Joanna+Kastle

[|en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis] Pope Francis is a hero by Joseph Campbell's standards because he accomplished a spiritual deed beyond the physical norm. I say that because few people have the restraint needed to be a Catholic priest, much less the Pope. The pope suffered in his early life and was forced to work as a bar bouncer and janitor, because no other jobs were open to him. After all that the to-be-Pope still managed to become a priest. The Pope faced many temptations to lead him away from becoming a priest, including that of a lovely young girl he developed a crush on while he was still a Jesuit novice. The Pope gave up the probability of marriage in order to become a priest. When the Pope was an Archbishop he resisted the call of money and sold the Archdiocese's shares in a bank and changed its accounts to that of a normal of a normal customer, like they should have been all along. That is relevant because it is quite likely that if he had left the accounts like that he probably wouldn't of been confronted about it and he would have been able to live comfortably. As a cardinal, the future Pope was the ideal image of a catholic priest. This stayed true even when he was accused of being involved in the kidnapping of two priests during Argentina's "dirty war". Despite the false allegations made against him he still continued to work just as he did before. That is why I believe that the pope is a hero according to the standards set by Joseph Campbell. [|www.dreamatico.com] My perfect world would be a park in the center of the city. There would be people walking on the side walks and sitting on benches. Splattered across the landscape would be vendors, each selling a different kind of good. You would be able to hear the hum of traffic and could see children playing. You would be a short distance from a quaint cafe that had a semi-constant flow of people coming and going. People would be throwing seed to pigeons and bread to geese. There would be a large, brightly colored play ground for small children. Two swing sets would sit near multiple picnic tables with umbrellas over them. There would also be a dark brown gazebo and multiple benches surrounding a pond. There would be an assortment of geese swimming in the pond. The traits that were just described would be what I would want in my perfect world. [] Double edged gifts are given and received all the time. Some double edged gifts are not given but are things that give pleasure but also have drawbacks. A double edged gift, that is given to all but the dead, is age. Up to a certain point, an increased age gives you all the responsibilities that are longed for as a child. After that point, age gives you respect for your longevity and, generally speaking, relief from the responsibilities you longed to get rid of as an adult. For me, age gave me more responsibilities, but also more freedoms. As I age I will gain more and more freedoms, but also responsibilities. At 16 I am capable of driving a car and getting a license but then I must start paying insurance payments and paying for gas and taxes. When I am an adult I am old enough to buy a house but I must earn enough money to pay for the house and to pay the bills. Those reason are why I believe that a double edged gift that is given to me and everyone else is age. [|openspacesfengshui.com] The events that end childhood or cause a loss of innocence vary from person to person. The loss of innocence doesn't have to be caused by a catastrophic event. It could be caused by something as small as the first day at a new school. For me, the end of childhood was when I went to boarding school at the beginning of the seventh grade. Being at boarding school forced me to take on responsibilities similar to those of adults. While I was there I had to take care of myself because there was no one to clean up after me if I messed something up. The only part of my schedule that I wasn't responsible for was when I ate. I had to allot time to things I wanted to do and things that needed to be done, such as homework.Though this doesn't seem very significant it was the harbinger of the end of my childhood. This was the end of my childhood because I became more responsible for myself. [|lost-in-pastel-waves.tumblr.com] The blue-eyed sons warned them but man scorned them. Man said,"There are no signs." but the tide rises slowly.
 * Assignment #1 My Hero **
 * Assignment #2 My Golden Age**
 * Assignment #3 The God Teacher**
 * Assignment #4 The End of Childhood **
 * Assignment #5 The Cataracts of Heaven**

I tried to warn them, but I too was shunned. Man still ignored the sea that was lapping at their necks.

On a boat with the blue-eyed daughters and sons, I saw man plead but the sea covered them.

The signs were ignored, <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">And Man's effort, late. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Their sins had filled the sea <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">so they drowned there. [] <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">The archetype of change can be found all over the literary world. In the myth Apollo and Daphne many types of changes occur. The first changes were the emotional ones. Cupid shot Apollo through the heart causing him to fall in love with Daphne. The other change was to Daphne, which causes her to be utterly repelled by the idea of love. These changes were punishments towards Apollo because Apollo was unkind to Cupid.The final change was a physical one. Apollo was chasing Daphne so she begged her father to change her into a tree. It becomes complicated here because it was a reward for Daphne and a punishment for Apollo. It was a reward for Daphne because she had asked her father to turn her into a tree. For Apollo it was a punishment because he was desperately in love with Daphne.This myth is only one of the stories that fit in the archetype of changes.
 * Assignment #6 Changes in the Stories **

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> [|www.topics-mag.com] <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">When anyone turns their TVs on, it is likely they will see something violent or gory. Many children's cartoons show the characters beating each other up. On the news most of the stories we hear are about armed robberies, murders, kidnappings and other negative things. Most of the things that are projected to the majority of the nation are negative, leading me to believe that society in general has taken a turn for the worse. I believe that because people tend to be around things that they like. That being said, people who watch things are violent or corrupt want to be around things that are violent and corrupt because that is what they expose themselves to. I've heard stories from my grand parents about how people didn't used to have to lock their doors. Nowadays many people are afraid to walk around outside the place where they live. The news today focuses on crimes and scandals and they completely overlook any positive things that have been done. In general, the media tends to focus on negative activities and behaviors. The way that children treat their elders has also changed drastically. Kids used to be respectful and reverent but now they treat them like their equals, if not their servants. Those are the reasons I believe that there has been a negative change in the way the people in the world act.
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); line-height: 1.5;">Assignment #7 Changes in our World **

[|www.pinterest.com] Everyone has a favorite season, and they probably like them for different reasons. My favorite season is spring. I like the very beginning of spring, when it finally stops being cold and plants start to bud. I enjoy how spring is a time of rebirth. The beginning of spring is like when an old king is replaced with a new one. There might be some setbacks, like a final frost, but in the end the new king, spring, prevails. Spring is the rebirth after the purge of winter. It is when the flood waters recede and the world starts to be reborn. I feel spring is possible one of the purest seasons because there is the least amount of death and decay. In most of the ways I have stated, Spring is similar to the flood archetype in the end. Spring, like i previously stated, is the rebirth after the almost complete annihilation. The season of spring is my favorite because of the way it is physically and way it represents.
 * Assignment #8 My favorite season of the year **

Though it may not seem that way, myths and archetypes can give us insight into our day to day lives. Many events that happen in life can fit into an archetype or can symbolize a part of it. Man the mythmaker has taught me how to notice the archtypical events in life, and that helps me see the patterns in life. In general, humans like pattern, and the knowledge of archetypes helps us all find the pattern we desperately want to see in our chaotic lives. I feel the most significant thing I learned in our mythology units was the archetypes. Most everything I learned in the unit traced back to archetypes in sone way or another. The archetypes facinate me with the way almost every event can be classified into one. Even the most unpredictable and random events can be shown not to be so random after all. This unit taught me that everything has a place in the grand scheme of things. Just like 10 good men could have saved Sodom and Gomorrah, I've learned everything I do can affect other things. That being said, I have learned that I am partially responsible for trying to change the fate our Iron-Age world.
 * Assignment #9 What have I learned? Evaluation**