MLLL-3043 Myth and Folklore Blog

 I do a thing called time blocking. I usually write a list of things I need to get done in a studying session in the order I am gonna do it. I usually try to mix up the subjects just so I don't burn myself out on one subject. Then I estimate about how long it will take me to do each one. As I go down my list I usually et an alarm and will have it go off to that allotted time. If i don't finish that assignment or check item I come back to it at the end when I have free time to finish it. 

Jane and her husband, Steven, had decided to go take their children to the park after work one day. They had two little kids in which they adored. Steven and Jane usually waited on a park bench near by while the kids played on the playground and swings.  A big man with dark clothing approached them. The man asked "Hi friends! I haven't seen you in awhile. Where are your children?" Jane and Steven had never seen this man in their life before. They looked at each other and Jane knew she had to make quick action as her children may have been in danger. Jane looked up and hugged the man. She replied back, "Oh my! It's been a long time since we've seen each other. The last time I think you saw us I think it was at the grocery store."  The man almost looked surprised when she replied in this fashion. He asked again "Yeah it's been so long. We do have to catch up, but I have been dying to see your children! The last time I saw them they were only a cou...

 This was an interesting story. Throughout the entire reading, there was a lot of adjectives and a lot of imagery to depict the mood and feelings around the characters. For instance: "Sudden from out of the void, by the wrath of the hurricane driven,Into the Hall of the Gods, with the crash of a thunderbolt dire, Down from the summit of Heaven, through a rent in the firmament riven, Hurtled the Dragon of Hell, Susa-no-wo, demon of Fire!"  This is a prime example of word choice in this particular section of the class. Words like Wrath and dire convey emotions around them.  Bibliography:  E. W. Champney and F. Champney, "The Miraculous Mirror", Link