Feedback Strategies: Feedforward

Be a Mirror talks about taking yourself out of the feedback. This is really important because it really helps focus on the person the feedback is rather than yourself. Not everything is about me and I need to really emphasize that and try and keep it about the person I am giving feedback to.

Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback brings up a great point that feedback is great and beneficial to both parties involved, but that it is focusing on the past. Talking about the future rather than what you could have done in the past can bring positive vibes to both parties involved. This should be implemented in more companies and could possibly bring them great success.

Feedforward vs Feedback in Chemical Engineering Wikipedia

Topic Research: Twenty-Two Goblins

I chose to do more research into the Twenty-Two Goblins by Arthur W. Ryder (1917).

I looked into the The Brave Man, the Wise Man, and the Clever Man and I was thinking that I could retell this story and maybe modernize it by changing what each man can do. Which in return could possibly change who becomes the husband.

After reading The Four Scientific Suitors, I could change the common theme of the king picking the brave man as the right husband for the daughter and continually pick that same type of husband.

The Three Delicate Wives of King Virtue-banner is a story about three wives that got hurt by the smallest of things and I could change what each one gets hurt by and relate it more to today's time. I could have my stories be changed to something relative to today and make that the common theme.

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Week 3 Story: Moses

Princess Bathia was bathing in the East Nile River when she happened upon a baby floating in a basket. Being the widow she was, she was delighted. She named him Moses. He was a great little boy that loved to run around and play. Even the cruel Pharaoh liked him. However, his counselors and magicians grew worried that this Hebrew boy would eventually be his demise. Bilam, the chief magician was especially worried. On Moses’ third birthday, Princess Bathia threw him a huge party with all the royalty in attendance. He was playing and running around and even tried to climb on the table.

Bilam warns the Pharaoh saying, “Beware, O king; this is not play”. The princess denies this claim and tells the pharaoh too play with him.

The Pharaoh does and Moses points at his royal crown saying “that is a funny hat”.

Bilam chimes in saying “Beware”.

Moses reaches up and tries to grab the hat saying “let me put the hat on”.

Looking very grave, Bilam cries out “Your majesty, this child is Hebrew and is already trying to steal your crown”.

The Pharaoh looking concerned asked “what sayeth Reuel?” turning to his second chief magician.

“I say the child is just child and this action means nothing,” answered Reuel

I, Bilam, am the chief of thy counselors,” he said, “and I think we should let him be judged”.

The Pharaoh agrees and the rules are set to see if baby Moses knows the difference between fire and gold.

Baby Moses is seated in front of the fire and gold and is reaching for the fiery coals.

Bilam thinking that Moses is out to get the Pharaoh uses his magical powers to persuade Moses into grabbing the gold.

Moses is there by sentenced to death and is killed on the spot.

Crying over the loss of her child, Princess Bathia takes her own life by drinking poison.

Princess Drinking Poison Pixabay

Author's Note

I started with The Water-Babe, a Jewish Fairy Tale and Legend by Gertrude Landa (1919), kept the story very similar to the original with a sad twist at the ending. 

Tech Tip: Canvas Calendar

I have never used the canvas calendar before this class. I honestly did not even know it existed. Now I use it ever day and have it linked into my calendar on my phone. It updates me when things are due and helps me get started on assignments by telling a day before each assignment is due. It is very beneficial and helpful with time management.

Reading Notes: King for Three Days

King for Three Days, from the Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa (1919), is the story of Godfrey de Bouillon fighting in the First Crusade in the 11th century. He hated Jews and was known as a really cruel man for his actions in this crusade. He went from town to town exterminating all the children of Israel. By massacring as many Jews as he could, you can predict that his luck will not last forever and that something will happen to him that he will not like and try to change. The single most important part of the plot happens next in the story. He seeks and tries to obtain a blessing from a holy man such as a rabbi. He finds a rabbi by the name of Solomon ben Isaac. He will later become famous and be better known as Rashi. Knowing who Godfrey de Bouillon is and the actions that he has taken, Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac does not want to give him a blessing. Instead he predicts what will happen and tells Godfrey that he will be the king. Godfrey is happy and thinks this is a blessing. The rabbi continues and tells him that he will only last as king for three days and that he will only come back with three horses and three men. It's interesting that the bible continually uses the number three. It appears hundreds of times in both the New and Old Testaments. As the story continues he becomes king and leaves after three days. He is very happy as he leaves because he leaves with four men on horses proving that the rabbi was wrong. I am not very happy with this part of the story because as he is entering through the gate a huge stone falls off the gate and kills one of his men leading to the rabbi being right. It does not seem right for how he lost his fourth man. I think that if I were to retell the story I could change the ending making it more realistic and have less of a foolish ending.

Stone Smashing Soldier Blogspot

Reading Notes: The Water-Babe and The Quarrel of the Cat and Dog

The Water-Babe, from the Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa (1919), is a story of Moses going to trial at the mere age of three. In the story Bilam, one of the counselors and chief magician to the King Pharaoh, grows very worried about the young Moses. He continually warns the Pharaoh that "this is not play" and that "this child is of the Hebrews - he will rebel against thee and seek to destroy your rule". Bilam predicts the future yet the Pharaoh lets the boy go to trial where another member of the counsel uses his magical staff to manipulate the boy into picking up the coals leading to the Pharaoh to think he is a foolish babe. Looking back Bilam should have used some of his powers to sway the boy into picking the jewelry leading to instant death.

In The Quarrel of the Cat and Dog, from the Jewish Fair Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa (1919), I am going to focus of the character of the dog. It is just turning into winter and the dog and cat agree to part ways and never cross paths while looking for food and shelter. The cat goes to the house of Adam and grows fat. The dog however does not have an easy journey like the cats. He grows tired and weak for he is not a good hunter. He seeks shelter and food from other animals and in return will help them. He either hurts them more than he helps or gets hurt himself. This makes him very sad. Makes him feels that he is worthless and of no use to anyone. Once he finally finds a place that he is truly appreciated at, the cat is there and fights with him, telling him that he has broken the oath and needs to leave. This saddens him even more because he found a place where he is helpful and loved and yet an old friend does not want him there. The story could be changed by changing the cat and dog to different mammals making the story completely different yet keep the same plot.

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