Reading Diary A: Noah

I chose this unit because it is filled with stories we have all heard time and time again. The first reading "The Ark" is obviously about how GOD came to Noah and told him to build the ark along with specific dimensions and which animals to bring. "The Flood" talks about how for forty days and nights the heavens were opened up and water ran out. It continues to tell the story of how it took over a year for the waters to subside. In the reading "Noah's Sons" GOD tells about his promises to next flood the Earth again and gives them a token of the covenant better known as the rainbow. Also in this reading is the first mentioning of someone in a drunken state. Noah seems to be a well known alcoholic of wine. The reading also tells of how Satan came to curse the vineyards that Noah was growing. Satan said that if Noah would drink enough to become drunk he would act as if he were a monkey. In "The Tower of Babel" the story is told of how the different offsprings of Noah divided into different groups and took over various parts of the land. GOD came to the people of the land of Shinar because they were building a tower to reach the heavens and split them up across the earth and gave them all different languages so they couldn't communicate with one another. In "The Birth of Noah" a story is told about how Noah was born and a prophecy was told by an angel to the father of Noah that Noah would be the one chosen to build an ark but be the only one on it along with his three sons and wives when the earth would be wiped clean. Noah's actual name was hidden throughout life because his father believed he would be killed if his true identity was known.

My Storybook Favorites

My first choice for my storybook would be CreekStories. I choose this story because my grandfather's side of my family is Creek. The Creek people are very interesting to me because of their views on how a family is to be ran and how their people are governed. Also the religion of the Creek people is very interesting because they had various spirits that were worshiped while most still believed in a god that ruled over everything.

My second story of choice would be Live On University Legends. The reasoning for this choice is because I am an extremely superstitious person. I have never heard of these stories and am interested in learning more about them. Also The University of Oklahoma is the best university ever and always enjoy reading about it's history. The stories are likely to make me more paranoid. I would like to learn more in depth what actually happened in these stories while learning the variations in each story from year to year.

My third choice is Tales of Grimm. I like the Grimm Tales because they are the original versions of common fairy tales. The difference is that the Grimm Tales do not have quite the happy ending. These tales are interesting because they are based off of things that happened in life and show how dark human nature can be. Out of the stories that are under this section the frog prince is the only one I have read so I am interested in researching the other stories under this title.

I am interested in looking further into these three stories while furthering my knowledge in the various cultures. I hope to further other people's understanding in the way different cultures are viewed. These chosen stories in some way or another have effected my life which makes them personally important to me.

The Frog Prince

UnTextbook: My Choices

The first unit to get my attention is the Great Plains unit. I'm interested in this unit because I am part Native and would like to explore their stories. The second unit would be Homer's Odyssey. I read part of the Odyssey in high school and would like to go back and reread and interpret it differently from seven years ago. Cherokee Myths is my third choice because it is the tribe of my grandmother's side of my family. My fourth choice would be Egyptian Myth. I really have no reason for this choice except that Egyptian history has always been an interest to me.

Leader of the Cherokees

Introduction of myself

My name is Tylor Killingsworth. I am in my fourth year as a microbiology major. I really don't have much time to do much except study. My major keeps me pretty busy most of the time. I plan to enter grad school after my fifth year at OU. After grad school I would like to work for some sort of biotech company or possibly the CDC. Also I plan to eventually obtain my doctorates degree. I am an active member of Sigma Chi. My hobbies include hunting, fishing, and target shooting. I like most things outdoors. The last time that I actually enjoyed watching TV or playing video games was when the original Super Mario was on the Game Boy Color. Other than that I don't watch too much TV or movies unless it's in a social setting and I'm forced to. I read the new everyday but other than that I don't do much in my spare time indoors. I have one perfect dog named Jasper. He is three quarters lab and one quarter Australian shepherd. He enjoys going on hunts and playing in any size water hole he can find. I am from Checotah, OK (yes that is where Carrie Underwood is from). It is located two hours straight east of Oklahoma City on Interstate 40. It is a very small town of around 4,000 people residing in it. It was a huge culture shock for me coming form a school where the entire high school is the size of my freshmen general chemistry class. Over the summer I lived back home and worked at a cardiology clinic as a physicians assistant for two months through an internship opportunity provided by the Creek Nation. I hope to enjoy this semester as much as I can and attend every home game of the Sooners and future Big 12 champions!

Location of Checotah, OK

Week 1 Storytelling: From men to metal

There was once a group of people that met in a bar while discussing economical problems. The group of men were all from different backgrounds all with different views of how the country should be led. The first man declared he was in the top one percent of the social standings and focused his goals for the economy on global marketing and branching out to other countries for cheaper labor and supplies. This man declared he was like gold in society. The second man was a wealthy CEO of a small company. This man was fairly well off but not near as wealthy as the first man. His views were helping the very poor and disabled but letting the working class fend for themselves. He declared he was like silver in society. The third man considered himself in the middle class. He was an everyday working man that had a family at home. His views on society were that the very wealthy should give a generous donation to be spread among the very poor and disabled and to give more jobs to the poor to increase the middle working class. This man considered himself bronze of society. The fourth man was a humble man that made enough for himself and his wife while giving any extra he had to the poor and disabled. This man seemed to be the happiest and most content person with his life and how he was living. While he considered himself a more precious metal, society considered him as low as lead. The fifth man did not care about social issues and had no job while not having a plan to get one. This man took any free hand out he could find in life but did not contribute to the benefit of society. This man wasn't even considered a metal because he was useless. This man was called a monkey.

Homeless Man's Wishes

Author's Note:

This story is based from the nursery rhyme "I Am A Gold Lock"

I AM a gold lock.

I am a gold key.

I am a silver lock.

I am a silver key.

I am a brass lock.

I am a brass key.

I am a lead lock.

I am a lead key.

I am a monk lock.

I am a monk key!

Author: Unknown Editor: Andrew Lang Year Published: 2008 Web Source: The Project Gutenberg

My favorite place is Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

My favorite place to visit would have to be Cabo San Lucas. It is located in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur on the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula. I went to Cabo for my first time for spring break of this year

El Arco de Cabo San Lucas at wikipedia