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In class we mentioned a little bit about the colors mentioned in both creation stories. They are repeated many times in both stories. In the Dine bahane the colors are black, white, blue and yellow, in the Popol Vuh the colors are black, white, red, and yellow. They are only off by one color which I find interesting. Also, red is mentioned in the Dine bahane repeatedly as well, but that was dismissed as a mistake. Looking at these colors I realized they were the primary colors, then black and white. You can get to any other color and even any other shade of all the colors. You can create with these colors and make new ones. It's almost as if it's the creation of the possibility of creativity. Except for the problem with that is that in each creation story, one of the primary colors is missing as a main and recurring color.

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    We didn't really get a chance to talk about Victor Montejo's "Sculpted Stones" in class this week. There is an overall sense of hope in this poem. It goes through how the Mayans were lost in time and "forgotten by men" but that "after thousands of years...[they're] still on [their] feet." They're still here, proud of who they are even through all that has happened. It seems to me that the tone might not only be hopeful but defiant as well. Even though they were forgotten, they've always been here, alert and "vigilant among the silken cobwebs of time" as if waiting for the day they were to make their move. People have made the assumptions that these ancient people have become "extinct" but they have been here all along and have made it through everything thrown at them.

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     Nyani is thee Swahili word for baboon. I chose this name because a couple years ago I was hanging out with some good friends of mine and we were watching videos on how to learn Swahili. I just liked the way the word sounded before I know what it meant. It reminds me of those times with my friends and puts a smile on my face when I think about it so I decided to choose this name as a reminder to smile. Also, fun fact: baboons form large troops governed by a complex hierarchy.