Brynlee's Thoughts on Mythology and Folklore

 My thoughts on praise are very in the middle. I think that if we have the opportunity to raise someone's spirits or to acknowledge that we see the hard work that they are doing, we should do it. However, I think there is a harm in too much praise. Individuals start to feel empty or like they didn't do enough if no one tells them the opposite. My first article was " Five Reasons to Stop Saying Good Job! " by Alfie Kohn. This article deepened my thoughts about how constant praise can negatively effect children. These kids are just starting to develop their own sense of self. If we constantly tell them good job, as the article states, we are telling them how they should feel about a project or job they finished and we are setting them up for that constant need for validation. Without it, children would be able to create their own feelings and learn to work through the negative feelings that they have. My second article was " Why Do So Many Managers Avoid Giving Pra...

The Real Goddesses of Ancient Greece  1. Aphrodite v Ares v Hephaestus This is a messy love triangle. Aphrodite is married to Hephaestus, but is in love or in lust with Ares. This causes the other gods to make fun of Hephaestus because he can't keep his wife entertained long enough for her not to cheat. I was thinking this would be a good dinner story. Aphrodite throws a dinner party for the 12 gods of Olympus. This leads to lots of poking and making jokes at Hephaestus, until it all blows up.  https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/mythology-folklore/classical-mythology-threes-crowd-olympian-love-triangle https://exploringyourmind.com/the-myth-of-aphrodite-and-ares/ 2. Hera v Everyone  Hera, unfortunately, picked the wrong husband. Zeus was consistently unfaithful to her. Because of who he was, however, she was not allowed to punish him. This means she took it out on everyone else, especially the girls of his infidelities. I think this story would be a good one...

  There was a beautiful girl of the founding family of Walmart, the Waltons. Her families pride and joy was her and the company and she wouldn't want it any other way. She was elegant and kind with no evil in her heart. She was the perfect girl of marriage age. On the other side of town, there was a strong, handsome man. He had hair that reflected the sun. His soul was pure and he could do no wrong. He would have been the perfect match for her, but he was from the founding family of Target, the Daytons. These families hated each other with a passion. The each believed the other had stole their idea of starting a small town business and expanding across the nation. Every where a Walmart went a Target popped up not long after. No one in the town had ever seen a rivalry quite like this. One year at the Better Business Banquet, they were seated at the same table. No one talked other than to make snide remarks. But, two young people couldn't help but steal glances and smiles across ...

 Ovid's Metamorphoses  My favorite tale was Echo and Narcissus. This story starts out with a prophecy. Tiresias had knowledge of the future and gave faultless answers to those who consulted. When it came to Narcissus, it was said that he would survive as long as he did not discover himself. For a long while, no one knew what that meant so they continued along their lives like everything is normal. Flash forward a few years and there was a young nymph. She was cursed by Juno to only be able to say the last thing of another person's sentence. She would repeat the last word or words of every sentence. One day, she saw Narcissus. He was the most handsome man she had ever seen. He was strong and beautiful. However, she cannot call out to him. He had a feeling though and stepped out of his group to call to her. She responds to his words and runs to him. She flings her arms around his neck. However, after seeing her he is disgusted and he throws her off. Out of shame she runs away to...

 Ovid's Metamorphoses My favorite tale of the stories told within the first two books of Ovid's Metamorphoses is the story of Phaethon and the Sun. This is a tale about the Sun god's son. All of his life he was told that his heritage was fake and was a lie. Because his mom was the only one who lived with him, they claimed he had no godly heritage. After an argument with his mom, he went to Helios's temple. This was the quickest way to discover if he had true heritage. At his father's temple, his father embraced him and told him to be proud of his heritage for there was no denying he was his son. His father told him that he wanted him to live his best life and if there was anyway he could aide in that he would! But, Phaethon wanted to drive the chariot. This was extremely dangerous for a god and increased exponentially in danger for a mortal. His father begged him for any other request. He went through the dangers that he would be facing and the process. Phaethon was...