Luda's Journey Through Indian Epics

 For my storybook topic, I want to write about the Goddess of Contagion. After looking back at your feedback to me from last week I felt inspired to narrow it down to a couple of ideas. I definitely want to incorporate the pandemic into my storybook, but now I feel like an interesting take could be to incorporating that as well as the characters from Harry Potter. I want to take inspiration from many different articles so that I can have as much knowledge about this topic as possible. I looked into the links that you provided and I think a lot of them could be great resources for my topic. These are some of the sources that I would like to use to further my research not only about the topic but further on how Harry Potter characters could fit into my story. 1.  Goddess of Contagion 2.  Matrikas 3.  Parvati 4.  Poppy Pomfrey 5.  Devi Stories about the Goddess of Contagion: 1.  Story 1 2.  Story 2 3.  Story 3 My idea for carrying out my story at the moment would probably be setting it in

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 After exploring this page I found some tips that not only are interesting but also are good to know for everyone when you find yourself writing. One of the topics mentioned that writing is never a waste of time and I found this to be quite true. Sometimes I feel like when I have to write something for a class it feels forced and it's often not my best work. In this point, the author says you don't always need to write for the public. With that being said I find myself writing the best and most insightful things when it comes down to writing my thoughts. I have so many pages in my notes about random days and how I felt on those days, and when I read them back I feel like I am back in those feelings. Another good tip made was to keep your dialogue in character. What this means is that when you are writing in dialogue to read it aloud to yourself in the tone you want to portray and it will help you stay in character and envision your story better. This is a good tip because ofte

 Summary of  Tiny Tales 151-200 160. RAMA DUELS WITH RAVANA'S SON Ravana's son Virabahu was devoted to Vishnu (Rama) He saw Rama during battle and immediately bowed down to him he yelled "I am yours" to Rama He begged him to kill him with his sword so he could ascend to heaven Rama refused VIRABAHU promised to make Rama kill him They began to battle Rama's sword finally cut VIRABAHU's head off VIRABAHU's head kept chanting Rama's name VIRABAHU ascended into heaven 162.  RAVANA THREATENS SITA Ravana was overwhelmed with all of. his failures he grabbed his sword and ran to the ashoka grove he scremed on and on about how Sita did all of these malicious things He promised to kill her himself Sita sat calmly and prepared for her death She regretted not letting Hanuman take her away she blamed herself an honorable rakshasa named Suparshva restrained Ravana He was told that Sita is not his enemy and his enemy is on the battlefield So finally Ravana went to g

 Summary of  Tiny Tales 101-150 104. SUGRIVA FIGHTS VALI Sugriva and Rama make a deal Sugriva would fight Vali As they would fight Rama Would shoot Vali in the back with an arrow As the fight went on Rama could not tell who was who he did not shoot Sugriva fled Sugriva questioned why Rama didn't shoot Sugriva wore a flower garland and they fought again Rama shot Vali He fell fatally injured his wife wept she said Sita would be released but not without grief 117.   SURASA ATTACKS HANUMAN The sea monster Surasa rose up from the waters and opened her mouth yelling "feed me" She exclaimed that everyone should feed her or be her food Hanuman yelled back that he had no food to give her She said she would eat him instead Hanuman grew so big he was larger than Surasa herself But she opened her mouth wider and wider Hanuman then shrunk so small that he buzzed between her teeth before she shut her mouth he then remarked that he offered himself as food and she failed to eat him she

 Although we have been trained to receive negative feedback or criticism, on the flip side there is something known as positive feedback. This is something that people often struggle with or may not even know how to correctly use. Sometimes even if we know what positive feedback is, we use it incorrectly. We try to overcompensate by praising (which is not a bad thing) we forget to give the specific details of what is needed to be fixed. I often find myself having this problem because I get scared that my feedback will be taken in a harsh way. I found two articles that really stood out to me and they were  Be a Mirror  and  How to Provide Great Feedback When You’re Not In Charge . The first article caught my attention simply by the title and I was interested to learn what exactly the article meant by the mirror. After reading the article I really liked how the author mentioned that our positive feedback should be like a mirror in terms that we want the reflect back on what is there but

 The storybook that I want to further look into is  Goddess of Contagion . This storybook has stood out to me since the very beginning. One of the many reasons why I believe it has held my attention is because I am studying to hopefully one day become a doctor so with everything going on right now and a goddess who can help cure people is super intriguing to me. I also love how the author took a traditional story and turned it into a story that is very applicable to today's world. This story circles around the goddess Amman who is known as the goddess of rain or the goddess of contagion. This storybook focuses on taking these traditional gods and goddesses and transforming them into people form. I really like this because sometimes it can be hard for people to keep track of who each god/goddess is and what they stand for and sometimes simplifying it can make the story much easier to follow. The interesting thing about this goddess is that she is able to cure illness but also if ang

After being shunned away to the forest Sita and Rama had experienced nothing but warmth and beautiful weather. Today though would be unlike no other. They had built a beautiful and very large tent-like structure that almost made them feel as though it could be a home. Every night before falling asleep Rama would make fire not only to keep warm during the chilly nights but also to scare away any vicious creatures that would approach. This was no ordinary fire, it was a magical "safe" fire that would kill anyone who tried to cross it, and then it would burn out. When he would wake up and the fire was still lit he knew no one approached but if it was out then someone tried to cross and attack them. On this interesting morning, Rama had not felt the warmth of the fire but instead found himself to be shivering uncontrollably. Quickly Sita and Rama rushed out to see what was happening outside and to their surprise, they were surrounded by a terrible ice storm. They quickly found th

 Summary of  Tiny Tales 51-100           68.  LAKSHMANA CHASES A BOAR Lakshmana had tracked a wild boar through the woods he tried to strike the boar but in fact, missed he accidentally cut off the head of an ascetic, who was silently meditating Lakshmana cried for what he did then Indra appeared Indra informed Lakshmana that the ascetic was meditating to gain the power to destroy Indra Indra used the boar to lure Lakshmana to in fact kill the ascetic then Indra disappears           70.   SITA AND RAMA WANDER THE FOREST one day sita and Rama traveled from camp it was a very hot day Rama offered to carry Sita Sweat dripped from both of them on the ground They noticed from their sweat saplings had grown The saplings continued to grow and they noticed they began to bore fruit Sita's were green fruits and Rama's were red fruit They called them Sita-fruit and Rama-fruit These fruits continue to grow in India today!           71.  INDRA TESTS LAKSHMANA Indra wanted to test Lakshmana

 Summary of  Tiny Tales 1-50 Ravana is Born Vishrava loved knowledge and Gods His wife Kaikasi loved gold and blood Dashagriva their first son had ten heads and ten pairs of arms (later called Ravana) they later had three more children: two boys, Kumbhakarna and Vibhishana, and a girl, Shurpanakha.           2. RAVANA PETITIONS BRAHMA Dashagriva petitioned the god Brahma he fasted and prayed for 10,000 years cut off many heads Brahma granted Dashagriva's wish and gave his immortal nectar          4.    RAVANA CONFRONTS SHIVA Dashagriva was riding by Mount Kailasha Nandi, Shiva's bull tried to get him out DASHAGRIVA lifted a mountain with his 20 arms Shiva laughed and crushed the mountain with his big toe DASHAGRIVA was trapped underneath Shiva named DASHAGRIVA Ravana           8.  SHURPANAKHA AND MANDODARI Ravana's wife Mandodari was a vegetarian his sister Shurpanakha was a carnivore SHURPANAKHA commanded meat for dinner MANDODARI refused SHURPANAKHA told her husband Vidy

 I feel like with our school system as you mentioned we are so focused on how grades determine us and that limits us to trying out new things. I feel like I can even personally agree with this because when I am used to receiving the same good grades for doing the same things I have always done, it makes me not want to try new things for fear of getting a bad grade. This is a sad way to think but I feel like we have been trained to think like this since a very young age. After looking at the articles you have provided there were two in particular that caught my attention:  Why it's so hard to Hear Negative Feedback  and  Why Rejection Hurts so Much . These both simply caught me by the titles and I really found them to apply to me and I wanted to hear what each author had to say. After reading the first article I really liked how the author phrased that we are so scared of negative feedback because we are scared to hear ways to better ourselves. This is mindblowing because I'm pr

 I chose to look back over the storybooks that initially caught my attention and recall why they in fact did catch my attention. Using that initial attraction made me want to further learning about these traditional stories and add my own style to them. My four possible topics to write my storybook over include: To Love and To Lose . This storybook attracted my attention because as I have mentioned many times before I find myself always drawn to anything that has to do with love. So initially the title is what grabbed my attention. I am not very familiar with any Indian epics so all of these are new to me. Another thing I like about this story is that not only does it have to do with love, but loss as well which adds drama. Adding drama to a story in my opinion keeps me a lot more engaged and I feel like I could put a fun twist on it. I am excited to learn more about how Hidimbi chose love over blood and how this broke her heart and caused her to lose everything. I am also interested i

Welcome to the town of Ceylon where the feeling is quite gloomy and chilling and the only inhabitants are Goblins....she Goblins.  They roam this town day and night waiting for precious travelers to arrive to lure them in and turn them into a tasty feast. What the she Goblins were unaware of was that these travelers about to arrive were unlike ones they had ever seen before. One gloomy afternoon as the she Goblins appetites had turned into starvation one had noticed a crashed ship by the shore. They quickly rushed over and noticed 500 beautiful men that had looked like no other.  They played their act of caring, helpful, and innocent women and brought the men back to what once was a chilling town, now full of a false community. The men felt so welcomed and safe and so infatuated with these women. They stayed in hopes of starting a new future. In almost no time man after man was falling in love with these astonishing women that the she Goblins played out to be. To much surprise, the she

 After reading the eight short stories there were two in particular that stood out to me. The first one was  W. H. D. Rouse: Goblin City  and the second was  Ellen C. Babbitt: The Foolish, Timid Rabbit .  I really enjoyed reading Goblin City because I enjoy fictional stories and I feel like I could put a fun spin on it. My notes for this story are: This takes place in the city of Ceylon which is present-day Sri Lanka The city was full of she goblins, who were looking for husbands They would find travelers, force them to marry, then once they were bored of them they would eat them One day a shipwrecked full of 500 sailors and the she goblins came down innocently to win the hearts of these sailors over by assisting them They used their magic to create a false community of people to give false hope to these sailors The she goblins finally convinced the sailors to marry them out of pity One night the captain awoke and watched his wife eat up her old husband in fear The she goblins also cha

 For my week three selection of the Ramayana, I have selected your option of the Tiny Tales. I have decided to pick this reading option because I know professors work hard on writing textbooks or any books in general so I would like to put in the time to read what you have taken the time to write for us! Also, I feel like since I am quite unfamiliar with this class your readings will give me a better segway into understanding the material better. I also like that you said each story will be 100 words, but will still give an in depth understanding of what is going on. I feel like when I read super long stories I get lost with what is actually important so this may help me stay focused and understand the story better. The two comic books that caught my attention were  Harishchandra: The King Who Chose Rags Over Riches  and  The Hidden Treasure: Wisdom Wins A War . I looked at the hero/heroine tab and folktales tabs because I feel like those are the two topics that most catch my eye and