JustinN

Greetings Earthlings, this is my wiki page, where you can comment on my thoughts and feelings.
=toc= =Assignment #1 My Hero= According to Joseph Campbell, an authority on mythology, a hero is one who " dedicates their life to something bigger than themselves", or someone who can "achieve or accomplish something beyond the normal human range." One person who exemplifies these qualities is Mother Teresa, or Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. For more than 45 years, Mother Teresa ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying. Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity after she passed away had 610 missions in 123 countries including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, children's and family counseling programs, orphanages, and schools. After she died, she was honored with a countless number of awards including the Indian government's Bharat Ratna in 1980 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. The Missionaries of Charity's mission was to care for, the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the injured, and the blind. In 1982, in the middle of The Siege of Beirut, Mother Teresa rescued 37 children trapped in a front line hospital by brokering a temporary cease-fire between the Israeli army and Palestinian revolutionaries. With the Red Cross workers, she traveled through the war zone to the annihilated hospital to evacuate the young patients. Mother Teresa traveled to support and tend to the hungry in Ethiopia, radiation victims at Chernobyl, and earthquake victims in Armenia. By 1996, she was managing 517 missions in more than 100 nations. Mother Teresa in my opinion, should be considered a hero for not only what she did for herself and her country, but for the world as a whole. Information provided by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa Image provided by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MotherTeresa_090.jpg

=Assignment #2 The Golden Age= My perfect world would be a sunny, peaceful island in the tropics where just my family and friends would be there. Everything I ever needed would be provided for me. It would have a movie theater, a video game arcade, and sports fields, a pool table, a music store, and a place to play paintball. There wouldn't be any conflict because everyone is friendly to one another. There would be no homework and a weekend basically everyday. The island would still have church on Sundays. The island would also feature a water park, Six Flags, a basketball court, a bowling alley, and a go-cart arena. In my perfect world, you could be anything you wanted, except for a criminal or an evil person. As for my friends and family, my world would contain their likes and interests also. There would be a bookstore and a gym to keep our bodies and minds sharp. This world could be self-governing because everyone is nice and generous to one another. In other words, my perfect world would be everything I want on Earth into one place, just everyday. Image provided by:http://www.abouttanzania.com/bluebaypool.jpg

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=Assignment #3 God Teacher/Gifts= Social media is a valuable gift to me. It is a great way to talk to your friends even when you can't see them. I sometimes am on my Facebook all day long. It has helped me figure out homework in my classes. It has also made me forget to do my homework. Facebook makes me forget my homework because if I am on it all day, I am not able to do my homework that is due the next day. I will have to learn when to buckle down and get around to doing my homework. I should do homework first, then I can use Facebook. Schoolwork comes before pleasure. This is a rule that I need to learn and understand quickly. This is a good and bad gift that I need to learn how to figure out how to use better and manage my time more efficiently.

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=Assignment #4 End of Childhood= My loss of childhood was when I went through confirmation class last year. I became a full member of the church. I feel added responsibility that comes with being a full member, including doing what is right, along with the fact that my thoughts and opinions carry meaning now that I am confirmed. I am able to be active and serve in the church by helping in church functions, usher, and not only help in the church, but in the community as well. I look to take on even more responsibility as I grow up. I am going to a Youth conference for my church to make my church even better than it currently is! The Youth have the opportunity to come up with more efficient ways to help the church. The Youth has tons of responsibility because they are the future of the church and control how the church as a whole moves forward. Now confirmed, I feel closer to God and able to do his will.

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=Assignment #5 Nursery Rhymes/ End of Childhood= **London Bridge is falling down,** **Falling down, falling down,** **London Bridge is falling down,** **My fair Lady.** **Build it up with wood and clay,** **Wood and clay, wood and clay,** **Build it up with wood and clay,** **My fair Lady.** **Wood and clay will wash away,** **Wash away, wash away,** **Wood and clay will wash away,** **My fair Lady.** **Build it up with bricks and mortar,** **Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,** **Build it up with bricks and mortar,** **My fair Lady.** **Bricks and mortar will not stay,** **Will not stay, will not stay,** **Bricks and mortar will not stay,** **My fair Lady.** **Build it up with iron and steel,** **Iron and steel, iron and steel,** **Build it up with iron and steel,** **My fair Lady.** **Iron and steel will bend and bow,** **Bend and bow, bend and bow,** **Iron and steel will bend and bow,** **My fair Lady.** **Build it up with silver and gold,** **Silver and gold, silver and gold,** **Build it up with silver and gold,** **My fair Lady.** **Silver and gold will be stolen away,** **Stolen away, stolen away,** **Silver and gold will be stolen away,** **My fair Lady.** **Set a man to watch all nigh,** **Watch all night, watch all night,** **Set a man to watch all night,** **My fair Lady.** **Suppose the man should fall asleep,** **Fall asleep, fall asleep,** **Suppose the man should fall asleep?** **My fair Lady.** **Give him a pipe to smoke all night,** **Smoke all night, smoke all night,** **Give him a pipe to smoke all night,** **My fair Lady.**

** The 'London Bridge is falling down' Nursery Rhyme is based on the one of the most famous buildings in London. ** Around the year AD 55, a piled bridge was constructed, and the Romans constructed a small trading settlement near it, the town of Londinium. The settlement and the bridge were destroyed in a revolt led by Queen Boudicca in 60 AD. Her victory was short-lived though, and soon afterwards the Romans defeated the rebels and set about building a new walled town. http://1.bp.blogspotcom/_7NxEDg

= = =Assignment #6 Original Poetry End of Time =

The end of time is coming Our days have been numbered Many people are running Because the flood is coming.

Do not be sad However do not be glad Let me spread the word My voice shall be heard.

I will try my best I will not sleep nor rest Till the people know the end of time is coming And the world has met its match.

-Justin

I think I am not the monk or Thomas, but the blue-eyed son. I am trying to warn people about the end of time.

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=Assignment #7 Changes in the Stories=

//Baucis and Philemon// illustrates the changing of this archetype when Baucis and Philemon, an elderly couple, take care of two gods that disguise themselves as poor mortals. They fed the mortals and cleaned for them. After Baucis and Philemon are dog tired of caring for the strangers, they finally reveal they are gods and that they can wish for anything they want to. The gods turn them into trees so they can spend the rest of their lives together. They are servants for the gods in their palace. Baucis and Philemon took care of the gods without knowing their true identity. They did this out of the good in their hearts. This transformation was a reward for their kindness and so they could spend the rest of their lives together.

=Assignment #8 Changes in our World=

The cycle of life illustrates the change in our world. In the beginning of life, you are baby, that does not know anything. As a baby, you have to learn to talk, walk, eat, and eventually run. You are taught right from wrong. Your parents help you survive in the world and take care of you. The next big stage is an adult. You have to survive on your own and make a living. Adults have to work and spend and save their money correctly so the can retire. The next part of the cycle is old age. In old age, you have to live off the money you made as an adult. You are nearing the end of your life in old age. If you are lucky, family members will help take care of you and make your last couple years f your life as peaceful and as comfortable as possible.

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= = = = = = = = =Assignment #9 My Favorite Season of the Year=

My favorite season of the year is summer. In the summer, the weather is warm, and we are out of school. My birthday is also in the summer. My uncle always take me and my cousins on a trip somewhere. Also, my favorite sport, baseball is in full swing, and the NBA finals are wrapping up. Summertime also lets me see my friends that do not live in Georgia, or in neighboring states. The fourth of July is in the summer, so we can celebrate our independence. To me, the summer is the Golden Age. In the summer, everything is perfect to me and those are the best 3 months of the year.

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=Assignment #10 What Have I Learned?=

I have learned many things from our study of //Man the Mythmaker//. One thing I have learned is how the Ages of Man relate to the seasons of the year. The Iron Age is the worst of the Ages of Man, how everything is dying off, like in winter. I have also learned that every gift you receive is a two-sided gift. When you first receive a gift, the only thing you think about is all the good things that come with the gift, and how are you first going to use it. Another subject this book has taught me about is the end of childhood, or lose of innocence. Everyone at some point in their lives goes through some trial where they are not kids anymore, no matter how long they want to stay one. They have an event where they become adults, or they learn how the world really works. This book has taught me about the Flood and its resemblance to the cycle of life. Before the Flood, there is life, when the flood arrives, there is death, then in its aftermath, rebirth.

In my opinion, the most important thing we have studied in our mythology unit is the loss of childhood. This archetype helped me learn about myself because when the time comes, you just have to accept it and deal with it and move on. This has helped me learn about life in general because everyone goes through a growing up period and if you are going through one, you are not alone in your struggle or experience. This is part of a bigger world because these loss of childhood experiences can bring us together as people and make us all stronger. My responsibility to what the world will become in the future is to help people with their experiences if they are similar to mine because I have been through it already. I hope I can offer some help to future of this world in the years to come so that the loss of innocence is a quick transition.