Mythology and Folklore 101

Canvas App After being a student for almost four years the Canvas app is much better than the previous platform that was used, which was called D2L. I really like that I have my grades at the tips of my fingers and I can constantly have access to my assignments and grades because we all know that sometimes we are forgetful and need to check our calendar on the go. My favorite part is the overall organization of the app. With D2L it was really hard to navigate the site because it was not meant to be done on a phone, rather it was only meant to be used on the computer. I think that Canvas for me as a student has made the grades and documents more easily accessible.  Canvas

The Jealous Uncle Bibliography: Native American Hero Tales unit. Story Source: Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson (1929). Link to Story This story reminds me of the Bible story of Cain and Able and Cain ended up killing Able out of jealousy. I think that jealousy is often something that can destroy us. If I was to rewrite this story I would focus more on how the Uncle had to experience the wrath from God after having committed such a crime. I may make it an "Indian god", but I am not sure if I feel comfortable writing about a god that is not the real God. I want to add more detail to the punishment he receives and that his family eventually finds out that it was him who had been killing his family members. I want to make sure that the focus is the moral of the story which that jealousy is an evil monster that can lead us to do terrible things.  Jealousy

Sharing the Mindset I choose to have the conversation of growth mindset with my roommate Holli. When I mention the term growth mindset to her she did not really have any idea what I meant. I choose to go into more detail on the information I learned in the growth mindset assignment we did in the beginning of the semester. I told her about the mantra "the power of yet." I explained to her that I really liked this mantra because I think it reminds us that we all of the power to succeed at something and that we should not let failures limit potential opportunities and achievements. I then went into relating this mantra to school, because Holli sometimes struggles with letting her failures in school get to her. I told her that it is important to have a growth mindset because this may help her not to be so fixated if she does not do well on an assignment and instead she should focus on what she should be doing to improve. After having this conversation with he...

Links to video:  Video 1 Video 2 I think mental health issues are often disregarded and deemed as stupid or not important. I actually know Ivey Dyson and when you meet her she has a very positive energy and you would never know she suffers from anxiety. I think that is the biggest reason why people disagreed it because oftentimes your peers have no idea what you are suffering from a mental health issue because we choose to hide it from society. Although it takes time for us to want to share about our struggles once you do you realize that you are only helping someone else who may share the same struggle and if anyone makes fun of you then they have something they are hiding and are jealous that they do not have the guts to share it. I love what Ivey said about learning to live with her anxiety. In the end, we cannot change our reality, but we can learn ways to better ourselves because of it.  The second video I watched was Copper Lund. I did not personally know...

The Dog Husband  Bibliography:  Native American Marriage Tales unit. Story Source: Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson (1929). Link to Story This story reminded me a lot of the fox-women story, but in this one, the dog is able to take the form of a human. I think that if I were to retell this one I would have the children that Crow birthed be able to choose if they want to become human, but even if they were to do that they would not be accepted by their people for a very long time and that they would have to earn this right to do so. I think that I would keep the same premise that in the end, the boys became the chiefs of the village after going through a very long acceptance period by the village. I would make the girl the so-called "queen" of the village and have all the females look to her for guidance.  Four Dogs

The Fox -Women Bibliography:  Native American Marriage Tales unit. Story Source: Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson (1929).  Link to Story I really liked this story and I think there is a lot of room for improvement because it was so short and lacked a lot of details. I think if I was to retell this story I would include more details on how the fox-women looked and instead of the story ending in her leaving I might make it more about their love life. I would want to make it more about how the man was accepting of the fox-women and how they were able to live their lives cohesively together. I would go into more detail about how the fox-women was able to change back and forth between women and a fox so she could fulfill her fox and women needs.  Fox