Review: How the Creative Process Happens

Sunday, September 17:

(Funny Meme about how the creative process works: WebSource)

This meme was from today's announcement, however, when scrolling through I just kept going back to this one being my favorite. This is so true, well it is for me anyways. I thought this was so funny and could not help but re-post this one.

Famous Last Words: Week 4 in a Glance

This week went really well. I had a pretty busy week, that I was not expecting, however, I did get ahead in all of my classes. I was able to do all of this week's work plus the EC and even finished with week 5 reading A. I could have gotten more done for week 5, but I got a little lazy toward the end of the week. I can definitely tell as the weeks go by and as am gaining more experience retelling stories, that I feel more confident each time I do it, also it is getting way easier for me. I plan to challenge myself and take different turns on stories instead of just changing the plot, maybe also writing from another character's POV. This week was the first week we were asked to critique others work. Honestly, all of the stories I read were great and I cannot wait to read new ones this week. I really enjoy getting to read everyone’s different takes on stories and how they decided to change them. Something I thought that was cool, was when someone commented on my Cupid and Psyche story and said they actually thought about changing it in a similar way. I am not going to lie, I am not all that excited about this week’s unit choices, but I know I will end up enjoying it. My other classes are going really well. I made an A on my first organic chemistry quiz and on my first reading comprehension in Spanish. Spanish is definitely challenging this semester, but I know if I study and apply myself enough it will be fine. This next week, I have my first O-Chem exam on Wednesday morning and I have not studied this weekend, so I know I will be busy both Monday and Tuesday, however, I think the exam will go well. I also have my first statistics paper due. 

(Funny Meme about rough weeks: WebSource)

Wikipedia Trails from Morgan Le Fay to the Matter of Britain

Morgan Le Fay: Since I am writing about the women of Camelot for my story book project, I enjoy researching all the different women. This week I decided to start with Morgan because she is the most different Camelot woman by far.
Enchantress: Morgan led me here because she is a famous enchantress in the Arthurian legends and I wanted to learn a little bit more about what an enchantress does.
List of Magicians in Fantasy: I was led here because I was curious to see the other magicians or enchantresses in other fantasy stories.
Matter of Britain: I was led here from Morgan Le Fay on the list of magicians in fantasy. I learned that the Arthurian literary cycle is the most well known part of the matter of Britain. Also by Morgan's name was the Matter of France. I thought it was really cool to start a character and learn more about them, and eventually lead back to them through their occupation.

(Morgan Le Fay: Web source)

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Learning Challenge: Being Busy Kills Creativity

Being Busy Is Killing Our Ability to Think Creatively

You need to take time out of your day to relax/meditate. The benefits described in this article are that it allows you to have that time to think creatively and daydream which is important to a healthy mind. What I learned from this article was that being busy diminishes your ability to be creative. This really makes sense. When I am busy, I can only think of what I have to do and what I want to do, I do not really have time to think and ponder on question or reflect on my day, let alone be creative. One thing I am now curious about is all the ways you can unplug from the world and just take some "me time." I plan to look up different ways to divert your attention when having a busy day.

(Funny Cat Meme about daydreaming: Web Source)

Growth Mindset: Why Failure is Important

One thing that was confirmed for me was that failure inspires perseverance and builds character. For me, if I fail it makes that much more determined to succeed and prove myself wrong and that I can do it. One thing I learned is that failure keeps you in a growth mindset. Now looking back at this, it makes complete since. To stay in a state of constantly wanting to grow, you need a drive and a want and personally I belie failure provides this. I want to explore more about how failure can help you learn and grow, I also think that it would be cool to find more reasons why failure it important. I plan to look google failure and see where it leads me.

(10 Reasons Why Failure is Important: Web Source)

Reading Notes: EC Reading A of Anderson Fairy Tale Unit: The Brave Tin Soldier

The Brave Tin Soldier:

• Characters: Brave Tin soldier, Goblin, Little Delicate Lady, Children, Nutcrackers, Toys
• This story is about a brave tin man, that sees a lady of his dreams. The brave tin man only had one leg, so he was sort of an outcast in the story. On his way to make the acquaintance of the lady, a goblin popped out of a box and told him not to wish for what was not his. The tin man pretended not to hear the goblin, as he was fixated on the beautiful dancer in front of him. The goblin then said wait until tomorrow. The next day the tin man was placed in the window sill and fell out of the house into the rain. This is where this story ended. It seems like Disney's Toy Story may have been based on this. If I were retelling this story, I would tell it in the perspective of the tiny dancer. Of course, I would make it a love at first sight story. I think the story could be really cool told from the dancer's perspective.
• Bibliography: Fairy Tales and Stories: The Brave Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson.
  
• (The Brave Tin Soldier: Artstation)

Week 4 Story: The Almost Fall of Mankind

Story: God made all the animals, the most beautiful being the serpent. The serpent was tall, mighty, and graceful, truly God’s most beautiful creation, even prettier than man himself. The serpent somewhat resembled man and the angles. He was smart, cunning, and had many great talents. The serpent’s mental abilities surpassed that of man and because of this it led him to turn against God and led to what could have been the downfall of Adam and Eve, and mankind.  Overtime, the serpent became envious of Adam and Eve because of their souls and their relationship with their creator, God. One day, while strolling through the bountiful Garden of Eden, the serpent spotted Eve. He said to her, “Such a glorious place and so many trees to eat from. There is a rumor that God has forbade you from eating from the tree behind you. Is this true?” Eve replied, “Indeed, it is. We can eat from any tree in the Garden except this one or we will be stricken by death even with the slightest touch of the tree.” With that the serpent forcefully rammed Eve into the tree; Eve began sobbing. The serpent angrily replied, “You are touching it now and yet you are not dead.” He then began shaking the tree until a single piece of fruit fell to the ground, he picked up and ate it. He said,” Look I ate of the fruit and yet, I am not dead.” In that instance, the ground began to shake and the once beautiful serpent turned into a slithering beast, damned to crawl on his belly for the rest of eternity. Eve, terrified of this great sight, ran seeking Adam. When she told Adam how the serpent tried to get her to eat from the tree and then made her touch it, Adam suggest they immediately seek God. They began praying to God to save them as Eve was forced to touch the tree and she did not want to die. God being all-knowing had already foreseen this happening, pleased that his child did not give into the temptation he replied, “Fear not my children, for you have just passed the first of many trials that face you. You did the right thing seeking me for the hideous act you just endured. As for the serpent, he is bound to eternal damnation as a beast of the ground. I will protect you from him and all others that try to turn you against me, only if you follow my will.” Adam and Eve agreed to the convent with God. They knew from that day forward if they obeyed God, nothing could harm them. You see the tree that the serpent tried to get Eve to eat from was the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. At this time, Adam and Eve only knew that serving God was the right thing to do and God had blessed them abundantly. If that day Eve would have given into the temptation the serpent laid before her, she would have caused the wrath of God to fall upon all mankind and even for generations to come.

(The serpent deceiving Eve. Web Source)

Bibliography: The Fall of Mankind from The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg (1909). Web Source.

Authors Note: The original story is the story of Adam and Eve. In the original story, the serpent did convince Eve to eat of the fruit. Eve then, out of her own selfishness, fooled Adam into eating the fruit as well, and then she fed it to the animals, so she would not be the only one to perish. After ingesting the fruit, Adam and Eve became aware of their nakedness and were embarrassed, so they sewed fig leaves to cover themselves. When they heard God walking in the Garden calling for them, they hid from him. This is where the story, of The Fall of Mankind Ends. I thought I could change this story completely by revealing the serpent for who he was, a monster. By doing this, it scared Eve enough for her to run to Adam and they sought God together instead of sinning against him. If this version of the story persisted, I cannot even imagine how wonderful the world would be today

Reading Notes: Adam and Eve Reading B

• Worship and Blessing  (Book of Adam and Eve)
• The Forgotten Books of Eden, edited by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr. Web Source.



(Adam and Eve at an Altar they built for God: Web source.)

• Characters: God, Adam, and Eve
• In this story, Adam and Eve build an altar through their own hard work and offer up a sacrifice to God for their sin and to make more requests to God. God told Adam that he was pleased with his sacrifice, but he could not enter the garden until the convent of 5500 years had passed. When making sacrifices Adam often thought of offering himself to pay for his sin, but God would not allow it. Again, I am very leery of changing the story too much, as it is the word of God, however I think that it would be awesome to change this story into God's perspective. In most of these stories, we see Adams side of things and how sad he is he has been kicked out of the garden, but his sadness does not even compete with God's. God created man in his image and gave him life and a perfect place to dwell, however, he still disobeyed God. I can not even imagine how hurt God is/was. Retelling this story from God's point of view would make this story even more sad, however, when his child find him again it will turn into a happy ending.

Reading Notes: Adam and Eve Part A

• (God with Adam and Eve: Web Source)

• The Fall of Man (Ginzberg)
• Legend of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg: Web Source.
• Characters: God, Adam, Eve, Serpent, bird malham
• This is about the fall of mankind into the temptation of sins. This is the story about how sin entered the word and the event leading up to it. This was not taken directly from the bible, it was translated by Ginzberg. I am leery to change the story to much since it is the word of God, but I thought that this would be the best story to retell and change. My idea is for Eve not to fall into them temptation the serpent gives her and instead confide in God and Adam to overcome this temptation. The serpent in this story is essentially the Devil himself, after being cast out of Heaven for not obeying God, he has grown great envy for mankind, so his plan is to separate men from God, like he is. I think by changing the story to let Eve run to God for help from the serpent will allow God to reveal the true identity of the serpent to her and save mankind from seeing a world of sin.