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There was a manager who operated a business and was busy all the time. He never had time to relax because people were bothering him constantly for his time.  Even the smallest things like just replying to simple text message made him upset because he felt like he didn't have time for it. He then asked his boss who was the head of all the business about what he should do and the boss said he should simply hire an assistant. He said an assistant could do all the things he does not want to do. After thinking about this for a while he decided to actually hire an assistant.  The assistant was the best person for the job because for the first time in a long time the manager was relaxed because his assistant was doing all the small things he did not want to do. The assistant didn't mind doing all the small things because she was getting paid very well and she had the title of Senior Assistant. When people would she was a Senior Assistant she was well respected. One day a salesman...

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Once there was a group of friends that took a trip on a boat in the Atlantic Ocean. It was off the coast of Florida near the Bermuda triangle. They had heard stories about things that happen there but wanted to check to see if any of it was true. The three friends left on a Friday morning thinking that they would be back Saturday morning. Their names were Chad, Mike and Tom. Tom was more the leader of the group while Mike just questioned everything Tom said. Chad is usually there along for the ride and doesn't really say anything. Tom said that they should head out for about 15 miles to try and get as close to the triangle as possible, while Mike was hesitant and just kept saying how something could go wrong. Tom didn't listen to Mike and went on ahead anyways since it was his boat and he was the only one that could drive it. Once they reached about 15 miles away from the coast everything seemed so calm and they couldn't see the mainland anymore. Tom wanted to go out ev...

Homer's Odyssey For this week I chose Homer's Odyssey because I liked the Illiad a lot. I knew a little of the Illiad but coming into the Odyssey I had no clue what the story was about. After reading the description it was very interesting because it talks a lot about mythical creatures which I have been drawn to since I was a kid. The very first thing I noticed throughout the story was how descriptive it was. Homer describes the first island with the cyclopses with a lot of description. He mentioned how fertile the island was and how many animals were running around. This descriptiveness is something I might use in my storytelling because it painted a perfect picture in my head of what was happening. It adds a lot to the story because if you don't know the surroundings then it would be hard to imagine the cave they are trapped in. Another thing that stood out to me was Homer's intelligence. Homer stabbing the cyclops in the eye, Source The main character in t...

Preschoolers and Praise: What Kinds of Messages Help Kids Grow? When the author talks about replacing generic praise with process praise I wasn't sure what she meant at first but when it was explained it made a lot of sense to me. Generic praise in my eyes is the most bland thing. When you use process praise you're basically pointing out the thing you are praising and the child will be more likely to do that next time. By saying a specific thing the child understands what they are being praised for and this just reinforces that behavior. "You are capable of more than you think" Source How to Give Feedback Without Sounding Like a Jerk I like the way this article was written. It took a real situation that actually happened and explained how it was handled. I have heard of the compliment sandwich before and always wondered if it worked. This article basically says that if you try and do this you will make the person only listen to their compliments and your ...

For my project I was thinking about doing an entire storyline of a bhoot's life. I would start from the beginning of their life from when they were human. I'd like to talk about how they lived a normal life but also had signs of being a bhoot as well. The second story I could do is talk about when the normal person turned into a bhoot and haunted people. It would mostly talk about all the anger inside of the bhoot because now they are stuck in this form and are stuck from moving on into heaven or hell. Bhoots attacking humans near its home,  Source The last story I was thinking of doing was the bhoot trying to find a way out of being a bhoot so they can move on to their other life. The first story I would probably make more informational while the other ones could be scary and suspenseful ones. Web Source

Homer's Illiad  retold by A. J. Church The second part of Homer's Illiad was a little bit easier to follow along because there wasn't as much detail needed. I already knew the back stories of the characters so it was as difficult to understand what motivated each character. Part B starts off with Achilles finding out that his best friend Patroclus has just died and the Trojans were trying to take his body away so that they could leave it for the dogs. This upsets Achilles very much so he decides to go out and fight Hector since that is who killed Patroclus. Achilles Fighting Hector, Source The only problem is that Achilles doesn't have any armor since he gave his to Patroclus so he gets some help and has his made for the next day. Before the armor is even done he goes out to the field and yells three times which scares the whole Trojan army. When his armor is finally done he goes out and finds Hector and then chases him around the city three times. Hector h...

Homer's Illiad retold by A. J. Church The story starts off with Homer telling us about a beautiful princess everyone wanted to marry. Before she had gotten married people knew that someone would come and try to take her from her husband and if that were to happy everyone would need to try and bring her back. The couple ran away to the City of Troy which was known as one of the strongest cities back then. The fighting took place for nine years and in that time the army was weak from being far from home for so long so they decided to raid other cities for supplies. I think the reason this all started was because Agamemnon was being greedy and wanted everything for himself. He refused to give the Priest's daughter back which made the Gods come after him and his fight to bring back the princess. Zeus on his throne, Source The God's have a huge part in this story even when they don't want to. Zeus tried not to intervene but saw what was happening as decided he ne...

Why rejection hurts and what to do about it I liked reading this article because I am the type of person so really be affected by rejection. The reason I clicked on it was because I literally just wanted to know what to do about rejection since I feel like I always handle it the worst way. When Guy Winch talks about how when someone gets rejected they hurt themselves more by blaming themselves for the rejection resonated with me. I do the exact same thing all the time thinking that the rejection was completely my fault when there could be so many other reasons for it. I like the advice he gave for when a person doesn't call you back after a first date. Just to talk to someone that actually wants to talk to you does make you feel better after being rejected by your date. Why It's So Hard To Hear Negative Feedback Tim Herrea starts of by bringing up the anxiety we feel when we are called into the office of our supervisor it made me shake because I have felt that way before ...

One of the topics I'm interested in is the Ghost Stories of India . My parents are from Pakistan so I have heard of stories like this. I have heard about bhoots from my cousins trying to scare me so I think it would be cool to tell my own story about a bhoot. I want to know the true beginning of how these stories started because they are told all across the country of India and Pakistan. I think adding all the stories I heard as a kid could make for a great story. Blackbeard approaching to raid for supplies. Source Another topic that caught my eye and kind of gave me excitement was Blackbeard the Pirate . I have always been obsessed with the ocean because I used to live 10 minutes away from it when I was a child. Hearing stories about pirates was the most interesting thing to me because these were people who lived in the ocean and would steal from anyone they could. It amazes me that they could last on the ocean for such a long time being so secluded from the rest of societ...