Theory grade calculation - UPDATED

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homwork 15%
95
88
80
95
92
95
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90.8

papers 35
88
88
90
92 - Ruyle
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89.5

midterm 15
78.5

project 20
90
88
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89

Final 15
82


87!!
+12 points extra credit on final grade!????

99?????

Fishing Dates

Dates to fish with my professor

• Tuesday June 13th - 12pm
• July 8th - 4am
• August 26 am
• Nov 4

how long has it been?

I'm trying to figure out how long its been since I've had my "faerie side". I'm sure you all (maybe...2 of you who actually read my posts?) are tired of hearing about her.

oh well.

The earliest post i can find where i finally have the guts to mention her was in June 2015. But i know for a fact that she was present before that... thats just around the time i began to fully notice her as something different than my normal thought process and I was so aware and sure of the difference that i finally acknowledged it.

6/2015 was when i fully recognized her.

huh.

About the Author

Lisa Sawyer is an anthropology major and  writer; she hopes to combine the two to create vivid works of fiction by taking aspects of the different cultures she learns about in her degree and giving her own fantasy worlds authenticity. Drawn to Celtic folklore she is inspired by the faeries of Scotland, Ireland, and Whales when writing short stories and plays. Her poetry is also often inspired by the fantastical side of life as well as her struggles with mental illness. Ultimately she hopes to inspire a love of reading, writing, and above all:  an escape and a friend to all who read her work.

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”

― Toni Morrison

Comments for WNB 13, 14, 15

Print this on monday:

• I can sleep when i'm dead: This was absolutely adorable. I love your narrator's voice; it was light and playful but also to the point - exactly how I imagine a child would be. I felt that this had enough detail, but i would suggest adding a bit more into the setting because that is so highly emphasized by the professor. Maybe describe the weather (if you can remember it). I also recommend breaking this into paragraphs instead of just having it as one giant block of text; it would make it easier to read and show just how much you've written. I'm curious as to how your mom reacted when she got to you? Was she mad or proud, did she yell or laugh? Did you get to keep the quarters?

• Friends Until the End:This is a horrible situation and I'm glad you were able to break away. This was really well written, however I don't think we ever get a full scene. (it was more telling rather than showing).I think maybe the lunch table would be the easiest option to expand on; it would really benefit the story. That would also give you a way to emphasize how she manipulated you through cutting you out of conversations through the seating arrangement. Who was the person that "saved" you? Are you still in contact? Where did you live prior to that area? There is a spot where you give examples of what Shelby would say about you; make these separate and show everyone that those are her words, not yours. 

• Curtain Rises.... Literal: was mine. 

• 4 years....: How did you meet this girl? I want some form of history with this girlfriend; for example: how others reacted (Many people reacted badly when they found out I date women) was your family supportive? Are you two still in contact? Do you have a support system to help overcome this trauma (friends/family)? How did she react when you broke up with her? This would be a good place to give us a scene. You say you are working to find yourself... so tell us about you. What are you going to school for? What are your hobbies? focusing on your passions can help overcome heartache.

• sebastian sousa: This feels really dramatic and i love it. BUT I wish i understood why it was so dramatic. As a civilian I don't understand the gravity of the situation and what the code word means - maybe explain that a bit more? You should also work on your speech tags, let us know who is saying what. I like how this starts kind of serious, then gets really playful, and then serious again. The tone was well done... but all i find myself left with, despite the brilliant setting and narrative voice, is that I missed something. I was too distracted by the fact that I didn't understand what the code meant. Your details were amazing and you did a wonderful job!

• Emily Wood:  I love how you did this. You start with yourself and then mold to shelby, then what makes you different... and similar. This is a tragic, beautiful short. I'm trying to think of any possible way that could make it better and all I can think of is... tell us more about your time with shelby. More of your similarities and differences in personality... how you felt about her being with an abusive boyfriend, before being in the situation yourself. Writing about passed loved ones is hard (ive had to do it in another class) so i understad if you chose a different method. Maybe tell us more about your abusive relationship? how did that end? This was brilliant. 

• The curtain will rise again: First and foremost - what happened? how did you get hurt? how did everyone react when they realized that you were ACTUALLY HURT? what was the injury - how did it prevent you from being active? With all of those aside, I like how you opened the short with a scene, but there is almost no setting at all. were you in the gym? outside? Maybe describe the Doctor office? how did you FEEL when you found out you couldn't be active? I love the lesson your learned and how you ended it. 

• Sweet Tea: I love how you open with a scene! You describe the setting so well I feel as if I can actually see it. 1) You talk and describe Christa a lot. What is your connection - Who is she to you? You tend to focus on her almost the whole time and i'm curious as to why. 2) what is your relationship to him? What is his name - is there a reason you don't give us his name? Did he inspire you to want to be a teacher, or did you already have that goal and he acted as a guide? I'm really curious about the two of you together. This was brilliantly done!

• Emily Davis: I like how you give us a glimpse into your day to day ritual. The opening seemed a bit jumbled, but that could have just been me. I love your description thought! I feel as though i could clearly picture the couch.  I do have a few questions though; what does your dad do that requires all that gear? where did you live before coming to NC? Did the acceptance letter change your behavior? Are you an active student now? Why physical therapy? Note: be careful of using "you" and "yours truly".... you are talking directly to the audience and that is "breaking fourth wall" as we said in theater. I love your narrators voice! It is really relate-able. 

• Growing up: This was really nice and i like the almost poetic opening! Very beautiful. I am a bit curious about past summers; tell us about the different day trips you would take! I like how you casually tell us where you ARE and although we don't learn where your home is, we do know it is a great distance away. What is summer like at home now in comparison? Is there any sadness, like losing Jenna? My only real critique is to watch your tense changes.  well done!

• Its an odd thing....: I get what you are trying to say. I was the same way in high school in that school came naturally to me and I didn't have to study (although i cared a lot). college was an eye opener. So, I found this relatable. However, you tend to talk to your readers directly, I would be careful of that. What I want to know more about is the 2 lines you have at the beginning and the end. What do you mean with "when you grow up..." and you mention having an addictive personality.  This made me REALLY curious and I wanted to know more about that experience, how you realized that and what it means to you. Your last line was obviously the moral/curtain rising, but it feels almost rushed. Elaborate on that! I think its so interesting!

• Emily M: I really love this piece! There is very little I can think of that would improve it. I am a bit curious about your dog; you spend three entire lines on him and then he just disappears. Just for the sake of closure, I would mention him one more time.... maybe asking Hasan to watch him or something?  Where do you work - just curious?  I'm also intrigued by Hasan and your mother being so close? My main idea for this is that you have a PERFECT spot for a flashback - which can act as a "distant past" scene! I circled it. Because your mom seems to be a focal point for you - I want to know more about her and your relationship with her. Also, maybe give us a bit more details on the setting of the old neighborhood? <3 

• I honestly found this really confusing. It was beautifully written so i feel sad that i didn't properly understand it. WHERE is this place you keep trying to get to? You write poetically and the imagery is vivid, but maybe give us more distinct setting? Is this a metaphor for depression? I liek the metaphore of the medals making a prison... that was beautiful. Also be aware that you start in first person, switch to second person, and end in first. This was lovely, I just wish I understood it.  *** after becoming aware that this was meant to be a poem, it made a bit more sense.... but i definitely did not pick up on your underlying meaning once you explained it. 

Home stretch

okay so I need to cram study Lewis Henry Morgan for the breakfast tomorrow.

On Friday: Websam. Print English comments do WNB

Saturday: write out all the travel notebooks - need proof? Write my about the author. Due monday



Theory  exam: next Thursday
Spanish : may 1st 5pm bate 2021
Portfolio due May 1st
Final short story due May 2nd at 1 in her office
Courtship and marriage tomorrow at 10:30

Sunday school homework

1. Write the last 5 travel notebooks
2. Write CNF 2
3. Write Play 2
4. Write down comments from first work shop as WNB
5. Read shorts and Write down second workshop comments

Colors Corrected

The longer I reflect on my previous post called "colors" the more i realize, I made a slight error.
I'm not purple most of the time.

My depressive thoughts are blue.
My manic thoughts are red.

when they are together it makes purple... having finally experienced manic and depressive at the same time.... purple is utter chaos. I am not purple.

I am blue.

Faerie is Red.

When our thoughts/thought processes match = purple.

Now, when I start talking percentages.....

when there is more me, Its a variety of shades of blue. (100->60) This is still me, but as it comes closer to purple, I'm feeling her voice... i'm starting to become influenced by her thought processes.   <100 to 60> 

50/50 is purple. This is an utterly chaotic, aggressive, playful. and happy self. Control is.... hard to define. this is when we are of one mind.

then there is when she becomes more dominant. i'm 40, she's 60...
40-> 10 (so far she has never had 100 percent control, I.E, why it isn't another personality. )<60 -  10> 


at all times I'm present. In most cases (aside from the instance during New year) i always have 100-30% control.  I'd say on average, i'm 100-80% because she really isn't that active.


** I don't so much as hear her "voice" but rather feel it. I'm not always aware that i am feeling her/changing colors until i find myself thinking something exceptionally cold or cruel. Or if i'm being objectively analytical. Or if I find myself unable to feel the same emotions that I usually do/feel something i don't usually do.

just some examples of how we interact. 

• when i'm feeling/having suicidal thoughts - its her thought process that talks me down. 
• when i'm having a panic attack - its her thought process that tells me to suck it up, I've got shit to do.
• when i feel like i'm falling apart - its her that refuses to ask for help. 

sometimes she seems to push me to the edge, but sometimes she pulls me back from it. 

songs and animes on my phone

songs

• Breathe Me
• My love by sia
• Demons Jasmine Thompson
• everything you want - vertical horizon
• the flower duet by charlotte church
• always - saliva
• ovr when its over - falling in reverse
• breaking now - from ashes to new
• el perdon - nicky jam
• demons by boyce avenue
• with you tonight - nicky Jam
• Heartless by kris Allen
• i'd come for you by nickelback
• goodbye gone by lucy hale
• At War by Letter from fire
• beter off dead by SWS
• empty gold by halsey
• dare you to move by switchfoot
• push thousand foot krutch
• little lies by fleetwood mac
• brown eyed girl by van morrison
• Danza Kuduro - don omar and lucenzo
• Mad as rabits - panic!
• folkin' around - panic!
• Leather and Lace - stevie nicks
• the grey by icon for hire
• lets kill tonight - panic!
• Siuil a run - orla falon
• elysium - Lisa Gerrard
• sleep song - secret garden
• gold - kiiara
• beyond the sea - robbie williams
• onedance/hasta el... mash up by alex aiono
• you and i - ingrid michaelson
• the voice - eimear quinn
• youre still you - josh groban
• Bailar - deorro
• remembering sunday - all time low
• death of a bachelor cover - hearing shapes
• shape of you in spanish - leroy sanchez
• coming home part 2 - skylar grey
• what i do - MGK
• hollow - tori kelly
• one time marian hill

anime

• inari, konkon, koi Iroha
• otome youkai zakuro
• Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods
• Gugure! Kokkuri-san
• d gray man
• My neighbor figaro kun
• whe supernatural battles become common place
• Dagashi Kashi
• First love monster
• Orange
• Haven't you heard, i'm sakamoto
• ReLIFE
• Tales of Zestiria the X
• Hyouka
• kimi ni todoke
• golden time
• sakurasou no pet na kanojo
• nerawareta gakuen
• hotarubi no mori E
• sukitte li na yo
• the place we promised in out early days
• 5 centemeter per second
• kimi no iru machi
• otome wa boku ni koishiteru futari no elder
• mawaru penguindrum
• children who chase lost voices from deep below
• higashi no eden
• zetsuen no tempest
• nagi no asukara
• saksmichi ni apollon
• cross game
• nodame cantabile
• fortune arterial
• itsuka tenma no kuro usago
• strike the blood
• soredemo sekaiwa utsukushii
• Switch
• Gakusen Toshi Asterisk
• kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan
• Grisaia no Kajitsu
• Tokyo ravens
• valkyrie drive

Movies/shows

• Green Room
• Mr. Right
• The english patient
• Fringe
• Jenny's Weddign
• Stardust
• crossroads
• monsters - gareth...
• the last 5 years
• Victoria
• The Amityville Horro - Ryan Reynolds
• 
  

Web Comic

• Imitation
• Untouchable
• 
  

Grad school matching

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https://www.gradschools.com/programs/english
http://www.gradschoolheaven.com/tuition-waiver.html

http://www.afsnet.org/?page=WhereToStudyFolklore

http://www.chi.ac.uk/department-english-and-creative-writing/english-and-creative-writing-research/folklore-fairy-tales-fantasy ---> UK

careers
https://cfs.osu.edu/about/resources/careers





Woah... Missouri has both...
https://english.missouri.edu/area/folklore-studies
https://english.missouri.edu/area/creative-writing


In NC
app - https://english.appstate.edu/  - folklore
State - https://english.chass.ncsu.edu/graduate/mfa/  -- creative writing



https://english.osu.edu/areas/folklore

SHIPPING LABEL TO RETURN TEXTBOOKS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/modals/account/shipping-label.jsp?id=6004867065&profileId=13084553449&rentalEan=2901442606592


print this and then go drop off the books at FedEX

201 Old River Rd

Homework tonight

• Theory article
• Outline for spanish 

todo's on Friday

• Meet with Mathews about piddocke
• Copy over and do all WNB
• Copy over and write all TNB - due 24th
• CNF2 - due wed
• play 2 - due wed
• Short story based on excersize fiction class - due monday
• Spanish packet - due monday
• return textbooks - MUST DO MONDAY

travel notebooks

1. Visit to a locally owned restaurant - Supdog

2. Visit to a small museum - Museum of Science Raleigh with Hallie

3. Visit to a named natural area - the greenway trails

4. Visit to a public reading - poets

5. Visit to a public event - Anthro After Dark

6. Visit to a cemetery - goldboro

7. Visit to personal meditative spot, outside - swings

8. Visit to a place that has significance to you from your past - Farmville, bringing mom lunch driving around seeing the old houses and the places i use to ride with jake on the bikes, walk around all day during the summer....


bold means i still need to write it

courtship and marriage calc

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OKAY so there are 6 grades for the class

test 1 ---> 0 +40 extra speaker credit = 40
test 2 ---> 74
test 3----> 92
aplia --- > 90 + 10 bonus??
notes test ---> take april 19--26 - ?
attendance ---> 90



in order to make a 80 (B) in the class i must make a 86  or higher on the last text test,
there is no wiggle room.