The Purpose of Myth

1.- What is the nature of the universe in which we live?
   - How do I relate to that universe?
   - How much control I have over my life?
   - What must I do in order to survive?
2. The four themes in world mythology are parents often the gods of sky and earth. In the world as in nature, birth, maturity, and death often follow by rebirth.  Heroes are children of gods who have an unusual birth. Embark on an arduous journey.
3. The beginning of the universe for most major cultures start with the beginning of the universe- a chaotic, formless mass that a god or pair of god separates.
4. Hero myths and epics teach members of society the appropriate attitudes, behavior, and values to us.
5. Their imperfections allow ordinary people identify with heroes and to like them, for everyone has similar psychological needs and conflicts.
6. The foundation of the Matriarchal Society was the agricultural year.
7. Sigmund Freud's view myths as the expression of the individual's unconscious wishes, fears, and drives.
8. Myths demonstrate that they possess the intellectual capacity to understand the world in which
they live.

  

Only Child Traits

     The stereotype of a single child tend to be categorized as spoil, lonely, selfish, etc. Yet, a single child is quite the opposite according to a birth order research, some traits will often involve getting along with peers regardless of age, like to be a rescuer, or even going beyond the boundaries. Traits like these are very accurate towards me. Since I'm an only child it is definite that the birth order research is indeed accurate. 
     A trait that I can relate to as an only child is I like to be a rescuer. All pets that I had and have were rescued by me from abusive owners, starvation, or even to the point of death. Not only am I an animal rescuer but also a rescuer with people. They may have problems, may need some advice,  or just a friend to hang out. I'll lend them a hand and try my best to help them from their problems.  I like to be a rescuer because it comforts me to help someone from harm or danger. People often assume that an only child is very selfish who doesn't care for no one but his/herself. However, that is not always the case. An only child does not have a brother/sister to share that kind of love so therefore they share it by helping others.
     Another trait that I agree with the research is may procrastinate to relieve the burden of perfectionism.  An only child is not spoiled as many would assume. As an only child, we have high expectations to be perfect because we are the only standard and we don't have a brother/sister to do that job for us. Perfection becomes an overwhelming burden, at times it does get very stressful. One way to distance oneself from perfection is to procrastinate often. For example,  I read "Escape from camp 14" the day before school began even though I was informed like 2-3 months earlier.  These are one of the many things I procrastinate on.

     The last accurate trait is going beyond the boundaries of any task or creating new boundaries. When a field is given to me I always want to go beyond those boundaries  I'm the person who loves imagination so going beyond the boundaries is a trait that I created throughout my life. As an only child we are expected to do a lot and to be perfect.  Expectations go so high that we want to do more than perfect. In result,  the majority of the time we go far beyond our expectations and create new boundaries. 
     Perhaps an only child is often misunderstood and the child's helpful actions make up for any stereotypes.  As you can see, a single child has many obstacles to overcome yet the child helps others in selfless ways. With that in mind the birth order research is very well accurate.

Vocabulary #1

ROOTS AND DERIVATIVES

1. act, ag, ig: to do, to move, to drive
2. ali, alter: another, other
3. am: at/ to love
4. anim: life, spirit, soul

WORD LIST

1. agenda-a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc. Sentence: Using an agenda during school is very helpful in keeping you organized.
2. agile-quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe. Sentence: Tony is very agile when it comes to basketball.
3. alienate-to make indifferent or hostile. Sentence: During the Segregation era, it was common for black people to be alienated from white people.
4. altercation-a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy. Sentence: The altercation between Jim and Sarah was who was going to wash the dishes.
5. amiable-having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable. Sentence: My brothers are amiable towards me when it comes to my birthdays. 
6. amorous-showing or expressing love. Sentence: Most couples around the world are amorous.
7. animated-full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous. Sentence: Most of the time I'm animated but those days come when I get lazy.   
8. equanimity-mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium. Sentence: My ultimate equanimity is being outside with nature while listening to music. 
9. inalienable-not alienable; not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated. Sentence: We are a nation run by laws, preserved in these laws are inalienable rights.
10. inanimate-not animate; lifeless. Sentence: The weather sometimes seems inanimate and it's just a pleasant scene to see.
11. magnanimous-generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness. Sentence: Some old people are very magnanimous that you forget about those grouchy old people.
12. reactionary-of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change. Sentence: It is often perceived as uptight and reactionary, mainly because its function is to uphold existing law.

Birth Order Traits

May procrastinate to relieve burden of perfectionism.

I am a total procrastinater and most of the time a perfectionist. I finished reading Escape from camp 14 the day before back to school even though I was informed like 2-3 months earlier. This is one of the many things that I proctastinated on before. But I get it done which is better than not doing it.

Critical of self and others

I am the biggest critical person of myself. If I'm not doing good in something or I "think" I'm not doing good I will punish and push myself until I do better than good. However, I do not agree about being critical of others.

Career choices include science, medicine, law

I do not agree with any of the career choices except medicine and science. I want to work with medicine later in my future and science intrigues me. But then again i want to interact with people and help them with their problems like a psychologist.

Self-centered

I completely disagree with this research because I'm the opposite. I love helping people as many ways as possible. I always think of others before myself. My brothers always get bothered by it so they get mad at me.

Likes to be a "rescuer"

I always love to be a "rescuer" because I know I just rescued someone/something from danger or harm. All the pets that I had and have now were rescued by me from whether it was being rescued from harmful owners, almost getting ran over by a car, starvation, or even to the point of death. Not only do I love rescuing animals but also people from problems they may have.

Cold-blooded

I totally disagree with this trait because I'm the total opposite. To be honest I'm a big softy full of emotions. I love to show my emotions especially my happiness.  I always want to share my happiness with others because I know what it is to feel sad, depressed, lonely, etc. I truly dislike that idea so my everyday goal is to make as many people as possible to laugh, think positive,  and especially SMILE!!!:D

Reflection on week 1

Reflection on Week 1

1. The only factors that I think are going to affect my participation/experience would most likely be technical difficulties. Like my computer/laptop would not be working, my printer ran out of ink, or my phone would not like me therefore it will not allow me to finish any classwork/homework.

2. The best learning experience that I can remember is creating the best barrier for an egg to not break when tossed from a high building. I learned many strategies and what is the best way for an egg to be well protected from breaking. It was a competition for MESA in Jr. High. It taught me to use different techniques and materials to create the best barrier. It was a hand on experience which helped me pay attention a lot. I knew what was happening because it was first hand experience in which made me participate more.

3. What I'm most concerned about is technology because I always have bad luck on having technical difficulties. I look forward to to learning lots and experience new things in different ways so I may have more experience. It will make a practical difference in my life because the more experience I learn the better it will be for me to succeed later in life.

My Six Words

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My Six Words(Life's more interesting inside my head)

Creating my six words was fairly easy because I'm always using my imagination and these words definitely represents my life. I'm always using my imagination in various ways. I love using my imagination to create a more interesting life/environment around me. Like Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” I love that imagination can go beyond the limits of reality and embrace the entire world so I use the world as the canvas towards my imagination.

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