Tech Tip: Pinterest Research

So starting off looking for finals week motivation, I found this very inspirational video that I would like to share,

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I have watched this video multiple times and always find it motivating! So Some of the other things that I found when looking at surviving finals week were:

By: Rebecca Nicole Ratliff on Wordpress

I always need guidance when I get stressed so looking at verse like these have always helped me during finals week!

Study Guide By successobbsessed on tumblr

An idea of how to make a list of what you need to study for your finals.

The last thing that I found was

 The blonde chiffon

This is what I found when working on my Pinterest research. I hope it can help benefit those who need it when studying for their finals. 

Famous Last words for Finals Week

As finals week is quickly approaching projects have been stacking up one on top of another. It has been crazy with the amount of group projects that AME professors assign at the end of the semester. Yesterday when I walked into my first class, my professor announced that he will be assigning another homework assignment that will be due Friday. So why am I writing about this for my Famous Last Words? I am a senior in Mechanical Engineering. I have survived many Finals weeks. Each finals week is the same as the other. Just some tips that I have learned from past finals weeks. Do not pull an all nighter before an exam. If you really need to, do two nights before. Sleeping will improve your score because you will be of sound mind and can think better. Luckily this semester I only have two finals that are next week. This class ends Friday, but I hope to finish it up today. I have to turn in my final solids lab, and present my lab on Thursday morning. I have to turn in my final technical writing paper next week with my group. My last tap performance will be Friday during class. That means on Monday I will take my Finance Exam, and Friday, I will be taking my Numerical Methods exam. All of this connects with what I have learned from this class. It is easier to get through these busy times when you take time and work ahead in your classes. For example, My solids lab and presentation are already finished. We just have to go over the presentation one more time before Thursday morning. I have finished up my technical writing project so it is ready to turn in. I am waiting for my Numerical Professor to post our last homework so I can finish it up! Well I hope your finals week goes well! Good Luck!

There's a chance of surviving finals week.

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Class Improvements

I like the idea of having more stories that have audio recordings. For some of the units it was a struggle to get through the reading each week. There were multiple weeks where I would get started with the reading and just couldn't finish, or start a new unit because I just couldn't read anymore. I know that when I read the Brer Rabbit stories, it really helped having someone read it with me. That helped me catch more of what was happening in the stories so I could write a story based off of what I read. I think that changing the review weeks to planning weeks would be really helpful. When we started this semester, it took me a couple of weeks to get the hang of what we were doing and how the course schedule worked. I think that this idea would be an advantage to those who haven't taken a course like this yet.

Reading Notes Part B: Grimm

The first story was about three brothers. The two older brothers wanted to kill the ants, Cook 2 ducks, and burn the ants. The youngest brother saved the ants, duck, and ants from his older brothers. They were given a task to find 1000 pearls by night and the two older brothers failed so they turned to stone. The youngest brother was helped by the ants, ducks, and queen bee to finish the tasks.

The second story was about a king who was engaged to a girl, but on his father's death bed he promised to marry another Princess. The first fiance was so upset she had eleven girls that looked like her rounded up. They dressed like huntsman and decived the king for a while. One day the fiance couldn't stand the bride and fainted. The prince went over and took her glove off and figured out who she was. He then married her.

The third story was about a fairy who lived in a castle who turned girls into birds, and guys were frozen until they promised not to come back to the castle. One day Jorinda was turned into a bird, Jorindel wept. He went to a near by town because he was too ashamed to go home. One night he had a dream of how to save his love, he follwed the steps in the dream and set all the girls free.

The forth story was about a horse who had turned old and was told he would no longer be taken care of so he had to leave. He came across a fox who helped him get his master to let the horse live ther and be taken care of.

The fifth story was about 12 princesses who would be out all night dancing and wore holes in their shoes. The king wanted to figure out why this was happening. Many Prince's tried to figure out this mystery, but none of them could. Then one day a dame told an older solider no to drink the wine and gave him an invisibility cloak. He found out where they went and married the eldest princess.

This sixth story was about two brothers, one who was rich, and one who was poor. The poor brother became friends with the king and the give gave him more riches than the other brother could compare with. This made the rich brother mad. He set up a plan to kill his brother, but when it was taking action someone came along and ruined the plan.

The last story was about a bear that had hurt the Wren's feelings. The Wren's decided there would be a war against all flying creatures, against all land walking creatures. The flying creatures won, and the bear had to come beg the children for a pardon
Bibliography
Grimm  by Grimm Brothers
The Queen Bee
The Twelve Huntsmen
Jorinda and Jorindel
The Fox and the Horse
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Turnip
The Willow-Wren and the Bear

The Bear

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Reading Notes: Grimm (LibriVox Part A)

The first story was about a Prince who had been turned frog by a fairy. The princess was down near the water where he Prince had been staying when she dropped a ball of gold into the water. She said she would give everything to have that ball back. The frog retrived the ball and told her he just wanted her to take care of him. After she was told by the king since she had given the Frog her word she had to follow through the frog stayed with her for 3 days. The morning after the third night the Prince had changed back into human form and they were married.

The second story was about Rapunzel. The queen needed  rampion or else she would die and the king went to get some for her. While he was there he was caught by the enchcantress and promised her their first child for some rampion. She then took the girl and locked here in a tower where only she could get up. The king's son heard the song of Rapunzel and went to see her. He followed the way he had seen the enchantress asscend the tower. One day Rapunzel let it slip that the son was coming to see her. The enchantress took her to a dessert and decieved the boy to where he was blinded. He wondered around for years until he wondered into Rapunzel.

The third story was about a bean, a straw, and a coal escaping their deaths. They were adventuring out to find new land when they came to a brook. The straw stretched himselve out and the coal started to cross but stopped because it was scared and burnt a whole and the straw and coal ended up in the water. The bean burst from laughter. A traveler came and sewed the bean back together and that is why beans have seems.

The next story was about a mouse, bird and a sausage. The bird got greedy and thought he did all the work, so he told the sausage and mouse they were going to switch jobs. While the sausage was out doing the brids job a dog ate him. When the mouse was cooking it got into the pot like the sausage and died. The bird caught the house on fire and went to get water, but dropped the bucket down the well. When he went to get it he got stuck and drowned.

The next story was about a donkey, cat, dog. and crow. They were all old and being threatened about being put down. They all ran away. They came across a house that was being robbed and scared the robbers off. One of the robbers came back, but again they scared the robbers off.

The next story is about Elise who was so clever that Han's decided to marry her. One day Han's asked her to go out into the field and do some work. Instead of doing work, she ate and slept. Han's went to check on her and found her asleep. He put a net with bells on it around her and she went through town trying to figure out who she was.

The last story was about Briar Rose, who's parent's had not invited one of the thirteen faires to the baby shower. This caused a spell to be placed on the castle and when the princess turned 15 everything stood still for 100 years. Princes tried to come and free her but would be killed. On the day of her 115 birthday a prince came and set them free. She then married the prince.


Bibliography
Grimm by the Grimm Brothers
The Frog Prince
Rapunzel
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
The Mouse, The Bird, and The Sausage
The Travelling Musicians
Clever Elsie
Briar Rose

By R.Anning Bell

LinkLaura Gibbs Blog

Ashley's Portfolio Introduction

Here are the stories that I have added to my portfolio. They all are basically a different type of stories. I can't pick a favorite, but the ones that I worked the hardest on were Destination Destroyed, and All Alone. I hope you enjoy my stories.

Destination Destroyed
When Claire's  city is destroyed, what will happen to her future?

The Princess and the Penguin
Katy learns a lesson from the Princess and the Penguin.

 

Paul and Penelope

By: D-Stanley

Link: Flickr

The Story of Brer Rabbit's House

Jenny hears the story of how Brer Rabbit gets a house.  

The animals work together

Link:Laura Gibbs Blog

All Alone

The song of Cinderella.

Tattercoats

By: Wikimedia Commons

Tech Tip: Canvas app

At the beginning of the semester I download the canvas app. I really enjoy using the Canvas app because it is so easy even if you are trying to access it fro your phone. I like how it shows you a calendar view to show you when something is due. I also like how it lets you see your messages from your professor on the app. The one thing I wish is different is this is my only class that is on canvas this semester. I wish all of them were so everything was all in one place. I really enjoy canvas and can't wait until all classes are on canvas!