Mythology: Cupid & Psyche

 

Main Characters:

• Cupid(Eros): god of love and desire; tall, blonde, and handsome; mischievous and causes trouble with his love inducing arrows
• Psyche: super beautiful princess; very curious, which sometimes leads to trouble, and also brave and determined; later becomes the goddess of the soul
• Aphrodite(Venus): goddess of beauty and love(even though she was quite hateful in this story); vain and evil

Setting:

• Cupid's Palace: A luxurious gold, silver, and ivory palace, with exquisitely maintained gardens, crystal-clear fountains. Not to mention the twenty-four hour gourmet kitchen and invisible servants.
• The Underworld: Another setting, where Psyche has to complete her final task to get Persephone's box of beauty.
• Mt. Olympus: Where Cupid takes Psyche to become a goddess.

Main Plot:
        The Main plot of the story is to get Psyche to marry a monstrous looking creature so she will be frowned upon instead of praised for her beauty. The plot was set by Aphrodite and intended to be executed by Cupid, her son, but distracted he pricked himself with his own arrow causing him to fall in love with her. Eventually, Cupid and Psyche get married, and Psyche gets the gift of immortality.

Main Conflict:
        The main conflict is that Cupid ends up falling in love with Psyche, due to pricking himself with his arrow, even though his mother hates Psyche.


Attempt to Explain:
         This myth attempts to explain the human flaw of of jealousy and being vain.
     

Latin Roots #3

Roots and Derivatives

1. aud(it) (hear): audience, audition, audiovisual
2. avi (bird): Aviation, aviatrix, avifauna
3. bell(i) (war): rebellion, rebel, belligerent, postbellum
4. ben(e) (Good, well): benefit, benevolent, benediction, benefice, benison

Word List

antebellum:a: before the war, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war
        The times of the antebellum were filled with debate on wheter or not to go to war.
audit:v,n: to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial

records; n, the process of making such an examination

        The principal attended the class as an audit, examining the teachers lecturing skills.
auditory:a: related to the sense of hearing

        Her auditory skills were not up to par based on her note taking from the lecture
avian:a: characteristic of or pertaining two birds

        The Sci-Fi character had avian like characteristics, such as wings and a large beak.
aviary:n: an elaborate structure for housing birds

         The bird-like character lived in an aviary that provided all the necessities for her health.
avionics:n: the technology of(using) electronic equipment in aviation, missilery, and space flight

         In the future, more advanced avionics will allow us to do planet exploration.
bellicose:a: eager to fight or quarrel; hostile

         The bully was very bellicose and had almost picked a fight with everyone in school.
belligerency:n: the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

         The army known as ISIS is billigerent and has started a war with America.
benefactor:n: a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron

         Due to the family being in financial distress, their grandparents/parents became benefactors in    their finances.
beneficiary:n: one who receives a benefit(of payment), as from an insurance policy

         If you stay safe and out of trouble you can become a beneficiary of your auto insurance.
benign:a: not malignant; gracious and kindly; good natured

         A person that has greater caring parents is more likely to be benign.
inaudible:a: unable to heard
        The youth is sometimes inaudible in serious discussions due to them being just "children".

Journal

        A book can be interesting to one person and boring to another due to the fact that it requires more thinking and larger attention span. For me, books are a hit or miss, I either enjoy it and understand or I don't enjoy it and don't understand what I just read. It also depends on if you are forced to read, having deadlines to read a book definitely ruins the enjoyment. Although i guess it is  necessary since i've only read one book in my free time. Something that i do enjoy to do on my free time is play video games and that kind of relates to books in the fact that not everyone finds them enjoyable for similar reasons.

Latin Roots #2

Roots and Derivatives

1. anni, annu, enni
2. aqua, aque
3. arm
4. art

Word List

aqua:a: the hue of the sea:, bluish-green

        The aqua sea looked orange during the sunset.

aquaculture:n: the cultivation of water plants and animals for human food

         Roman used a fish farming system for food, otherwise known as aquaculture.

aqueous:a: like, of, or formed by water: watery

         The shore line is an aqueous structure that is formed by the ocean.

armada:n: a fleet of warships

         The Persian armada tried to invade Rome.

armature:n: equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension

         The Patricians of Rome had way more advanced armature compared to the Plebeians of Rome.

armistice:n: a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty

         The armistice between the Allies and Germany ended the fighting that comprised WWI.

artifact:n: any object produced by the art of the human hand, simple or primitive objects from the distant past

         In the shrine of an Egyptian pyramid there was many ancient artifacts such as a amulet.

artifice:n: cunning ingenuity: clever or sly trickery

          Jerry always see's through Tom's artifice.

artisan:n: a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

         A gunsmith is a artisan.

millennium:n: a period of peace and great prosperity, a thousand years

        In the next millennium we will probably see a significant advance in technology.

perennial:a,n: year after year: throughout the years;n, a plant that blooms annually

        The plant lasted two years it most be a perennial.

superannuated:a: worn out. or retired, from age and years of use or hard work: obsolete or outdated

        A VCR is a superannuated device that is not in mass production anymore.

Purpose of Myth Review

1. Four fundamental questions that myths address are: Who am I? What is the nature of the universe in which I live? How do I relate to the universe? How much control do I have over my own life?
2.  Four themes in world mythology are: The first parents are often the gods of sky and earth. Creator god usually fashions the first human beings from parts of the earth. The gods destroy at least one world of mortals by causing a great flood. In the world as in nature, birth, maturity, and death are often followed by rebirth.
3. The beginning of the universe for most major cultures is a chaotic, formless mass that a god or pair of gods separate.
4. Hero myths and epics teach members of society appropriate attitudes, behavior, and values of that culture.
5. A heroes imperfections allow ordinary people to identify with them and to like them for everyone has similar psychological needs and conflicts.
6. The foundation of the Matriarchal Society is the agricultural year.
7.  Sigmund Freud's view on myths is that they are expressions of the individual's unconscious wishes, fears, and drives.
8. Myths demonstrate that people possess intellectual capacity to understand the world in which they live. 

Birth Order Research Essay

Thoughts on Birth Order Research

            Only children are higher in achievement due to motivation from parental attention. My parents are a big part of my life and are my motivation to be the best I can be. According to the birth order research I am in the only child category which shows traits I am supposed to relate to. For the most part I agree with the birth order research.

            Although I am uncertain when approaching people, I am not uncertain about getting my work done. One of the traits was that only children get along well with those older or younger (but not the same age). I don’t really agree with this trait as I am equally capable of befriending all age groups, but it depends on the person and their personalities. It also depends if the person greets me first or if am introduced to them, because I feel unwelcome if they don’t. For example, I meet a lot of really awesome people through my cousins who I would never probably meet without them. Another trait is that we are reliable and conscientious; this is a trait that I agree with. When I am told to do something I always do it to the best of my ability. For instance even though this past weekend was practically consumed by homework I stayed up late to finish the draft to the best of my ability. I will say I agree with most traits in the research, but not all.

            Although I’m a perfectionist, I don’t procrastinate, and I am certainly not self-centered or cold-blooded. The next trait says we procrastinate to relieve burden of perfectionism. I partially agree with this statement as the littlest things take a long time contemplate, but I am not a procrastinator. Things can be hard sometimes but I know what I have to do and get it done. The other trait is we are self-centered and cold-blooded. This is a trait I disagree with, my happiness comes from being with people who are happy and that does not involve me being cold-blooded or putting myself above others importance. I partially agree with one point, and don’t agree with the other.

            Sometimes I think if I wasn’t so critical on myself life would be so much easier. This is a trait I couldn’t agree anymore with. I always aim for the highest score I can get with my expectations set high. If I don’t get what I think is a good grade, an A or high B, I lose my composure a little. Sometimes its good thing to be critical on yourself to keep your grades up, but sometimes it’s not so good, especially when you have a lot of homework and twenty minute work turns into forty minute work. This last trait is one that I very much agree with.

            Being in the only child category I agree with most of the traits from the research. I believe that most of these researched traits accurately describe me. The research has not really changed my views but has shown me a group of people with similar traits.

Isaac's BOR and Evidence T-Chart

BOR Research and Evidence T-Chart

What the Research Says	Evidence Showing Accuracy or Inaccuracy
Gets along well with those older or younger (but not the same age)	I am equally capable of befriending all age groups, but it depends on the person and their personalities. It also depends if the person greets me first or if I am introduced to them, because I feel unwelcome if they don’t.
reliable and conscientious	I am both reliable and conscientious I know what I have to do and I always get it done to the best of my abilities. For instance this table, I looked up how to create this table for the blog and did all the little extensions to make sure it was perfect.
May procrastinate to relieve burden of perfectionism	I do believe I am a perfectionist as the littlest things take a long time to contemplate, but I’m not a procrastinator. Things can be hard sometimes but I know what I have to do, and I get it done.
self-centered and cold- blooded	I wouldn’t say I’m self-centered, and I’m definitely not cold-blooded. My happiness comes from being with people who are happy and that does not involve me being cold-blooded or putting myself above others importance.
Critical of self and others	I am very critical on myself and on others if it involves me, like group work. I always aim for the highest score I can get, with my expectations set high. If I don’t get what I think is a good grade, an A or a high B, I lose my composure a little.