Mythology

4 fundamental Questions: 

•What is the nature of the universe in which I live?

•How do I relate to that universe?

•How much control do I have over my own life?

•How can I lead a satisfying life?

4 Themes:

•Parents are often the gods, of sky, and earth

•The created god fashions the first human beings from parts of the earth- clay, trees, rocks, plants 

•Gods destroy on world of mortals by a flood

•Hereos are children of gods with unusual birth 

Beginning of the Universe:

•A chaotic, formless mass that a god or pair of gods separates 

Hero Myths & Epics teach members of society...

•The appropriate attitudes, behavior, and values of that culture

What do ordinary people identify with hereos..

•Their imperfections allow ordinary people to identify with them & to like them, for everyone has similar psychological needs & conflicts

•Inspire to emulate them

Foundation of the Matriarchal Society...

•The political, economic, social, and religious foundation of the matriarchal society was agricultural year

Sigmund Freud's View of Myths...

•View myths as the expression of the individual's unconscious wishes, fears, & drives

Myths demonstrate that people possess...
•The intellectual capacity to understand the world in which they live

Birth Order Traits

typical careers: medicine	I've always looked into pursuing a career in the medical field as a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist. Lately, I've been looking more into and leaning towards becoming a pharmacist.
well-organized	I like everything neat and tidy. I have to have things in order or labeled or color coded to be able to tell one thing from another.
procrastinate to relieve burden of perfectionism	I am a procrastinator, but a perfectionist as well. I need everything perfect, well done, even if it's at the last minute.
Scholarly	I am scholarly, because despite not wanting to be at school, I do like learning and doing the best I can with my work.

Latin Roots #1

1. Agenda- a list of times to be discussed at a formal meeting

•I use my agenda to write down my homework.

2. Agile- able to move quickly 

•He was an agile and powerful runner.

3. Alienate- cause to feel isolated

•She alienated her bestfriend from the group.

4. Altercation- a noisy argument

•They had an altercation about their different homework answers.

5. Amiable-having or displaying a friendly manner

•She had a very amiable attitude towards any situation.

6. Amorous-showing or feeling sexual desire 

•The boy and girl had amorous feelings towards eachother.

7. Animated- full of life or excitement; lively

•The animated show Phineas & Ferb has a character named Candace, after me.

8. Equanimity-mental calmness or composure

•I must have an equanimity attitude when I'm class.

9. Inalienable- unable to be taken or given away 

•My phone is not an object that is inalienable during class.

10. Inanimate-not alive

•The inanimate creature could not love or say a word.

11. Magnanimous-very generous or giving

•The magnanimous girl gave the homeless guy a $20 bill.

12. Reactionary- opposing political or social liberalization or reform; oppose to progress

•The army had a reactionary performance during the 2nd war.

Reflection on Week 1

I don't think there are any factors that will affect my experience in class. It's dependent on me whether or not I fully participate or work at my best within the class.

A great learning experience I've had has been this whole school experience. It's been a journey from kindergarten to now. Things change throughout the year, especially, schools, work ethic, classes, level of difficulty, and how I am as a student. Over the years, I've become more into my school work and my studies now that we're closer to college and our futures. I think the only option we have now is to keep pushing forward and to fully take in everything we learn to benefit us during our road ahead.

I'm most concerned about my grades. This is because with an AP class and 7 classes, I don't know if I will be able to handle it all. However, I know it's a learning experience for everybody, and that if I'm willing to do the work and try my best, grades won't be difficult. I'm trying o maintain a 4.0 gpa which hopefully I will do. I've been an all A's student, and I hope that doesn't change. 

My Six-Words

Click on the link below to view my Six-Word Memoir on Vine:
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My Six-Word Memoir: "The World is Your Own Runway✨" I chose these 6 words because I'm really into fashion and design. It is from Coco Chanel's quote, "The world is your runway and everyday is a fashion show". In the world of fashion and design, Coco Chanel is a big inspiration to me. I love her clothes and jewelry that she inspired. In fact, my little sister's name is Chanel, named after her. I believe that everyday is a new opportunity to walk down our own runway and show off our style that represents who we are. It's amazing how picking one article of clothing out can describe who you are without any words.

Reflection on How Schools Kill Creativity

I feel that school hasn't fully led me to discovering my passions. I feel our education isn't personalized for us, but for those who are able to make our education happen. An English class that allows you to discover your passions would be one that teaches us different aspects of literature while balancing creativity and student's own ideas. However, schools have done their part in proving extracurricular activities like sports, clubs, etc. for us to find ourselves within the school.
I think, we are able to find our true passions without the help of our school, however. I think to discover our own passions, we must ourselves, be interested in something fully or have the desire to do something in order for it to be our passion. For example, growing up, fashion and dancing have been my top 2 passions in life. I fell in love with being able to use my style of fashion and style of dance to express who I truly am as a person. Later, cheerleading, and playing the violin became other passions that I have and I think I found that out on my own.