Syd's Thoughts

I decided to watch the  Crash Course Myth Videos since this is my first ever mythology course. One thing that really stuck out to me was when the video said that "myths can be read and understood in different ways". This is why we hear so many versions of the same story. This makes me think of the game telephone. The more people you have playing the game, the more likely that the message will be messed up. This explains how over hundreds of years we have various myths being told that originated from the same one. What makes a myth different than just a story is the significance and staying power . Another big thing I took away from these videos were that just because something is labeled as a myth, does not mean that it is untrue.  I was actually fascinated with the Persephone Myth which explains why we have seasons because I had never heard it before. I also liked how the video talked about how intertwined religion and mythology are. When I was younger I had many issues di...

Each of these readings were very short which I really liked (around 300-700 words each). They had fun endings and lots of dialogue between characters. Most of these characters were animals I noticed. I think I get caught up in thinking that characters in stories have to be human which is definitely not true. My favorite story from these short stories has to be Ramai and the Animals. This story reminded me of some of the stories I heard when I was younger although I cannot remember the specific title. The sentences were structured using lots of semicolons which I really liked. I also noticed that these stories are broken up into small paragraphs. I think I should do more of this style in my portfolio so that it adds some structure to my stories.  Some of the stories were left on cliff hangers which I think just leaves the reading wanting more. As much as some readers don't like cliff hangers, I really like writing them. Most of these stories also started with the typical "once ...