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It's February 13, and I finally feel like I've gotten back into the swing of things. In this class specifically, I'm enjoying putting together my website. My site is a modern twist on Alice in Wonderland, which should be enjoyable. I'm a PR major, and I'm bringing in people skills, technology, social media and communication to these stories - which I look forward to doing. Sometimes it's hard for me to channel my creativity in writing these stories, but I know I'll power through it! I am going to Cabo for spring break (March 18), and I can hardly wait. That's my main motivator right now! I got advised for next semester and only have 11 hours left to graduate, although it's my junior year. Looks like I'm going to have to make some decisions regarding graduating early, even though I definitely don't want to leave college anytime soon! Me regarding graduating. Image from GIF Keyboard. I have been very impressed with my classmates...

Once upon a time, there was a man that believed heavily in fate. He believed so much so that his life seemed to depend on it. The man had positive experiences with fate, and he assumed that meant he was being blessed due to his good behavior. When he wanted information about the future, he'd consult with an akhund to reveal his horoscope. One day, the man wanted to know if he'd have children. To his surprise, he consulted with his horoscope and found out that he would have a son. However, it was not going to be a positive experience. The akhund revealed to the man that his son would be torn to pieces by a wolf, no matter how much he protected him. Worried, but not discouraged, the man knew he could reverse fate and protect his first child from this tragedy. Becoming a father meant everything to the man. The man was overjoyed with the news. He immediately began building a chamber for his son to live; a chamber in which he knew his son would be protected from wolves. The ma...

For reading B, I chose " The Story of the Wolf-Bride ." This story comes from the Persian Tales unit. This story is about a man that's fate included having a son. The man looked into what would happen to his son during his life, and was told by an akhund that his son will be torn into pieces by a wolf. This made the man want to protect his son, so he built a chamber that he would put his son in to protect him. The son of the man grew up in this chamber, learning to read and write while growing up. By the time he was ready to get married, his wife was chosen for him and they celebrated their wedding shortly before the newlyweds returned to the chamber to spend their lives. Photo of an Iranian wedding. Taken from Wikipedia. The wife put her arms around the son of the man, and she instantly turned into a wolf and tore him to pieces. She turned back into the woman afterword, and had no idea how the transformation happened.  People found the man torn to pieces, and h...

For this week's reading A, I chose to read " U Biskurom ." I chose this reading mainly based on its name, since it was a word I was unfamiliar with. Biskurom is a young man that was genuinely good and noble. He came from heaven to help the rest of mankind, which, compared to him, they were very inefficient. Biskurom came to Earth to teach people useful skills, but the process of teaching took so long that he eventually forgot his way back to where he came from. Biskurom quickly learned that mankind was inpatient and took advantage of him, because he was being forced to do work that they could do themselves. The people one day made an item in Biskurom's image, and asked him to make the image come to life. When he could not produce this, the people were outraged and threatened him. Biskurom told the people that if he could go back to heaven to learn this skill, he would come back and show them. After much debate, mankind officially decided to release Biskurom becaus...