John+McCormack

Assignment #1 My Hero

A true hero is someone who stands out from everyone else and can truly distinguish themselves as a leader. Abraham Lincoln is one of these people. Lincoln was born in a one room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. He was then able to work himself up to become a lawyer, which exceeds all expectations of someone from his background. By 1860 Lincoln had become president of the United States. He worked very hard to abolish slavery and keep the country together after seven states from the south had already succeeded from the Union. With the start of the Civil War, Lincoln took immediate Executive action to end the rebellion. After a long and bloody war Lincoln had defeated the South preserving the Union and abolishing slavery. By preserving the Union and abolishing slavery, Lincoln had commited an amazing physical deed, But by going from a boy raised in a log cabin in Kentucky to president of the United States, Lincoln had also performed an amazing spiritual deed. Sadly, Lincoln's amazing life came to an end on April 15th, 1865 after being shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth the previous night.

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Assignment #2 The Golden Age

The Golden Age was a time where everything was literally perfect. Humans didn't have to worry about anything and everything was basically provided for them. My perfect world would be located on a nice rural farm in the present. The property would have plenty of animals such as deer, turkey, quail, and dove to hunt. But we'd also have wild horses to tame and a few tame dogs. The property would also have a large nice house that fit the rural setting but still was technologically up to date. I would live there with my family but I would also invite friends to stay as much as possible. Since we would be having a lot of guests, we would have a few small but nice bunk houses next to the main house. The property would also have a very nice small lake that was not he least bit polluted. In this lake there would be plenty of fish for fishing. And since the property would be pretty large, we'd have a few ATV's to ride around on. Then on weekends after a great day, we'd have incredibly large BBQ's and play games. With all this together, life would be perfect.



Assignment #3 The God Teacher

In the past year, I got a Netflix account. Although I love watching my favorite shows, I'm usually up all night watching them and get very little sleep. The good things about Netflix are that I can watch whatever shows I want, look forward to the end of the day when I can just relax and watch shows, and if my friends tell me to watch a show, I don't have to wit for it to come on TV because I can just watch all the seasons at once on Netflix. Sadly, there is a downside. Since I started using Netflix, which was about 10 days ago, the average amount of sleep I get a night is four to six hours. When I have to get up on school days I feel absolutely miserable and I have trouble focusing sometimes. This is why Netflix is definately a double-edged sword.

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Assignment #4 The End of Childhood

A few months ago I applied to be a counselor at my favorite camp. I've been a camper there since I was four years old. For years I've been aspiring to eventually become a counselor. This year since I was old enough I eagerly applied. Within only a few hours I had received a reply from the camp saying they'd love to have me work there this summer. I was filled with joy and I felt so mature. Now I get to spend six weeks this summer at my favorite camp as a counselor. I felt even more mature when a few weeks ago I received my official contract stating that my paycheck would be nearly fifteen hundred dollars. To me nothing seems more mature than someone's first paycheck. can't wait to work this summer, and I feel the whole experience has been my end of childhood.

Assignment #5 The Cateracts of Heaven When the Earth was full of greed, When there was nothing good to see, God chose me. When nothing seemed good, When nothing was as it should, God chose me. When dark clouds covered the sky, When water covered the Earth, God chose me to survive.

Assignment #6 Changes in Stories In the story "Midas" King Midas changes physically and mentally. After being offered any gift he wanted, Midas foolishly requested to have the power of turning everything he touched into gold. After realizing his folly he gets rid of the gift and Apollo punishes his foolishness by giving him donkey ears. However this experience made Midas a better man because he realized there was more to life than money and power. The fact that Midas now has donkey ears symbolizes his mistake because a donkey is an animal that is looked down on and comparing someone to it is the same as comparing them to a fool. So from these events, Midas mentally changes into a better man, but physically takes on an embarrassing appearance.

Assignment #7 Changes in Real Life On September 11th, 2001, our country experienced a terrible terrorist attack. Two hijacked planes flew directly into each New York City's twin towers. Because of this, airport security and traveling by flight will never be the same. Because of the attack, security in airports is much tighter than it used to be. And now when you are traveling by plane it is pretty hard for thought of the attack not to cross your mind. It also changed how safe people felt living in America. It opened many American's eyes to the dangers of the world and that they weren't necessarily always going to be safe.

Assignment #8 My Favorite Season of the Year My favorite season of the year is winter. Many people think I'm crazy because of this because it's so cold, but I think winter is a merry time of year. For one it's holiday season which brings family and friends close together. And I personally like when it snows because it's fun to play in. Winter is related to the flood archetype because it is when there isn't very much plant life but it leads into spring when everything re-grows. But too me winter isn't about things dying. Winter may not have pretty flowers but it has it's own beauty. To me watching first snow fall is one of the greatest things ever. So winter may not be the brightest season, but it's still the best to me.

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Assignment #9 Evaluation Man the Mythmaker has taught me so much about life. I'll never see the world as I used to. I've learned about archetypes that will forever change my view on life. Also mow when I read, I'm sure I'll be able to categorize what I'm reading with certain archetypes. The End of Childhood sadly reminded me that I will grow older and lose my innocence. However it also taught me that the End of Childhood is the beginning of something new so I have much more to look forward to in life. Also, the God Teacher taught me to have an idle figure. But it also taught me to make sure I'm not looking up to the wrong people. The information ice learned from this unit will last me a life time. I feel like a much more mature human being and can't wait to apply this information in the future. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Sunset_Marina.JPG