Indian Epics Blog

Using the randomizer I found a couple of cats that I really liked either because they were cute, funny, relatable, or all of the above! The first one was adorable and very accurate. I've found the more I write the better I get at it, especially when it comes to my personal statements. The second meme made me laugh. I've always been a goal setter and while it can be sad to miss your goal it's good to even get close to reaching it because there is always next time! Cat Meme 1 Cat Meme 2

Why Sleeping May Be More Important Than Studying I have always valued sleep. I've never been the kind of person who pulled all-nighters because I knew how important sleep was to me physically, mentally, and emotionally. Knowing how important sleep is already I thought it would be interesting to learn even more. Even though I knew how important sleep already was I couldn't believe how much of an impact sleep can really have - if you don't sleep you don't process and store what you're trying to learn, especially with language acquisition skills. I'm definitely going to try some of the sleep tactics they suggested in the article and seeing how else sleep can benefit me if I stop looking at screens about an hour before bed. Sleeping at School 

Out of these tales, the one that stuck out the most to me was the one entitled "Goblin Town". I would change the ship crash to maybe a plane crash (sort of LOST sense). Where all these beautiful people lived and they enchanted the crash survivors, but at night one by one the survivors would be take by these goblins (being the beautiful people). The survivors would have to band together to figure out how to escape off the island or at least from the goblins. The Cast of LOST Title:  Twenty Jataka Tales Author: Noor Inayat (Khan) Illustrator: H. Willebeek Le Mair Year: 1939

I have already read two different versions on the Guilty Dogs tale and I found it so interesting that two people came up with two completely different versions. Reading the original I see why so many people were drawn to the story. It was definitely my favorite out of all the ones I read. I would love to retell it and put my own spin on it. Maybe with a Thanksgiving theme since it's next week and have someone eat all of the favorite dessert but no one knows who did it so someone else get's the blame even though they didn't do it. It definitely was my favorite tale out of the part A. I can't wait to see what part B holds. Thanksgiving Meal  Title: Twenty Jataka Tales Author: Noor Inayat (Khan) Illustrator: H. Willebeek Le Mair Year: 1939

The article I chose to read and learn about was: Being Busy Is Killing Our Ability to Think Creatively . It was interesting to learn that being busy is just an information overload and inhibits our ability to be creative. I would think that being busy makes people more creative because they're always thinking and going. I did know that creativity required thinking and quiet because how else do you get your creative juice flowing. I'm curious to explore for myself if taking time to help hit the reset button so I can get my creative juices flowing would help me with my storytelling. Next time I tell a story I want to spend about 30 minutes just thinking about how exactly I'm going to change the story and make it my own instead of jumping right on into writing it. Creative Meme

I added the Weather widget to my side bar. I think it's a nice little feature in case anyone is curious what the weather is. Here's a link to the directions to add a weather widget .

The fight between Rama and Ravana was fun to read and I think it would be fun to retell. Maybe make Lanka, the sage, a little angel on Rama's shoulder to help him win the battle. Possibly give Rama a golden bow that can defeat Ravana if he is shot in the heart of something cliche like that. Battles are always fun to retell.  Havana's heads flying off as Rama shoots them Bibliography: PDE Ramayana

In part C, I really liked the where they were in Ravana's Court. Ravana trying to decide whether or not to return Sita was really interesting. It would be interesting to turn this into a court case where Rama is the plaintiff and Ravana is the judge and his advisors are the ones defending him keeping Sita and going to war against Rama. Rama is arguing to get Sita back with no war. I think it would be fun to change it like that. Ravana Bibliography: PDE Ramayana

I haven't done a growth mindset all semester so I figured I should go ahead and do one :) Here are my three favorite cat memes from Pinterest! The reason I like the first on is because I definitely relate to the study hard and then take a break. I do it all the time and seeing a cute kitten napping is just adorable. The second one really spoke to me about getting my homework and grad school applications done in a timely manner. It's been difficult balancing everything and still having a life. (I go out of town almost every week so I have to finish everything by Thursday, typically.)  However, I think I've done a good job at making sure when I'm working I'm actually working and being effective. The last one relates back to my grad applications. I've had multiple revisions on my personal statement, but it's been good for me to receive feedback so that I can make my statement the best it can be. Meme 1 Meme 2 Meme 3

King Dasharatha and his wife had been waiting patiently for so long to finally have an heir to their kingdom. Finally, after years of trying King Dasharatha decided to go in to town and talk with the local seer. Now, this was frowned upon by everyone in the kingdom because the seer was not to be trusted. She lied frequently and took everyone's money. However, Dasharatha was desperate and he was looking for any possible answer to gain an heir and a son. That night Dasharatha made his way to the seer. He cloaked himself with robes and snuck out of the castle so none of his guards would see him. He also didn't tell his wife where he was going. He didn't want her to think less of his for going to speak with the seer. As soon as King Dasharatha walked into the seers hut she sensed him. "Hello, King Dasharatha. I was wondering when you were going to come see me." Shocked, King Dasharatha said, "How did you know I would come see you? Have you heard about my

I really liked reading about Bharata's return. I can't imagine coming home to learn that my brother had been exiled and that my father was dead. I think it would be fun to tell the story from Bharata's point of view so we can see what is going through his head during the whole ordeal. Bharata Sets off to find Rama Bibliography: PDE Ramayana

Even though I have previously read a different version of the Ramayana, I enjoyed this one. I really liked the part about   Dasharatha's sons. I think I would change the story to where instead of making a horse sacrifice to be given children I would have a vision of one of the god's appear before him, like Vishnu, and tell him to patient and trust the process and he would be rewarded tenfold. I don't want an innocent animal to die. This retelling reminds me of Abraham sacrificing his son, but he ends up not needing to because God sees how much Abraham trusts him. Dasharatha's Horse Bibliography: PDE Ramayana