My First Blog

There once was a man named Chuck who was in his mid 40s and worked as a real estate agent. Chuck lived a simple life working his job, and tending to his yard. Every day of Chuck's life appeared to be identical. Chuck would wake up, work on yard and go to work. After work, Chuck would watch the news, eat dinner and go to bed. One day at work, Chuck's co worker Jason came over to his cubicle. After some small talk, Jason told Chuck that he should add some flavor to his life. Jason claimed that there was nothing worse in life than having regrets. This conversation weighed on Chuck's mind for the remainder of the work day. As he drove home he wondered what Jason meant by adding more flavor to his life. He had a solid job with a good home, Chuck felt content. As he explored these thoughts more, he realized that he did have regrets. Chuck's dad would always take him fishing when he was younger and it had quickly sprouted into a passion of Chucks. Once Chuck went to college ...

Fifth Voyage Builds a ship to go on another adventure attacked by Rocs(giant birds) Washes up on another island Old man chokes him unconscious and is terrorizing him Fifth Voyage(cont.) Gets the old man drunk Throws him off his back Found new companions Found new riches Sixth Voyage[The Raft] Sinbad builds himself a raft Rides a river with strong rapids Sixth Voyage(cont.) Rides a horse to visit a king The king demands that Sinbad's adventures be written on gold tablets. Becomes great friends with the king Sixth Voyage(end) Accepted the charge from the king  Sinbad vouches that the king is a great as people say Seventh and Last Voyage[The Elephants] Sinbad was called by the Capliph. Wants him to deliver a message to Serendib Kills an elephant Dug a hole where he buried the elephant Seventh and Last Voyage(cont.) Sinbad continued to kill Elephants from tall trees, The elephants attack the tree Sinbad is in. They brought him ...

First Voyage Wealthy sold his goods sailed towards the East Indies. Explored a small island on the way Turned out to be the back of a sleeping whale, not an island. He was left at sea Found an island with people who gave him food and planned on leaving soon. First Voyage (cont) Reunited with his old crew after seeing a sailor load possessions labeled with his name. He then bought his own house, reunited with family. Second Voyage Goes out to sea again Falls asleep In a deep and narrow valley Snakes surrounded him but they only came out during the day. Slept in a Cave Something fell to the ground with a thud beside him. Second Voyage (cont.) Lured a bird with a diamond to drop him into its nest His crew found him and they ventured to Bagdad.  Third Voyage Set sail yet again out of boredom Came across savages Found various herbs and fruits Encountered a giant who captured them Third Voyage(cont.) The giant approached them with two more...

     There once was a wealthy and powerful prince named prince Lock. Prince Lock was grieving from the sudden and unexpected passing of his closest friend Theo several months ago. Prince Lock was an extremely kind and affable person, so naturally he had many friends, but none of them could quite match or surpass the bond that he and Theo had. Lock's adviser noticed that the young prince had been in a melancholy mood and suggested that he take all of his closest friends to his lake house for a weekend full of fun that would get his mind off of things and remind him of how great his life still was. Lock loved this idea and invited all of his closest friends as well as some family to his overwhelmingly great lake house for the weekend. The weekend was going perfectly, one of his great friends John, had traveled more than 24 hours to be there and brought his wife Sarah with him. The group of fifteen was on Lock's yacht amidst the lake when the yacht caught an unexpected wave ...

The Two Brothers: Part One The wife of Anthu attempted to seduce Anthu's younger brother, Bata. Bata refuses and as a result, the wife tells Anthu that Beta beat her up. Anthu becomes enraged and sharpens his blade. The Two Brothers: Part Two After the truth was revelead, Anthu returned home and killed his wife. Bata relocated to the wilderness and was given a beautiful wife by the gods. Warned  her never to go outside. The Two Brothers: Part Three Bata's wife leaves the house despite his warning, drawing alot of attention. The suitors destroyed a plant that help Bata's soul. Anthu arrives and restores the plant, bringing Bata back to life. Bata becomes a bull. The Two Brothers: Part Four Anthu rides his brother Bata, who is now a bull. Beta revelead himself to his wife, they bore a son Beta reigned for thirty years. When he passed, Anthu took over. The Book of Thoth: Part One Men want the famous book of Thoth A feast was had after...

Creation Nu River Ra is the most powerful took form of men Secret Name of Ra Isis created a serpent out of Ra's saliva which bit him in hopes that he would reveal his secret name.  The plan worked. Ra and Hathort Failed Mutiny  The Sun's Journey Son is shown to be greater than his father Nu Osiris Ruled Egypt Uses persuasive speech and logic The Death of Osiris Suffocated inside of a chest by the followers of Set The Journey of Isis Set out to find the grave of Osiris King of the Dead The wicked god, known as the king of the dead The Wax Crocodile Crocodile created by wife attacks young boy The Green Jewel Chief is able to retrieve girls beloved jewel via magic. This story is part of the  Ancient Egypt unit . Story source:  Egyptian Myth and Legend  by Donald Mackenzie (1907).                                   ...

The topic I chose to research about is the OU ghost story. My first idea would be more of an origin story talking about how a student years ago was mistreated. The plot would probably involve taking the reader through the perspective of the mistreated student. He then would tragically pass and haunt the school. This idea would revolve around students trying to solve a mystery involving the disappearance of several other classmates. It would be reminiscent of a scooby-doo type mystery where the gang finds clues and seeks to gain more information to reach their ultimate goal.  This idea would be about students who are trying to convince the rest of the school that the school is haunted in order to either get a test date rescheduled or get revenge on their classmates. This is sort of the opposite of the scooby doo idea in that other students would think the school is haunted only to find out that it was just the shenanigans of their vengeful classmates. This will be a...

My storybook project                                     Image information: Welcome road sign

I decided to write my post over the " Ted Talks videos "  consisting of the video " The danger of a single story " and " Imaginary friends and real-world consequences: parasocial relationships ". Concerning the first video, I found it extremely thought provoking and necessary. The theme of a single story is the term the speaker uses to express the act of boxing people and groups into a small mental  box, limiting who they can be. Continually show a people group as one thing, repeatedly, and eventually they will become this in your mind. This is so dangerous because what begins as an innocent story quickly festers into a negative bias, stereotype or even racism. The speaker closed by encouraging the audience to reject the single story, because when we do, we regain a kind of paradise. Regarding the second ted talk, the main idea is what roles fictional characters have that actually impact our real lives. The speaker calculated the amount of time mankind ha...

The topic I chose to research about is the OU ghost story. Plot idea #1: My first idea would be more of an origin story talking about how a student years ago was mistreated. The plot would probably involve taking the reader through the perspective of the mistreated student. He then would tragically pass and haunt the school. Plot idea #2: This idea would revolve around students trying to solve a mystery involving the disappearance of several other classmates. It would be reminiscent of a scooby-doo type mystery where the gang finds clues and seeks to gain more information to reach their ultimate goal. Plot idea #3: This idea would be about students who are trying to convince the rest of the school that the school is haunted in order to either get a test date rescheduled or get revenge on their classmates. This is sort of the opposite of the scooby doo idea in that other students would think the school is haunted only to find out that it was just the shenanigans of their ve...

The two articles I read about how to effectively give feedback were Be a Mirror , and Five Reasons to stop saying Good Job . I really enjoyed both articles. The idea behind the first article is that a "mirror" gives us unbiased truth. A mirror's job is to reflect back what is there without judgement. The article urges us to do the same when giving feedback to other. The second article gives reason to not always praise others, but rather be up-front and honest. What I found interesting is that although these are two completely separate articles, their main points were nearly identical.                                                                Feedback Image

 There once was a foster home located in Dallas Texas that was run by the kindest man in the entire city. His name was Theo and he dedicated his life to helping those in need and caring for as many children in search of a safe home as possible.There were currently 50 children between the ages of 7-18 that Theo was housing. One day, Theo walked through the front door with a young , 18 year old boy by the name of Joseph. He introduced him to the rest of the kids and told them to make Joseph feel at home. Joseph was immediately welcomed and soon became extremely popular. He even found his clique hanging out with 10 other boys close to his age that quickly grew to become like his brothers. They went everywhere and did everything with each other. As the weeks passed it became evident that Joseph excelled in numerous ways. He had a naturally athletic build to him accompanied by good looks, charisma and humility. As he joined the kids in the first semester of the school year he became be...

Eve:         First woman. Formed from Adam's Ribs. Ate the fruit. Sarah         Wife of Abraham. Bore a son named Isaac, despite being very old.       Hagar            This was Abraham's handmaid who bore him a son named Ishmael. Rebekah             Isaac married her when he was 40, she became the mother of Jacob and Esau Rachel           The wife of Jacob Leah           Concurrent wife of Jacob along with Rachel. Bore Six sons Potiphar's Wife           Attempted to seduce Joseph, lied which led to his imprisonment. Jephthah's Daughter            Sacrificed as an offering by her father. Delilah           Seduced Samson into giving her the secret of his strength Hannah           ...

Baptism of Jesus Jesus chooses his disciples Teaches in the temple, frees man from bad spirit Fame spread around Galilee Heals the mother of Simon Healed the city's sick and cast out demons Healed a leper who told everyone Went to Capernaum a few days later where a massive crowd followed him, he preached. Healed man from roof, forgave sins, tells Levi to follow him Jesus dwells with the sinners explains all actions to pharisees, family of christ\ calms the storm I am legion who touched me wakes sleeping girl death of John the baptist 5 loaves of bread and two fish miracle Gives sight to the blind Who do you say that I am? Entering Jerusalem The Scribe Prophecies The Last Supper Crucifixion Rise Bibliography: Telford, W. R. The Theology of the Gospel of Mark. NTT. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Williamson, Lamar. Mark. Image Info

I think feedback is a crucial part of reaching one's full potential. The reason feedback is so important is because we are very limited in our ability to judge ourselves properly. We have an inherent blind spot because we usually have put forth our best effort in whatever we are doing so to us it appears perfect or at least hard to spot any room for improvement. We have to come to terms with the fact that our perception isn't the same as everyone else's perception. Our vantage point combined with others can result in unprecedented success. This is why it is also important to not be extremely sensitive and be able to receive feedback. This is because you and the one giving feedback are both aiming for the same goal. You must realize that the only thing in life that doesn't change, is that everything is always changing. This applies to you too, so whenever you receive critiques, you should not view it as personal because we are constantly changing and if we aren't, th...

Topic Brainstorm possible topics: (Option 1) OU Ghost Stories- As I was scrolling through the list of possible topics this immediately jumped out at me. It's easy to talk about a topic or idea when you yourself have experienced it or the situation in someway applies to you. During the summer between my senior year of HS and Freshman year of OU, I attended a bridge program where they prepared us to be engineers and showed us the ropes of OU. The first night we were there the upperclassmen took us around OU's campus and told us about the haunted elements and legends involving our new campus. Although it was cheesy, there was a level of excitement that came over all of us as we told and listened to fictional beings that possess and dwell in our everyday environment. In short, I think it would be both easy and fun to write about this. Resource (Option 2) Greek Mythology - I read constantly as a young kid and still love reading today. I loved the Percy Jackson & the Olymp...