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Wendigo

2010-05-03T12:27:00.002-05:00

I ran across a movie titled Wendigo and they portray the Wendigo as a man who can shape shift into a deer as its power. I haven't seen it but it seems like it makes the Wendigo come across as something different than we've been reading.

Wes Studi

2010-05-03T12:25:00.003-05:00

Wes Studi is a Native American actor that has quite a few notable roles in pretty big films and he's just another example of a Native American who has become apart of the music industry.

Udall Scholarship

2010-05-03T12:15:00.002-05:00

This is a scholarship that Morris and Stewart Udall have created to give Native Americans so thy can preserve their heritage. http://www.udall.gov/

Katabasis

2010-05-02T13:36:00.001-05:00

Are these all the requirements of katabasis? Female Littoral, Crossing water, hero, orphan?

Mormon Sighting

2010-05-02T13:31:00.002-05:00

I saw some Mormons the other day on the way home from Senior Chapel. They were two men, on bikes wearing the traditional missionary clothing: white shirt, black tie and pants + their name tag.

http://www.openoffice.org/

2010-05-02T01:50:00.001-05:00

http://www.openoffice.org/

A wonderful website if you don't want to invest in Microsoft word. Especially if your a cheap bastard like myself.

Mr. Wendigo

2010-05-02T01:46:00.002-05:00

Apparently, the wendigo made an appearance in a Supernatural episode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6eUW7Vny9w&feature=related

That's a serious case of heartburn.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

2010-04-29T12:16:00.000-05:00

this is a picture of brady udall

The Men Who Stare At Goats -

2010-04-29T11:26:00.002-05:00

I watched "The Men Who Stare At Goats" a few weeks ago, and i remember there being a few dominant Native American symbols that related to the class. One of them being being the Eagle Feather and The Sun Dance Ritual that we saw in the video in class. Can anyone remind me of what they were/meant?

Exam review

2010-04-29T11:24:00.000-05:00

we aren't having an exam review session on monday or tuesday are we?

Exam Identifications

2010-04-27T19:10:00.002-05:00

Would it be possible for someone to explain the fact of "popular sovereignty" and "manifest destiny" to me. I looked up some definitions online and i found nothing but confusing words piled together. THANKS

Wendigo

2010-04-27T11:49:00.002-05:00

Since we are doing a project in class about the Wendigo, I thought it might be helpful to have a refresher on the background material of the Wendigo. The link below has information on the lore, culture, and actually historical events that are associated with Wendigo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo

Excommunication

2010-04-27T11:47:00.002-05:00

After talking to the Mormon missionaries about excommunication I was curious about excommunications in general and did some research. I found an article by PBS that explains many of the reasons and processes of excommunication in Mormonism and in other religions.

http://www.pbs.org/mormons/faqs/controversies.html

The Life of a Mormon Missionary

2010-04-27T11:44:00.003-05:00

Ever wondered what the life of a Mormon missionary is like? If you were not satisfied with the brief view into the lives of Mormon missionaries that we were given when the two sisters came to class then read the link below for more detailed information on their lives and rules.

http://www.lds4u.com/Missionaries/nutshell.htm

The Book of Mormon and the King James Bible

2010-04-27T11:41:00.003-05:00

I noticed that Mormons typically only use the King James version of the Bible and found that this is because the King James version is believed to be the most accurate and least translated according to the Mormons. As the article from the link explains, there are many similarities between the Book or Mormon and the King James Bible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Mormon_and_the_King_James_Bible

Assassinations

2010-04-26T14:17:00.002-05:00

Here is a list of all the Presidential Candidates who have been assassinated or someone has attempted to assassinate them. Ms. Deckard briefly talked about this in class but she did not specify any names so I thought it would interest some of you.

Date President/Candidate Attempt's Result Assailant, Motive

Jan. 30, 1835 Andrew Jackson failed Richard Lawrence,
declared insane
Apr. 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln killed John Wilkes Booth,
Confederate loyalist
July 2, 1881 James Garfield killed Charles Guiteau,
disgruntled office-seeker
Sept. 6, 1901 William McKinley killed Leon Czolgosz,
anarchist
Oct. 14, 1912 Theodore Roosevelt
(former president, then-current candidate) wounded John Schrank,
declared insane
Feb. 15, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt
(president-elect at the time) missed Guiseppe Zangara,
anarchist
Nov. 1, 1950 Harry S Truman failed Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola,
Puerto Rican independence
Nov. 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy killed Lee Harvey Oswald,
motive unknown
June 4, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy
(candidate) killed Sirhan Sirhan,
opposed Kennedy's views toward Israel-Arab conflict
May 15, 1972 George C. Wallace
(candidate) wounded Arthur Bremer,
motive unknown
Sept. 5, 1975 Gerald Ford failed Lynette Alice Fromme,
member of "Manson family"
Sept. 22, 1975 Gerald Ford failed Sara Jane Moore,
revolutionary
Mar. 30, 1981 Ronald Reagan wounded John W. Hinckley, Jr.,
declared insane

How many U.S. presidents have been assasinated?

2010-04-26T14:16:00.001-05:00

Four presidents have been killed in office: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy.

Blogging???

2010-04-26T12:32:00.000-05:00

I was wondering if this is the last official week that we have to blog?

Interview with Brady Udall

2010-04-25T23:01:00.001-05:00

This is an interesting piece about what Udall's thought process is when writing Edgar Mint!

http://www.bookbrowse.com/author_interviews/full/index.cfm?author_number=792

Facts about the 1970s

2010-04-25T22:36:00.002-05:00

I think it is important when reading a book to understand a bit about the setting. Here are some facts about the 1970s.

Population: 204,879,000
Unemployed in 1970: 4,088,000
National Debt: $382 billion
Average salary: $7,564
Food prices: milk, 33 cents a qt.; bread, 24 cents a loaf; round steak, $1.30 a pound
Life Expectancy: Male, 67.1; Female, 74.8

It's kind of crazy to see how much things have changed, right? I wonder what it will be like twenty years from now...

Music in the 1970s

2010-04-25T22:33:00.003-05:00

So I was trying to figure out what to blog about and I remembered the little scene where Edgar is in the car with Barry and he overdoses Barry which made me think of drugs which in turn made me think of music. So here is a little taste of what Barry may and most likely was listening too.

The early 1970s saw the rise of popular soft rock/pop rock music, with recording artists such as Fleetwood Mac, The Carpenters, Ray Stevens,Elton John, James Taylor, John Denver, The Eagles, America, Chicago,The Doobie Brothers, Paul McCartney and Wings, Bread and Steely Dan as well as the further rise of such popular, influential rhythm and blues (R&B) artists as multi-instrumentalist Stevie Wonder and the popular quintet The Jackson 5. A major event in music in the early 70s, were the deaths of popular rock stars Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all at the age of 27. Funk, an offshoot of blues, was also very popular. The mid-1970s also saw the rise of disco music, which dominated during the last half of the decade with bands like the Bee Gees, ABBA, Boney M, Donna Summer, KC and the Sunshine Band, etc. In response to this, rock music became increasingly hard-edged with artists such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelinand Black Sabbath. Minimalism also emerged, lead by composers such as Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Michael Nyman. This was a break from the intellectual serial music of the tradition of Schoenberg which lasted from the early 1900s to 1960s.

As we have learned previously in class discussions - music has a great affect on culture. Just like with Arnold Friend, the music in the 70s helped propel drug usage.

Catcher in the Rye

2010-04-25T20:44:00.002-05:00

interesting article on wikipedia about the life of Mark Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon and how he said the Catcher in the Rye motivated him to do this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_David_Chapman

Banned and challenged books

2010-04-25T20:41:00.002-05:00

I was wondering which were books were the most controverial books written and came across a list of books that have been banned, challenged, or censored in some way.

http://www.banned-books.com/bblista-i.html

2010-04-25T19:53:00.001-05:00

does anyone know what were going to be doing in class all week since we are done with Edgar Mint? Are our last grades of the year going to be the journals due tomorrow??

The Ex-Mormon Forums

2010-04-25T11:29:00.001-05:00

http://www.exmormonforums.com/

"Get help in having your name removed from the records of the LDS Church. Post your questions or your updates on your journey out of Mormonism. Get help with stubborn Bishops or Stake Presidents. Interact with those who have already had their names removed."

http://www.mormonapologetics.org/

"When we look at what the Egyptologists and ancient Egyptians taught about Sobek, we are in for a real surprise. It just so happens that Sobek literally is “the idolatrous god of Pharaoh!” Lets consider the Egyptian evidence."

Nuff' said.