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Week 15 StoryLab: Twine story software

The Twine story software is interesting.  It's like an event trigger software.  It reminds me of IFTTT, "If This Then That", which is a software for home automation such as smart lights and smart outlets.  I've been interested in IFTTT for a while, and I'm looking to implement it in my future home.  Since it's the last week though, I can't really use Twine for another story.  However, on the bright side, this class isn't my life.  I think that Twine has its uses, and I think that it could someday be useful for me for another class similar to a powerpoint presentation.  It has its use, and I think that there's a high probability that it will be good for a future class.  The Publishing Twine was actually really interesting to me.  I like how Twine gives me a .html file which I can integrate into OU Create.  I've tinkered with OU Create before a while ago with website files since I might someday want to upload a website for my own personal use.  O
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Famous Last Words: Energy to finish

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This week, I ended up doing both readings of the class in order to get the grade that I wanted.  It wasn't too bad.  It's just reading and then taking notes.  My other classes are rolling to an end.  I had a lot of projects and assignments due this week since it's dead-week. However, I'm glad that I'm finished with my assignments in my other classes.  But I guess the pain isn't over yet until I finish taking my final exams next week.  I messed up too much in a couple of my other classes, and I can't get an A anymore which is a huge bummer to me, but I tell myself that I will just pick it up next semester and try harder.  I started the keto diet last week, so it's been about 10 days since I've been doing it.  It makes me so sad.  If you remember from my introduction post, I love to cook food.  This also extends to eating food as well.  The keto diet highly restricts the foods that I can eat, and it's very upsetting to me.  I know that it's goo
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Wikipedia Trail - Brothers Grimm

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Brothers Grimm  As a child, we were subject to innocent portrayals of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.  I know that the stories are more gruesome than we actually know, so it's cool to read about the brothers. Walt Disney  I know that Walt Disney created most of the innocent portrayals of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.  For me, Walt Disney is something of a constant for me.  I never really think about Walt Disney or the company.  It's just always been there, and I don't question it. National Film Registry  Most of the movies that I like are the classics.  So I was interested in this Wikipedia article because I think that it's a good source of what movies I might think about watching next. Die Hard  I've been meaning to watch this movie for such a long time.  Like, I definitely know it's a good movie, I just haven't gotten to watching it.  I wanted to read the Wikipedia, just so that I know what kind of movie it is.  I get confused when people c
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Reading Extra Notesw: Andersan Fairy Tales

The Princess and the Pea Fairy Tales and Stories by Hans Christian Andersen A prince wanted to marry a princess but could not find a real one. A storm happened, and a real princess knocked at the gate.  The queen rigged the bed with a pea, and so the princess did not have a good sleep.  The prince married her because she could feel the difference with the pea.  The pea was put into a museum. The Emperor’s New Suit Fairy Tales and Stories by Hans Christian Andersen An emperor wanted the best clothes and hired weavers to make something.  They convince the emperor that it is so fine that it is invisible to anyone unfit.  They all pretend to be working on the clothing.  All the ministers claim that they can see the clothing being worked on.  The emperor wears the "suit" and all the townspeople claim they can see the suit.  A child in the crowd says that he isn't wearing anything and the emperor realizes it. The Brave Tin Soldier Fairy Tales and Stories by H
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Learning Challenge: Watch for Empathy

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One of my TA's was very patient with one of the other students in the classroom.  They expressed a lot of empathy for the student by understanding their frustration with the subject and being patient with them.  I learned that empathy isn't an action you take.  Empathy is a lifestyle that can envelop every single action that we partake in.  No matter what we do, we can always seek to understand those around us and have our actions benefit them.  I want to learn how to always be empathetic and genuine towards those around me. Empathy is putting someone else's thoughts into your own thoughts in order to further understand their feelings.
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Growth Mindset: Acronym

Be Looking Over Onward Mentally The word "bloom" denotes a transition from a premature stage to a mature stage.  We often think about flowers blooming after they get enough sunlight and water.  We, humans, are similar.  However, the difference between us and flowers is that our sunlight and water aren't given to us freely.  We need to constantly look forward towards the next bit of sunlight or water.  To grow or bloom, you have to want it.  You have to keep looking for it.
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Tech Tip: Canvas Profile

For my canvas profile, I changed the avatar picture to a personal picture of myself.  I'd just feel kind of weird putting a different picture that's not myself.  I added my email to my biography because I wouldn't use the biography for anything else really.  I don't really need to change anything else, since I go by my own name. 
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