Tuesday, November 12

Today is Tuesday of Week 13. Here is a link to Week 13, and also a link to Week 14 for those of you who are working ahead.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Week 13 Reading. It's more stories from the British Isles in Myth-Folklore, and the free choice continues in Indian Epics: epics, jatakas, or other Indian stories. I hope you will enjoy the reading this week and find something really good to use for the storytelling; for many of you, this might be your last story post of the semester!

Project Stack. If you turned in something before 2PM on Saturday, you should have comments back from me by now. I should be able to finish the Saturday items today and get started on Sunday!  Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. Both Gracie and Cade are done with the class (congratulations to both!), and I wanted to share the fun graphics they created for their final Storybook stories. This is the dog Stella's selfie from Paris, and the Waffle House breakfast that the god Ra used to defeat the mighty Apep! Photo-editing skills at work:

Twitter Stream. From the Twitter stream, I watched this beautiful video about a Palestinian poet, Ghazi Hussein:

Myth-Folklore Video. For fans of Crash Course, here's another video for your viewing pleasure: Freud, Jung, Luke Skywalker, and the Psychology of Myth.

Indian Epics Today. Ganesha has a special connection to the Mahabharata: he is the scribe who wrote it all down while Vyasa dictated. More about Ganesha. Here's an Epified video about Ganesha's birth:

Words. One of the English words that comes from India is BANGLE, from the Hindi word bangri, meaning "glass bracelet." 

Myth-Folklore. If you're feeling a little stressed at this time of the semester, you might enjoy these Medieval Beasts That Cannot Even Handle It Right Now.

H.E.A.R.T.. And if you're feeling stress, just remember: you are a wise and powerful wizard!

Story of the Day. The origin story today is about the river Ganges: The Birth of Ganga. Here you can see the god Shiva breaking her fall as she comes crashing down from the heavens:

Writing Video. And here are some thoughts on the Power to Create.

Event on Campus. There will be a premiere performance of The Trial at 7:30PM  in E. Frank 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 12: Bahaullah. Today marks the birthday in the year 1817 of the great religious leader named Bahaullah ("Glory of God") who founded the Bahai faith. The Bahai faith is a monotheistic religion in the tradition of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and it has gained followers around the world. Estimates place the number of Bahai faithful at around six million, and there is a Bahai community in Norman. You can find out more at Wikipedia; the image below shows the Shrine of Bahaullah near Acre, Israel:

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