MLLL-3043 Myth and Folklore Blog

   Stories below are derived from   Dante's Divine Comedy, by Tony Kline Dante and Virgil Very good introduction, the author is either talking to himself or directly to the reader. He tells of how lost and scared he was when entering the "impenetrable" woods, creating a personal note to the reader about how fearful he was Doesn't say too much, but definitely instilled a mood for the reader to start with the rest of the story Included a character called Divine Love Will this character be introduced later? Or was this just a general idea that the readers should know about? A manifestation of a feeling or emotion as a tangible character? When Dante met Virgil, Virgil introduced himself in a very odd way. He included many names of his lineage as well as who was associated with him in the past It also seemed that Dante knew who Virgil was, and also regarded him as his "master" VIRGIL IS HIS GUIDE THROUGH HELL?? At this point, it makes a lot more sense about who D...

Stories derived from  Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston The Headless Princess The king has a daughter who was an "enchantress" Usually, I've never read of royalty having any powers at all. Does the King also have powers? If not, why only the princess? The story is odd in terms of the message that it was trying to convey. For the most part, I couldn't figure out if the enchantress was supposed to be the protagonist or the antagonist because it was the priest's son that was peeping. I like how for ritualistic reasons, there are various details .. such as the number of days and the things the characters had to do to prevent from being taken away How did the old woman already know that the Princess was a witch from the start? (The Headless Princess. Source:  RTOO )

  Stories derived from  Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston  Russia: The Dead Mother There is mentioned a certain village but did not specifically mention the name of the village  This can add to the anonymous atmosphere of the story, which creates a good introduction to the rest of the story Mentioned terminology that was specific to the region of the origin of the story In this case, it was the "moujik" which directly refers to a Russian serf -- basically an unfree peasant of Russia This could categorize as a horror story, something that could invoke terror in the readers Mentions the dead mother next to the cradle of the baby, which was something that the reader did not expect because the story started with the dead mother dying after childbirth! Maybe there's an all-encompassing theme to the rest of the story about the relationship between the baby and the mother, which in this case, can expand passed the limited time on Earth (Mother and Her Child. Source:...

For this challenge, I added the word count extension on my browser as well as learned more about my bookmarks section. Especially for the weekly assignments, this is incredibly useful as I would always have to go through the original homepage or look at the emails to find the link to the assignment websites. However, with the assignments, it's frustrating too as you have to change the weeks as the bookmark is only for that one specific week. However, I think for anything else, such as frequently visited websites, this is highly useful. In addition, the word-counter is also very useful for assignments as well as for papers! If only I used this before. (Word Counter. Source:  Wordcounter.net ) 

For this Growth Mindset assignment, I did the acronym challenge. For this one, I chose N.A.P., which stands for No: Ask Permission. I did this because I think that this theme was something that I have had trouble with for the longest time, and for a while, I've strayed away from doing something because I thought it "wasn't allowed." However, throughout the years, I've learned that it doesn't always matter what was wrong and what was allowed, and it was more about asking for forgiveness after than asking for permission in the first place! Of course, this doesn't apply to everything, but I think this is a roadblock for many chances to get a good experience! (Never ask for Permission. Source:  BrainyQuote )

Stories are derived from  Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs  Connla and the Fairy Maiden Dialogue form stories between characters are very old-fashioned, parallel with the location/origin of the story For example: "Whence comest thou, maiden" Dialogue is also written in poetic form. This can be used for dramatic effect for the introduction of the character as well as the backstory Inclusion of magic in the story, but power is not directly shown but described Druids Member of high-ranking class in Celtic cultures, sometimes as religious leaders, or also legal authorities Priests, teachers, judges (The Fairy Maiden. Source:  J. Batten )

Little Tommy was not a good child. He lived in a wonderful house with his parents and little sister. His sister was the definition of a good child, always pleasing her parents. Tommy, on the other hand, always misbehaved. He would steal. He would bully the little neighborhood kids. He sometimes would run away in the middle of the chase after the squirrels and rabbits in his park. His parents would warn him that he had better watch out for Mr. Miacca, who would take bad kids in the middle of the night to feast on them. Little Tommy did not believe in this story. One night, he wanted to confront Mr. Miacca by rounding up as many squirrels and rabbits as he can and locked them up. His sister pleaded with him to stop but Tommy scared her home. Little Tommy was never seen the morning after. His sister was left with a toy rabbit on her windowsill. Author's Note: This story was derived from the many tales of Mr. Miacca, according to English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs . In the story, Tom...