The Stories, the Myths, the Folklore

Personally, I feel like Canvas notifications can get very overwhelming very quickly, especially if you are in multiple classes. If I receive a notification for every assignment, grade, message, etc. through Canvas, my screen fills up and it is hard to remember what I need to check and for the class it belongs to.  I really like being able to see my progress, but I also really like how Laura uses our OU email to communicate progress feedback rather than using Canvas because I can search the particular email and go back and forth between the email she sent, and the assignment I am comparing it to. In Canvas, I can only look at one thing at a time unless I open multiple tabs for Canvas.  I also like how I can manage and choose which notifications I can receive through Canvas. I would rather receive notifications for grade updates and not assignment creations. Assignment creations just let you know that the assignment (that you already typically knew about) is now in the grade ...

The first quote I found was " Writing is Not A Serious Business " by Ray Bradbury. He states that writing is supposed to be fun, enjoyable, and not overwhelming. When I read books and stories, the ones that I am most drawn too, are the ones that are put together so loosely and that are easy to visualize. I like letting my imagination wander a little. His quote can also pertain to writing stories. If you can celebrate and imagine wild, creative ideas, you are doing something right. The next quote is a simple one and can be taken in my different ways; it is " Live Life ." Chuck Wendig talks about doing things that you, yourself would not typically do and to embrace experiences. Take the small joyous things in life and find the details that make them unique to you. He encourages his readers to instead of writing about what they know, to write about their experiences and to change the perspective so that other readers can visualize and imagine what others have done in...

The story "Patience-stone and Patience-knife" opened up immediately getting right into the story. This young maiden stays at home working on embroidery, while her mother departs for work during the day. The first day, she was working by the window when a bird flies in and tells her her kismet, or fate, is with a dead person. Induced with fear, she tells her mother and her mother tells her to fasten the house. The second day, the house was fastened, and the bird still got in and told the maiden the same thing. Her mother was shocked and confused, so she said, "tomorrow, fasten the house and then creep into the cupboard and work by candlelight in there." On the third day, the maiden did as she was told and once again, the bird got in and told her the same thing. Her mother was perturbed and decided to stay home with her daughter the next day and await the return of this creature... but the bird never came. One day, the maiden went out with her friends and was playin...

The story "Fear" was very interesting because this young child sets out to go find fear. He does not understand the concept, so he goes on a journey to find it. Many can be "thrill seekers," but nobody enjoys being filled with fear. He sought out these robbers to help him find what he was looking for and they sent him on adventures that would typically install fear in many. His first trip was to a graveyard, where one of the dead reached out of the grave and grabbed him--he swatted the hand away and went on his way. His second journey was to an abandoned building where a maiden stood upon his shoulders and almost strangled him by standing on his neck for too long, but he jolted, threw her down, and went on his way. He got near the sea's coast and saw a ship shaking wildly with many screaming and crying for help; thinking there was fear there, he swam out to the ship. He dove under the water, found the source that was shaking the boat, banished her, and left. ...