Creation Myth

This story begins with a young and reckless god named Hypos, he was the god of everything there is. He created the sun, earth, water, and plants. He was very pleased with his creation and out of his excitement he formed his brother Yertis. Yertis also has the same power as Hypos, except Yertis is the evil one. They both helped each other out making planets and other things. They were the first to wonder if there was anyone before them. So they searched for anyone else and they found nothing but themselves and their creations. So they decided to create monsters. They created them out of their own image. They made a man on earth and a very elegant woman that Hypos fell in love with. Yertis was also in love with her and the two brothers started fighting. Each hit that missed sent a shockwave so powerful to shake everything on earth. Thus, mountains were created. The woman that they created ran away with the man they created. The two brothers were angered by this and created animals to find them. They waited patiently for the animals to bring them back, but the animals were not smart and didn’t do anything but take care of themselves. The two brothers made monsters to search for them. The monsters brought them back but by the time they got back to their creators they were very old. The two brothers were astounded at how they changed and forgave each other. The brothers commanded the monsters to populate the world, gave them seeds for the growth of food, planting trees, and metals. The monsters did as they were told and meanwhile the two brothers were lonely, so they made two goddesses. One named Opay which became Yertis’ wife and the other named Aliesh which became Hypos’ wife. Both the brothers had one child each. Yertis had a girl and Hypos had a boy. The two were not the same as their parents but the two children grew up more powerful than their parents and destroyed their parents. The particles that was left of their parents became the stars and sky that we see today. Opay and Aliesh destroyed all the monsters on the earth by fire. The ashes that was left was made into other humans that we see today. All the animals stayed unharmed as a reminder of Opay and Aliesh’s parents. The humans found the seeds for food, trees, and metals. Opay and Aliesh taught the humans how to use everything. The humans learned how to plant the seeds, plow, and get the food when it was ready. Opay and Aliesh told the humans to make temples in their name and worship them. The humans didn’t know how so the Opay and Aliesh taught them how. The humans built many temples and made buildings to live in, which is what we see now.

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I think that Melinda’s experience in ninth grade is very different compared to mine, because first of all I didn’t go through the pains of not having any friends and being a loner. I was liked by a lot of people. I believe that she has a bad attitude toward everything. I also think that she should speak up and tell someone exactly what happened at that party she went to. You can’t just sit there and expect nothing out of it. you will go through a lot of pains, worry, and withdrawal from the world. The only reason I know this is because I have been through the same thing she has been through. The only big difference is she doesn’t have as many friends as I did. So, I think that she should speak up and tell her parents or one of the school councilors. I also think that she should confront Andy (IT) about what he did to her. When she goes to school she should tell one of the school councilors, stay away from Andy, and just focus on her school work. This book speak makes you want to speak up for her and stand up for her, because of her situation.

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         I think that Melinda thinks back on things too much to where she feels depressed about all the things she’s been through. I also think that she needs to take a chill pill and start talking to people, talk to a therapist, and get her problems out. That way she can get to know more people and find out what she needs to do. In her biology class, Melinda faints because of something that they are doing to the frogs. They pin the frogs arms and legs and it reminds her of when she was raped. She was pinned at the party. I think she really just needs to talk to someone about everything that happened and get it all out. I think that Heather the new girl will help her get the help she needs by going to the councilors about what has happened with her or something similar to that. One thing that I think that Heather will do is be her friend no matter what is going on with her. Even if Melinda starts cutting herself, Heather will be there for her. If Melinda and Heather stay friends for the rest of school then I believe that they will make it through all the challenges and changes in school. 

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         In the first section of the novel, how would you describe Melinda? Is she likable or unlikable? Why?  I would describe Melinda as a shy girl that doesn’t have much confidence in herself. I personally think that she is both likable and unlikable, because her friends kind of just left and don’t want to be around her at all. I also think that she is likable, because shy girls can be kind of hot sometimes and the new girl form Ohio likes her. The new girls name is Heather and she asked Melinda if she was new too. I think that, so far, this book is alright. I think what will happen next is that she will make some friends at school later on when she is not as shy as she is and maybe become popular. I think that this book might teach me some lessons about life. I also think that this book might be kind of lame later on, that is just my opinion. When Melinda makes friends with this other girl Heather she will help her to talk to people more and answer. That is just a prediction of what I think will possibly happen.