Google Timer Tech Tip

For this tech tip I chose to do the Google Timer. I have never even known that this was a function I was able to use until this class. It is actually extremely helpful! I have used this to manage my study break times, to study for an exam, and to set aside different times to study for different classes. This is easily one of the best functions Google has if you are in need of some time management!

I realized I use this more for when I am studying so I am not constantly checking my phone, where I have another timer. The one Google offers is easier for me to stay on track and not get distracted from something else. 

Reading Notes: Eskimo Folk Tales Part B

For my second part of this week’s stories, I decided to stay on the same animal approach as my first reading notes. I want to use parts of my story from The Eagle and the Whale story where two sisters are taken from their home, and are to marry an eagle, and the other sister would marry a whale. Both animals were mighty hunters who would hunt for their wives, keep them safe, and not let them go. But this did not stop the women from trying to escape (because they did not want to marry); so they did. The women’s tribe would come to try and save them from both mighty hunters, and shoot them down to take the sisters back home. I would change this to where each woman would still marry one of these animals, but instead of the tribe coming to save them by themselves, they would go to the Giant Dog for assistance. This piece of land would be where the couple went when they left their old land because of the giant dog. The tribe would go to the couple for advice on how to get the women back, and would gift the couple items in return. The couple allowed their giant dog to go and try to save these woman, and would succeed. The dog would fight both animals until he was able to retrieve both women safe and sound. By the end, each sister would be so thankful for the help from the dog that they would stay and cook for the couple, and the dog, for the rest of their days in return for their gratitude.

Eagle and Whale

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Bibliography:

This story is part of the Eskimo Folk Tales Unit. Story source: Eskimo Folk-Tales by Knud Rasmussen with illustrations by native Eskimo artists (1921).

Reading Notes: Eskimo Folk Tales Part A

For this week’s story posts I decided to choose a story from the Eskimo Folk Tales Unit. As I was reading through the stories, I came across The Giant Dog. This is a short story about a man who has never had a son before, but had a dog that helped him and his wife through their days. He had an amulet that would go to his son, if he were to ever have one, but gave it to the dog instead. This dog was very large, and very fierce. It ate people and destroyed people that tried to attack it. So I think I would change this story to have more of a “Clifford” theme. The dog would be huge, and everyone would still be terrified, but it would be friendly. No one would know how friendly this dog would be until they spent time with the owner and the dog itself. Everyone would stay far away and hate the man who owned such a large dog, but little did they know this dog could be used for many things to help further the people’s way of lives. This giant dog would want so badly to play with all the other animals around the tribe, and only eat vegetables. So no one should be worried about the dog eating them or their livestock, but would not know any better because of the massive size. In the end, the owner and his wife would take their dog to another piece of land where they could be loved by all, and enjoy the company of people who were sincerely interested by this large, peaceful animal.

Inuit Unit The Giant Dog

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Bibliography:

This story is part of the Eskimo Folk Tales Unit. Story source: Eskimo Folk Tales by Knud Rasmussen with illustrations by native Eskimo artists (1921).