Showing posts with label Week 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 3. Show all posts
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Week 3 Review
By far, my favorite graphic this week was "A World of Languages". I absolutely love language and it would be my hope to learn all of them. Seeing as there are over 7,000, I don't see that happening; in fact I would consider myself lucky just to get to 3. Still, I really enjoy knowing where languages come from and where they are spoke. This was a great graphic to give me something cool to look at through my week and teach me a little bit about the languages that I love.
Famous Last Words: Beginning the Semester
Now that the beginning of the semester is coming to an end, my classes are starting to pick up. I feel like I am starting to fall behind in this class because I am completing the assignments on their deadlines rather than ahead. The assignments are rather lengthy and I find that they take up more time than I realize. I wanted to work ahead, so my goal for this week is to get through to week 4 and onto week 5 by the end of the week. Then, I plan to work a normal schedule and complete the tasks one week at a time but still one week early. This will make me feel a bit more on top of things. One way that I am ahead, however, is by completing some extra credit. I like having this cushion to remember that even if I feel behind that I really am not. I still hope to finish this class a couple of weeks early even though I am finding it more difficult. I have three online classes, so I feel that the workload with all three is slightly greater than a regular class since all of the teaching is online. I am still really enjoying the class though and I hope to improve my writing greatly by the end of the semester. I'm still not where I want to be on my ability to change my style when writing stories. I need to go more out of my comfort zone, and hopefully I can do that this week as well. I'm excited to get into different types of readings this week as well. This week we should be exploring readings that I have not been exposed to before so that will be extremely interesting and new for me. I'm hoping I can make an interesting story out of whatever it is I choose to read for this week.
Learning Challenge: Tips for Happiness
I have never really considered myself a healthy person or someone who knows how to be healthy. I eat out almost everyday and I don't exercise, somehow I've managed to still be healthy and not overweight thanks to my youth and metabolism. However, I think one of the keys to being healthy is being happy, so I decided to share some happiness tips. Health and happiness really do go hand in hand, and if you can achieve one, you usually can achieve the other. My first tip for happiness is to get out of the house once in a while. Even if you dress up just to go to Walmart or to run errands, it can be nice to get your mind off of things by driving around and not staying cooped up in the house. Another tip is to be with people, but also appreciate time with yourself. There is nothing wrong with spending time alone watching your favorite TV show, and in fact I think that's a great way to stay happy. Make sure though that you try to take invites with friends even if you don't think you want to go, you'll probably end up having a good time. My last tip is to think positive. I know, this is like "duh", but it is something that people don't do. Practice noticing every time you have a negative thought and then saying "I'm having a negative thought, I need to think something positive." Eventually, this will become a habit, and your thoughts decide how happy you are. Happy thoughts lead to a happier life, no matter what the circumstances.
Growth Mindset: Talk With a Friend
This week, I decided to talk with my friend about growth mindset. I asked them if they had ever heard of it and they said they hadn't. I had also never heard of growth mindset before this class and so I wasn't surprised that they hadn't ever heard of this topic. I explained to him what growth mindset is, and he suddenly realized that he sees this being talked about very often but just under a different name. It was then that both of us realized that although many people have never heard of "growth mindset", most people are still aware of the problems concerning it and what it is. Even schools know there is a problem with how students react to grades and learning. In many ways, people are already acting to fix this issue without necessarily knowing what it is called. I think this is a good sign. My friend said he had already been applying some of the ideas of growth mindset in his school work without even knowing it, but knowing the name and specific definition will now make it easier.
Monday, September 5, 2016
Week 3 Story: Creation of Earth
Before there was Earth and before there was the Universe, there was only the Kingdom of Heaven where God and his angels lived. It wasn't a place you could see or visit and it wasn't a place that our minds can understand today. But God in his kingdom began to want more. He wanted a physical world and to create more souls for his kingdom, but he wanted them to have free will to choose to love him rather than to be forced to or to be born loving him like his angels.
So, God decided to create a world of souls outside of Heaven. He knew exactly how he wanted to create the souls. He wanted them to be inside of a physical body that was not immortal. After the physical body died, their souls would either go to Heaven or they would stay in the Earth he created. God created one man, Adam, and one woman, Eve.
However, God failed to know what to create as the Earth. He knew it could not be like Heaven since this was a physical world. So, he left Adam and Eve in darkness.
"What is this place?" Adam asked.
"I'm not sure," Eve replied. "But it frightens me."
As Adam and Eve looked around their new home, they became quite scared. It was dark and empty. They were simply bodies standing on a dark floor with nothing around them but complete emptiness. They began to panic and cry out to God. Quickly, God realized he needed to make a way for them to have light. It was then that God created the sun. Adam and Eve were relieved to see light and their panic began to fade.
After a couple of days, Adam and Eve began to become sick. God noticed that they had no color to their face and they simply laid all day. They even began to complain to one another of headaches. God was new to a physical body, so he quickly realized that Adam and Eve needed to nourish their bodies in order to survive in them. It was then that God created lakes and rivers, animals and delicious fruits. Adam and Eve not only now had food and water, but the world around them also became much more beautiful.
After a few more weeks, Adam and Eve met another problem. They found it difficult to sleep because of the constant light from the sun. Their eyes were tired from the light and were in need of a break. God then decided to create night. The sun would shine during the day so they could hunt and see each other, but during the night it would be dark so they could rest.
Adam and Eve were very happy about this, but they soon became quite cold during the night. They decided to work with the land to create items to keep them warm. These clothes helped them against the elements as well. Soon, Adam and Eve were thriving in their new land with free will. God then left them to their new world.
And so, this is how the Earth was created. The things we know today were not meant to punish us but to help us survive in the best way possible without being in Heaven, since we must make the choice whether we want to go there are not. If people choose to not love or follow God, they can stay in the world he created for them although it is not perfect. Only those who love him can live in his perfect kingdom.
Author's Note: In the original story of Adam and Eve, the problems of the world today are a punishment for Adam and Eve disobeying God after they were created. In my story, I wanted to show a different perspective, one that instead made the world we know today as God trying to give us the best world possible without it being Heaven. The world can't be perfect or else it would be Heaven, so instead of our world being a punishment I simply made it to where it is the way it must be in a physical world where God gives us free will. It gives it a bit of a more positive read than the world being a terrible place of punishment.
Adam and Eve from book of Genesis, The Legends of the Jews by Louis Grinzberg, and The First Book of Adam and Eve
So, God decided to create a world of souls outside of Heaven. He knew exactly how he wanted to create the souls. He wanted them to be inside of a physical body that was not immortal. After the physical body died, their souls would either go to Heaven or they would stay in the Earth he created. God created one man, Adam, and one woman, Eve.
However, God failed to know what to create as the Earth. He knew it could not be like Heaven since this was a physical world. So, he left Adam and Eve in darkness.
"What is this place?" Adam asked.
"I'm not sure," Eve replied. "But it frightens me."
As Adam and Eve looked around their new home, they became quite scared. It was dark and empty. They were simply bodies standing on a dark floor with nothing around them but complete emptiness. They began to panic and cry out to God. Quickly, God realized he needed to make a way for them to have light. It was then that God created the sun. Adam and Eve were relieved to see light and their panic began to fade.
After a couple of days, Adam and Eve began to become sick. God noticed that they had no color to their face and they simply laid all day. They even began to complain to one another of headaches. God was new to a physical body, so he quickly realized that Adam and Eve needed to nourish their bodies in order to survive in them. It was then that God created lakes and rivers, animals and delicious fruits. Adam and Eve not only now had food and water, but the world around them also became much more beautiful.
After a few more weeks, Adam and Eve met another problem. They found it difficult to sleep because of the constant light from the sun. Their eyes were tired from the light and were in need of a break. God then decided to create night. The sun would shine during the day so they could hunt and see each other, but during the night it would be dark so they could rest.
Adam and Eve were very happy about this, but they soon became quite cold during the night. They decided to work with the land to create items to keep them warm. These clothes helped them against the elements as well. Soon, Adam and Eve were thriving in their new land with free will. God then left them to their new world.
And so, this is how the Earth was created. The things we know today were not meant to punish us but to help us survive in the best way possible without being in Heaven, since we must make the choice whether we want to go there are not. If people choose to not love or follow God, they can stay in the world he created for them although it is not perfect. Only those who love him can live in his perfect kingdom.
Author's Note: In the original story of Adam and Eve, the problems of the world today are a punishment for Adam and Eve disobeying God after they were created. In my story, I wanted to show a different perspective, one that instead made the world we know today as God trying to give us the best world possible without it being Heaven. The world can't be perfect or else it would be Heaven, so instead of our world being a punishment I simply made it to where it is the way it must be in a physical world where God gives us free will. It gives it a bit of a more positive read than the world being a terrible place of punishment.
Adam and Eve from book of Genesis, The Legends of the Jews by Louis Grinzberg, and The First Book of Adam and Eve
Reading Notes: Adam and Eve Part B
The first thing to note in this Part B of Adam and Eve is that God takes pity on Adam and Eve when they fall outside of the garden. Had he not taken pity on them, things would have turned out much different for them.
Another interesting note would be if Eve did not feel sorry for what she did, or maybe Adam either. She could even have blamed Adam or not tried to save Adam and take the blame herself. Perhaps it could cause negative affects for her and Adam rather than the mercy that God showed. This could even take a total different turn where Adam and Eve join with Satan to make him even more powerful. This would be a very dark interpretation.
Another interesting note would be if Eve did not feel sorry for what she did, or maybe Adam either. She could even have blamed Adam or not tried to save Adam and take the blame herself. Perhaps it could cause negative affects for her and Adam rather than the mercy that God showed. This could even take a total different turn where Adam and Eve join with Satan to make him even more powerful. This would be a very dark interpretation.
Another key part of Adam and Eve is God creating the sun so that they do not have to live in darkness. Has this not happened, the world would have been all in darkness and it could have completely changed how the world is today. Another idea this gives me is to reverse this story into originally being miserable for Adam and Eve and then God making their world better with the parts of the world we have today.
Adam and Eve from book of Genesis, The Legends of the Jews by Louis Grinzberg, and The First Book of Adam and Eve
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Reading Notes: Adam and Eve Part A
Since I went with a Classical choice last week, I decided to go with a Biblical choice this week.
The first thing to take note of is the original telling of Adam and Eve from the Bible. This states that God created a man and a woman in a fruitful Garden of Eden with all they needed. They were not clothed, were not ashamed and had no worries.
In the next part, God tells them to not eat the fruit from one tree. A snake encourages Eve to eat and says that if she does, she will be smarter. So she does, and gets Adam to eat as well. They then notice that they are naked and go to cover themselves. God then punishes them to have all of the problems of the world that we have today.
Most people know this part of the story, and I can already think of ways to change it. There are certain details like the snake, God telling them not to eat from a certain tree, and Adam and Eve's lack of shame from being naked that would be interesting if changed. It could make the story into something completely different, although I would still like it to explain how we got our problems of today so I will have to think of a way to tie it into that.
As the story continues, we see that the angels and Satan (still an angel) get jealous of Adam. This would eventually lead to Satan's fall and create the devil we know today. How interesting it would be if a detail were changed here.
It would also be interesting if a different punishment were given to the snake, or if he had been forgiven instead.
Adam and Eve from Genesis and from the Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg
The first thing to take note of is the original telling of Adam and Eve from the Bible. This states that God created a man and a woman in a fruitful Garden of Eden with all they needed. They were not clothed, were not ashamed and had no worries.
In the next part, God tells them to not eat the fruit from one tree. A snake encourages Eve to eat and says that if she does, she will be smarter. So she does, and gets Adam to eat as well. They then notice that they are naked and go to cover themselves. God then punishes them to have all of the problems of the world that we have today.
Most people know this part of the story, and I can already think of ways to change it. There are certain details like the snake, God telling them not to eat from a certain tree, and Adam and Eve's lack of shame from being naked that would be interesting if changed. It could make the story into something completely different, although I would still like it to explain how we got our problems of today so I will have to think of a way to tie it into that.
As the story continues, we see that the angels and Satan (still an angel) get jealous of Adam. This would eventually lead to Satan's fall and create the devil we know today. How interesting it would be if a detail were changed here.
It would also be interesting if a different punishment were given to the snake, or if he had been forgiven instead.
Adam and Eve from Genesis and from the Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg
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