Mythology and Folklore

(Render of a Clock from  DeviantArt ) For time strategies to help myself get through this class as well as this semester, I've decided to take steps towards getting my work done sooner. I suffer greatly from lack of motivation and procrastination. I find it hard to force myself to do tasks unless absolutely necessary. Now that I'm taking a 15 hour semester again and working 25 hours a week, I do not have that luxury. I am going to start doing my work as soon as I get it rather than the day before it is due, and start asking myself the questions listed in  4 Questions to Help You Overcome Procrastination . I'll also start making public commitments to doing my work in this way, as mentioned in  How to Beat Procrastination   so that I am almost pressured into getting my work done in this manner. I need to buckle down and finish these last two semesters to that end.

(Blank Laptop Empty Computer Mock-up Screen from  Max Pixel ) I am relatively excited about some of the tools we are using in this class. I am already fairly familiar with Blogger just from doing our week 1 assignments, and feel comfortable with it. I have prior experience with website publishing, bookmarking, and image editing as well. I would say the only thing I do not have much prior experience with is graphics creation, a tool I am excited to get some experience with! Altogether, I do like the simplicity of the tools we are using, as well as their intuitiveness. 

(Checklist image from  pxhere.com ) In my opinion this class is both similar and unlike other online courses I have taken before. Most online courses I have taken include a certain amount of writing each week and discussion. That is not entirely unlike this class. However, they have not been done in the form of blogging, rather they were in the form of a 3 page paper.  The extra credit assignments that stuck out to me were the extra commenting, extra reading, and famous last words assignments. They all appear to be things I would be interested in doing, and famous last words in particular seems to be fun!

(Rainbow Brain, from Wikipedia ) Before this, I had not heard of the specific terminology "growth mindset". However, I am somewhat familiar with the ideas behind it. It seems to be more oriented at, as the title suggests, helping the students grow rather than handling things in a manner that might make them feel lesser than their peers. There is a small difference between the mentioned school's concept of "not yet" and the word "failed". I think it could make some difference if implemented across more school districts in the nation, but I do not think the difference is substantial enough. In the end, I believe that the "not yet" grade would become the new "F" in the eyes of students. To this end, I don't necessarily think that it works well enough to implement. I feel as though the example Dweck used here does not represent well enough the ideas behind a growth mindset, and do believe that a growth mindset is the proper t...

(Personal Image from cellphone) Hey everyone, my name is Jacob, and I am currently a senior at the University of Oklahoma, majoring in mathematics. I'll say this, the major is not for the faint of heart. Upper level math courses are pretty difficult! But that's enough about school, I'll tell you a bit about myself. I am twenty-one years old and am currently dating my girlfriend of almost 5 years, Rachel. We have plans to move in together next summer and are working towards that goal. My hobbies include video games, playing soccer, and planning. By planning I mean organizing events and recruiting teams for local leagues. This fall, I recruited two teams to play in OKLCS (Oklahoma League Championship Series), which is an Oklahoma organization that hosts competitive play between teams in League of Legends. I love playing soccer competitively, and can't really play for recreation or I get too competitive. I have five pets, two dogs and three cats. Really only two of ...

Storybook image from pixnio.com user Marcelo https://sites.google.com/bmchs.org/loversofzeus/home, The Lovers of Zeus The title of this storybook is The Lovers of Zeus. I chose this storybook because I have always heavily enjoyed Greek mythology, and am currently taking my second course in mythology (this one!). The title does seem to accurately describe what the storybook is about. The introduction puts an interesting and modern twist on Zeus's romantic deviance, describing it in a modern world scenario, but does well to highlight the sexual drama in Zeus's life, even if the stories feel somewhat inaccurate due to the modernization. While the visuals used in the storybook are nice, some of them seem a bit out of place (such as the popular "Rosie the Riveter" image) and there is a lot of white space that is somewhat displeasing to the eye. https://sites.google.com/site/andreasstorybook/, Weather Gods The title of this storybook is Weather Gods. I chose th...

(Mount Rainier (Background), Tacoma (Middle), Puget Sound (Foreground), from goodfreephotos  ) My favorite place in the world that I have seen would have to be Tacoma, Washington. The city is located on the banks of Puget Sound, where you can sometimes see whales, seals, and a whole manner of sea life outside your window (if you live close enough). From most places within the cit, weather allowing, you can also see Mount Rainier jutting into the sky. On top of these things, the weather there is usually rainy or cloudy which is what I love the most.