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//**Assignment #2**// The Golden Age
My perfect world would be on a deserted stretch of beach anywhere it was warm and sunny---not too hot and not too cold. I would be sitting in that chair with a hat on my head and a book in my hand. My family would all be there along with my dog, Grady. I would never have to cook, clean or do laundry unless I really wanted to! A library full of books would be just around the corner along with a theatre to watch any movie I wanted to see. Everywhere I went there would be smiling faces…..even if bad things happened in this place, they would be resolved easily. Even though there is no place like this on earth, I hope I can spend a few days somewhere like this in July. voyagerhq.com/wallpaper/ 7cvcm-beach-chair.jpg

**Assignment #3 The God Teacher /Gifts**
Books are one of my most valued gifts. I don't even hesitate when I am in the book store, Walmart, Target or wherever...when I see a new book out by an author I like, I purchase it. It's gotten so bad that when my son moved out this past year, I bought 4 big bookshelves and filled his room with my books. I even organized them according to authors! This is the good side of books....BUT....when I purchase one of these great books, I go home and do nothing but read. I can actually cook dinner with my book on the counter and stir something on the stove. Of course, these are not my best meals, but I can go without food I want to read the book so much. Another problem I have is I read too fast. Before you know it, I'm finished and I want to start all over again. So, I have to watch myself and not overload on books. I usually do this during holidays at school and the summertime!

Assignment #4 Part I End of Childhood Experience
I believe that one major turning point in my life was the fall semester of my sophmore year at college. All of the excitement of being away from home had passed from the freshman year and I was starting to feel the crunch of getting a college education and working at the same time. I remember how alone I felt, even though my parents were wonderful...they called, sent money, wrote cards and letters (we didn't have email back then!). But I vividly remember feeling that it was up to me to take responsibility for myself and grow up. My parents weren't going to be able to do it for me. The loneliness faded, but the awesome responsibility never left. I grew up a lot that fall and realized it is up to ME to do what it takes to become who I want to become!

Assignment #4 Part II Nursery Rhymes/ End of Childhood
** Three Blind Mice rhyme poem AKA - 3 Blind Mice ** See how they run, see how they run, ** Who cut off their tails with a carving knife, Did you ever see such a thing in your life, As three blind mice? ** This favorite nursery rhyme is included in every Mother Goose book for young children. But the history behind this rhyming verse is not so good. The origin of the words to the Three blind mice rhyme are based in English history. The 'farmer's wife' refers to the daughter of King Henry VIII, Queen Mary I. Mary was a staunch Catholic and her violent persecution of Protestants led to the nickname of 'Bloody Mary'. The reference to 'farmer's wife' in Three blind mice refers to the massive estates which she, and her husband King Philip of Spain, possessed. The 'three blind mice' were three noblemen who adhered to the Protestant faith who were convicted of plotting against the Queen - she did not have them dismembered and blinded as inferred in Three blind mice - but she did have them burnt at the stake! So, young children sing-song this verse and have books and pictures of happy things when in fact, it is about their death for plotting against the Queen. ([])
 * Three blind mice, three blind mice,
 * They all ran after the farmer's wife,

I could never compete with my student's creative poetry.......it is wonderful! But, Ok......here goes...

Roses are red Violets are blue The end of time is coming For me and you!

Now don't despair But be aware That time has a way Of having its say.

When all is said and done We all had some fun And if we did our very best... Don't worry... let God do the rest!

I don't think I'm Thomas or the Blue-eyed Son...I almost sound like the monk in //Nine Billion Names of God// like I am looking forward to the end. Yikes!

**Assignment #7 Archetypes and Music**
//**Annie**//....a Broadway Musical

The sun'll come out Tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow There'll be sun!

Just thinkin' about Tomorrow Clears away the cobwebs, And the sorrow 'Til there's none!

When I'm stuck a day That's gray, And lonely, I just stick out my chin And Grin, And Say, Oh!

The sun'll come out Tomorrow So ya gotta hang on 'Til tomorrow Come what may Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya Tomorrow! You're always A day A way!

The lyrics of this song remind me of the End of Childhood/Loss of Innocence archetype as the singer is thinking that "tomorrow" all of her problems will be over and better things are on the horizon. This story reflects hope in tomorrow and what it could bring. Even though things look bad today, the writer is saying that you have to hang in there and not give up because tomorrow things might look different.....and tomorrow is not so far away.

Assignment #8 Changes in stories
//**Baucis & Philemon**//

In the story of Baucis & Philemon, the change took place for these kind old people as a reward for their hospitality. Unknown to them, Zeus and Hermes were disguised as beggers and Baucis & Philemon shared with them the best of what they had with no idea they were sharing with the Gods. They were rewarded by dying together interwoven as trees and their house became the temple. This story shows that we should be kind and generous to people as we may be entertaining angels and not even know it. You never know how far your kindnesses will reach...into places that are unseen and never realized.

Assignment #9 Changes in our Lives
My children grew up at Woodward Academy like many of you. They began in Kindergarten and graduated in 2001 and 2003. For me, as well as your parents, we watch you grow everyday, remembering the special times when you were babies, young children and wishing we could go back there.....well, maybe not all the way back! But for me, it was a wonderful time and I wouldn't trade it for a million dollars. The thing I remember most over the years is.... as crisis came up at home and school....making teams and not making teams...losing boyfriends and girlfriends...and following our rules...I realize now how quickly it all went by...that it was not the consequences, the winning, whatever ended up happening....it was that we handled it. Many times the crisis of Monday was over by Friday and we laughed and moved on....that was the norm for our family during that time. I look back now and all of those "events" were not crisis at all....it was a part of growing and changing and becoming. A lot of changes took place...sometimes good, sometimes bad...all went into making us who we are and who we would become today. So remember, look at this time in your life as a process....you are on the road of change...molding and forming the "person" you will become one day. Sure there will be "bumps" and "turns" in the journey....but make good choices and the changes you see will probably be opportunities that you never imagined... And lots of people will be there at graduation and beyond cheering you on !!!!

Assignment #10 My Favorite Season
My favorite season of the year is Spring. After Spring Break, the cold weather begins to break and the sun seems to shine brighter. Grass and flowers begin to grow and new life is evident everywhere. After being inside all winter, I want to get out and run....well, maybe not run, but it gives me energy I didn't feel before. I look forward to Easter, Mother's Day and a lot of our family birthdays are in April and May. Graduation at WA is always an exciting event and we feel energized by the warm weather and events like Experience the Arts. WA is a beautiful place to be in the Spring. It feels like a college campus and people are excited to be outside again. The sports teams are in full swing and everywhere you can find grass, there are students practicing some sport. Believe it or not, Spring makes me feel young again which reflects the rebirth after the flood archetype. I guess I feel like someone who has survived the cold, harsh winter of the flood and destruction and come out on the other side with beauty and growing things. I know this is hard to believe, but I'm always ready to start school in the fall..........how about you?

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