Online Education Review

(Just a silly little gif I found) 

As you can see from the gif I posted, I really enjoy online education for the simple fact that I don't have to get up early and try to learn while still trying to wake up. The joys of online education is I can work on my own time and set my own pace. Online education is also flexible because I can go anywhere and work on my online work. I have taken other online classes, but none of them have been as organized at this class. I love that most of everything is off of D2L. I also found everything to be so much easier in this class because the foundation was laid out at the beginning. I feel like other online courses can be really boring because most of them only want me to read something each week, write a couple of sentences in a discussion board, or write short assignments. I can honestly say this is the first online course that genuinely allowed for me to be as creative and free to express myself as I wanted. I also had the most interaction with a professor in this online course than any other. Which is a plus in my book. A professor who is able to connect with their students without actually physically being there really says a lot. The declarations are also a huge part why I love this class. I like that we hold our own grade in our hands. The extra credit was also great. If a lot of online courses were set up like this course then I think I would be more inclined to take A LOT more online classes. 

Portfolio Guide

Love Triangle

A story about the infidelity of a Bible woman, Bathsheba with King David, and the outcome it has for her husband Uriah.

Encounter of Life

This story is about a young Prince who learns as an adult about the world suffering. 

Sleepy John

A story about a very studious boy named John who has a bad habit of sleeping at night with his day clothes on.

The Widow's Revenge

This story is about two widows who get revenge when they meet a trickster. 

Supernatural
Sam and Dean work to solve a case about a "vengeful spirit" by the name of Lady Mary, who they think tries to kill her fiance, Mr. Fox. 

OU General Education Review

(Just a funny meme. )

So I am supposed to do a general education review, but I am not actually taking this as a general education humanities credit. This is an elective for me. I got into this class because my roommate strongly recommended this class because she really enjoyed it. I also needed an elective and did not know what to take. I found that I like writing, so this class seemed perfect. I especially enjoy writing when I am passionate about what I am writing. This is why I regret taking this class this semester. The reason for this is because I had so much going on this semester. With anatomy and my other online courses, it was tough to keep up with the assignments every single day. I did not really get to enjoy this class. I wish I could have gotten more into the storytelling because I really enjoyed a lot of the readings. What I think I will remember most from the class is being mindful of grammar mistakes and proofreading more. This class has really helped me with that. 

College Writing Experience

(Meme. )

Before this past school year, I thought I was a pretty good writer. I am a pretty good writer, just not as good as I thought I was. This class has taught me that I have a long way to go before I am a good writer. I am a psychology major, and it is important to be a goof writer because many psychologist do have a report their research, and also share their findings. This is not an easy job. This is why I take classes that are writing intensive to keep me on my toes. Another course that showed me that my writing needs work was in my meteorology class. Boy was the paper that I turned in rough. The professor tore my paper to pieces. I kind of felt down as a writer afterwards because no other professor had given me a low grade on a paper before. Not even in English Composition, and so I was shocked. The experience definitely humbled me and showed that I needed to be better as a writer. 

If I were to design my own course that had do with writing and my major, it would probably just be similar to the psychology capstone that I took. We basically just researched and wrote about popular topics pertaining to psychology. I think when a person loves what they are writing is when they write their best. I know what I am not passionate about what I am writing about, then I tend to make more mistakes. I feel I experienced this a lot in this course. It was very fun, but I had moments were I just was not feeling anything I was writing. 

Essay: Sisters in The Little Mermaid

(Ariel and her sister as kids. )

One of the most tragic parts of this story is the bond the little mermaid shares with her sisters comes to an abrupt end. In the beginning of the story, all of the sister shared a common bond of wanting to know what the land around them looked like. One of my favorite parts of this story is when each mermaid on her fifteenth birthday would look at the land. Each one would then come back down in the waters and tell everyone what they say. The best part about it was each of their birthdays was during different seasons, so they all saw different things. However, for the little mermaid, her adventure was much different because she saved the prince that she immediately fell in love with. She risked everything for him. The little mermaid even gambled with the idea of never seeing her sister, father, and grandmother never again just so she could be with the prince. But he did not marry her to give her an immortal soul. Even when her sisters tried to save her, she still chose the prince. This is what made the story of the little mermaid so sad. The little mermaid gave so much and ended up getting little in return. If you would to read the real story of The Little Mermaid, I would definitely encourage it. It's a really good read.  

The Little Mermaid

Reading Diary B: Anderson Fairy Tales

(A beautiful graphic of The Little Mermaid.)

The second half of the unit tells the story of the Little Mermaid. The story is generally the same to the Disney movie with the exception that there is not a happily ever after ending. The ending in this story is quite sad and I was quite taken aback by how sad it was. Still a very great story though. The story is really long, so I will summarize the major parts of the story. In The Little Mermaid, the youngest mermaid on her fifteenth birthday is old enough to go up to shore and see what the earth looks like and the creatures on it. She sees that a prince in drowning and saves him. Although, he does not know that she saved him and she feel sad. The little mermaid than goes to the sea witch to turn her into an immortal being. Although becoming immortal comes with a cost. The little mermaid must lose her tongue and she will lose her fin and have legs, and sharp pain in her feet. Also, if the prince does not love her and marries someone else then she will die. Knowing all this, the little mermaid decides to become a human. The little mermaid meets the prince and he grows fond of her and remembers that she looks like the girl who saved his life. He still ends up marrying someone else, and the little mermaid dies. Although she is then in a spirit world were she had to a chance to obtain a immortal soul after three hundred years. The ending was so sad. The little mermaid saved the prince and she could not even tell him that or about how she felt about him. 

If you would like to read The Little Mermaid, click here.

Reading Diary A: Anderson Fairy Tales

(The Emperor's New Suit )

I really liked this story about the emperor and his suit. The story is about an emperor who loves to dress well and buys many clothes for himself. The emperor hears about two designers who have a new cloth that no one has worn before and is unique because it can only be seen by the owner who wears it. When the emperor meets the two designers, they show him the cloth, but the emperor does not want to say anything. So the emperor falsely says he can see the cloth. They then prepare to make a suit for him which he invisibly puts on and walks around naked for everyone to see. Everyone else sees that the emperor is naked, but does not dare to the emperor. I thought this was funny because the two swindlers are obviously tricksters and they were able to get over on the emperor. I really recommend this story. It is a pretty funny read. If you would like to read, just click the link above.