Testing New Blog

-
Just a test to see how I like this format.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week 6 Storylab: Advice to Writers

-
Image
I chose to do a Storylab again this week and went with the " Advice to Writers " again because I find it truly inspirational. The first one I went with was " An Artist Needs Passion ".  In this short, the writer says that kids that dream of pursuing art of any form:  dancers, musicians, artists, etc need to always have passion for the art they love.  They have chosen a career that is really, really hard & will pay very little for many years, if ever.  The only thing to keep you going in that time is passion for your art.  I believe this is true because if anyone ever pursues a dream career that isn't a common go to school, get a degree, get a regular job type of career, it's going to be hard.  It's going to take passion, belief in yourself & your abilities, and true grit & dedication.  Pursuing that kind of dream is hard.  It doesn't pay the bills very often, if ever. Another one I liked was " Literature is Not High School ....
Read more

Week 11 Reading Notes A

-
Image
The Origin of Tobacco One day a boy was climbing a mountain and smelled the smell of tobacco.  He went into the cave he knew was the home of a giant guarding tobacco.  He asked the giant for tobacco but the giant said to come back in another year because a group that only came once a year had just left from their yearly smoke.  The boy didn't like this answer so he grabbed a bag of tobacco and ran.  The boy jumped from peak to peak of the mountains with the giant behind him.  The boy laid down flat on one peak & the giant sailed over him, falling into a chasm.  The giant tried to climb out, but the boy turned him into a grasshopper so he could be the pest of those who tried to grow tobacco in the future.  The boy shared the tobacco and seeds among all his brothers, so the Indians were never without tobacco again. I think I may change this story into a version of Mickey and the Beanstalk.  Having to steal something from a giant reminds me o...
Read more

Week 6 Reading A: Tales of a Parrot

-
Image
There once was a prince, the son of a Sultan.  He was married to a most beautiful woman.  He was one day in the market & saw a parrot.  The parrot convinced the prince to buy him, telling him that a caravan was coming to buy all the spikenard & if he wanted to make money, he should buy it all up before the caravan got to the town.  The prince did and what the parrot said came true & the prince made a great deal of money. One day the prince had to make a journey to another country.  His wife was so lonely for her prince.  after about 6 months, she saw another foreign prince & liked him.  The foreign prince looked upon the wife & decided he must have her.  So he sent a messenger to try to convince her to meet him.  The princess told the parrot's companion bird about what she was going to do & the bird begged her not to go.  This angered the princess so she killed the bird.  The parrot was smart so he told ...
Read more