Sahiti+Namburar

Assignment #1 My Hero

According to Joseph Campbell's definition of a hero, "someone who dedicates their life to something bigger than themselves; they achieve or accomplish something beyond the normal human range," my hero is Martin Luther King Jr. I think MLK is a hero because he dedicated his life for the freedom and civil rights of all African Americans. MLK learned the way of the system of American rights, and he fought for the right thing. For example, in 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for civil rights movement. He worked with this organization and soon became an active leader. Even thought the journey for MLK was rough, he kept fighting back and used techniques from Gandhi of non-violence. MLK traveled over 6 million miles delivering speeches and speaking out to people. He connected people to fight together and stand up for what is wrong. He once wrote that "psychology freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery." Even when MLK was laughed at and was surrounded by hatred, he did not act with violence, but with his words and speeches. On March 1968, he led thousands of workers and sympathizers on a march through a crowd of people who were throwing rocks and looting stores.King was thrown into his journey, but he accepted it and worked his way up to a new higher level. MLK did not get discouraged when people would put him down, instead this would motivate him to keep on working harder. At the age of 35, he won the Noble Peace Prize, and even though he won prize money of $54,123, he put gave the money to the furtherance of the civil rights movement. MLK found a new force inside him while helping the lives of many people around him.

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Assignment # 2 My Golden Age

My perfect place would be on a tropical island, where it is always sunny and warm. I would like my family and friends to be with me on that tropical island. The people of the island would always be in a cheerful and they do not have a desire for greed and they never are jealous. My perfect place would have a large library filled with books, and movie theaters where people could go see the movies for free. I would like to have my trampoline on my island along with a never ending supply of food and drinks. I would like my island to have a plentiful amount of palm trees and beautiful beaches around the island. The people on the island would travel from place to place by boats. I would live in a comfortable house with my family and walk to school, and be able to play outside everyday near the beach. My island would make sure that everyone is content and that no one is poor or unhappy. Also, my perfect place would be like the Golden Age, where there is no wars or fear. There will be complete peace for all the citizens on the island.

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Assignment # 3 The God-Teacher

The double-sided gift that I received in the past year was freedom. While many people thing that freedom is not a double-sided gift, as a middle schooler I have gained more freedom during the school day and sometimes freedom can influence us to do bad things. In middle school we are able to roam around the school more often, choose our own choices, and make our decisions. However, with freedom comes responsibility. We have to take care of ourselves and have the willpower to do what is right and to not make bad choices, that will affect us later on in life. We will come across the path where we will be blocked by a bad influence such as drugs. We must have the power to say no, because we wont always have a parent with us to protect us. Although freedom opens up many new opportunities, a whole new world that can be exciting, it also brings danger and a strong force along with it. During breaks between classes, we have the freedom to wander around, but when the bell rings we must be in our classes seated and ready to learn. I have enjoyed the freedom that we receive in Middle School, but sometimes it allows us to get caught up in our social life and forget the important things in our everyday life. Freedom can be a good gift, however, we must be able to know how to use it properly.

which is why you have more in the Middle School.



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Assignment # 4 End of Childhood

The event that ended my childhood was when I had my Sari Ceremony. In my family, we have a tradition that when a girl turns a certain age they are considered an adult. I had to wear a dress that is the traditional dress worn by women. I felt that my childhood ended and I was now considered an adult. I lost the golden archetype of the perfect, good world and I was entering the iron age. I felt that I was opened up to the world of reality which is filled with evilness that we don't understand as kids. I realized that I became more independent and more responsible to take care of myself. The actions that I take are now going to have effects which I have to face, unlike when I was a kid and was protected by my parents. I was let into the world of reality and I could not be as ignorant as I was as a kid, because I would be facing serious consequences, that could harm me. During the ceremony, I was given jewelry and money from my relatives and family friends. I realized that I was starting to experience the responsibilities and hardship of becoming an adult. I knew, however, that this loss of innocence helped me experience the world of today and I felt that I became a more knowledgeable and understanding person through my transformation from childhood to adulthood.



Assignment # 5 End of Time

"When Our Clock Stops" By Sahiti Namburar

The end of the world has finally come Oh, god forbid us of the sins we have committed And cleanse the earth, free from hostage I stand on top of the mountain, looking for answers I watch the water cover the land To make mankind back to the purified race I am helpless to end the wars and ease the ache we all hold I see, I hear, I meet the hard troubles people face Their wails and cries chill my bones My eyes are not able to close from the bloodshed I see God, forbid us and let us be free, Free from the clutches of evil Take us away from the pains we live with And bring a new beginning, The start of a new life... ...the start of a new generation



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Assignment # 6 Changes

In the short story "Narcissus", there is metamorphosis with Narcissus. Narcissus is the handsome son of Adonis, and many women have tried to get his hand in marriage. One woman went through the pain of not being able to marry Narcissus so she cursed him saying that he will love himself. Narcissus went through a change and soon he became obsessed with himself. He would not stop staring at himself and he loved looking at his reflection. This stage was part of the "wasteland" because there was weeping and sorrow and broken hearts of many women who have fallen in love with Narcissus. He changed into a pale, sickly figure because of his selfishness. The change was a punishment because Narcissus soon became ugly and died, and he turned into a flower. His punishment was from breaking women's hearts.

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Assignment # 7 Changes

In our book, there was a picture of man from a young age to becoming old. In the world today, all human experience a metamorphosis in ourselves. As a human we are born as a baby and to the middle ages we are always growing. Our body changes physically such as growing more hair and the changing of the voice. During the later years of our life our body becomes weak and we began to have color change in hair, and our face changes. Humans also grow mentally. As we grow up our feelings become stronger, and we are able to understand the world better. We are able to store more memory and our brain develops. This change cannot be stopped as we are not able to stay young forever.

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Assignment # 8 My Favorite Season

My favorite season is fall. Fall has pleasant weather, neither hot nor cold. I enjoy watching the leaves turn different colors, such as shades of red, yellow, and orange. I love biking outside in my neighborhood because of the cool winds hitting me. My mom makes pumpkin pie and the smell lures me into my house. Fall reminds me of the archetype of the "golden age"; everything is perfect and nice. Animals start to get ready for winter by storing food or migrating to a warmer place. The different colors of the leaves and perfect cool weather illustrates the characteristics of the golden age. Two of my favorite holidays are located in fall. Thanksgiving is always fun with family and friends as we eat to our hearts content on that day. I also love to celebrate Halloween. My friends and I dress up and go to house to house collecting candy. My brother's birthday is also during the fall season, which is always fun to celebrate with cake and ice-cream. I find the weather enjoyable to play tennis with my Dad and play badminton with my brother. I enjoy the season fall, however, I wish the season would last longer.

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Assignment # 9 Evaluation

//Man the Mythmakers// has taught me some valuable lessons on the world, life, and different aspects of life. One of the most important lessons is everything has a consequence. Every action, every word, and every event has an effect and a consequence, which may be good or bad. We must always strive to make sure that our actions must have good consequences. Consequences can influence me in a way, in which I will never be the same person I was before. They leave an impact which can change my life forever. Another lesson I learned was that the world is a machine. In a machine every gear, every little detail fits together and makes the object alive. In the world we are like the little parts of a machine. We all fit together and work together, which impacts how the world is. If we don't work together and if something is broken or not fixed, the world is broken. This causes wars, chaos, and evilness to take over goodness. People try to take over these evilness with goodness. However, we can not do that, but we can always learn to control the evilness and slowly start to master the art of taming the evilness. We call this "taming" the force. We must keep the good force with us to ward away the bad force. When we come across a god-teacher in life, we must fully understand the knowledge given to us and use this knowledge in our everyday life. We must be grateful to the god-teachers, in which some sacrifice their life for the sake of mankind(Prometheus). Also, when we studied the myths on the End of Childhood, I recently began thinking about different events that changed my childhood. I realized that the events that ended my childhood just opened up new obstacles, which I will face as I grow older. I must accept the world of reality and move on in life. I must accept my moira or fate and just make my life run smoothly as possible. I must also prosper and grow as I pass through the stages of life and create memories throughout my life.

Man the Mythmakers has illustrated the complete depth of life and the whole meaning of truth and love and punishment. In the stories there was always a character or object which symbolizes everyday things in life. Myths are a way to explain and understand why somethings have happened and been created. The archetype has allowed me to understand more of the golden age and why humans have lowered down to the iron age. I do believe that we are in the Iron Age because of the greed and selfishness that humans posses as one of their characteristics of who we are.I do hope that one day man will be able to go back to that "golden age." I now understand why water stands for the washing away of sins of man, and why fire is our true light in out darkest times. One day I am sure the world will work as a big community once man takes responsibility of their actions and starts to show more love than hate. I have learned a lot of valuable life lessons through this unit that I hope to keep with me forever. Thank you Ms. Scott and Ms. Dodge for guiding us through this unit and it has been an enjoyable and interesting unit to go through.

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