Epics of India Fall 2020

    Bibliography: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913) Yudhisthira and the Dog Bhisma is slain in battle by Arjuna after a decisive battle and Drona takes command of Duryodhana's forces. Arjuna's son is slain by Jayadratha and Arjuna makes a vow to defeat him by the time the day is over. He goes through many foes and at the very last second right when the sun was setting he finds him and kills him, avening his son Abhimanyu. As the war rages on, the tide of battle turns towards the Pandavas favor and Duryodhana starts to flee and hides underwater until the Pandavas draw him out and the war is ended by his death.  For Yudhisthira to be crowned king a horse sacrifice must be made and Arjuna is tasked with bringing it back to Hastinpura. The army encounters many enemies, and at one point Arjuna is slain by a rival king.  He is brought back to life by a magic gem and proceeds to get the horse back to Hastinpura. Vyasa brings back all the people who died ...

     What Great Listeners Actually Do by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman      I love reading the comments that my classmates leave for me because it makes me feel appreciated that someone is actually reading my stories and investing in me. Feedback is appreciated as it helps me evolve as a writer since I am a novice. I enjoy giving feedback to my classmates since I can read their blogs and learn from what they right. This gives me the oppurtunity to througly read their stories and analyze the details so I can see where I can improve and also help them improve their stories. Writing feedback is hard for me because I do not want to be too critical, so I always try to add some compliments into my feedback. Usually I always ask questions about stuff that confuses me or stuff that be expanded on.      Also, I enjoy reading my classmates blogs because they are like a part of themselves that they put into words. It is interesting to see how they writ...

Pandavas and Draupadi Looking back at my work so far it is obvious that I have become more comfortable with the layout of the class and the work itself. At first, I was not too sure how to organize everything and how to structure my stories. However, now that I have accumulated knowledge about how to write my stories and use my creativity I am much more comfortable writing my blogs. So far my favorite reading has been the Mahabharata because I like the dynamic between the Pandavas and the characters like Krishna and Karna. I like the layout of my blog as the color scheme is how I want it to be since I have been tweaking it a little bit. I would like to upgrade my website a bit and make it more appealing to look at and I have been trying different color schemes that fit the theme.