Showing posts with label Week 6. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 6. Show all posts
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Week 6 Review
My favorite post for this week was the one about ruthless editing. I am a Public Relations major, and one thing that we take very seriously is not using unnecessary words that make your writing 10x longer than it needs to be. I really liked the image shown below that showed that you need to get rid of unnecessary words, which people tend to use a lot. Editing is something I need to work on and something that I tend to not do. Writing can always be better, so I really enjoyed this post. Here's the link to the announcements.
Famous Last Words: Time for Midterms
Well, it is finally that time of the semester again. Midterms are on there way and I am feeling the full stress of it all. I am taking a lot of online classes and am also a Junior, so at this point I feel like midterms are less tests and more just a bunch of big projects. Personally, I prefer the tests. The stress of projects really gets to me and makes it difficult for me to keep my calm. This week, I have a presentation to do as well as a design due for a business card and letterhead in my PR Pubs class. I'm not good at design, not to mention my Indesign gave me four hours of trouble this week. It simply would not work for me so I had to create a new windows account, uninstall and then reinstall the app. It was so stressful and took so much time that I simply couldn't put my all into the project once I had the problem fixed. Gosh! So, I definitely need to work on that this week. I also have about 5 assignments due this week for my PR Writing class. Fun! It's a lot, but after that it's OU Texas weekend and that should be a lot of fun. Last year I went to Dallas, but this year I think I will just chill here and watch the game from the comfort of my own home. It'll be a really good time with friends and I certainly hope it turns out better than last year. We did win this weekend though! I was overjoyed to see that. Maybe we are getting back in this thing. The Dallas Cowboys also won and are doing great, so it was a good weekend for football. I'm hoping the same for next weekend.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Story: The Animal Army
Once upon a time, in a time you probably know well, the land was ruled by humans. Humans were the most intelligent, the most powerful, and the most greedy animal in the world. They treated other animals cruelly, tried to study them, and even locked them up in cages. They would keep cats and dogs and other animals in their homes and call them "pets." It was a dark time, a terrible time, and a time that has left our planet forever ruined with pollution and waste.
Little did they know, though, that time was coming to an end. You see, something amazing was coming. An ape born out of stone, hatched from his rock, he was waiting for his moment to pounce. He lived on the earth for hundreds of years before he learned the abilities he needed for his moment. He was friends with the monkeys in his jungle, big and small, but they all looked up to him. He protected them when they needed it, and he knew that one day he would be strong enough to overtake the humans.
It was difficult to train the monkeys, however. They weren't quite as smart as him or as strong. Over the years, many monkeys would die. But every time a new monkey was born, he would begin it's training. Soon, the monkeys called him the monkey king. Eventually, the monkeys that the monkey king trained begin to pass down what they learned to their children through DNA. They were beginning to become smarter and stronger before they even had any training. All the while, the humans lived their years in charge, unaware that their entire species was in grave danger.
After 300 years, the monkey king finally knew it was time to put his plan into action. With his strong, smart monkey army, with apes, gorillas, and monkeys of all sizes, he lead his army into the city. He knew the humans had guns and bombs that could take them out, but he also knew the humans would be so blindsided and confused that they would have no idea what to do. As they marched, the people of the town ran for their lives. It was the most terrifying thing any of them had seen. The monkeys tore through the zoos, releasing all of the animals, calling them all to join the army.
With all of the animals joining together, the humans were no match. It was clear that the only reason humans were so powerful was because the animals had not learned to rise against them. However, this army tore through tanks, powered through gunfire with no fear, and eventually took out every army in the world. The animals now ruled. Still, the monkey king was left in charge and called the Monkey King by all of the other animals. Humans were left alive, but locked in cages just as they had done with the other animals. Humans were now the pets and zoo animals of the world. The tables had turned and so they would remain until the end of time.
Author's Note: My story is based off of The Monkey King from Wihelm's Chinese Fairy Book, a story where an ape is hatched from stone, and he craves immorality. Over years, he learns many skills yet he craves more. He overtakes people and steals their power, until he is at war with Heaven. As I was reading this story, I immediately thought of Planet of the Apes. I decided to take some elements from both stories and combine them into a story where animals take over the world.
Little did they know, though, that time was coming to an end. You see, something amazing was coming. An ape born out of stone, hatched from his rock, he was waiting for his moment to pounce. He lived on the earth for hundreds of years before he learned the abilities he needed for his moment. He was friends with the monkeys in his jungle, big and small, but they all looked up to him. He protected them when they needed it, and he knew that one day he would be strong enough to overtake the humans.
It was difficult to train the monkeys, however. They weren't quite as smart as him or as strong. Over the years, many monkeys would die. But every time a new monkey was born, he would begin it's training. Soon, the monkeys called him the monkey king. Eventually, the monkeys that the monkey king trained begin to pass down what they learned to their children through DNA. They were beginning to become smarter and stronger before they even had any training. All the while, the humans lived their years in charge, unaware that their entire species was in grave danger.
After 300 years, the monkey king finally knew it was time to put his plan into action. With his strong, smart monkey army, with apes, gorillas, and monkeys of all sizes, he lead his army into the city. He knew the humans had guns and bombs that could take them out, but he also knew the humans would be so blindsided and confused that they would have no idea what to do. As they marched, the people of the town ran for their lives. It was the most terrifying thing any of them had seen. The monkeys tore through the zoos, releasing all of the animals, calling them all to join the army.
With all of the animals joining together, the humans were no match. It was clear that the only reason humans were so powerful was because the animals had not learned to rise against them. However, this army tore through tanks, powered through gunfire with no fear, and eventually took out every army in the world. The animals now ruled. Still, the monkey king was left in charge and called the Monkey King by all of the other animals. Humans were left alive, but locked in cages just as they had done with the other animals. Humans were now the pets and zoo animals of the world. The tables had turned and so they would remain until the end of time.
Author's Note: My story is based off of The Monkey King from Wihelm's Chinese Fairy Book, a story where an ape is hatched from stone, and he craves immorality. Over years, he learns many skills yet he craves more. He overtakes people and steals their power, until he is at war with Heaven. As I was reading this story, I immediately thought of Planet of the Apes. I decided to take some elements from both stories and combine them into a story where animals take over the world.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Reading Notes Part B: The Monkey King
Another element I get from this story could be a moral of the consequences of wanting too much power. Elements of this story could be changed to change the moral into something different, for example, it could be a story about the downside to immortality. He is afraid of death, so he strives to become immortal. Once he does, maybe it is not all he thought it would be and he regrets his decision.
Another moral we could get from this is the consequences of stealing and hurting others to get what you want. He could try to get immortality, but be punished for stealing things from others along the way, and never end up getting the thing he was after.
Something I still want to go back to is the Planet of the Apes combo. As the story ends, you see that he has gotten a lot of power. Even though the apes do take over in the original film, it could be changed so that these apes gain power and almost take over, but are unable to. I think that I would want to eliminate the Heavenly aspect to this story and change it to something science fiction like. It might be nice to have it be more realistic, I could even change it to take place in present day.
Another change I could make is to erase the monkey component entirely. It could become realistic to the point that is follows a main who is after immortality and traces the consequences along the way.
Another moral we could get from this is the consequences of stealing and hurting others to get what you want. He could try to get immortality, but be punished for stealing things from others along the way, and never end up getting the thing he was after.
Something I still want to go back to is the Planet of the Apes combo. As the story ends, you see that he has gotten a lot of power. Even though the apes do take over in the original film, it could be changed so that these apes gain power and almost take over, but are unable to. I think that I would want to eliminate the Heavenly aspect to this story and change it to something science fiction like. It might be nice to have it be more realistic, I could even change it to take place in present day.
Another change I could make is to erase the monkey component entirely. It could become realistic to the point that is follows a main who is after immortality and traces the consequences along the way.
The Monkey King from Wilhelm's Chinese Fairy Book
Monday, September 26, 2016
Reading Notes Part A: The Monkey King
The first thing that came to mind as I began this story was Planet of the Apes. I can just see how this could go in this direction, with an intelligent ape hatching from an egg and then collecting all the other apes and monkeys in the world to take over the humans. That would be something different to do and a new direction to take the story, with a combination with Planet of the Apes.
I feel like I would want to do another combo story here like I did with the Wizard of Oz and Ramayana, but that story also had to do with monkeys. I'm not sure why I keep choosing monkey/ape stories but I still think a combo would be cool to do with this story.
Another thing I think of here is the story of evolution. The ape tries to blend like a human and even gets his name. I can see how this story could be tied in to evolution although I'm not sure how to do that yet. It might be an interesting idea, though.
I feel like I would want to do another combo story here like I did with the Wizard of Oz and Ramayana, but that story also had to do with monkeys. I'm not sure why I keep choosing monkey/ape stories but I still think a combo would be cool to do with this story.
Another thing I think of here is the story of evolution. The ape tries to blend like a human and even gets his name. I can see how this story could be tied in to evolution although I'm not sure how to do that yet. It might be an interesting idea, though.
Again, as I see that the monkey king is traveling and fighting demons to get there weapons, I think of Planet of the Apes. It just seems obvious that this could be made into a story where monkeys take over the world. I think that might be the direction I head in as I think about what I want to do for my retelling of this story,
The Monkey King from Wihelm's Chinese Fairy Book
The Monkey King from Wihelm's Chinese Fairy Book
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