Original Creation Myth
In American Literature, we studied the mythology of Native American Cultures, including "The World on a Turtle's Back" by the Iroquois, and Coyote Stories from the Okanogan tribes. We learned about traits of creation myths, the use of archetypes, such as the Trickster, and techniques such as anthropomorphism. Believe it or not, we still use the same concepts to create new stories and myths.
As you can see on my right, I have some documents on display in order to show that I understood the concept and could recreate it by myself. These assignments are all classified under the "Original Creation Myth," and will give insight on how I planned, wrote, and recorded my personal fictional narrative.
For my myth, I wrote about how the planets and stars (including moons) were created. In short, the creator (Earth Goddess) creates planets and stars, but allows a newly created goddess to do her job for her. The new goddess happily creates new stars, but unfortunately creates faulty stars that becomes dull. These faulty stars began to start stealing light from other stars, which eventually got them banished by the new goddess. Due to being banished, they fuse and become another new goddess. This goddess seeks revenge for being banished, however, the creator intervenes, finds out the problem between the two goddess and makes a compromise .
To help visualize my myth, I created artwork that is played throughout the video displayed above. The digital artwork was created by myself on photopea.com, a online sketch pad that can be used for representations, videos, or just plane sketches. The illustrations correspondingly show the visual side of the story whilst being read to the audience.
All in all, I am very proud of my work that I accomplished. I feel as if I understand what we have been taught in the first several weeks of school (Abstract Concepts, Thematic Claims, Personal Fiction/Mythology, etc.) and can apply it to my everyday life.
"This I Believe" Essay and Video
What do you stand for? What do you believe in? How do you apply your beliefs to your everyday life? These are some common questions that one can ask itself on a daily basis in order to discover or maintain their purpose. We can even go more in depth and inquire if its (people) beliefs assist them or others to be the best versions of themselves. Point is, your beliefs should be like a sprouting flower, a valuable asset, not a damsel in destress, a disadvantageous liability.
Here in American Literature, we've started out the 1st semester with an elaborate and compacted short essay. The purpose of this written communicative expression was to start off the year with a basic understanding of our beliefs so we can use it over the course of our class.
Over the course of second semester, since February specifically, we have been playing around with Romanticism and Individualism. In this assignment, we paired poetry and music to grasp another perspective on how to observe both concepts.
Creative wordplay and tone in a poem can alter one's literal message into a psychological gift only perceived through the eyes of one's self (Individualism). These perceptions originate and reside in the concept of enthusiasm and love of one's self and the nature around them (Romanticism).
Unique and strange noises creates an atmosphere that enhances the feeling of poetry. Different notes, chords, and rhythms can connect to one's physical, mental, emotional, etc. actions. It inspires the growth of self-identification, or at least helps one find their identity.
Here in this musical score, we used a variety of different strings and rhythms to create a soothing piece to a soothing and calm poem.
As we near the year of scholastic excellence and achievement, one obstacle stands in our way, the final project. For this project, we were giving leeway to express our creative thoughts in one of four ways; An argumentative essay, a problem solving essay, an author study, or a free creative task developed by ourselves. These choices are not just here to complete some project that is worth a good portion of our grade, they're here so we can address and express real life problems that occurred, are occurring, or will occur. As you can see, I have selected the argumentative essay, where I conveyed my point on beliefs, belief systems, etc.
Throughout the course of history, we [humans] have had many different beliefs, some which are scientifically proven, and others that are a mystery or myth lost to time. Because we've became so diverse, especially in our current world, it is hard to find truth, if there is even a "truth." One truth to someone may be a lie to another, which causes us to create controversy and repeatedly contradict each other to prove who is "right." What we believe is what causes us to find identity and establish our uniqueness as individuals, but is this a 100% positive thing?
You can read the essay attached to the right to get further knowledge of my point of view.