Leah+Marcus

Assignment # 1 I believe that Winston Churchill is the true definition of a hero. Being the prime Minister of England during WWII was no easy task. He had a physical challenge of fighting a war knowing millions were counting on his decisions and losing their lives every day to support what they love. From leading his country through bombings, war, poverty, deprivation, and starvation, Winston Churchill fought for what became his country’s survival. He hid in bomb shelters, came up with new attack plans, and went above and beyond to save his country and in the end most of Europe, western culture, and democracy. Winston Churchill lead a very lavish life growing up, as I visited his family PALACE last summer. Blenheim Palace is the most beautiful place you have ever seen and it is hard to beleive how his style of living changed so dramatically over the years. He struggled with the worries of bombings overnight like every other person, but he had more on his plate. A natural born leader, no a hero. He saved Millions maybe billions of lives with his war tactics. Over all, I believe Winston Churchill is a natural born hero and fits Joseph Campbell’s definition of a hero. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchil

Assignment #2

My perfect world would be on a island with warms waters and beautiful beaches but had a real town that was very quaint. I love to read so I would bring a good book and make sure that my home had a beach chair so I could relax. I would also (if possible) bring my pool! I love to swim and really have fun when I am in it. I like a place that has a real city so my perfect place would have people and cute shops. The weather would be warm but not crazy hot and in the winters gets cold but not too cold. Mountains and beautiful views would be on the island as well as tall trees. I would also bring my closet of course! I love my beautiful clothes! I would also bring technology like my phone and iPad because I think it is very important and nessacary for life and learning. Most of all I would bring my whole family and all my friends! They are the most important things in my life! All in all, these items and this place would make my perfect world! []

Assignment #3

A double edged gift that I have received in this past year would be that my grandmother gave me her pearl necklace and matching pearl earrings but I never get to where them. They are beautiful and I long to wear them more often but I cannot because they are very expensive and are either locked away in my mom's special jewelry box or in the safe at the bank. I was given these pearls for my bat mitzvah and for beginning my journey of growing up. I love the pearls and they make me feel special every time I do get to wear them because they were hers when she was my age and they make me feel older. These pearls represent me growing up and are doubled edged not only because I do not get to wear them often, but make me long for when I am older and more mature. I love my grandmother and the pearls and though I cannot wear them now in years to come I am 100% sure that they will mean as much to me as the story behind them.

Pearls are always a wonder gift to mark a passage in life. I know you will enjoy wearing them, when you can!

Assignment #4 Last February I had my Bat Mitzvah! This religious ceremony marked my becoming an adult in Jewish culture as well as beginning becoming an adult in real life. I studied very hard and was very excited, all you think about is working hard and all the planning that goes with it. It did not really hit me what the ceremony was about until I was sitting in the rabbis office with my family moments before the ceremony begins. I remember specifically when I sat down to write my speech a memory with my family and I going to pet the dogs at an adoption charity as a very little girl and that year I was working with the dogs at the charity. It hit me that I was not a little girl anymore and I compared that experience when I was young to then as I worked for it. All I could really think about was not that my young childhood was over, but that thank god I had those experiences to reminisce on. The moment marked that my innocence was gone and it actually brought me too tears, but these wonderful memories made me the responsible growing young adult I am today. Assignment #5 Again, again, again

Life as I know it is finally flooded the sky oh so faded the world degraded My soul is cold the earth too old to tell the difference between and and bad and everything just makes you sad once full of hope and beauty too now there are no birds to make a coo

the sins we've comitted, Oh god the sins! the clock ticks and is washed over to begin again, again the world is a cycle the good, the bad, the cleanse my life slowly fades away there is no love all are astray

I am melting the world is sweltering my heart is frozen deep deep cold

the last one standing too late I am gone the clock ticks and is washed over to begin again, again the world is a cycle the good, the bad, the cleanse again, again, again

assignment # 6

The archetype of change is illustrated in the story "The Flood" many times. The world was dirty and bad; people were full of evil and committed many sins. Zeus was very upset with the way things had turned out so he made the large decision to end the horror by killing all and flooding the world. This would allow earth a chance to purify itself and start again. The world goes from chaos and a wasteland to flooded to beautiful and new again. Everyone dies except 2 people who hid in a chest of sorts allowing the human race a second chance to live on. This is a classic twist on the biblical story of Noah and The Ark and giving second chances to change. This change is not only in the world but in the people, the two that survived saw the awful and the hardship and decided to change when given a second chance. A change of the world becoming pure and new and the change of a new culture and style of living through people are the archetype of "The Flood". http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQGiWzHtvAcG2ImSRphp22HNryRW0EqEUQXC42UAmq8XuFgh2UelA

assignment # 7

In Man The Mythmaker there is a perfect picture of the metamorphosis of a flower. The changes it goes through from a small seed to blooming is the perfect example of the changes archetype. The way a flower blooms from just a seed with just the help of some water and sunlight is incredible. much like a human, it changes from a small seedling (baby) to emerging from the ground (toddler, little kid), bud (teenager), fully bloomed flower (adult), to a wilting flower, ready to die (elderly). The changes of the flower represent the human life cycle and overall the changes of life that not only applied when the gods and goddesses led the world but in everyday life today. []

assignment # 8 my favorite season my favorite season of the year is the spring. I love the crossover between the warm weather and cool breezes and after a cold winter it always reminds me that there is something coming and the world is no longer cold and dead. The spring reminds me of the archetype of right after the flood and the rebirth of the golden age. my brother is 16 years old and since he was born every year on his birthday (april 4th), the bradford pear trees come into full bloom in the culdesac on my street. This recurrence is like the rebirth of innocence and purity and beauty. These trees bloom beautifully and there sweet flowers make spring my favorite season!

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assignment # 9 what have I learned? The Man the Mythmaker unit really helped me learn some important life lessons from the archetypes in each story. Every story has a different aspect on the world's events and the effects of them. These different aspects helped me grow maturity wise. When you are young the only opinion that matters is your own, but these stories made me realize that everyone's version on how the world works is different and each one is equally as important as mine. Every story has a different method to the beginning of the world and life is different. Much like a person, none are the same. The cycle of life begins with creation and ends with the flood and then the cycle starts again. This cycle I believe is representing a humans life not just the world. It starts with creation, then you begin learning new things to help you develope, then changes occur and childhood ends, then you die. This process is a never ending cycle for every person and being on earth. we studied many archetypes in Man The Mythmaker, but there is one that was unsaid but understood that I would like to point out. The archetype of life and the cycle of it. It's never ending and repeating and each time is different yet the same. I will go through the same process of life as the characters in these myths did as well as my children's children's will. This understood archetype in Man the Mythmaker of life and it's cycle will always influence my life and this is just one if the life lessons I learned from Man the Mythmaker. I liked this unit, but I do have a few suggestions! First of all I thought that the last test should be more in general and not in details and the chapter tests should be more in details and less generalized. I also think we went sort of slow, but that depends on the class and of course this was Mrs. Dodge's first time teaching the Mythmakers unit! Some of the stories were kind of confusing and strange but overall most were inyeresting! I really enjoyed this unit and wanted to congradulate Mrs. Dodge for her hard work, Mrs. Scott for her grading, and everyone or most everyone who tried hard and understood the unit! I hope everybody got the same outcome from this unit as I did!