Feedback Focus

The Copy and Paste Method

This method is my favorite. While I find reading out loud helpful this is my preferred method of giving feedback. I used to help edit a friend mine's history papers and I really like the google documents option where you could highlight the portion you wanted to make a comment on and it would save it to the side without changing anything on the actual paper. This method is very similar to the copy and paste because it allows you to read and express your thoughts without really hindering the paper or project. For the feedback projects I believe this is the option I would use most often. 

Copy and Paste

Reading Out Loud

I like this option as well and would also use this on my own work and whenever I help edit others work. It is the best way to catch missed words, mis-worded phrases or just something that needs to be reworked in the project. While I like this method, it isn't always an option depending on where you do your homework and editing projects. I was usually in the library which made this difficult. Reading aloud gives you the chances to really focus on the reading. 

Timed Method

This one is probably my least favorite of the options because I feel like it doesn't give me the time to fully focus on the project I'm reading. I am an avid reader so staying focused is something I have ever struggled with when it comes to project feedback. I could see how this method would be beneficial to some. 

My favorite story from this section was Zoology 1114 by Bailey Farmer mostly because, I have been there. I remember the lore of walking under clock tower and I had a great love/hate relation with introduction to Zoology my first semester at OU. I think the author did a great job retelling the story of Adam and Eve in a very modern setting. 

Story: The Long Road Home

I had always been different but it had never bothered me. I saw things in a way no one else could see them. Once when I was four I decided to jump off my parent's roof and land on the trampoline. I broke my arm. It didn't hurt much and it didn't stop me from doing crazy things. "He just doesn't have a concept of fear", my Mom would say to people. I think it really bothered her that I was different.

Two weeks ago I decided I was going to move. I had been in the same place too long and craved an adventure. My family was not thrilled but since I was now twenty-three they really couldn't stop me. So, I booked my flight. I used the money I had saved up over the years doing odd technical jobs. I was different, but I was really skilled with computers and that made me quite a bit of money. Where was I going? Turkey. I wanted to go somewhere off the beaten path. Where maybe people would not notice that I was a strange.

I stepped off the plane in Turkey and immediately knew this was where I belonged. I felt the most overwhelming sense of being home. I gathered my luggage and made my way to a taxi so that I might be transported to a hotel where I would stay until I found a job and new place to live. It was in that moment I saw the most gorgeous girl I had ever seen. I went over to speak with her (one of the many benefits of feeling no fear, no hesitation in doing something completely stupid), "Hello, my name is Ryan and I would like to take you on a date tomorrow".

"Ryan, it is nice to meet you, but I must decline. You see my father is very strict and would not allow me to go on a date with a stranger." she replied.
"Perhaps if he got to know me?" Ryan countered.
"You may find him in Calliegh, at the chapel. There you may ask him."

The Chapel

So it was here that I began my journey. Calliegh was on the other side of the country and it would take a long while to arrive there as I had to drive. I went to rent a car and started on my way.

My travels across the country took me to many strange places. My car broke down on the side of the road and I encountered a man who claimed to be a wizard and attempted to help me. He wasn't much help, but at least he was funny.

I stopped at an old inn that was run by an old woman and her lovely daughter. They provided with great traveling snacks in exchange for doing a little handy work on their computers. They were in desperate need of an upgrade and I helped as best I could. The daughter was waiting anxiously for a man to come along and help make their lives better. I hoped it would happen for them.

At one point in my journey I rescued a crow from a terrible man who wanted to clip his wings. I showed up just in time to save him and gave the man a sound beating in the process.

Finally, after forty days of travel and delays I arrived in Calliegh. I searched for the chapel and upon finding entered and sat in the back row wondering what I should do now.

I was then approached by a man about fifty years of age with wise eyes, "My daughter told you were coming. I didn't believe her. But then, I do not have the 'sight' like my wife. She claimed you were only a little delayed but assured her she could still see you on your path to her."

"I am Ryan, and I have traveled very far to ask if I may take your daughter on a date. I do hope you will do me the honors of blessing me with her."

"Yes, yes, I believe you have earned it. My wife says your journey was long and hard with many bumps on the way. Yet you stayed true to heart and made your way to her. Go to her with my blessing."

I turned around and she was standing at the door. I walked to her, "I am Tirzah and I would be honored to go out with you. I cannot believe how far you have come just for me."

And so it was they began their relationship and after forty years together they are still so very happy.

Author's Note:

I wanted to write a comprehensive story that incorporated many different aspects of Turkish Fairy Tales from Ignacz Kunos. I chose the story of the boy searching for fear but being unable to find it because he was scared of nothing. I also used different character's from each story: the wizard, the crow, and the seer. I didn't use the specifics of each character but wanted them to have a showing. While forty days may seem like a long time to cross a country in a car, this was a significant number in all of the fairytales and I wanted to make sure I gave a nod to that fact. Also, every story ended with a "Happily Ever After", and a man getting a beautiful wife so I chose that as well. 

Reading Notes: Turkish Fairy Tales-Part 2

The Turkish fairytales are all very similar in theme.

They consist of someone being poor, working hard or gaining a skill, and then living happily ever after.

Happily every after usually comes with a beautiful wife and husband and also a lot of money.

They really strive to teach the value of honesty, hard work, and time. It instills that that is what it takes to be successful and have your dreams.

All of these are themes I could use in a story of my own. Incorporating the the fearless boy and a journey of hard work, until he reaches the end and realizes all his dreams.

I also like the use of wizards in the tales. It helps to add a more magical feel to the stories.

                                                                         The Wizard

Bibliography

Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos

Reading Notes: Turkish Fairy Tales-Part A

There were a couple of things that stood out to me while reading the first half of Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos.

                                                                           No Fear

In the story about fear I couldn't help but be reminded of the autistic children. I hope no one takes offense to that statement because all I mean to say is, they seem to know no fear and have boundless creativity. My cousin has so many of these traits and it always fascinating to me. I think writing the story of a fearless boy on a journey would be a fun way to represent this story. 

For the other three stories I noticed the use of forty days as a significant amount of time for celebrations or waiting periods. 

The stories also seem to center around hard task and then being rewarded with a lovely wife. I feel again this would be a cute story of a man who had to accomplish many feats to gain the most beautiful wife in the land. 

I particularly liked how all the women were disguised. I know she was a witch, but it reminded me of "Beauty and the Beast" in the way the beautiful queen comes to the door and is turned away because she is disguised as ugly. These stories pinpoint in the benefits of being kind to creatures most would ignore.