Mythology and Folklore

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3: Illiad Week 4: Aesop(Jacobs) Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: Ancient Egypt Week 6: Arabian Nights Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7: South Africa Week 9: The Monkey King Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10: Hero Tales Week 11: Great Plains Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: King Arthur Week 13: Robin Hood Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: Russian Week 15: Inferno (Books Flat Icon Vector, source ) I'm excited for these readings especially for the Native American unit. I've take a Native American music class and I had a lot of fun learning about the cultural importance of song and dance. Most of the other stories I chose are things I've heard about through pop culture and other references but never actually read. 

  (Swiss Railway Clock: source ) Time management is an important skill to learn and build to keep on top everything that's going on in your life. I have struggled with procrastination all throughout college, but I'm hoping to start building better skills now. I read The Important Habit of Just Starting by Jory Mackay and Eat the Frogs First Thing in the Morning by Thomas Oppong. I definitely feel how the hardest step in getting anything done is just starting. It often feels like if you start something you need to see it through all at once, or it needs to be perfect, but often times just starting something and getting it done is enough to start getting more things done. I think this plays into the idea of eating the frog right in the morning. If the first thing you do in the day was the absolute worst thing, then everything else that day should be a lot easier to handle and not as intimidating. I think this semester I really need to focus on finishing strong and not letting m...

 (source: Technology 2020 by   Mikhail Denishchenko ) I've never used any website publishing tools so I'm excited to learn how to use them. I've done some image editing using Krita  which is more geared towards digital art, but can also be used to edit photos like in photoshop. Twine looks like a really cool program and the example stories feel like those old choose your own adventure books which is pretty cool. Overall, I'm not too familiar with everything we'll be using in the class, but I look forward to learning about it and maybe I'll find something I really like.

The assignments in this class seem to be pretty different from what I usually am responsible for. Especially since it isn't based on academic style writing. I expect to be much better than the lab reports and research papers I'm used to writing. I only took science classes last semester and I really need the variety. I also like that there's going to be at least some interaction between students. It's easy to feel isolates, especially now in the pandemic, so that could be an outlet for some interaction. I'm really excited for the storybook project I think it'll be really fun to spin some mythological stories around.  (image information: Pichu from the PokeCenter, taken Aug 23, 2020)

(Brain Word Cloud by JohnHain ) I have not heard of Carol Dweck or of the Growth Mindset specifically before. I have had some high school teachers teach at least related to this style though. While they still had tests and assessments, One of them allowed you to retake any test as long as you submitted in writing what you felt like you did wrong and what you did to address it. My other teacher outright told us that he didn't care about our grades and we could put in as much effort as we wanted. Both of these teachers were well liked and while their classes were hard I don't remember anyone having problems with these policies.  I think I have recently started leaning more into the growth mindset without realizing it. With learning how to draw, many of the resources and tutorials being put out, focus on taking small steps and emphasizing how no one had it easy at first. That it's normal to struggle with it, and to not give up just because it's hard initially.  At OU my ha...

Hi! I'm Zeeshawn, a Microbiology major, med school hopeful, and computer enthusiast. I was born in Pakistan and my family immigrated to Oklahoma when I was just a couple months old. I still love to watch cricket. I can't see it live though because of the time zones it's always early in the morning.  ("Wahab Stuns Hosts! | England vs Pakistan Match Highlights | ICC Cricket World Cup 2019" at youtube ) One of my favorite classes has been Chinese Literature. I had never really learned much about Chinese history, so this class really opened my eyes and helped me understand recent history. The book/story that affected me the most in that class was the Iron Child by Mo Yan.  I've also been trying to learn to draw. The idea of being able to create something has really motivated me and especially being able to see great art anytime on the internet has helped fuel this. I've been using drawabox  to learn the fundamentals and I feel like I've made some progress....

(image source: "The School of Athens"  by Raphael) Applying to College: Greek Mythology This storybook features a fictional Common Application introduction page with example prompts and essays from some of Olympus's famous gods and goddesses. The author sets up exactly what to expect by drawing analogy with how the Common App introduces itself. The storybook features essays from Apollo, Artemis, and the Titan Atlas. I especially liked the authors writing style, it really reminded me of reading Percy Jackson. I also enjoyed how the Greek deities were put into such a vulnerable situation, trying to impress admission committees, when usually they're the ones with the power in the situation.   The Truth Behind the Pyramids The introduction definitely helps reel people in to read the story. It plays around those conspiracy theory and late night history channel vibes. I had never heard of any stories relating to the origin of pyramids. However, I have read some of the books...

(The Tokyo Skytree at night.  Source ) Before the time of the pandemic, before even the start of the Fall 2019 semester, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Japan with my family. While there we came across store dedicated solely to Pokémon. These stores are called Pokémon Centers. For those, who haven't played the games/watched the show, a Pokémon Center is a place where you can go to heal your Pokémon completely for free. Sadly, there wasn't any free stuff in these centers. (Image Information: Personal photo from the Pokémon Center . Taken Summer 2019) They sold lots of plushies, toys, and apparel. I ended up getting a plush pichu, eevee, and some pikachu chopsticks. I would've liked to have spend more time in there and probably bought out most of the store, but luckily my parents were there to limit me to just a few things.

 The normal pangram people know is "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," I heard a cooler one though it's "Sphinx of black quartz judge my vow." A lot cooler right? I think this should replace the fox one.