Sunday, April 8

Today is Sunday of Week 11. You need to finish the end-of-week assignments today, and you might also want to do some extra credit and/or get started on next week's assignments. You can find all the assignments for this week and next week at the Class Calendar.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Success Tip: Stop multitasking. I'm sure many of you are dealing with a lot of tasks right now, all of them important. If you want to increase your powers of attention, stop trying to multitask. Here's why: This Is How To Increase Your Attention Span.

Project Stack. I sent around reminders on Friday for those of you turning in a project assignment this weekend, and you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I've always been interested in the parallels between the Indian hero Krishna and the Greek hero Hercules, so of course Zach's new story got my attention: Krishcules Defeats the Wind.

Myth Item. There are all kinds of delights in this Literary Map of London. Even Dick Whittington's cat is there!

India Video: Here is a promotional video for one of the comic books on Reserve in Bizzell: Divine Beings: Airavata, Jatayu, Nandi and Others. This is one of the reading options for Indian Epics in the coming weeks.

Myth Book Online: Today's free book is Stories of Beowulf by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall . See the Freebookapalooza blog for links and the table of contents. Some of you in Myth-Folklore might be reading Beowulf next week.

Proverb of the Day: This is one of my personal favorites: Different strokes for different folks. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.

Writing: Good advice for writing, and for life: Use all the colors.

H.E.A.R.T.: Here's what might be a new word for you to learn: Eudaimonia.

Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat is ready to give and get feedback: Feedback is helpful: don't fear it. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.

Video: And here's a language video to ponder: How did English evolve? Find out more at TED: Ed page.

Event on Campus: There will be a matinee performance of the opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” at 3PM in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

April 8: International Day of the Roma. Today is an international holiday in honor of the traditions of the Roma people, whom you may know by the name "Gypsy." You can read more about the Romani people in this Wikipedia article, and the Sacred Texts Archive has a section devoted to Roma folktales and traditions. If you have a free moment today, read a folktale in honor of the Roma! Here is a photograph of a Roma woman and her daughter in Yorkshire, England in 1916:

And here's a video: Gypsies, Roma, Travellers: An Animated History.

Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.