Martin+Rodriguez

__**Assignment #1 My Hero**__.

My Hero would deffinately be Martin Luther King Jr. He exceedingly fills the role of a hero defined by Joseph Cambell. MLK fought for civil rights for primarily blacks and other minorities and was successful in doing so. What makes this accomplishment amazing is that he did this all with the whites harshly opposing him. MLK, no matter what anyone said or did, kept on with his goals for equal rights for every race in society. MLK received many awards for his actions such as a monument named after him located in Washington D.C. Sadly though, this hero was killed on April 4, 1969 by way of gunshot. This enshrines his legacy by showing he would give his life for civil rights.

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Assignment #2 The Golden Age My golden age would have to be a wold where I am with my family and we are all happy with no worries. We would have no bills to pay and we would all have our own servants. We would also haven endless loads of money. We wold have so much money we could donate it to a million charities and would help solve hunger in foreign countries. We would also be the most honest and sincere people you would meet on the planet. Our motto would be the best way to help yourself is by helping others.


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A two sided gift I have received in the past year would have to be my Iphone 5. It was a positive gift for many reasons. One was how it made it easier for me to contact both my friends and family. Another reason is I could store and look up important information I need. Although my gift has been positive, it has also been VERY negative in many ways. One is how I get distracted easily when using it. I am unable to concentrate on more important things that I have going on in my life. A example is when I had a reading test to study for and I stayed up until 11 on my phone and then started studying. I didn't do too well on that test. In conclusion, my Iphone 5 has been both a positive and a negative gift for me.



Assignment #4 Loss of Childhood

My loss of childhood would be when I found out that Santa Clause was not real. I found out last year when I got smart and googled if he was real. He was not. I think it was a loss of childhood because I grew out of the childhood belief of Santa and I matured into a young man.



__Assighnment #5 The Cataracts of Heaven__

It is the end of the world, how could this happen? Because there is corruption, between fellow man. While people are living in shelters like me, business men are trying to gain more than they can spend in a lifetime. I feel this is insane, that people would be paying, for their way through life. Ignoring the morals, that cause God so much sorrow. I feel like the blue eyed son, taking in all that has happened without a soul to know.

Assignment #6 C hanges in the Stories A change in a story we rad would have to be king Midas. He wishes that everything he touches turns to gold. He wishes this because he is greedy and selfish which ends up coming back to haunt him. When the gods decide to give him this wish, he at first takes it as a gift not a punishment. He thinks so because he finally gets to have what he always wanted but it does not last for long. When he goes to embrace his daughter, she turns to solid gold. He now reflects his wish as a punishment because he lost his loving daughter forever.

Assignment #7 Changes in our World

A major change that helped shape the world we live in today would have to be the advancement of technology. Our world would be so different today if we did not have the technology we do now. If it weren't for technology then we might be a struggling country and not the powerhouse USA we are today. It seems now that almost every child has a smartphone or some sort of cell phone these days. This helps make it easier to communicate with other people from all around the world. We went from sending telegrams that took days to deliver to sending a message with the push of a button that takes seconds.



Assignment #8 My favorite season of they year would have to be spring. It helps me feel reborn by seeing the plants, trees, and grass come back to life. Spring is also a better experience for the outdoor life. The lovely weather in the spring helps contribute to my favorite holiday in spring, SPRING BREAK!!! I love spring break because I week off to myself and i get a whole weeks worth of sleep. Many special events also happen during spring. My favorite event is soccer. During the spring, soccer starts up again and we get to play games every weekend. Without spring, I would not know how I would be able to live my life.



Assignment #9 During the Man and the Mythmaker unit, I have had the experience of learning about how the archetypes found in these myths happen in our everyday lives An example is the loss of innocence. many times in my life I have noticed how society impacts the way children grow up and loose thei innocence. The way we live to day undoubtly accelerates the process of children growing up today. I know that when I was innocent as a child I looked at the world at a COMPLETELY different way then I see now. I have also learned about two edged gifts. The archetype of a two sided gift really made me look back at the technology I have and made me ask myself: Is this device a gift, or a punishment? before this unit, I would look at it as a gift. But after this unit I would not hesitate to say it has changed my life in a more negative way than positive.