Reading Notes: Cupid and Psyche, Part B

Part 2 of Cupid and Psyche

The story that interested me most is Venus and Psyche 

My all-time FAVORITE princess is Cinderella. I seriously have loved her even since I was a toddler and so this story made me super excited as it related to her, as you said.

Venus Source

-Venus as beautiful as she may seem above abuses Psyche and her swollen and pregnant belly as she says no man will want her!

-Similar to Cinderella she tells Psyche that the only way a man will want her is if she works and proves herself!

-Ants come and pity Psyche, they do the task for her and disappear!

---One way to change this is to keep it back then but instead of the ants leaving possibly make them be friends and keep them constant throughout the rest of the story?

---The theme of love is huge throughout this story (shocker with Cupid and Venus being in it) but that theme needs to stay constant or else it will lose its power so the ants can't be the main part of the story! 

Reading Notes: Cupid and Psyche, Part A

Psyche's Beauty and the Anger of Venus by Tony Kline
Link to Story

Cupid and Psyche Source

-Instead of using the girl as kidnapped and set back in time, what if a mother was reading her daughter this out of a children's story book before bed?
-Psyche is the most beautiful girl ever seen by most and Goddess Venus was basically abandoned
-Venus' son is Cupid!
- Told Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with the worst man alive basically and someone way below her beauty and moral standards
-The story continues but I think I would like to stop at just this story and continue into her having a dream and marrying a man that IS her standard and see what kind of life they could have and continue the story from there.

Feedback Thoughts

Self Doubt Source

For this assignment on getting feedback, I read Silence the Critical Voices in your Head, I read this in hopes that I would figure out how to get my own self-doubt out of my head. This posts focuses on the positives of criticism and not getting too hung up on the small details of the negative. This is hard for me because I tend to focus exactly on what I'm not supposed to- the negative. I will pick things out that people have said, even in a compliment, and twist it into a negative. I also read Why rejection hurts so much-and what to do about it as a way to figure out why I pull out the negative in a positive comment. After reading about my own critical voices it was good to read about things I can do to help my feeling of rejection that comes after the criticism. I know when other students give me feedback that may upset me I need to reach out to others who bring me joy and that I bring joy too as well. I know that criticism will only help me in the future and I need to not get offended or upset over it! In terms of giving feedback, I read Be a Mirror: Give Readers Feedback That Fosters a Growth Mindset, this article was especially helpful for me when it said to "Focus on what the reader is doing (not what is missing)". I know that when I give feedback I have a tendency to say things like "I wish this had been included" when I should praise them on what they did do and as the article said,  " A mirror cannot reflect back what is not there". The final article I read over giving feedback was 7 Key Characteristics of Better Learning Feedback and I found this article to be my favorite. This is because it was straightforward and being a blunt person myself I found it easier to track and get hints of what good feedback should consist of. I know I never want to come off as rude or as too nice to where it isnt helpful and this article helped me realize how I can accomplish this! I look forward to reading and giving feedback to my peers, as I know they will do with me!

Week 2 Story Planning: True Life: My Dad is a Celebrity

Storyline Planning:

So Pheathon lives in Glendale Arizona with his mom and goes to an uppity private school, but all of his friends are wealthy and live in extravagant houses, while he only affords the public school because his stepdad is the principal there. He is going to prove to his friends that he does fit in as his dad is the golden Hollywood actor Pheobus Sun. Nobody believes him so he goes west to his dads home in Beverly Hills. His dad loves him and says he can have anything he wants and Pheathon asks to drive his Gold Ferrari. He wants to refuse, but he cant break his word so his maids open the gate. His son ends up crashing even though he warned him to stay off the highway and not go too slow or too fast as he needed to keep with traffic. Pheathon crashes and the car catches on fire and he dies. His dad is extremely upset as he feels it is his fault.

Gold Ferrari Source

 Character Planning:

Pheobus Sun- Celebrity parent, lives in Beverly Hills as Hollywood's top actor. Claim to fame is his bleach blonde hair and golden skin. Son comes and asks to drive gold Ferrari, he has servants and maids that obey. Warns his son to stay away from I-10, the major highway in LA and to not change go to fast or too slow as traffic is dangerous and the Ferrari is hard to control.

Pheathon- Pheobus' son, wants to prove to his friends back home in Glendale Arizona that he does fit in with their high rolling lifestyle. He plans to drive the new Ferrari no matter what his dad warns. Is told to not go into the next town as it is dangerous but he secretly plans to go to Glendale. He ends up crashing and a fiery explosion occurs as he went too fast even though his dad warned him. 

Bibliography:
Source Stories- Ovid's Metamorphoses by Tony Kine
    Ovid's Metamorphoses
    -Pheathon and the Sun
    -Pheathon's Ride

Reading Post: Ovid's Metamorphoses , Part A

 Ovid's Metamorphoses 
By Tony Kline



Pheathon

The Sun God, Phoebus. Source

-Child of the sun,nobody believed his father was Phoebus, asked for proof
-So cool, he went to the west and went to his fathers "office" surrounds by the seasons
-as proof  pheathon asked for his chariot
Could Possibly turn this tale into one of celebrity in the set of Beverly Hills?
-could use like LA highway as the track is super dangerous and he is not ready for it

Pheathon's Ride
 can continue the story into this story?
-Out of everything he could have asked for he asks for the most dangerous thing possible!
He is begged by his father not to take it but he does so he is warned, kinda like a real father might do.
-Says to not go too high or too low, like maybe the next town over as one part is sketchy or something
-He loses the track and starts going too high as he cant control the horses or reins...
-He lights the world on fire, and Earth asks what she has done to deserve this. Maybe he could hit a pedestrian that survives to tell the tale or it could be told from his father point of view??
Could possible crash and be in a fire as he is surrounded by it...

 The Death of Pheathon
Not sure to include this into the story...but not sure how to finish up the other without it.
-Basically Jupiter blows him out of the sky to save the earth but that can't be done without being super gruesome in the city story!

Growth Mindset

Hello there!
Carol Dweck and her idea on growth mindset is not actually new to me! Last semester in my math class I was given some assignments about researching her and the growth mindset topic. I found it interesting as I am definitely in the fixed mindset, I have been ever since I can remember. My parents still bring up to this day a time when my kindergarten teacher called them and set up a meeting. In this meeting my teacher expressed concern because whenever I was given instruction I would say without hesitation, "I can't". I would not even try to accomplish whatever the task was, I would just sit at my desk and say that I couldn't do it. In this specific instance it was that I could cut out a circle with a pair of scissors.

What I imagine I looked like attempting to cut a circle Source

Knowing this I have really had to push myself to not get frustrated when I had to do a new challenging task. I have always struggled with math and would go into the classes just hoping for a C. I would spend hours getting so mad to the point of tears when I couldn't figure a problem out. I did not enjoy the challenge and instead I feared it. To this day I have to force myself to go into my classes with a positive outlook and to not start out with a negative opinion. Freshman year at OU I had difficulty getting the motivation to work on my classes and studying because I "didn't care" about the material and thought why should I do it if I am not interested in it? It has taken me a lot of discipline and time management skills, but I have come along was from not studying to multiple 4.0's. This semester I hope to achieve another 4.0 along with being better overall about being excited to learn! Being the second semester of senior year I have a hard time keeping up my motivation! I know I can do it though and make the best out of this semester!
-Molly

Time Strategies

Stressful Source

Good Afternoon!
Hope everyone has had a great Sunday so far! I read a few time management articles although being as my major is Psychology the article "The Psychology of Checklists" caught my attention. It is actually funny because I make to-do lists so often that my mom actually got me fancy to-do lists for Christmas! I love the feeling of being able to cross the items off and the satisfaction of watching the list get shorter! I do not take many online classes so I know that managing my time to get my assignments done will be the most difficult part for me. I also read “How to Beat Procrastination” as I have a tendency to procrastinate, I mean I’m doing this on Sunday afternoon! I hope to work on that and have scheduled to do my assignments on the beginning of the week in order to help combat my procrastination.
-Molly 

Reading Options

 Hello all!
For my first story and out of the week 2 units I have chosen to read Ovid's Metamorphoses. I have always been interested in Greek mythology and while this is from the Ancient Rome section I think it will be very educational in Greek mythology. I can't wait to start writing these stories in my own point of view and using my own characters!

Neptune Source

The Alaskan Legends Unit looks interesting as I almost moved there back in 7th grade and I would love to know more about what I almost moved to. I think that looking at the connections between Native Americans and the Native Alaskans will be fun to look at too. I do not know much about Alaska and it's roots and am excited to learn!

Lastly, I think Indian Fairy Tales  will be interesting as who doesn't love a good fairy tale!? Plus I used the crystal ball "game" and it told me Indian Fairy Tales! So I figure that it must be a sign as I was already thinking that it would be a fun one to write a story about!

I already can't wait to start writing!
-Molly

Storybook Favorites

Good Afternoon!

Here are 3 storybooks that I found myself laughing out loud at! Hope you do too!

The Diary of a Dog

This storybook is my personal favorite as it includes my 2 favorite things, dogs and humor! I thought the topic was clever as she told a stories, the first one being about selfishness, using her dog's point of view. I know I would have so much fun writing through my dog's perspective and all of her stories include fun and relating pictures of her dog! The introduction explained well what the blog was about and was easy to navigate. The homepage is just a picture of Emily, the writer which was sort of confusing for me at first, but I quickly figured it out!

The Villians' Side

This storybook is fun as I am a proud Slytherin and love to think what the other side of the "hero's" story is. I have always been told there are 3 sides to every story: side 1, side 2, and the truth. Knowing this I like to play devil's advocate in many situations and try to hear every side. The introduction was well organized and took the reader step by step through the story and what they are about which was nice. The homepage is a intense looking wolf which I really enjoyed as it set the tone.

The welcoming wolf Source

College of the Elite

This storybook took a different approach as it was set in the scene of high school...which as we all know can be a very interesting place. Except for the students are all mythological creatures! I could honestly see this topic and idea as a book series which I think would be so fun! The introduction is easy to understand as it gives a short introduction to all of the students and the background of them. I found myself reading more than one story just for fun!

Introduction to a Mind Reader

Personal photo (2016)

Hi there!


My name is Molly Garner and I am a senior here at The University of Oklahoma. I have 2 older brothers, Matt and Drew. Matt is a graduate student at Wichita State in Kansas and Drew is an OU alum working in OKC! I am utterly obsessed with my dog Jake and look forward to seeing him whenever I get to go back home to Denver, Colorado! Well, it's sorta home...my parents live there, but they moved there my freshman year of college so I don't actually know anyone there. I am originally from Katy (a town right outside of Houston.) I have a boyfriend who is currently serving in the Marine Corps as a special forces infantryman, and stationed at Camp Pendleton in San Diego! My lucky number is 13, which I know is supposed to be “bad”, I guess I just like being different! I am a psychology major and plan on getting my masters in occupational therapy. I have always loved mythology and the Greek Gods ever since I was a kid and hope to expand my knowledge through this class! One class I took last semester that I really enjoyed was my anatomy class. It was an immense amount of work, but I love that I now know how and why we can move and work like we do! This summer I am going to study abroad in Scotland and I am so excited as I love to travel but have not had many opportunities to do it internationally. I went on a mission trip to Haiti my freshman year and I fell in love with helping others and traveling. I have since been able to travel to Canada and Mexico, but I look forward to traveling to Europe and getting to explore all that it has to offer. I will add more as I think of things about me worth telling!

Week 1 Story: Not So Foolish Mice

From left to right: Tim, Slim, Me (Jim) Source:Flickr

         Sup, I’m Jim, and I am a farm mice with lots of siblings, however 2 stand out among the rest. Tim and Slim (he’s small for his age) are my brothers and hands down the best of buds. When we were born we narrowly escaped a mousetrap, and as a result we lost our eyesight. Honestly, it’s a pretty sensitive subject and we don’t talk about it much. Now that we are all clear on this let me tell you how my bros and me were BRUTALLY ASSAULTED.

    It all started when the bros and I were out minding our own business relaxing in the hot tub. You see when it rains, the water gathers in a pail that gets warmed up by the heat of the chimney. Did I mention this spa is on the roof? Anyways, being as we can’t see how were we supposed to know we weren’t actually in a hot tub and were mistakenly in a dirty dish in the sink?! I mean come on its an honest mistake. Just because music was playing and it smelled like an apple pie in the heat box doesn’t mean we should have known! So the farmer’s wife ran in on us, who was way rude by the way, and she screamed and grabbed a knife! A KNIFE. All she had to do was politely ask us to leave but no, she had to escalate the situation. Now I can’t speak for my brothers, but I would feel comfortable in saying that our treatment that day was totally uncalled for. Not to get into the details, but she grabbed that knife and now we are not only blind, but also tail-less. So being the strong, tough, noble mice that we are we pulled ourselves together and ran after her!

    You may have heard in the tabloids that we were considered “fools” for this. However, I’m still alive to recount this story so who’s the real fool? I’ll tell you who, THE LADY RUNNING WITH THE KNIFE.

Now don’t get too worried she didn’t die or nothing, there was just a “tragic” fall and the farmer’s wife was injured to the point where working and maintaining a farm was no longer possible and they moved to the city. Now Tim, Slim, and I are praised around the farm as we run this place. So kids, there you have it, the tabloids had it wrong all these years and I wouldn’t believe everything you hear. Except for this. Believe this. 

Authors note: This story is loosely based off of the nursery rhyme, "Three Blind Mice", where 3 blind mice have their tails cut off and chase after the farmers wife, who had cut them off. The nursery rhyme calls them fools for this and the rhyme is repeated.

Bibliography. "Three Blind Mice"  from The Nursery Rhyme Book by Andrew Lang. Source

My favorite place: Disney World

Disney World in Orlando Florida shot by Aanjhan Ranganathan. Source: Flickr

My all-time favorite place is Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I had gone twice in my life before college and thought it was cool, but I did not fall in love with Disney until I actually went my junior year of college. I decided to visit a friend who was interning there and getting to see all of the backstage hidden secrets was so cool! I got to meet the princesses who she knew personally and many of the rides we got to skip the lines. It was so much fun we actually decided to go again last semester, not even a year apart. We explored the Disney Food and Wine Festival where we got to taste many dishes and drinks from all around the world. I cannot wait to go back and experience everything else Disney has to offer as every time I go I discover something new!

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