Vijay+Rajeev

__**Assignment #1: My Hero**__

According to Campbell's definition of a hero, Mother Teresa is a hero. She was "someone who [dedicated her] life to something bigger than [herself]." Mother Teresa went way out of her way to help kids in India who really needed it. She had absolutely no intention of getting recognition unto her herself. She rightfully received many honors for her deeds and she did not have to do what she did. She chose to do those deeds and that's what real heroes do. When in discussion of heroes, for most people Mother Teresa is not the first person who comes to mind for some reason, but what she did was amazing. Most people would not bother to go through what she did and it is truly amazing what she did.



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My "Golden Age" would be a simple, care-free world. Resources would be plentiful and disease and illness would be unknown. It would be in an area where the weather is perfect year round. It will be neither to hot nor too cold. Everyone will be there, all six billion people on Earth. The only thing will be that everyone has good intentions and is kind. There would be no crime committed at all. If this is truly a perfect world then I would not need anything from this world. It would be a world of sports, video games, and other guy stuff. That would be my perfect world!
 * __Assignment #2: Golden Age__**

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 * __Assignment #3: Double-Edged Gift__**

A double-edged gift I've received in the past year is my phone. It is an iPhone 4 with cool features but I have to limit my usage because of data, talk, and text limits. If I use them too much then I can't use the phone at all so I have to be careful. It also can keep me up at night using it too much. Sometimes I don't get enough sleep from using Instagram, playing games, or texting. A good thing is that I can easily communicate with my friends and family. I can also see what people are up to on social media. So, one can easily see that there are good and bad things with my phone. __**Assignment #4: Loss of Innocence**__ My loss of innocence was when I first got a low grade on a test in 7th grade. I hadn't studied much for it but I thought I could get a good grade anyways, but I thought wrong. I was shocked when I got the test, but I learned that I had to start studying for tests. Before, I hadn't studied for tests but I still got A's so I thought that I could still do it. But this test changed my perception and I realized that I had to start studying for tests. This event made me lose bad habits from my childhood and become a real student who studies and works hard. __**Assignment #5: End of the World**__ The TV reports that the world is crumbling I can feel the Earth rumbling I now know that the end is near I can see the world very clear Everyone is very scared I would be lying, if my feelings weren't shared I'm just at home sitting Then I don't see anything It is finally over But in heaven, I'm luckier than a four-leaf clover __**Assignment #6: Changes**__ The biggest change was in "The Flood". The world ended and two people had to start civilization from scratch. They had to endure a huge change and then had to create again. No one was left to talk to so there had to be a sense of loneliness they never had before. There was no land because everything was water and they had to stay on an ark. That is why there is the biggest change in "The Flood". __**Assignments #7: Changes Pt. II**__ The biggest changes comes through human life. Everyone experiences many physical and spiritual changes throughout one's life. Most of the bigger changes occur from the transition of childhood to adulthood. Many responsibilities are taken on in adulthood such as taxes, jobs, etc. Many children anticipate adulthood though, simply because there is freedom where there is not when you are a kid. Kids want to buy everything they want but cannot as a kid. Even as an adult though, you cannot buy anything because there are expenses you have to pay for so that leaves less money to spend even as an adult. So this one thing that does not change. In conclusion, there are many things that do change and things that do not. __**Assignment #8: Favorite Season**__ My favorite season of the year is summer. One obvious reason is that there is no school. I don't have to wake up at 6:30 every morning and I don't have to worry about homework or tests. The weather is warm and nice. I don't have to worry about pollen in the air and I don't have to worry about bitter cold either. In may, the first week of relaxing cleanses me like a flood all through my body. The NBA Playoffs wind down and one team is victorious in June. In July, my birthday comes 13 days after July 1st and summer's peak month makes the weather amazing. Summer is a truly refreshing break from school and when you get back to school you miss it and hope it's their again. __**Assignment #9:** **Evaluation**__ //Man the Mythmaker// is not just myths but things that happen in our own lives. It may not be a an actual flood that you face but an emotional one that cleanses you. An actual supernatural being may not be a god-teacher to you but an influential person in your life. The Golden-Age starts the cycle in the form of summer. The myths show the difference between good and evil. Satan is a good example of that in "The Mysterious Stranger". He appears as a nice person but is truly evil. I believe that the "End of Childhood" unit was the most important. It shows that as a kid you overlook certain things you need as an adult. You lose innocence in the step into adulthood and you figure out the realities and cruelties of the world, but these realizations help you survive in the real world. You learn that not all people are nice and want to help you, so this gives you a higher sense of independence. All in all, the //Man the Mythmaker.//unit has taught me a lotof lessons that will help me in the future,