Ariana+Machen

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The archetypes and myths helped me realize symbols and references I might have not seen without our study. What was most significant to me was the end of childhood archetype. The end of childhood was interesting to me because it was something I could relate to in my life. Whether it was in the books and movie I see or my personal experiences, it helped me realize some thing about growing up. It helped me understand the books I read better because of how many symbols that I never could see beforehand. In //Harry Potter,// Harry goes through many changes which fits the archetype of the end of childhood perfectly. Harry at first thought of the world to be normal and nice place, but later on he realized that there is evil in the worldVoldemort). He also realized that there is a completely different world than his normal life that is full of magic.

Throughout the mythology unit, I learned a lot about my place in this world. Although, I might not know what I am destined to be, I did realize that I have to figure it out through experiences like in the end of childhood. I know have a better understanding of what the real world is like through the stories that we read. I have also realized that my and all of my peer's duties to this world is to try to make it a better place. Whether it is becoming a world leader or inventing something, we all have a duty to the universe. I have ultimately realized that everything happens for a reason, and that it is all part of a bigger picture.

http://forum.supercell.net/showthread.php /221765-The-Phoenix!

**Assignment #7 My Favorite Season of the Year**

My favorite season is the in-between stage of winter and spring. I love it because it not too cold, not is it too hot. Also, Persian New Year (Noruz) is during this time. During my cultures new year there are many traditions that one must experience which is great. Another one of my favorite traditions is Chaharshambeh Soori. During this tradition, one must jump over fire in order to cleanse themselves of the bad stuff (sickness and bad fortune) and turn it into something good by jumping over the fire. Most importantly of these traditions, you get cash as a present. Also, spring represents the end of school which is something to be celebrated. Spring is like the flood archetype. In the way that spring represents the end of school and Persian New Year, it represents rebirth (the flood) in the process. http://mcmusic.org/2015/03/mcyo-spring-concert-tickets/

**Assignment #6 Changes in our World**
A change in our world today would be the new change in the way we send and receive information. Before people had phones and computers, everything was sent by mail which could take a long time. When e-mail came, you could electronically send a letter to someone in a matter of seconds. The people could receive the letters in a matter of minutes. When the telephone was invented, one could call the police if they needed assistance. When text message came, it was even faster than e-mail. This new change allows our society to do things faster and more efficiently than before. It was obviously one of the better changes for the world. It has shaped it into a whole other society for the better.

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http://www.boomercafe.com/2013/07/20/baby-boomer-time-capsule-whatever-happened-to-telephone-operators/

Assignment #5 Changes in the Stories
An example of the archetype of change would be Midas. Midas asked Dionysus to make everything he touches gold. The change seemed good at first (reward), but later it seemed more like a punishment. Midas wasn't able to eat because everything that touched his lips or hands turned into gold. Midas then asked Dionysus to be changed back. Midas got changed back, but he was still full of himself. He eventually got punished for not changing in a humble way. He was given donkey ears as punishment. The change made Midas realized that he needs to be more humble and nice, not like his previous self. http://thejourneyer.org/the-metamorphic-technique/

Assignment #4---The End of Time
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/2012/01/23/the-end-of-the-time-of-earth-why-does-the-leap-second-matter/

The Flood

Once every millennium there is a flood It leaves behind a sea of blood It is because of our own error That we are in this terror

We knew it was coming Our sins started the slumming Some drank and smoked, but it was I that had provoked

It was my sin that landed us in this toxic bin, for I had been disobedient which made our time become expedient.


 * Assignment #3 End of Childhood**

A recent event that illustrates the end of childhood for me was something that happened last week. My mom had recently contracted a cold and was in bed sick all that week. Coincidentally, she had a board meeting on that Thursday. When I came home, I walked into my moms room to say hello, and she asked me to go to the meeting. I said yes because I knew she was sick although I knew I had homework. When I arrived at the office, My mom told me I had to talk to the shareholders and carry on intelligent conversations. I told them my mom was sick and couldn't make it. I also told them I would be sitting in my mom's place. I sat in her place and acts as she would. This was an end of childhood event for me because it marked when I had to stop being a kid and to grow up. One day, I am going to running the company and I need to start acting more like an adult.

http://www.exacttarget.com/blog/building-your-personal-board-of-directors/

Assignment #3 God Teacher

Gifts given by the god teachers in this unit are 2 sided gifts.....used for good or evil. Describe a 2-sided gift that you have received in the past year. **__Explain__** how it was both a positive and negative gift for you. Include a picture. Remember to document.

A two-sided gift that I received would be my iMac. The reason why it is a positive gift because it allows to code more efficiently. It also helps me to study. The negative side of this gift is that it makes me very unproductive and distracted. I tend to binge-watch a lot of TV shows. This past weekend I just binge-watched 'Orange is the New Black', but that is besides the point. My iMac is a two-sided gift for these reasons. Yes, on one hand it helps me to study and code. On another hand it also poses as a threat to my studying. It is very much like the two-sided gifts the Gods gave to the humans.

http://www.tomsguide.com/forum/80197-35-macbook-retina-origin-eon15-sager-np9150

Assignment #2 My Perfect World

In my perfect world, there would only be smart people. There would be an entire new breed of human. Instead of a bunch of idiots running around messing up society, we would have people who make intelligent decisions. Smart people wouldn't have to be ostracized because they are different than the average person, but rather highly respected based on your level of intelligence. Middle and high school would be for people who don't know what career they want to pursue. At any age one can attend college as long as they know what career they want to pursue. People would be encouraged to show their ideas to try and advance our society and ultimately make it better. My utopia would be located in space. Scientists will have figured out a way to created an home with an atmosphere like earth's in another galaxy. We would have hovercrafts to avoid traffic and accidents (this is tangible by the way). We would have something similar to a smart phone except it would look like a bracelet that projects the smart phone on to our wrists (the israelis are making something similar to this). Google glasses would be one of the most sought out accessories. We would have jet packs as well as robots to do our bidding. It would look like a metropolitan city where the color white is generally what people wear. This would be two-hundred years in the future. http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/mar/13/too-smart-cities-visions-utopia-reality-check

Ariana Machen

Assignment #1 My Hero

My hero is Malcolm X. According to Joseph Campbell a hero is someone who sacrifices themselves for a cause. Malcolm X did that throughout his lifetime. He became one of the leading civil rights activists during the 60's. He set out on his quest intentionally which was one of the characteristics of a hero. Malcolm X did a series of trials before he started to be a civil rights activist. He had a very unstable childhood. He and his family were forced to move from their homes because the societies like the KKK kept terrorizing them. Soon, the anti-black societies killed Malcolm father and later his mother was sent to an insane asylum. Although Malcolm was very smart, he dropped out of school because of one of his etchers said that "A nigger can't be a lawyer". He got involved with gangs, drugs, and robbery; and he was sent to jail. During his time in prison is where he got his life together and became a Muslim minister. He joined the Nation of Islam, and made speeches about the Civil Rights Movement among of things. When left the Nation of Islam they repeatedly tried to get him killed, and on February 21,1965, before he was going to give a speech for the Civil Rights Movement, they succeeded. Malcolm X gave his life for the cause which was part of the heroes quest. As you can see, Malcolm X was a hero according to Joseph Campbell.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X