Melanie English Blog

 Prompt Response: I made paper bouquets with a lot of flowers. It was for my mother for Mother's day. I never really do creative things for people and that was the first time I did that. It was special for me to do for my Mother's day. Summary: We worked on our poster for our origin myth story. Reflection: Doing something creative made me miss doing creative things like the flowers. I realized that I love doing things like that even if it takes long.

 Prompt Response:  My two questions would be what would happen after you die? and also why does our life have so many expectations and requirements if in the end it wont work when we die? Those two are questions that matter because I often think about them and changes my perspective many times over and over again. Summary: We worked on our own origin myth by planning and writing. Reflection: Creating my own origin myth helped understand that we all have different opinions and imaginations which affects the way we all view the world.

 Prompt Response: A time I felt lost was when me and my father fell off. He left when I was seven and came back when I was 13 but we still don't talk to each other. It really changed my mindset how I view things and act. I like doing things alone and tend to never ask for help no matter how hard it is.  Summary: We presented our PowerPoint presentations. Reflection: Seeing how the father treated his son made me relate to the story even more.

 Prompt Response: I have adapted pretty well of this course so well. One strength is that working in groups is beneficial because it can help if I don't understand something. One challenge will definitely be the blog posts because I know I will forget to do it and I will do some late. Summary: We took a test and worked on our PowerPoint. Reflection: Reading the myths made me realize that everyone interprets events differently.

 Prompt Response: In my sophomore year at my old school I was a part of a friend group that was seven of us. Four of them hung out without the rest and the others got mad so they hanged out without the other four girls. Then they got mad and started being rude to the other three which led to the fall off. Summary: We read The Jealous Father and made a presentation about it. Reflection: The father was jealous which caused him to do the actions he did to his son. It made me realize that if we maybe talked about instead of doing each other wrong and falling out.

Prompt Response: A special place for me is the Royal Ballroom. Last year during January, me and my court started practicing for my 15's. In Hispanic culture it is a big deal and it lead till March 2. On that day I remember waking up so early and getting ready and putting my dress on. At the venue there was around 350 guests who came for me and in that moment it felt surreal. I will always that day where I danced with friends and family and earned a lot of gifts. Summary: In class we read about the "Navajo Creation Story" and analyzed it. Reflection: It showed me to always be grateful for the memories and the things I get to enjoy. Begochiddy created a reed which connected the worlds. Learning helped also understand that memories can hold your life together.

Prompt Response:  A time I felt connected to nature is when I am sitting in my car or someone else's. Listening to music really loud and peaceful songs. I love having my windows down and the air hitting me. Looking outside at everything like the sky, trees, cars and the clouds. My mind is thinking but it is way relaxed and it feels nice feeling so free and no have to worry about anything in that moment. Summary: Today in class we talked about the culture and literature of Native Americans. Reflection: Learning about Native Americans made me realized how much they care for nature and how connected they were. I would want to be closer to nature how they were.