Teaching & Learning English
Alright, so I found that people are confused why there are different versions off things, and I’ve decided to explain a bit. However, if you guys have a better explanation, you are welcome to go to https://mushroom-scholars.org/can-someone-explain/ So mythology is the thought of ancient people who don’t know science. They make stories to explain stuff, and … Read more
Reflection for seminars 1&2: The topic for seminar 1 was ” Why Travel?”, led by Serena and Emma ；）We talked about the purpose of traveling and what exactly could be defined as travel. To me, the purpose of traveling might be to relax, to gain information, or to seek a better place to live, and … Read more
I just found out about Orphic cosmogony, and it completely blew my understanding about Greek mythology. I am so confused. In the Orphic cosmogony version, the creator Phanes, which I understand as the creator. This is completly different from the more known version of Chaos. Sometimes Phanes is said to be the same as Eros, … Read more
I woke up, confused, wondering where I am. I seemed to be in an abandoned railway station, with its cracked transparent dome revealing a slowly swirling gas giant planet in the dim sky. The world looked weird. there are bio-engineered creatures all around me. Bats with bull horns crawled on the ground, frogs with human … Read more
Second post today. Or at least I hope so. Enjoy. At first, Chronos wasn’t so bad. He freed the Hundred Handed Ones and the Elder Cyclopes from Tartarus, which made Gaia happy. The monstrous guys turned out to be useful too. Turns out that they learned to build in Tartarus, but if you want to … Read more
Hello there. I froze. Where did that voice come from? I looked around. There’s no one in the laboratory… Um, I’m here. Inside your head. I must’ve imagined it, then. I continued working on my lab report. I knew this experiment would drive me crazy someday, and I guess that day has finally arrived. “See … Read more
Finally! The titans are here! Also I got the time to write stuff. And I can get back to the mainline. It’s been a long time, so I’m gonna start with a recall. So last time we talked about how Gaia, the Earth mother, told her children to help assassinate their father (yeah, I know … Read more
Girls at April Town High School are leaning on the overpass railing, enjoying their Sticky eggs stuck on some watery bread. Their colorful dresses dyed with chemical dyes fly under the bright turquoise sky, unbroken by a single cloud. The day of June is always sweet and bright, with Rosin-scent air freshener’s scent flowing in … Read more
Ok first time with a myth I’m not really familiar with. Might not be as fun because I dont really have any background for this. This myth won’t start with the world creation, because it is basically the Greek version with more blood. So here we go… So, long ago, when Rome doesn’t exist yet, … Read more
YouAreAnIdiot is a trojan horse created around 2002 for Microsoft Windows. It existed on a website (That I won’t name for obvious safety reasons). When downloaded, the trojan showed a gif/flash animation with a voice singing “You are an idiot hahahah!” and opened mutiple windows with the same gif using a JavaScript function called procreate. … Read more
Welcome to the latest Orwell news where simulate a post-1984 world on Mars. We are joined by reporter Messi and will learn about the novel 1984. Reporter Ronaldo:Hey reporter Messi, could you please summarize what you have seen over the past few days? Reporter Messi: Thank you reporter Ronaldo, The people and buildings here are … Read more
This time we tried a new form of seminar. We had four leaders for four groups so we can have the four groups to work at the same time. Therefore, we can have more chances for students to speak. But this form also bring us a problem: Some groups aren’t doing anything if all the … Read more