Peter's Myth Blog

I found this plot of the story very fascinating.  “Alas, most honourable Lord, we bewail the loss of our eight beloved daughters, who, year after year, have been slain and devoured by the terrible eight-forked serpent of Koshi. Time is that the loathly monster cometh and this our last remaining daughter will surely perish. Wherefore do we grieve exceedingly.” This story is quite interesting, yet very bloody. Its main theme seems to be about violence and revenge. “It hath eyes as red as a ripe mountain cherry, a noisome blood-inflamed body, armed with eight fearsome heads and eight forked tails. Moreover its back is all overgrown with firs, cedars, and pines, and it trails its tortuous coils over eight valleys and as many mountains." This description of the monster is a bit gory, but I love how the old man uniquely and vividly illustrated the monster. 'A river of blood gushed from each separate head, and as he severed the last remaining tail the edge of his august

I love Myth Folklore class's UnTextbook. I've been spending literally several thousands of dollars on boring and uninteresting course textbooks over the course of my college years, so I find this concept of UnTextbook to be really novel and benevolent. I have gotten absorbed into reading different kinds of UnTextbook myths and stories, and I've happened to spend well over 30 minutes reading many different stories. Although there are several other interesting myths and stories, the three that have really grabbed my attention and provoked some thoughts are.. 1. Korean Tales  by H. N. Allen. I'm South Korean who was born, raised, and has grown up in the capital city of Seoul. Since I was a tiny little baby, I have heard, told, and read traditional Korean legends, folk tales, and modified versions (my grandmother's version) of those Korean stories. It was really interesting to read how some of those stories were written and interpreted in English. I think

Being a very bad procrastinator, this time management strategies have taught me very important lessons. I have a very bad habit of putting and leaving tasks to the last minute, forcing myself to hyper-focus and rush through anything, whether it be class assignments, appointment times, or even everyday needs like dinner, at the last minute. I seem to be somewhat addicted to not being alert about the due dates, closing times, and deadlines. It can be obvious even when I'm dining in the campus restaurants. I would go and order at 11:58 pm, when the restaurant closes at 12. Overall, I have learned the habit of just getting things started although it is very difficult. Like Jory Mackay says in his article, the best way to beat procrastination is to get things started and and change the course of bad habits.  I found this article to be very relevant to my procrastinating life style, and I've learned a lot from reading this helpful article:  Importance of Getting things start

This class does utilize a more innovative and technologically advanced format than other classes, and I found that to be fascinating! Use of this blogger tool, website publishing, bookmarking important pages, editing images, and creating interesting graphics all sounded exciting and fun to me. I had never had any experience with above tools that I mentioned before taking this class. So, it was unfamiliar and new to me at first, but as I started using the tools since Monday (first day of class), I seem to get used to their neat features. This online environment is very different from what I have experienced with other regular classes. Nevertheless, I do find this kind of new environment more fun and exciting! So although it is different, I like this format and delivery method a lot more than regular, traditional classroom setting. I hope to enhance my blogging skills over the course of this semester. Blogging. Source:  Blogging skills

As I was reading through the various class assignments, two distinctly different thoughts came into my mind. I've had both positive and negative thoughts, yet positive thought is much bigger than negative one. One thought is that there are many, several weekly readings and assignments, and they can get quite overwhelming at some point during the semester (e.g. Midterm). The other thought is that all those readings and assignments are.. in fact.. FUN!! I know for sure, no matter how much reading and assignments there are, I will be thoroughly enjoying them. I love reading interesting fairy tales, myths, and legends. This class is all about that. In addition, I love the fact that the purpose of the assignments are to write authentically and creatively.  I'm intrigued by writing a storybook for class project. I've never written a storybook before, but I'm sure I will be having so much fun doing it.   Extra credit assignments are just as intere

I have never heard about Carol Dweck or the concept of "growth mindset" before I have taken this class. Yet, as I have learned about this amazing concept of growth mindset, I become convinced and aligned with the idea. I very much agree with Professor Dweck and her interesting idea of growth mindset. I think such mindset is critically important for our constantly fast-changing modern society. Nothing these days seem to sit still or stagnate in terms of progress. Nearly all companies and organizations talk about 'innovation' as their growth model. So, instead of staying in the "comfort zone" of easy, already mastered areas of work and study, I think it is critically important to push ourselves, be willing to accept failures and keep trying new, challenging tasks, and never stop taking risks. After graduating high school in Seoul, South Korea, I could have just stayed in Korea and attend a local university there. But, I wanted to explore new places an

Hi guys! I'm Peter, and I'm an OU student. I'm a junior, and I'm majoring in Communication. I believe I'm a very honest person, so I'm going to tell you why I chose to major in Communication. I honestly chose to do this major because I thought Communication would be a relative easy major. Nevertheless, it turns out that it is not! Some professors are tough and demanding, and there are lots of heavy reading, intensive writing, and several exams that I need to complete to earn an OU Communication degree. I still think Communication is a pretty cool major because I get to learn about many interesting effective communication theories. Because my major belongs to the College of Arts and Sciences, it has heavier emphasis on theory and research more than practice and application. Honestly, I don't really remember a "cool class" that I took last semester (I don't think I had any). Nonetheless, these classes, Myth Folklore and Indian Epics, ar

I have found three very interesting storybooks from other students' blogs. One interesting storybook that I really caught my attention is about Egyptian Goddess Isis (Don't be confused with Islamic State!). The Goddess Isis The author did a great job in design and introduction. She explained who Egyptian goddess Isis is in an interesting way. Isis was a very important goddess in Egyptian mythology who protected children. The author also explained about goddess Isis in a storytelling manner, which I thought was very interesting and effective way of explaining. I was swept up in reading about goddess Isis because she is a critical figure in Egyptian mythology. Second interesting storybook that I have found is about OU freshman's scary stories.  Boomer Sooner Scary Stories The author, Sonali, did a great job at creating really fascinating, yet creative horror stories. The characters in the horror stories are OU freshmen who are new to OU

Hello Class, this is Peter. I'm from Seoul, South Korea, and Seoul is my favorite place. Seoul is my hometown, and it is where I was born and raised. Seoul is an absolutely beautiful city in Asia with lots of mountains and river. Seoul also is the capital city of the Republic of Korea (South Korea).                                               Skyline of Seoul. Source:  Seoul Skyline                                              

Hello I'm Peter . Nice to meet you all. This class is going to be a lot of fun !