Reading Diary Week 14: Brothers Grimm

Brothers Grimm Unit

Cat and Mouse in Partnership

I don’t understand why the cat and mouse want to eat a tub of fat. That sounds disgusting, even for animals. I don’t like the cat. The cat is manipulative and untruthful. Why did the mouse call the cat a true friend?

The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids

I think I’ve heard this story before. Although, I don’t remember the wolf eating chalk to make his voice softer… why would that work? I like the happy ending to this story, though. This is the Little Red Riding Hood story I am familiar with, where they fill the wolf’s stomach with rocks. I wonder if this element was added to the LRRH story?

The Seven Ravens

How could these parents just live without their sons so carelessly? This story is kind of dark. The picture is very dark.

Little Red Cap

I played Little Red Riding Hood in the musical Into the Woods and it is my most beloved character of all time. This brings back some great memories. Putting stones in the wolf's belly was part of the original story. I wonder if this is a common thing in the Brothers Grimm stories.

The Singing Bone

This story is really similar to other stories I have heard. I like that the innocent pur of heart brother killed the boar. The ending is so sad, though.

The Elves

I love love love this story. It reminds me of Christmas for some reason. I think that might be when I originally heard it. I always liked to imagine it was Santa’s elves helping out an adult for Christmas.

Herr Korbes

I don’t understand the moral or point of this story?

Old Sultan

The beginning reminds me of old yeller. This also reminds me of a story I read during the semester, but I can’t think of which one. I’ll have to go through my reading notes. This is almost exactly like the story I read, actually.

Rumpelstiltskin

I remember this story from my childhood. I heard this exact version, and it has always interested me. The only part I didn’t hear was the very end where Rumpelstiltskin rips himself in two.

Famous Last Words: Week 13

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So, this is my first Famous Last Words post that I have written. It may not be too useful for me at this point. But I figure when I come back and add to my storybook over the next couple months and read more of the units, it could be helpful. I really loved the Dante’s Inferno unit that I read this week. I love Dante’s Inferno and have always found it fascinating. I can’t wait to read the entirety of The Divine Comedy during winter break. I plan on creating a blog and keeping up with new readings and stuff in the future, but we will see how that works out. I have had a lot of fun reading everyone’s storybooks and portfolios this semester. I think my favorite might be Live on, University Legends. I thought that was a really interesting and fun. I was shocked to find out that the stories were true, which made it even more interesting. Things in my other classes are going okay. I feel like all I do is study and do homework and I am not doing well compared to the 4.0 I received last semester. I am passing all of my classes, but that doesn’t mean I am doing as well as I wish. Certainly not as well as I feel I should be for how much work I’m doing. The only fun thing I have done recently was go and see the movie Fury. If you haven’t seen it, you most definitely should! I love historical films, I don’t know how accurate this one was, but it was really cool. I highly recommend you go see it! It is the best movie I have seen in a long time. On a bright note, Thanksgiving break is coming up and I’m hoping to have some fun and watch movies or play video games. 

Essay Week 13: Hero

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One of my personal heroes is my grandfather. He is a humble man who has an excellent moral compass and will help others whenever they are in need. He is a caring and compassionate man who will sacrifice some of his personal needs for the greater good of helping people.  I think a hero is someone who selflessly helps others. They are also a positive role model, an upstanding citizen, a positive influence in others’ lives. They live with integrity and are patient and forgiving. They are devoted to generosity and sincerity. I also think that, for the most part, heroes are self-reliant and logical. They take the world for what it is and they remain focused on the positive aspects of it. Heroes have a positive outlook on life and try to spread this to others and brighten others days. Sometimes, you don’t need to do much to be a hero. I know that one day, I was feeling really down about myself and I went to my bike to find a nice note in my basket that said, “you are worth it. Smile” and whoever put that in my basket was my hero that day. Our service professionals are heroes everyday-police officers, paramedics, counselors, firefighters, etc. Parents are heroes every day by setting examples for their children. As said in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog, “Everyone’s a hero in their own way.” I don’t think this could be any more true. Everyone should remember that sometimes, the small things can save a person. I remember reading a story several years ago about a kid who was planning to go home to kill himself and a random kid he didn’t know asked if he wanted someone to walk home with him. That random kid, even though he was unaware, was a hero. We should all just remember that we can all be heroes, and we should live each day to help others and go out of our way to be nice. You never know how you impact someone’s life.