Wikipedia Trail: From Medusa to Grammy Awards

(Grammy Award)

There was a funny picture portraying Medusa on the class Twitter so that's where I am beginning this Wikipedia trail. Medusa was a monster in Greek mythology. She is described as a winged human with a hideous face and living venomous snakes in place of her hair. The myth is that when people look at her they would turn into stone. Medusa was beheaded by Perseus, but the head still retained its power to turn people into stone. The symbol of Medusa's head is used in modern culture, specifically as a logo for the fashion company Versace. Versace is an Italian fashion company founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. They produce Italian leather accessories. The founder chose the logo because Medusa made people fall in love with her and they had no way back; he wanted his company to have the same effect on people. Versace is described as the "Rock n' Roll" designer because they design for famous people like Bruce Springsteen. Bruce Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949 and is a singer and songwriter. He has sold more than 64 million albums and more than 120 million records. He has earned 20 Grammy Awards, 2 Golden Globes and an Academy Award. The Grammy Awards is an honor that recognizes outstanding achievement in English music industry. The first ceremony was held on May 4, 1959. The trophies handed out are gold-plated and are shaped like a gramophone. By 2009, 7,578 Grammy trophies were handed out.

Improvements

After reading through the ideas that are thinking of being implemented next semester, I had a few that I really liked and a few I was impartial about. I personally really liked the review weeks. It was a way for me to check and make sure that the points I had kept me on track for an A, while also allowing me to look at what I need to improve on. Maybe at the beginning of the semester, in Week 2, it can be a planning week for students to plan their schedule for the semester, and then in Week 9, students can review the work that they have completed and make sure they are on track. I tried the story planning option semester and I was not a huge fan of it. I just feel like its hard to write about how how you are going to plan a story. At least on the Internet. When I plan a story I brainstorm on paper with like lines connecting ideas so its hard for me to be able to write a blog post about that. One of the ideas I really liked was making audio students from recordings extra credit. I always retain more information by reading out loud, so if it were made an extra credit option, I feel like a bunch of people would do it every week, and would therefore be better able to remember and understand the stories they read.

Tech Tip: Pinterest Sidebar

I embedded my Pinterest board as a widget on the side of my blog! If you want to learn how here is the link! In this board you'll find pictures or articles relevant to this class!

Reading Notes, Brothers Grimm, Librivox, Part A

(Disney's Aurora/Briar Rose, Link)

As the final extra credit reading notes in this class,  I decided to finish reading all the stories written by the Brothers Grimm. This was honestly probably my favorite section of the Grimm Brothers just because it contained most of the stories we all know, and I like seeing how these originals differ from the Disney version or storybook versions. Of course my favorite one in this section is Briar Rose. The only thing that I could really tell that was different between the two was the curse. In the Disney version it was said that Briar Rose would remain cursed until true loves kiss, but in this version Briar was only cursed for one hundred years. In this version the prince that rescues her still kisses her but it is just as she is waking up. But regardless, the Disney version of this story stayed pretty close to the original written by the Grimm Brothers.

Bibliography: Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm Link