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  Africa: Makoma (cont.) Author: Andrew Lang Reading Notes - Makoma contd: This is a continuation of the story of Makoma Makoma traveled for many days until he reached a barren country of rock and not a single living grew upon it Amidst this dead region, he found a man-eating fire and Makoma demanded to know what the man was doing The man replied he was eating fire and his name,e was Chi-idea-moto the flame spirit and I can destroy what I want Makoma responded that he is greater and that he cannot destroy him The fire eater laughed and split a flame at Makoma tarnishing the ground but Makoma dodged before it could hit him Makoma flung his hammer at him striking him helpless and Makoma placed him in the sack Woro-now with others he's conquered  He now had the added power to produce fire along with the abilities of the others he's defeated Makoma had found a spot in a meadow where he wanted to live the next day he released his giants to get poles to build a kraal He only let Chi...

 Week 10 Lab     For this week story lab I decided to browse the writers write page and here are two articles I found that I really liked: Cheat Sheets For Writing Body Language   This article discussed body language which is when people react to situations with expressions, and these expressions can be perceived and interpreted by others. The authors discussed how to use it in writing, specifically, how using body language is a great way to show and not tell when we write. They discuss that when completing your character's biography describes how they move and talk. Two of their top five tips when using body language was using it to add depth to the dialogue. Another tip I liked was to use body language to show how your character's emotions affect his or her actions. 155 Words To Describe An Author's Tone In this article, they discuss tone and describe it as an author's use of words and writing style to convey his or her attitude towards a topic.  They discuss ...

    Myths of the Cherokee Author: James Mooney Part B: Snake Boy and Snake Man Two hunters had gone into the woods together and when evening came make a campsite and a fire One of the hunters had killed several squirells and was preparing to broil them There was tabu against the meat of a squirrel or turkey His companion warned him of the tabu that he would become a snake The hunter laguhed and exclaimed that was a conjureres story and continued his preparation When the squirrels werer roasted, he ate them and layed by the fire to sleep Later in th night his companion was awoked by a groaning and found the other lying on the ground in agony He soon realized the lower part of his body was changed to the body/tail of a snake The man was still able to speak and yelled for help but his companion couldnt do anything but comfort him He watched as his his arms sunk into his body and the skin began to scale over Eventually his head had become a serpent and the great snake crawled way ...

  Myths of the Cherokee Author: James Mooney Part A: The Deer and the Rabbit The deer began with no horns and had the head of a doe The deer was a great runner and the rabbit a great jumper and many animals were curious which could farther Eventually, a match was arranged between the two and the prcie was a pair of antlers On the day of the match all the animals were there with the antlers marking the starting point While everyone admired the antelers the rabbit exclaimed that he did not know this part of the country and decided to take a look through the bushes  The animals deemed it alright and so the rabbit went After a while the rabbit had not returned and so the animals began to suspect him of trickery They sent someone to look for him and short after found the rabbit trying to clear a path through thicket where the race was going to occur The messneger retunred quietly and told the rest of the animals When the rabbit retured they accused him of cheating but he denied it ...