Mythology and Folklore

                                        Charlie Mike--Continue the Mission My mother was in the army, and one thing that I have heard countless times over the years is Charlie Mike. It means continue the mission. I have told myself that when I am struggling with motivation to do schoolwork, or struggling to make myself do things that I know have to be done, but won't be fun, like chores. I have told myself this over and over, and its always been what I fall back on. 

                                                    Burning of Troy Trojan War I am doing my Storybook Project on the women of The Iliad , which of course means I would be writing about the Trojan War. I wanted to learn a bit more about it, because although my stories did not focus on the Trojan War itself, you can never know too much about Greek mythology.   Apple of Discord T he Apple of Discord is what started the Trojan War, although most attribute it to Helen running away with Paris. The only mention of the Apple of Discord in my Storybook Project is one line in the story of Helen. Eris, the goddess of strife, used it to cause, well, strife between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.   Killing Three Warriors With Two Peaches This was in the see also tab of the above article. I clicked on it because it is an extremely interesting title. Duke Jing of Qi had three generals. Yan Ying, who considered the three generals arrogant, presented them with two peaches, saying the greatest

 I did get both readings done this week. I have found that reading two or three of the stories involved in the readings, and then doing another assignment for a different class, or doing a chore around the house, before going back to the readings and repeating the process works best. In my opinion, I did my best writing this week in this class. I am very proud of the way my Storybook project is coming along. I especially like the chapter I revised this week, about Andromache. I think that I did a really good job of telling their stories instead of the story of the Trojan War. I also think that I managed to give Helen, Cassandra, and Andromache thoughts and emotions—to give them life—while still staying true to what we know of their stories. I tried not to change too much of them. I have not noticed connections between what I am doing for this class and what I am doing for other classes. This class is very much unrelated to any of my other classes. However, I have noticed that my writin

Drabble  The Shoes                She rubs her stomach as she browses eBay, looking for things for a baby girl. She already has some decorations, but she needs clothes. She clicks on a picture of pink shoes. The ad says ‘Baby shoes, one to six weeks, mint condition. Free’. Her grin slides off her face as she contemplates what could have happened to make someone sell unused baby shoes.                She scolds herself. She shakes her head. She hovers the mouse over the buy now button and lets out a harsh breath before clicking.                Six weeks later, a new add for unused baby shoes goes up. Author's Note: I saw the microfiction about the baby shoes, and I came up with this. I wanted it to be sort of haunting, so I hope that is what came through.  Two-sentence microfiction No Ruler Has Clean Hands She reaches up and adjusts her crown, smearing blood over its surface as she does. She sweeps her skirts to the side and gracefully sits on her throne, surveying the peopl