Class Procedures and Reminders
Finishing up. Now is a good time to finalize your plan for finishing up. The class is over on Friday, December 6, at noon, so you need to complete any coursework by then. Any extra credit you can do now will get you that much closer to finishing; check out the Week 13 extra credit if you have some time for that this weekend.
Project Stack. I'll start working through the stack on Monday based on the order that the assignments were turned in. Like always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. If you need a boost today, check out Camille's Jar of Smiles.
Twitter Stream. I saw this very cool Pecos Bill image in the Twitter stream, and if you want to learn more about Pecos Bill, check out the story in Samantha's Storybook: Pecos Bill.
Indian Epics Today. The character of the day is Kunti, wife of King Pandu and mother of the Pandava heroes Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna. More about Kunti here, and also in this Epified video:
Story of the Day. Today's "why" story for today is about the spider-trickster Anansi and why spiders run up high on the roof where you can't reach them: Why Spiders Live on Rooftops. It's a story about Anansi and "Tiger," but don't be fooled by the name tiger. Just as mountain "lion" refers to the cougar or panther, the same is true of "tiger" in African storytelling traditions, referring not to Asian tigers but instead to leopards and panthers as found in Africa, like this African leopard:
Proverbs. Here's a proverb from Mali about the leopard: Goats cannot live in a herd of leopards.
Myth-Folklore Video. And here's another Anansi story: Anansi and the Snake.
Writing. If you are writing a story this weekend, ponder these words from J.K. Rowling: There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place.
HEART Video. Plus some advice from Alan Alda about empathy and perception: Grow Your Empathy Through Better Visual Perception.
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Event on Campus. This afternoon is the final performance of The Trial at 3PM in the Gilson Lab Theatre at 640 Parrington Oval. You can read more about the play in this OU Daily article: OU drama students to perform 'The Trial' to illustrate privacy in modern era.
November 17: Agnolo Bronzino. Today marks the birth of the artist Agnolo Bronzino in the year 1503. You can read more about his life and career at Wikipedia. He is famous for his paintings on both religious and mythological scenes, like this beautiful scene of the resurrected Jesus, Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not).
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