Story Lab Week 6

   For my story lab this week I decided to poke around Writers Write. I have always been a strong visual person. If I don't see something done, I probably won't remember it. I would rather go deaf than blind. I love music, but mainly because I have synesthesia, which allows me to basically see certain colors as I listen to it making it a more visually appealing. I find poetry to be boring and I prefer to paint my feelings rather than write them. It's not that I don't enjoy writing, I just have always found it more stressful and personal to me. I don't like treating public forums as personal diaries and my social media always stays on the lighter side. I remember I attempted to keep a journal and I would try to write it when I was stressed or upset, but then I would read what I wrote back and just laugh at how overdramatic I was coming off. There's never a satisfying ending to a book and I never think my writing is good enough. 
   I was hoping to poke around Writers Write and find some helpful tips on writing and maybe become more confident in it. I was right I enjoyed reading about how to strengthen my antagonist in Use The 7 Deadly Sins To Strengthen Your Antagonist’s Motives. I always find it hard to create a good bad character, so these helped. I also learned how to strengthen my characters in general with 5 unusual ways to round out characters. Overall, I think this website will be helpful in strengthening my own story. 

Caption: Elijah O'Donell on unsplash.com

Reading notes Part B

Caption: Featured in The Book of Thoth, the papyrus of Ani

I finished up part B of the "Egyptian Myth and Legend" by Mackenzie. I really enjoyed both parts of this story, but I think I enjoyed part B more. I liked the continuation of each story, as I enjoyed that with Aladdin, as well. "The Two Brothers" was fun and entertaining, and I enjoyed the development of the characters. When I first started reading it I got major Caine and Able vibes, so it was interesting to read that story unfold. Although some of the stories dragged on at some points, I felt it was necessary to get a feel for the characters and watch the development throughout the story. Similar to my previous post I felt the story was well told and easy to read. 

Reading notes A

   I have always had a fascination with Ancient Egypt. I remember being in Discoveries of Archeology freshman year, and we covered the Pyramids, King Tut's tomb and all the mystery surrounding the subjects. That's why I chose to read from Ancient Egypt unit. I enjoyed how easy it was to read, and the titles drew you in a captured what the story would be about without giving anything major away. I like how they tied in education into it. It was nice the stories were not too long, but they were still descriptive. Overall, I enjoyed reading about Ancient Egypt and I am excited to incorporate that into my writing this week. 

Caption: Ancient Egypt 

Week 5 Story: Aladdin's museum

   "Find your partners! Buddy up everyone! We just arrived at the museum!" Ms. Loretta exclaimed across the crowded school bus.
   It was field trip day at Lincoln Memorial Elementary School, and all the kids had been excitingly waiting to get to the museum. The kids followed Ms. Loretta off the bus and she halted before entering the museum.
   "Now, need I remind all of you we are entering a museum. We must follow closely with our gracious tour guide and remain polite and courteous as to not to disturb other museum-goers.  I am looking at you, Alex," Ms. Loretta brows furrowed and her crows-feet covered eyes fell to the seemingly angelic child by her side. Alex appeared to be a sweet and innocent child, but he was truly a chaotic ball of energy. So much in fact that no other child was allowed to be his field trip buddy. Ms. Loretta assumed the role so she could keep her eye on him.
   The class entered the museum and immediately the kids fell into a state of amazement. Light cascaded through the large skylight above them and fell upon the enormous Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sitting the main lobby. Standing directly below the T-rex was a man in a navy-blue blazer and a stiff bow-tie covered in little mummies. He stood with an enthusiastic grin plastered across his face. His voice pierced Ms. Loretta's ears and echoed throughout the corridor.
   "Welcome Lincoln Memorial Elementary School to the American Museum of Natural History! You are visiting us on a special day. Not only will you be getting to participate in our usual thrilling exhibits, but you will also get to enjoy our NEW Arabian Nights exhibit, which is only here for a limited time," he recited as if he was reading it off a hidden teleprompter, "now, before moving into our first exhibit let me remind you of a few museum rules, which if followed carefully will give everyone a more enjoyable museum visit-"
   Before even getting to the first rule, Alex had already climbed on the T-rex and was attempting to pull the large leg off. Luckily Ms. Loretta pulled him off quickly enough before any real damage was done but suffered a large run in her panty-hose. She hand remained gripped around Alex's arm as Michael proceeded to run down the list of extensive museum rules.
  "Now, let's jump back in time and rediscover our pasts!" Michael did a small animated jump he had rehearsed a number of times before.
   With every exhibit they entered Michael would lower his voice, and glide slowly through every row of artifacts neatly laid out. And with every exhibit, Alex would attempt to disrupt Michael and provoke Ms. Loretta. In the paleontology exhibit, he climbed into the caveman exhibit and swung from the stage vines. In the oceanography exhibit, he managed to jump into a display pool of fake fish. By the astronomy exhibit, he was on lockdown. He was forced to sit between Ms. Loretta and Michael, and if he moved one step out of line he would be sent straight to the bus.
"We are now entering our final exhibit of the day. Our Arabian Nights exhibit. Discovered by archaeologists over the past several years, we have collected A TON of ancient artifacts and are excited to share these stories with you," Michael began on a long-winded monologue of every small piece they walked by. As Michael excitedly yammered on about every small piece, whether it had a significant backstory or not, Alex slowly drifted away from the group. He wandered across the exhibit where he stumbled upon a small bronze lamp. 
   "OH. It looks like someone has gotten away from the group," Michael said coming up behind Alex," Even though he was told specifically to not wander off," he said under his breath.
   "What is this?" Alex questioned.
"That is a genie lamp once belonging to the mythological Prince Aladdin. It is said he was a scrappy young boy who caused nothing but trouble, sound familiar?" Michael joked, but Alex was not amused. "Um anyway, according to the legend a genie is said to live in the lamp, and one day a man tricked Aladdin into hunting down the lamp and risking his life to get it. He refused to give it to the man, so he left Aladdin for dead in a cave. However, when Aladdin rubbed the lamp this great genie flew out it and granted Aladdin any wish he desired. He wished to go home where he fell madly in love with a princess. He then wished to be a wealthy prince so he could marry her. But the princess was promised to another the Sultan's right-hand man's son. It angered the Sultan's right-hand man when his daughter ran off with Aladdin, and the vizir didn't trust Aladdin had come from all this wealth. Then the man who tricked him into getting the lamp appeared, so he could take the lamp back," Michael was antsy to get through the tour and rushed this words. "So he stole back the lamp and wished Aladdin's palace and princess away, but through a lot of fighting and trickery Aladdin won her and his palace back and they lived happily ever after. The end," Michael turned ready to wrap up the tour.
  However, Alex excitedly went to rub the lamp for he needed to know if the genie would appear, but Michael was quick and halted him before he could reach it.
"Woah, woah now. Although this is a thrilling legend it is just that a legend. It's not real. The lamp is however very old and should not be touched."
   Then as Michael stood up he knocked the podium and the lamp came crashing to the ground. Alex lept at it, but instead of vigorously rubbing it he handed it back to Michael. Michael took it and carefully placed the lamp back on the podium.
"Whew, that could've ended very dif-"
Before Michael could finish his sentence the ground began to rumble and the museum shook. Smoke poured from the lamp and out came out a large and frightening genie.

"What wouldst thou with me? I am the Slave of the Lamp, and will obey thee in all things."

To be continued...

Caption: Aladdin with the Genie obtained from mythfolklore.blogspot.com

Bibliography: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898)

Author's note: I pulled inspiration from the Aladdin story mixed with kind of a Night at the Museum storyline. I wanted to add some humor to the story, and also kind of recreate another troublesome character like Aladdin was when he was young. 

Reading Part B

   Wow, I am shooketh. I completed the second part of Arabian Nights, and it was a very entertaining story with a lot of twists and turns. I really enjoyed reading the original Aladdin story. I didn't realize how much Disney had altered it from the original, and it felt as if I read a completely different story. I didn't see that evil brother plot twist coming. That definitely took me by surprise. I was definitely taken aback by the amount of cold-blooded murder that took place in this story. Definitely a little more gruesome than the Disney story (but in my opinion, the Disney version was gruesome, too.)

   Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this story, more so than Part A. I was left on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. I am happy to know the original, as well as the Disney story, had a "happily-ever-after," which is seldom in my opinion. 

   It was interesting how the location was slightly different. I didn't realize the original took place in China, so that was interesting to discover. 

Caption: Aladdin gif obtained from giphy.com

Bibliography: This story is part of the Arabian Nights unit. Story source: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898).

Reading Part A

This week I read part A of the Arabian Nights unit. I love Aladdin, so I wanted to explore this story unit a little more closely. It opens with an angry Sultan, who was betrayed by his wife to a terrible degree and he orders her to be put to death. I wish I could've known more about what she did to deserve death, but it must have been pretty extreme because the Sultan believed every woman was secretly evil.  He then orders a new bride every day only to have the grand-vizir kill her the next morning. However, one day the grand-vizir's daughter,  Scheherazade, offers herself as the bride and has a plan to remain alive. She begs for her sister to stay with them in the chambers and allow her to tell her stories. The Sultan becomes so engaged in the stories he allows Scheherazade to do this every night, so he is able to hear the end of these stories. I really enjoyed part A of this unit. I thought the introduction was very interesting, and it actually kept me on edge. I thought some of the stories in the middle were slightly dull, but overall I liked the concept of interlacing the stories. The dialogue was easy to follow as well. 
Bibliography: This story is part of the Arabian Nights unit. Story source: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898).

Caption: Arabian Nights obtained from www.anandasacramento.org

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Story Lab: Creative Style

I chose to do a Story Lab over creative style. 
The power of creative constraints- This video truly spoke to me. I work at Lindsey+Asp as an art director, and I loathe being handed a loose creative brief with no guidance. For my creative process to develop properly, I need some form of guidance to achieve what a client wants. I have come to love copywriters because their copy will give me some constraints to produce good work.  
What makes a hero?- This particular Ted Talk started off being a little over-dramatic to me, but in the end, I found it helpful. I am constantly doubting myself and running away from adventures, even though I've been offered several fun opportunities recently. Maybe I'll take this as a sign to face those head-on. 
How to build a fictional world- This video reminded me I really need to watch the Matrix. This one is slightly over-dramatic as well. Of course, imagination is vital to developing a good story and an alternate universe.

  

Caption: Spongebob summarizing how to be creative. Obtained from tenor.com

What Orwellian Really means- I've never read 1984 but I remember Animal Farm was kind of trippy. This entire video is trippy. 
What makes something "Kafkaeque"- This video was very dull, in my opinion. 
How to write descriptively- There are several books that frustrate me because they are only visual engagment. They don't involve all my senses, and they never dig deep with any of the characters emotions. A lot of stories leave me asking for more. It's funny too. Before I was an advertising major I started in journalism. I've take numerous journalism classes where we are trained to write at an eighth-grade level. They trained us to not write too descriptively, unless it was a feature piece, as we would not want to come off as bias. I was always nixed on my descriptive writing. 
Beware of Nominalizations (AKA zombie nouns)- I like the graphics in this one very engaging. This video reminds me of two phrases K.I.S.S. (keep it simple, stupid) and omit needless words. Both I think can improve writing without drying it out. 
The poetic pattern- I'm not really into poetry. I always feel they try too hard in a weird sense. My friend I a have this joke where something lowkey sappy and cinematic happens we turn to each other and say "POETIC MOMENT." This video just covers the basic of poetry structure. 

Reading B Notes

I finished up Women Saints today. The stories followed along with the stories from part A. Each story was dedicated to a certain female saint, who deserves a little more notoriety. The language was archaic, and still hard to follow, but I pushed through and found a couple stories I liked. 
The first being Saint Cecilia. 

Caption: Saint Cecilia obtained from deviantart.com

Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of music. As stated in my introduction, I am obsessed with music, so this story immediately jumped out to me. However, maybe I misinterpreted the story because her plotline dealt with her virginity and remaining celibate. I like her story, but it was not what I expected to read. There was a lot of detail in this particular one, too.
The next one I found intriguing was Saint Eugenia. She basically pulled a Mulan and dressed as a man to join a monastery. Surprisingly this one had a bit of a happier than most. She was able to convert her father and avoid death until she was killed by a sword. I thought the plot was entertaining, but the story could've been longer.
Bibliography: The Golden Legend edited by F. S. Ellis (1900).

Week 4 Reading Notes

This week I decided to read about the Women Saints. Although raised Catholic I feel I do not consider myself devout. I wish I knew the less well known biblical stories and not the most popular ones I remember from Bible Study. Thus, this week I chose to divulge into the religious saints, who are lesser known. I noticed a rather consistent pattern of these women being tortured and in arguably gruesome fashions. Of these poor women's stories I read these were the few that stuck out to me:
Saint Juliana
Saint Juliana was a devout Christian. She refused to marry a man who didn't recognize her God and Jesus Christ, even if it meant she had to be tortured. She has a run-in with the devil disguised as an angel, where her strength is tested once again. She suffered martyrdom for the Lord and is now celebrated on the 14th of March. 
I liked her story, but I feel it would've resonated with me more if I was more religious. I am not a fan of the way it was written, overall. Maybe if I do my story this week over it I will reimagine it in more of a modern setting. 
Saint Juliet:
Saint Juliet's story is a true testament to a mother's love. She refused to sacrifice her child and was tortured by the city officials. Her child was then taken from her and killed.

Caption: Saint Juliet obtained from mythfolklore.blogspot.com

I really enjoyed Saint Juliet's story. I think it would be interesting to maybe write another version of this, or maybe relate it back to my own life. 
Overall, I enjoyed learning about all these martyred women who felt so compelled by the word of God they were willing to sacrifice everything for it.

 

Caption: Nike Ad obtained from reuters.com
Bibliography: The Golden Legend edited by F. S. Ellis (1900).

Topic Research

I plan on continuing with the astrology/astronomy topic using Greek Constellations. I mainly used William Tyler Olcott's book Star Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning the Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere. 

1. Zodiac High
I'm a little iffy of this idea because it feels a little cliché, however, it is sort of an easy jump. I was thinking about using the constellations and zodiacs and placing them in a high school. I think based on the research I've done I could modernize their stories, and make them like a high school drama rather than a sitcom. I could possibly make it like Pretty Little Liars or along the lines of darker t.v. series.

2. War of the Stars (not to be confused with Star Wars)
My second idea comes from something I gathered during my research...the Greek Constellations have a lot of conflict in their backstories. I was thinking about writing a story about a mythological place where all the constellations meet and discuss what has happened while they've become legends and myths. Then, a disagreement arises and escalates quickly resulting in a deeply divided battle between the constellations. It could cause catastrophic events to happen on Earth or just throughout our solar system in general. 


3. The Missing Constellation
My final idea would be for a constellation to go missing, and possibly be humanized. He/she/it would be placed on Earth in a modern time period, and they stumble into a group of college students, who now have to help return this constellation to the sky. I would probably throw in a love interest, too. 

Caption: Constellation Map obtained from tumblr.com

Feedback strategies

Caption: Salem the Sassiest Cat always gives the best feedback obtained from icanhas.cheezburger.com

   As someone who thrives on feedback (my code for saying I am a total people pleaser to a fault), I enjoyed reading the articles over productive feedback. The first article I read was What Kinds of Messages Help Kids Grow? which discussed how using growth-mindset strategies for feedback/praise can benefit a child during the developmental stages of their lives. It touched on the words they use when providing feedback can alter how a kid responds to good feedback and how using the word "yet" will motivate them to keep working hard. This is something I am trying to implement in my life. For example, I was studying for French and I just wasn't getting it, but I kept telling myself "I'm not understanding it yet?" It keeps me a little more motivated to continue studying. 

   The other article I read was The Trouble with “Amazing”: Giving Praise that Matters. I really enjoyed this post. The reasons were sound and made sense, especially the second one. Amazing is unspecific. I really relate to her college friend asking "why am I pretty?" because that is something I totally do when people give me a vague compliment. I like specific compliments, so if I do receive one that feels sort of generic it usually makes me wonder:

 "Do they really think I'm amazing or are they just being polite?"

Receiving specific feedback like

 "Oh your shoes are amazing!" or "I really enjoyed your poster. The colors you chose were amazing." 

are more helpful and rewarding. 

Week 3 Story

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There once was a young boy named Dru. He was a quiet boy who always liked to watch the sky. His mother, who raised him alone, always believed the Gods blessed him with special abilities. There was a glimmer in his eye the night he was born that told her he holds powers no one else has. She watched him very carefully as he grew up. She noticed he always knew when to step out of the way, when something was about to fall or when someone was coming. Everyone believed he just had amazing reflexes, but when she asked him about how he quick he was he would simply say "the sky warned me." He claimed the wind would whisper to him to gaze up at the sky and it would show him a picture. He would just see something others did not. Sometimes it was a clear constellation, and sometimes he would just see long lines connecting the stars. Some connected to the same star and some ran along the sky from east to west not touching anything. Dru saw the sky speaking a foreign language and felt he could easily translate the sky. 
As he got older, he found the sky had started to talk to him less and he feared he might be losing his abilities. However, the sky actually began giving him more challenging puzzles, which would lead him to bigger realizations about the future. They took more of his energy and more time to solve. Dru would spend many sleepless nights charting the stars and constellations and attempting to decode the messages. He spent many years charting the stars and constellations. 
The other villagers called him crazy. He called himself an Astrologer.

Caption: A web of stars obtained from unawe.org

Author's note: This story is the origin tale to Aesop's Fables (Winter): The Astrologer. I wanted to give the Astrologer more of a backstory, and allow him a moment to explain why he believed he could see the future in the stars. I really wanted to try to go in a completely different direction than my story from last week, so I decided to keep in the same era and genre as the original story. I used the name Dru because it meant "vision" in ancient Greece, so I thought it was fitting. 

Bibliography" Author unknown, The Aesop for Children, with illustrations by Milo Winter (1919). 

Reading Notes B

I am reading part B of The Fables of Aesop.  It followed the same pattern as The Fables of Aesop part A. A short story was told, followed by the moral of the story. Usually a wholesome message to children. Some of them were really good ones...
Then some of them were funny and didn't really follow suit. For example, The Mule story's message was 
   "Be sure of your pedigree before you boast of it."
Which to me seemed like an odd moral to the story, but maybe the author(s) was short on time and needed to fill the page, or maybe your lineage was a bigger issue in the early 1900s. 
A lot of the stories dealt with trust, and from what I gather you shouldn't trust anyone. The Wolf and the Shepard taught me 
   "Once a wolf always a wolf." 
The Cat the Cock and the Young Mouse dealt with a young mouse seeing a chicken for the first time and being terrified by it, while a cat looked beautiful and trusting. However, as the cat approached the rooster let out a shrill scaring the mouse off. He scurries home to his mother who tells him the cat was the evil in that situation. The young mouse learns to not base trust on appearances. 

Caption: Taylor Swift Look What You Made Me Do gif obtained from tumblr.com

I really enjoyed The Astrologer. As someone who tends to forget to worry about the small things (and pays the price for it), I really liked the overall message. 
   "Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves."
Bibliography: author unknown with illustrations by Milo Winter (1919)

Week 3 Reading Notes A

Aesop (Winter): 
   I chose to read Aesop for Children (Winter) just because I've never heard of them, and after the day I've had I need some calming stories with some good morals intertwined with it. 
  Aesop for Children (Winter) contains several short stories, which carry some heavy lessons. These short stories are easy to read, and I enjoy the imagination throughout them. I enjoyed several of the stories. I thought The Ass and His Driver was a peculiar one just because the moral of the story was along the lines of "head the warnings of others and choose the path more followed." Usually, it is encouraged to be head-strong and take the path less traveled even if people tell you it's stupid. Another one I liked a lot was super short, The Lion and the Ass. A lion walks with his head high through the forest, and when an Ass jeered at him he did not spur it on by lashing out. Instead, he simply kept on his way. Essentially blocking out the haters. 
The last story I found intriguing was The Boys and the Frogs. One day, a group of boys was playing in a pond and skipping rocks. They didn't realize their rock skipping was hurting a family of frogs. The moral of the story is to make sure your fun doesn't come at the expense of others' happiness. I was always raised to kill with kindness, so this one struck a chord with me. In addition, as so many people have unfortunately experienced, including me, it is not funny to be the punch line of a joke. 
   I like the simplicity of all of these stories. They are all wholesome and offer some valuable advice. 

Caption: The Lion and the Ass. Obtained from storyplanets.com
Bibliography: The Aesop for Children, Unknown author with illustrations by Milo Winter (1919).

Feedback Thoughts

   I really enjoy reading these Growth Mindset related articles. I love the encouragement and inspiration they give me. This week I read Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt in Creative Work and Make Good Art: Neil Gaiman’s Advice on the Creative Life. 

   Self-doubt is something I have always struggled with for as long as I can remember. I hold myself to such a high standard when it comes to creative and academic work. I tend to hold the belief that I can always improve and I can always do better, which has led me to a lot of self-doubts because I never few my work as ever being good enough. After reading the Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt, I found some of the tips to be a bit obvious, but some to be helpful. Tip number three was one that stuck out to me: 
   
   "Be vulnerable to a trusted community"

   This is something I have always struggled with because I am incredibly bent on "if it isn't good enough for me then I refuse to show it to anyone else." I am not a big fan of showing the process to the finish work. It's finished or no one will see it at all. However, this mindset I have developed is being challenged greatly this semester. I am currently in a Digital Design course where the professor is very progress based. He wants to see our sketches and to help us from beginning to end. I am learning to open up a little bit and realize it is not a bad thing to get developmental feedback, but overall I have been a little more anxious with every class. 

Caption: Created on cheezburger.com
   
   The Neil Gaiman commencement address is something that I have heard before many years ago, and it actually reminds me of my favorite quotes from Ira Glass:
  
   "Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years, you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work."

   What the two have in common to me is they both encourage just making stuff. That is the only way to get better it to continue writing, painting, creating and even if it's bad it's ok because you are doing something. Essentially, you have to create mistakes and learn from them. 

Topic Brainstorm

After taking some time to brainstorm the way I was leaning with the semester project, I still found myself going toward the fantasy route, but I like the idea of placing it in more a modern time. I reviewed the list and think I have narrowed it down to four stories I like. 

1. Urban Legends-

   I love the big cities and urban landscapes. Urban legends have always fascinated me. I always found it funny how every town has their own little urban legend. My hometown had one centered around a long, hidden road that led to a bunch of abandoned warehouses, where major spooky things went down. My friends and I attempted to drive the dark, narrow road on Halloween but one of the girls in my car started crying about half-way down the road so we turned around. Maybe I'll draw inspiration from that would make for a good story.

2. The Grimm Brothers-

   I have always been fond of the Grimm Brothers' fairytales, and one of my favorite shows is Grimm. The Grimm Brothers usually take a darker twist on things and make them heavily entertaining. I think it would be fun to explore their stories to a deeper extent. 

3.  Alice in Therapy-

   I always loved the Alice in Wonderland story, but there is no way she could have re-emerged from Wonderland without people assuming she is crazier than she was before. I think maybe exploring a story where she is coping with the aftermath of Wonderland. Maybe that is what Through the Looking Glass is about, I have never read that part of the story, but maybe exploring more Alice in Wonderland and drawing inspiration from it will be a fun project.

4. Greek Constellations-

   I am obsessed with astronomy, so this topic definitely peaked my interest. I love zodiacs and looking star birth charts, cause I think there is a little truth to them. I am a sun Gemini, rising Libra, and moon Gemini. My friend and I joke that all the stars must have mustered up all their Gemini energy to create me because I am through in through Gemini with the compatible Gemini counterpart in my rising. Maybe I might center a story around the stars and how they create the human-beings, or I might explore a story using the constellations waring with each other. This is definitely a topic I am leaning towards.

Caption: The Constellations obtained from https://amazingmusthaves.com/gift-ideas-for-space-enthusiasts/