Storybook Favorites

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After looking through the previous classes' story projects, I have chosen three of my favorites.

Betraying Confidence
This story was randomly generated when I loaded the page, however, the title caught my interest. Immediately, I was captivated by the way the introduction was written. It was mysterious and intriguing; I wanted to know more. The photo piqued my interest, it was also chosen well. It was dark and felt haunting, echoing the theme in the story. The original story it was based on wasn't clear to me at first but that just made me want to keep reading to find out. I don't think Bluebeard is a very popular choice but it was really well done. Beyond the story itself, the layout and design of the page were also well done. I liked the colors chosen and the way the page navigated. Of the stories I viewed, the physical design of this one was my favorite. I would want my project to look similar.

The Supporting Roles
I chose this story because the title stood out to me. I like learning more about the secondary characters in stories. Sometimes, if you only focus on the main characters, you can overlook the vivid and essential stories that other characters have to tell. I knew some of the women by name and I knew which stories they were from but I did not know much about them. The introduction captured my attention and the titles of the different sections kept me reading since I recognized the names.

The Heroic Tyrant-King
I chose this story because I have always liked the tale of Gilgamesh, ever since I first read a translation of it in high school. This retelling was a bit different as it started off in the perspective of Enkidu. I thought the title was chosen well and the introduction gave a good overview of the epic. I also liked the images which felt like they were from the original story as well. The design and layout were well done, it was easy to go from one section to the next.

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Week 3 Wikipedia Trail

For this assignment, I started with the article about the Canterbury Tales, since that is what I am working on for my project. First article: The_Canterbury_Tales This one is very intensive and covers not only a premise of the story but also a historical context, the themes, and the style of the writing. I imagine I am going to use this article a lot when I begin working on my project. From this article, there are links to all the other sections and a bunch of pictures of the different pilgrims. Second article: General_Prologue This is the prologue and the beginning of the story. It not only gives a premise to the storytelling competition, it gives a background of the pilgrims and their destination. I am going to use a similar premise in my project and will refer to this article when I am working on my introduction. One thing I am debating is whether I will have a "Geoffrey Chaucer" character in my story. In the original, the author inserted himself into the tale, I d...

Week 3 Story: Hector's Fate

Hector's Fate Achilles was approaching, fast as the wind, and Hector stood to face him. He leaned casually on his spear, by the gate of his beloved city, unfazed by the valiant warrior, the best of the Greeks. As the gap between them closed, Hector took up his spear in a fluid motion and readied it. They stood and faced one another, the greatest of the Greeks against the greatest of the Trojans. Despite the sweat, glistening at Achille's golden brow, the mighty warrior appeared fresh as if he had just started the fight. There was no sign of fatigue in his limbs or his eyes, keen and ready. It was as if Hector was looking on a god and not a mortal, yet his resolve never wavered, his courage never left him. He stood firm, the defender of Troy. Achilles hefted his massive spear, a gift from the gods, which only he could wield. He threw first and his spear flew straight. It would have struck true but Hector saw it coming and ducked. The spear hit the ground behind him and lo...

Week 10 Lab: Research

This week I researched potential topics for my project's second story. I mainly browsed different urban legend articles on Snoops. I still haven't completely nailed down what my story will be about but I have a few ideas and even if urban legends aren't the primary topic, given my characters, I think they might come up. And to be honest, I am never super clear about how my story will go when I begin so I think I'll be fine. Here are a few links to articles I looked at: Scary Urban Legends 25 Hottest Urban Legends Most Popular Urban Legends of 2015 <- this one was mostly just funny. I didn't know most of them so I guess I am out of the loop when it comes to Urban Legends. I looked up "Confused" on google and this came up. It does not portray my feelings but it did make me confused as to why it was a result so here you go: Photo Credit: maxpixel

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