Creation Myth Paragraph

Many people say that humans are eager and intrigued to find explanations for how we were created and how our earth was created. Myths help us make sense of our world. Although there are thousands of myths, many myths are alike, despite the distance between the cultures. Many cultures have creation myths which are unique to their identity, but at the same time contain common explanation of how humans were created out of mud and clay, the explanation of natural phenomena, and the explanationof human suffering, death and humans. A very big common element in creation myths is the creation of humans out of mud and clay. In the Norse creation myth, humans are created out of mud and clay as well as in an African myth. Isn't it amazing that these cultures can have the same concept in their myth and yet be so far away without knowing each other existed. A second concept that appears in many myths is the explanation of natural phenomena. In the Nahutl creation myth, a Native American creation myth, and the Chinese Phan Ku myth both explain the reasons for weather and storms. Many people wonder why humans die and suffer. The answer is in both the Norse creation myth and the Chinese Phan Ku myth. All of these myths are so much in common, and what is amazing is that these cultures have never even seen each other or known each others existence and yet still have some common themes. Myths have endured for so long, and the reason for that is because people today still seek explanations.

My Name

Elliot, so common, so boring. I never believed my name meant anything, just some random name out there. There are so many Elliot's in the world, I feel like I'm not unique, that I'm not special. Just as if I was a tiny piece of grass in a huge meadow. Insignificant, not different in any way. Nothing humoristic about how I was named. I was just named Elliot because my parents thought it sounded cool.
My name means "My god is the lord", as if I was to be very religious. My name may be Hebrew, and my name might mean my god is the lord, but I can tell you that I am not religious. Back in the medieval times Elliot was originally Elijah. Overtime Elijah became Elliot, and that would be the only good thing about my name. I would never want my name to be Elijah. One thing that I am unhappy about my name is that since Elliot is so common, many people misspell my name. They spell it like Elliott, Eliott, or Eliot, when my name is actually Elliot. See unlike most people who end up liking there names after writing this paragraph, i still do not appreciate or like my name.

I chose this picture for many reasons. First of all, I think of journeys as mazes, which is the case in my picture. I believe this because a maze has many obstacles, such as dead ends, as well as journeys have many obstacles. My picture also has the maze represented as the world. Journeys happen all over the world and so this links to a journey being a world. My quote relates to my picture as well. For example, whenever you go through a maze, you might need teamwork and communication. If you find your way out of a maze, you might feel happy or proud. But when did you learn how to communicate and have teamwork? When you were going through the maze, not when you scrambled your way out of the maze. That relates to my quote because, as i said, lessons come from the journey, not the destination.

Spring Break

For spring break, I will be going to an island of Malaysia called Lang Kawi. I will be relaxing in the hotel or on the beach most of the time. I can also windsurf and swim. The pool of the hotel is very big and so are the hotel rooms, they are like apartments! I am very excited.

Malaysia Week Experiance

For my Malaysia Week, my sight changed because it flooded at my original site. The site I went to is called Belum. In Belum, we basically do the same thing in Endau Rampen, my original site, but this time the hiking is easier, but we sleep in tents every night. In Belum we swam in a river that our campsite was next to. The water was really warm so it was easy to get in. On the hikes, there are these bugs called leeches that stick on you and suck your blood. They look like little worms that move around like slinkies. You will not be very comfortable if you see one crawling up your leg. If you bring salt and sprinkle it on the leech, the salt burns through the leech and it falls off. Then its starts bleeding everywhere. The hiking wasn't much fun though. My favorite of the trip was when i went swimming in the river.

My name is Elliot. I live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I'm 11 years old. My favorite thing to do is to play soccer. I play for a local club that I live close to. I also love all the different attractions there are in Malaysia. You can do lots of shopping and you can visit old Indian and Chinese temples. Kuala Lumpur also has 2 of the tallest buildings in the world. I go to ISKL, the International School of Kuala Lumpur. This coming Sunday I am going on a field trip. I am going to Endau Rampen, the oldest rainforest in the world. I will do lots of hiking. I will also raft down a river. I will meet the local tribe that lives there, the Orang Asli. I will bring them a soccer ball.  

Elliot Seiler