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       Myths are quite something and truly special to learn about. It was interesting to learn myths from all over the world and to relearn some of them as well. The key takeaways from creating my own myth, as well as the difference between studying them and enhancing my experience, were also quite interesting. It was interesting how, when learning about them, one comes to understand and focus on interpreting the theme, symbol(s), and cultural meaning from an outside perspective. During this time, it allows my own myth to become more tangible. While creating my own myth was really fun and allowed me to be very creative, it also helped me learn and understand the reasoning behind my symbolic perspective. As I also studied myths, this has enhanced my thought process by helping me create my own. This enhanced my thought process by requiring me to present something that people can easily identify with through my symbolic reasoning.      Additionally, the o...
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Blog #2

       Writing poetry and writing about poetry are very similar, but of course require different approaches. Writing poetry can be a creative way to express oneself or tell a story. It allows the writer to be emotional, use vivid imagery, be creative with words, such as rhyming, and write in creative ways, such as concrete poetry. Writing poetry requires reflection about what one feels passionate about writing about. By doing so, it forces the writers to step back and think about how it will have meaning through tone and literary devices.      On the other hand, when writing about poetry, one reflects on someone else's works and sometimes makes assumptions about what the writer may have meant. Writing about poetry is about what the interpretation may be, and perhaps having to read between the lines or something beyond them. Another factor in writing about poetry is that it requires a lot of analysis, allowing one to break down the poem and understand i...
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Blog #1

       Hello, I am Diana Galan. I am currently enrolled at California State University, Northridge, earning my Bachelor's Degree in English and Single Subject Teaching Credential. I knew I wanted to become a teacher at a very young age, influenced by my teachers, eager to help students reach their highest potential, and, most importantly, by my parents. My parents migrated to the U.S., not knowing any English, and I witnessed their struggle and, at a young age, had to translate for them. Thus, the motivation to aspire to become an English teacher is to teach those who struggle.       As an aspiring teacher in a vast technological environment, I feel media technology should play a role in classroom lessons. Technology should enhance and support a teacher's lesson by providing interactive platforms, videos, and/or digital texts. Many students are already so involved with technology, so why not take something considered "boring" and make it wort...
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