Demons of Latin America : Styles Brainstorming

Topic : I have decided that My Storybook will be about the tales and myths that I was told as I child growing up. In Latin America many children grow up hearing and fearing the monsters and demons depicted to us. This topic is very personal to me and I think that it would be great to also talk about something that I have had personal contact with. The stories that I think would be great and original to Latin America is El Cucuy , La Llorona, and El Chupacabras. I do not think I will have a hard time finding other stories if I choose not to go with any of the following. There are many other creatures that have originated from different countries of Latin America. 

Bibliography:

El Cucuy: "Coco (folklore)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 31 July 2015. Web. 22 Sept. 2015.

La Llorona : "La Llorona." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Sept. 2015. Web. 22 Sept. 2015.

El Chupacabras :"Chupacabra." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Sept. 2015. Web. 22 Sept. 2015.

Possible Styles:

1. A witness as a storyteller : In this story style I would tell the stories from the perspective of a villager or such narrating the events that he/she saw unfold in front of them. I think that this is my first option as it is how many of these stories get told to us. These stories are passed down our generations from our elders. I think a villager as the narrator suits the culture the best too. Given this idea, first-person would be the method of narrating his/her experiences but the stories themselves would be third-person storyteller style. 

2. The demons/monsters  telling the reader about what they did and why they act that way : I like this style as well too. It could be something to the effect of the diary of the demons. This would also be a first- person style. I think that this style would give the reader and in- depth look at the intentions and thoughts of these creatures. I think this style would also give me the freedom to contribute my own ideas to the story but I am not sure if we can alter the stories in some way and expand on them in a way that we want to. If we are allowed this freedom then I think that this is definitely the style that I want to take. 

3. A tourist book : This style would present these stories in a marketable setting. Since Latin American is a very touristic region it can be a journey to the different countries where these stories originated from. My Storybook could be a guide and in the guide the tourist would find pictures, areas of where this creature has "been seen" and of course, the famous story behind the creatures. 

I think this style is very creative, fun and different from my previous styles. 

4. Children's Book : Lastly, this style would be geared towards children. Although, this storybook would probably not be the best bedtime story, I think that it could engage children in Latin American culture. This style would use child geared vocabulary and of course a lot of cartoon images. The horror of these creatures would probably be toned down too. However, to make this style unique, I would make it sort of fable style where there would be a saying at the end of the stories such as the moral of the story. Example, " No te portes mal, si no El Cucuy vendrá por ti en la noche" " Do not misbehave or The Cucuy will come for you at night". 

"El chupacabra" 

Growth Mindset, Week 3

Growth Mindset

One of the most important things that I have reflected on this week is the importance in taking really good notes. During this weekend I was working on my neurobiology quizzes and some of the questions were really challenging. I was trying to pull answers by deductive reasoning but on some math questions I was really stumped. Fortunately, I remembered that I had taken really good notes over the quiz subject and I found examples of out math equations and I was able to relate them to the quiz problems and after my many attempts I finally reached the 100% that I was aiming for. It is my goal this semester to have notes that I can always go back to for information. 

kitty taking notes 

Reading Diary B : Noah and the Ark

NOAH AND THE ARK PART B: 

The Torah 

The Holy Book : 

• Noah gathered all his wisdom from a book given to Adam by an Angel named Raziel 
• there was a little boy around Adam that was really annoying so he then killed him and Adam and Eve ate the child 
• they ate the child because of the plague and when Samuel found out he was enraged butAdam and Eve tried to deny everything 
• Samuel wanted them gone but God was still by there side and the solution to their problems was the Torah 
• Adam hid the book and then it was found by Enoch then Enoch hid it and God set Raphael to get the book for Noah 
• in the book Noah found direction and guidance 

The Flood : 

• there was a lot of issues and problems inside of the ark 
• Noah did not know how to feed every species and he would have sick animals on board 
• the troubles increased as the turbulence of the ark got worse with flood the animals roared and howled and the combination of these noises were miserable 
• Cain perished due to the flood and Abel's death was avenged 
• a long time has passed but after a few hundred days Noah sent out the dove in hopes of finding dry land 

Noah leaves the ark : 

• Noah was scared to leave the ark because he feared for another flood 
• When Noah stepped outside he thanked God for his mercy over him
• God was no pleased as Noah had ignored God's previous words of grace 
• Noah realized he had sin and brought a sacrifice unto God and he was pleased 
• Noah was not able to turn in the sacrifice himself as he had a bodily defect caused by a blow that he received in the ark by a lion
• After the sacrifice was received there was a covenant between Noah and God and God promised he would never send another flood again and a rainbow was evidence of this pact 

The Curse of Drunkenness : 

• Noah became obsessed with building a vine and the first product of this was drinking in excess and this was the way that this curse was brought on and because of it slavery was introduced 
• Satan was his assistant in growing the vine 
• Noah resembled Adam in actions in the sense that they both sinned as the product of a fruit 
• Noah cursed against his son's descendants since Ham had angered his father and had sinned 

Reading Diary A: Noah and the Ark

NOAH AND THE ARK 

Building the ark - Nuremberg Chronicles 

The Ark (Genesis) : 

• Lamech was Noah's father 
• God saw that there was much evil on Earth 
• Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord 
• The Lord told Noah that he would destroy the world 
• Noah was ordered to make an ark of gopher wood measuring three hundred cubits x fifty cubits x three hundred cubits 
• Noah was told that the Earth would be destroyed by water and flood 
• Even though every human was going to perish his family was allowed on the ark and he was ordered to bring two of every species in with him 

The Flood (Genesis): 

• The flood was to last 40 days and 40 nights 
• Noah was 600 years old when we was given these commands 
• Noah was given 7 days and once the 7 days were up the flood came down 
• it rained so much that the waters then made the ark float 
• Every living thing on Earth died and only Noah, his family, and all the species on board were kept alive 
• water prevailed on the Earth for 150 days 

After the Flood (Genesis) : 

• After the flood had passed and months had gone by Noah sent a dove to look for areas where the water had dried up 
• the dove came back with no signs of any place to dock 
• after 7 days he sent the dove out again but this time she came back with an olive leaf and Noah knew that the dark days were over 
• After the Earth was dry Noah was given the orders that his family should then multiply and fill the Earth 
• Noah built an alter for the Lord and the Lord was pleased and promised that he would never curse the Earth again 

Noah's Sons : 

• Noah and his family were blessed and were promised by God that they would have food every day and God would always be by their side 
• there was a covenant made between God and Noah were no destruction of Earth by flood would happen again
• the evidence of this covenant was the rainbow seen in the midst of the clouds after the rain 
• Noah was 960 years old when he passed 

The Tower of Babel (Genesis) : 

• this is the story of what came to be of the generations after Noah 
• Babel was the kingdom of Nimrod 
• the whole world was of one language 
• they wanted to build a city that could reach the heavens 
• God however intervened by distorting their language so that they could not understand each others commands and build this tower
• this was the birth of language 

The Birth of Noah: 

• Lamech (Noah's father) was scared when he was born and he ran to his own father Methuselah
• he was afraid because he said that his nature was different and that he did not resemble was the rest of them [ the humans] look like 
• Methuselah went to Enoch to know the truth 
• Methuselah was informed of the purpose of Noah and he was told about the destruction and the new beginning of the Earth 
• Noah was called Menahem by the rest of his family which meant consoler 
• Noah was circumcised in his mothers womb which made him different and the elected one 
• Noah was the hope for a new beginning to end the curse brought down on Earth because of Adam