two seats that were open 
• then a man approached King Arthur since he had heard that the day of the wedding he would be granting whatever anyone wanted and this man wanted King Arthur to make his son a knight 
• then Gwaine and Tor were made Knights 

Knights at the round table 

Image taken from Google search : Wikipedia 

Tech Tip : Pinterest Board

Pinterest

As mentioned previously in my curation post I have really been using Pinterest a lot this week to get inspiration on how I want to work on my house. A board that I created was house decor and although I do not have many pins on there ( I usually screenshot them and save them to folders on my laptop) I decided that I would share with you. 

This is my house decor board : House decor 

I hope you like it!

Week 11, Curation

My three favorite things this week

• On Pinterest  I have spent a lot of time this week and I have loved it. I am currently in the process of bringing my home together since we found a wonderful home for rent and we have moved in a little under a month ago. Currently, I am working on bringing each room alive and decoration. I now know what I want to do as my media center thanks to Pinterest! 

This is the style of media center that we will be aiming towards as we re furnish a great craigslist find

Image found on Pinterest

• If there is one site that I will always visit every week that will be Netflix. I enjoy Netflix so much it is unhealthy but I cannot stay away. This week I have decided that re-watching Grey's anatomy for the third time is an excellent idea! I have not regretted it yet.

Image found on Google Search : Maguzz.com 

• Last but not least, Qualtrics has been another website that my history will prove to be very visited this week. I would for the College of Public Health at OUHSC and in the past weeks we have been traveling to do on site research and we are using Qualtrics for our data. Thank you Qualtrics for being the Real MVP. BTW, Qualtrics in not HIPPA compliant. We have learned that this week... 

This log in page and I have come well acquainted

Image taken from personal screenshot 

Week 11: Enjoy the ride, Growth Mindset

Enjoy the ride. 

This past week  (more like two weeks) has been very hard for me. I have been fighting off the flu and it has been very hard for me to be happy about what I am doing. However, thinking back and thinking further. I have to remind myself to enjoy the ride. These past weeks instead of thinking "Man, I feel like complete crap (just to not say the word that I was really thinking). Why did this happen to me?" I should be thinking "Hey, at least now I actually get to sleep and have a reason for leaving things half done and going to sleep even though I will regret in the morning when I wake up. Hey, at least I didn't have to go to work today and instead I got to spend a whole day with my family which does not happen very often." I just need to learn to enjoy the moment. That is all, folks. 

Image taken from Growth Mindset Memes Blog 

Storytelling Week 11 : The Wheelbarrow

The Wheelbarrow

Hello, my name is bachelor or was, anyhow. I am a nice, handsome, tall man. For many years I searched for my woman, She would just never appear. That is why I lived by myself for a very long time. Now, let me tell you about myself at that time. I was very lonely and food would fill my void. However, soon enough I learned that there are others who loved food just as I would. 

The meats that I would by I would put them on the shelf and slowly one by one they started to go there. They were tiny and hairy but still I was not afraid. Company was nice so I did not care. Their names were rats and mice and soon enough they were more than that. They became important to me that I had to make sure that I had enough meats and food to make them come back. 

So there it was, every week I would make that trip. With my wheelbarrow I would make my way to the streets of London all the way. I chose the finest meats and beets. Then I would take my wheelbarrow back home again. This was the trip that they lead me on and for that I am thankful, as you shall see. It was one fine morning when I realized that there was no more meat so I got up and made my way to London once again. This time however, I had more in mind. Today I was going to London to get me a wife. 

I had met this fine woman the other week; she had smiled back at me at the Juniper her love was for me. I told her I would come back and so It was. With my wheelbarrow I would take her back. She sat in it and screamed with joy. I had a wife and I could not ask for me. My name was no longer bachelor until... that was. The streets were narrow and very filled so the wheelbarrow was the only choice. Had I known I would have brought some other way to bring her home. You see, my wheelbarrow was made for meats and beets not my little wife and all. Through the streets I pushed and pushed until the wood could no longer do. The wheelbarrow broke and my wife fell down and the wheelbarrow tumbled, with my little wife, and all.

So now I go back home again, this time back with nothing, oh.... well. 

The bachelor and the little wife

Taken from the :  Untextbook 

Author's Note:

This is a story based on a rhyme I found in Nursery Rhymes about Love and Matrimony. 

This original rhyme was very short about this bachelor who would go for meats and then the rats and mice would lead him to London to find his wife. Unfortunately due to a weak wheelbarrow he only had a wife for a short time. I was very skeptical about how I could make this into a story but after some thought I just thought that I could expand on every line. I added some detailed description and backstories to make more of a narration of the events.