Mythology and Folklore

 God made man and woman and ordered them to replenish the earth, and filled the earth with food for them to eat God created the earth for 6 days and rested on the seventh God created a garden in Eden where he planted the man to watch it and ordered him to eat from every tree but the tree of good and evil  the man adam named every creature in earth as God brought them to him God put a deep sleep on adam and took his rib then closed the flesh so he could make womankind the man and woman were companions and were both naked in the garden of Eden  a serpent came to the garden and asked eve if they could eat from any tree in the garden, and she said any tree but the one in the middle  the serpent told her that if they ate from it they'll be fine, god doesn't know if they'll die, and if they eat from it they'll be gods  adam and eve ate the apples and immediately became aware they were naked, so they clothed themselves adam and eve admitted that the serpent told them t...

For this topic, I would focus on different greek goddesses and their origin stories and traits, but make it as if it was a high school setting. There would be two different friend groups that fight with each other. Aphrodite: To tell a story about Aphrodite, I would focus on the fact that she's the goddess of love. She would be a big flirt, and I could even talk about how she had a cheating scandal with her boyfriend Ares. Athena: Since Athena is the goddess of wisdom and strategy, I would make her a very stereotypical book nerd. She would always get in fights with people (given she is the goddess of war). She may probably be the captain of the wrestling team or something like that to reflect her personality.  Gaia:  Gaia, being the mother of creation and the earth, would be the president of the environmental club and all things green. She would be portrayed as somewhat lonely since she was a very problematic goddess in greek mythology. Pheme: Pheme is more of a support charac...

What Kind of Messages Help Kids Grow? I really liked this article because the way that parents speak to their children is so important. Alot of children who don't receive praise for cognitive landmarks do not have the confidence to step out of their comfort zone when they are older. I liked how they included to be specific with your feedback reinforcement and not just say good job, but say what they did well.  web source How to Provide Great Feedback When You're Not In Charge Providing feedback to others can be hard, because you don't want to tear down another person's confidence or hurt the feelings. This article does a great job of highlighting the different components of constructive criticism, because just because it's criticism doesn't mean it can't show praise. The article says to always appreciate, which is great advice, then offer advice to improve their work, and only evaluate their performance when necessary.  web source One of my favorite teachers...

     The goomba thieves feasted in the night with food supplied from Rosalina before they began their journey. They trek across a stream where they stop to drink and continue to the village. The Goombas arrive at the home of a young princess and steal her into the night as quickly as they came. Once they arrive back at the cave where they all home, the princess cries endlessly and laments her separation from her dearest family. As the princess will not eat or sleep, Rosalina attempts to console her. Rosalina becomes angry that she will not quit crying, therefore she inquires what is making her so upset.  She said, "Today was my wedding day. Friends and family had gathered to watch me be wed to Luigi, and I even dreamed that something horrible may happen." Rosalina replied, "Let me divert your attention from your troubles by telling you a story" In a royal city far away, the King and Queen had three daughters. Birdo and Toadette, who were beautiful, and Princess Peac...

A group of robbers steals young women from rich families to take for ransom  the robbers steal a woman and take her to their cave where she cries all night an old woman begins to talk to her, and the young woman tells her that they stole her on her wedding day  the old woman tells her a story to comfort her there were a king and queen with three daughters, two of which who were beautiful and one who was extraordinarily gorgeous, and her name was Psyche the third daughter was so beautiful that people would come from all over to appreciate her beauty and were no longer visiting shrines to Venus  Venus, who is angry and jealous, sends her son Cupid to punish her, as he is known for doing harm  he curses Psyche to only choose the most wretched of men  All suitors found Psyche extraordinarily beautiful, but nobody wanted to marry her The king consults Apollo, and he prophecizes that a winged creature is leading her to a fatal marriage  The king and queen weep fo...

  Topic 1: Greek Goddesses  This is a more basic topic, but it's something I've loved learning about and reading since I was very young! I read all of the Percy Jackson books and others, so Greek Mythology was one of the reasons I signed up for this course. I know a lot about the main gods and goddesses and their stories, but I would like to know more about other less prominent goddesses and their surrounding mythology. For the story spinoff, I plan on making telling the goddesses' story in a high school setting, similar to a teen drama.  Some Greek Goddesses I have looked in to are Aphrodite, Athena, Gaia, and Pheme.  Research: Greek Goddesses Topic 2: European Fairy Tales Fairy tales are something that most of us learned and read from a young age and are very familiar with. I have previous knowledge in some areas of fairy tales, but ones that are mostly European or German. Most of the fairy tales that we think about are the typical ones, but there is a lot more to ...