Tech Tip: Twitter Follow

I already had a twitter but for this assignment I chose to follow some twitter accounts run by the University of Oklahoma. The first one I followed was the University of Oklahoma Class of 2018 account. I followed this one because this is my class, and they announce a lot of cool events, like free food on campus and also they keep you updated with emergency situations on campus. The second account I followed was the University of Oklahoma Football account. This is because I love football, but I don't always have time to sit down and watch a four hour game and this account posts play-by-play updates on the games.

Review

I was studying for a big midterm this week so I missed a lot of assignments and just skimmed the announcements. While reading them, I came across a meme that resonated with me (pictured below). It is from Thursday, October 20th's announcement (link to announcement). This picture spoke to me because it is basically saying like "don't bite off more than you can chew." So don't commit to more stuff than you can handle. I have a problem with this as I am in 18 hours this semester, I have sorority commitments,  I have a job, and I am shadowing in a hospital. So its just a little reminder for me for next semester to not commit to as much stuff! 

Reading Notes, Robin Hood, Part A

(Robin Hood, Louis Rhead)

For some extra credit this week I choose to read something from the British/Celtic Unit. The story I decided to read was Robin Hood. I really liked how in this story was set up like a poem, so there were stanzas, and every other line rhymed. This entire story reminded me a lot of the cartoon Disney Robin Hood. An idea I have to turn this into a story is to retell it based in current times. So make it like a modern day Robin Hood. I could also tell it like a newspaper reporting the thefts that Robin Hood make. I cant wait to read more stories from this unit!

Bibliography: The English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James Child link to reading

Reading Notes, Tejas Legends, Part A

(The Pink Cloud)

This week I chose to read stories from a tribe that lives in the state I was born: Texas. The stories in this collection personified inanimate objects which I thought was really cute. My favorite story to read was called The Cloud That Was Lost. At night clouds rest on top of mountains, but one cloud chasing its tail, sailed off from the others. When night fell he found himself over a broad, flat land and growing sleepily stretching himself over the land. The flowers on the land looked up, saw the pretty colors of the cloud, and wanting to be colorful too, drank until the cloud was gone. That's how the wild phlox flowers got their soft pretty color. An idea I had for the story this week was to tell the story from the flowers point of view, or even change the ending so that the cloud does not disappear. 

Bibliography: When the Storm God Rides: Tejas and Other Indian Legends retold by Florence Stratton link to reading