speaking II : myth assignment

1.      A description of a mythology could be from your original ethnics or other tribe

2.      Present the mythology and then give your analytical thinking of the myths

-          Is there any Positive values on it?

-          Is there any Negative values on it?

-           Present your evaluation background of the myths

3.      Start the presentation next week-week 8/9

            Javanese myth

-        We cannot sit down in the middle of the door-we will acquire bad luck

Analytical thinking :

Positive       : The door should not be the place to sit because people will walk through

Background : Philosophy of the door as the gate that connected one way to the other.

                       So that is why by blocking up the door, we will also prevent things that

                       naturally will happen, so the result is bad luck.

-      Waking up late, we will acquire bad luck

Positive       : It is not good to wake up late

Background : Sometimes to build up such good habit, we require myth, such as our   

                       fortune will be eaten by chicken that usually wake up earlier in the

                       every morning.

-        Bite the nail of hands, we will acquire bad luck

Positive        : Nail of hands are full of bacteria

Background : Our hands contacted with every particular object during our activity since

                       until we go to sleep. That is why, bite the nail is very risky of getting the

                       dirt come into our mouth and body.

-       Perform grateful pray celebration when get a new home to get away from devil

Positive        : We need to grateful for everything we get

Background : The celebration is just another kind of thank you. We should say thank

                       every time in every condition and no exception, the home is one of the

                       great gift, and as human with God, we perform thanks to Him.

-        Pregnant woman need to bring along sharp tool whenever they are, like scissor or nail cutter to get away from devil

Positive       : To feel save

Background : Pregnancy time is very critical and sacred time. So, we need to protect the

                       Pregnant woman as good as possible. The sharp tools represent the way of

                       protection, like in war we need blade and gun. This sort of myth is also

                       good to make ourselves feel save from every danger.