Comments: Since I was a little kid, I have always been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids and mummies. In a past post, I talked about how one of my favorite movies was the Mummy. Egyptian culture has been skewed in our media so I think it would be a fun project to really understand the ancient civilization and see how it compares to what we see in movies and on tv.
Possible Stories: There are some great stories in the Ancient Egyptians Myths & Stories but I would like to focus on either on the Creation or The Secret Name of Ra .
Sample Story Comments: I read through Creation and I think it would be really fun to put a twist on the legend. Also, growing up in a Christian church, it would be really fun to do more research on how that culture thought everything came into existence.
Bibliography Information:
Sample Story: Creation
Book Title: Egyptian Myth & Legend
Book Author: Donald Mackenzie
Year: 1913
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Topic: The Undead
Comments: Halloween is just around the corner and it it my favorite holiday! I love anything that is spooky and scary. I am a big fan of the show The Waling Dead on AMC. There has to be a lot of zombie folklore in different cultures around the world. It will be interesting to see how they all differ. Is there a way I can search different topics within the UnTextbook?
Possible Stories: I'm not sure if I want to take the zombie route or more of a vampire route when doing this topic. Either one would be really fun to do. I'll do some more research and see what I can find.
Sample Story Comments: I stumbled upon Russia: The Dead Mother and I feel like it could have some major potential to be turned into something really great. Maybe put something like a Tim Burton's Corpse Bride twist on it.
Bibliography Information:
Sample Story: The Dead Mother
Book Title: Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore
Book Author: W. R. S. Ralston
Year: 1887
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| Zombie Mom |
Topic: The Creation in the Bible
Comments: I've grown up in church all my life so the bible is nothing new to me, but as a kid I would always imagine different story ideas when reading the Bible. I think it would really be fun to put a light-hearted twist to the Creation story of the bible.
Possible Stories: I would definitely use Adam and Eve: The Creation for this topic. Maybe I can find other culture's view on creation and mash them up.
Sample Story Comments: The Adam and Eve: The Creation is nothing to me but I want to write about what God is actually thinking when this whole process is happening. Some might think it's blasphemous but I think God has a good sense of humor.
Bibliography Information:
Sample Story: Adam and Eve: The Creation
Book: The Holy Bible - King James
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| Creation of Adam |
Comments: As I've said before, my dad's side of the family comes from the Czech republic so I really want to dive into the folklore of the culture. On the plus side there is a supernatural area in our UnTexbook that would be really fun to explore and build off of.
Possible Stories: There two stories that I found on the Czech: Three Supernatural Stories that would be fun to write from. I really like the Witches at the Cross story. I kept thinking about the Disney move Hocus Pocus.
Sample Story Comments: I really like the two witch stories in the section because it gives just enough of a story to understand what is going on, but you can use your imagination to really go wild on the backstory and the character development.
Bibliography Information:
Sample Story:
Book Title: The Key of Gold: Czech Folk Tales
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