Mythology and Folklore

Horrific Rescue There were once three sisters living on the outskirts of town: Laurabelle, Annabelle and Emmabelle. The sisters could not differ more regardless of their shared identical DNA as they are triplets.  Their mother, Gabrielle, was preparing for her weekly visit to the town in order to secure supplies for the coming week. Due to the absence of their missing father, all responsibilities were now up to the girl's mother. Gabrielle asked the girls, mainly Annabelle and Emmabelle, if the had any special requests. The girls quickly listed of all their desires as they pushed their mother out of the door.  As the mother began her venture to town, the girls remained home to finish the chores. Nonetheless, it was only Laurabell who would typically be cleaning as the other sisters wasted their breath on insults and gossip.  Emmabelle and Annabelle have dealt with their father missing far worse than Laurabelle. Both believe Laurabelle is to...

Rejection Receiving feedback has always been a tense situation for me personally. Sometimes I get quite defensive when I let someone read my work and offer their opinions, which sounds silly as I was the one who asked for help in the first place. This has been an issue for me for as long as I can remember, and I think it stems from my older brothers unwaverig ability to nitpick everything I did during adolescence. Nonetheless, the expiration on blaming older brother has passed, so its become my own issue. It is no wonder that  Why It's So Hard to Hear Negative Feedback  was one of the first articles I  explored, as I have asked myself this question many times. The article explained that our physical reactions to negative feedback have been heightened due to our inability to give AND receive feedback. When we know that we are about to receive bad feedback our bodies react to the situation, causes us to now fully digest the valuable informatio...

https://www.walldevil.com/artwork-mermaids-pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides-redheads-ships-syrena-women-wallpaper-22504/ While reading the expansive list that consists of project topics, the diverse range of subjects inspires a general theme that I wish to focus on. The project ideas fall into these four categories:  Fairy Tale Princesses ,  Mermaids ,  Women Pirates  and  The Land of Oz . My decision to focus on either Mermaids or Women Pirates stems from the idea of combining forces between the two. As I previously mentioned in my blog, I have always been an admirer of mermaids. It began with my love for Disney's The Little Mermaid and grew with my fascination with their stories dark origin. With that being said, their origin lies with pirates lost at sea, fantasizing about a woman that could put an end to their loneliness. So, I think it would be interesting to create a crossover between mermaids and women pirates by ...

Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1912). The Tiger, The Brahman, and the Jackal Reading Notes: Begins with the tiger trapped, luring the poor passing Brahman  Tricks Brahman into opening the cage Brahman seems ignorant  Uses beautiful imagery when describing the interaction  The tiger tricks the Brahman into trusting him to then be uncaged  A deal is made, introducing the other characters: the pipal-tree, the buffalo, the road  All three showed no pity for the man as they had all been taken advantage by humans prior All characters thus far do not favor humans   meaning the tiger has had no objections in eating the Brahman Brahman's despair heightens  The Jackal introduces himself while presenting himself as dimwitted The Jackal uses frustration to draw the tiger and the Brahman closer Both the Brahman and the Jackal refer to the tiger as "My Lord"  Both bottom of the human and...

https://orintercollegiatejournal.com/2016/02/26/an-archeology-of-books/ The list of stories within the UnTextbook is vast, and upon first glance quite intimidating. However, as I weeded through the options I discovered the general genre in which I am interested in for the rest of the semester. I was surprised by the amount of foreign influence found within the UnTextbook, as classes within this University typically stay within the native American realm.  Nonetheless, I branched out in my interests, but not by much. First I chose  Tejas Legends  as a subject of interest, mostly due to my heritage as I am a 7th generation Texan. It tells stories of its rich history that include both its natural history and its history of Native American influence. I have always had such an interest in history, so I feel that this genre was a good mix of business and pleasure. Now that I found my history fix within the course, I wanted to focus a little bit on the classics found...