Indian Epics

Not only did Rama have brothers I did not know about, but it was nice to know that Rama was the most skilled of his brothers. It will definitely be interesting to write about the trials that he succeeded at yet his brothers failed at, such as defeating the Rashaksa. Rashaksa: Maneater Image Source Bibliography:  Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita (1914). Online Source

Initially I was unaware that Rama had so many brothers, so now I am going to look at the readings involving the birth of Rama and his brothers and the little back story of his father as well. Rama Image Source Bibliography: Source. Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913) .

I read these two articles because I felt like they have a lot to do with each other based on the titles. When I look at feedback and taking criticism I know that no matter how good I think I did on a project, I know I could do better at it and I want to do better at it. In order to do better I need feedback to fix what people believe to be things I can do better at. I really liked these readings as they reinforced and helped confirm that criticism is a necessary thing whenever you want to improve at whatever it is you are doing. Criticism is Good Image Source Overcoming the Fear of Feedback Source 5 Tips For Taking Feedback Like a Champ Source

Arthur in India?! Last semester I told my own story of the Legend of King Arthur. This semester I shall expand on it and bring the fabled king to India to share in an adventure with Rama. Still working out the details in my mind on what he's doing there, why, how he got there initially and all of the fun information. However the primary adventure he is going to embark on with Rama is to help Rama find his two sons. In exchange, Rama will help Arthur with his own quest. But what is his quest? Well I have a few weeks to figure that out but I promise to make it interesting. Another possible quest for the two heroes is to go after the Demon King Ravana! Ravana was not granted immortality, but rather could not be killed by any demons, gods, rakshasa, serpent or spirit. However, King Arthur from my previous story is an interesting being, and I think he might be able to fit into the loop hole of those who can kill Ravana. But why would Arthur want to battle against Ravana? Maybe Ravan

Long ago, there was a rabbit asleep under an apple tree. Normally the rabbit dreamed of carrots and veggies in a farm and chasing his brothers and sisters in play time. However, on this particular day the rabbit had a terrible dream. The ground began to shake, and break apart below his feet as he chased his brothers. He watched as the ground swallowed up his brothers and sisters and he began to run away as the ground broke apart behind him, as though the earth was chasing him trying to swallow him up as well. Unfortunately, the rabbit could not out run the breaking of the earth and he fell. As he fell into the abyss, he awoke from his nightmare. Realizing that it was only a dream, the rabbit began to be at ease. Just then some monkeys dropped apples from the tree and they landed just behind the rabbit. Hearing the noise and fearing his dream becoming a reality, the rabbit took off to find his family to tell them the earth was breaking a part. He gathered up his family as well as other

Reading this story makes me think it's going through the mind of all rabbits even today. This is an easy story to retell in the modern day world. Boss Bunny Image Source Reading: THE FOOLISH, TIMID RABBIT, Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt Online Source

I am looking forward to learning a lot about Rama and Ravana. All three of these stories involve these two and I look forward to reading them, and other stories about them. Birth of Rama and Creation of Monkeys Youth and Marriage of Rama Roar of the Demon King Rama Image Source

Realistic Study Plans The Psychology of Checklists I looked at the two readings and I have plans to wake up each morning and do my assignments for each day. Waking up early to do the assignments frees up my days. Thyme or Time Image Source

I really like how simple the Blogger system is, using the Link button is easy, uploading pictures is simple, and bookmarking websites is very easy on google chrome. IT Kitty Image Source

I really enjoyed the assignments from last semester. The readings were fun and easy and the assignments were simple to keep up with. I really enjoyed the Thursday assignments where we all got to retell our favorite stories from the week. So Simple Image Source

I learned a little about Growth Mindset last semester in the Myth-Folklore class. I really enjoyed the video's about "The Power of Yet". I really liked the video Believing you can improve from this semesters list. No matter what I do, I try and do the best and be the best at it especially if it is a competitive activity. I may not be the greatest at it when I am first starting out, but I always try to improve and get better. I do have some personal goals this semester, primarily to finish the semester strong with good grades as this is my last semester in school if everything goes well. Another goal I have is to lose some weight before my summer trip to Disney world. Risk it For the Biscuit....Or Burgers. Image Source

Hello everyone,  My name is Jake Compton and I am a Senior Communication Major. I have been in college since FA 2012 and have changed my major a few times starting with Chemical Engineering, moving to Finance, and finally settling on Communication. Initially I went to The University of Tulsa and played football my freshman year, but the struggles of football plus Chem E. was a lot to handle and I ended up transferring out and going to community college for a while. Finally making my way to OU as a Finance major however after doing very bad in Calc 2  I finally switched to Communication. Lucky for me, I want to be a sales rep. for a chemical company such as Chevron Phillips, Exxon, Shell, etc. and there are many majors that I can use to achieve that. After quitting football I was looking for something to do competitively and my brother introduced me to Magic: The Gathering and I have been playing that semi-competitively since 2013 and plan on being more competitive after graduation. Mo

https://sites.google.com/site/rakshasastone/     I really liked the layout of this story book. Each of the stories were amazing, I loved the color scheme and the pictures. Ravana is someone I look forward to learning about the most in this Indian Epics course. Ravana Image Source: Flickr  https://sites.google.com/site/greekmonstermyths/ I really enjoyed this storybook because mythological creatures are the most interesting things to read about. I loved the layout of the pages and the images used and i really liked learning about the different creatures. An automaton, a harpy, and the monsters Scylla and Charybdis.   Source ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) https://sites.google.com/view/the-remover-of-obstacles/intro?authuser=0 This was a good story book, I enjoyed learning about Ganesha and the layout and images used made it very simple to follow. I look forward to learning more about Ganesha and the other gods in the Epics course. G

My Favorite Place Writing about my favorite place is an odd topic for me because I have yet been able to go and see it in person. Having traveled to almost all of Europe when I was younger because of my father's work, my favorite location is not even among the places I have been. Edo Castle is easily my favorite place and it is easily the one place I would love to visit if I am ever able to go to Japan. Japanese culture and history is something I have deep respect and admiration for and going to Edo Castle in Tokyo is something I have wanted to do for many years.                                                                                                      Edo Castle, Tokyo, Japan   Edo Castle

Hey guys, This is my test post! Looking forward to the semester!