Myth and Folklore Blog

  I read the  fixed mindset  article and the  Neil Gaiman's Advice on the Creative Life  article as well.  I think for the fixed mindset article it makes a lot of sense when applied to everyone, kids, doctors and in the workplace. The issue with a fixed mindset is that it does not allow for growth in a person. I think I learned from an early age to motivate myself and work hard for what I want. I think it is hard to say that experience is shared with everyone. I know a lot of people in gifted programs suffered because teachers constantly were telling them they were smart and ahead of the curve and it resulted in stinted education and mental illness, myself included. For kids in gifted programs especially, the fear of failure and increased anxiety is evident due to the immense amount of pressure the kids were being put under for being "better" or "special" whereas the other kids were just taught normally and encouraged to learn more. I think it is interestin...

Photo by  Darren Halstead  on  Unsplash  I have absolutely no idea how I am going to narrow this down so quickly, but I will start to attempt to do so. I am having a hard time since a lot of the topics seem very promising and I am interested to start with things that call my name. I think I am really interested in focusing on a Fairy Tale possibly, I like the idea of rewriting those and I did that last blog post. That was something I really enjoyed doing. I think the idea of focusing on a Fairytale and telling the story from a villain's perspective or giving a backstory similar to how the movie maleficent gives a backstory to the esteemed villain of the sleeping beauty story or similarly to Into the Woods the Sondheim musical that shows how the characters are flawed in some way and "happily ever after," isn't quite what it seems. Resources I looked at.   Another topic I may be interested in is urban legends, I didn't realize that was an option but I am super int...

  Photo by   Edward Howell   on   Unsplash Once upon a time, in a faraway land lived a happy family. The mom and her three daughters were artists, they loved to paint and stitch and sew throughout the day together, traveling from place to place for inspiration. On the youngest sister Rose's birthday, they all set out to find a place to sit and enjoy the festivities they had planned out. The middle sister, Flora went out searching for the most beautiful place to paint a special present for her sister. She had been searching to find a Rose that matched her sister in beauty for quite some time and hoped that she might paint it to gift her as a birthday surprise.  After searching for quite some time she came across the most beautiful and plentiful Rose garden that she had ever seen. She immediately called for the sisters and they set up camp there in that garden. Flora painted and gazed over the beauty of the garden when she saw her sister Rose running through the f...

 One story I was drawn to is " the Man in the Moon ," because it is something I've always thought about. The idea of there being someone watching us from afar.  I think it is interesting that the plot of the man in the moon revolves around someone who was not content enough to be who he was. He continued to change his mind and be indecisive with what he wanted from life. The "wise man," gave this blacksmith many options to be what he wanted, and still it was not enough for him. Once he then chose to be stone, a stone cutter, the sun and then a moon the wise man became weary of his changing. He then told him to remain the moon since he wanted to be the moon so badly.  This gives a "moral of the story," to people who are indecisive and continue to flip flop which I may be guilty of. The second story in this section is the story of when Buddha was reborn as a rabbit. The hare that was buddha had many friends, and students as well, teaching them of the mor...

I chose this image because I thought it was a cool sculpture and there's not really any other reason, I just think it is beautiful and have always liked marble sculptures when I go to museums. They feel very aesthetically pleasing and beautiful Atalanta  by wikipedia  Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3:Iliad Week 4:Noah Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: Life of Buddha Week 6: Arabian Nights Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7: Japanese Mythology Week 9: Chinese Fairytales Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10:American Indian Fairy Tales Week 11: Blackfeet Indian Stories Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: King Arthur Week 13: Celtic Fairy Tales Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: Italian Popular Tales Week 15: Dante's Inferno I am interested in these specific topics...