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Bhishma Falls He dies. Drona in Command Drona takes command of Duryodhana's armies. Drona wants Yudhishthira his prisoner, and Arjuna vows to defend his brother even at the cost of his own life. Abhimanyu and Jayadratha Both men die in an epic way by Arjuna. Arjuna's son dies and he wants vengeance.  Ghatotkacha The mighty warrior was killed in his sleep. Death of Drona Drona's son died. He was so mournful he went into battle without weapons and died.    Bhima and Dushasana Bhima killed Duhsasanaand drank his blood. Arjuna and Karna Fight in an epic battle and Karna dies.  Duryodhana in the Lake Bhima killed Dur and Bhima broke the law.  The Night Raid Drona was going to attack the Pandava's place but it was guarded by the god Shiva. She granted him power for revenge.  Ashwatthaman Cursed The Princess wanted Ashwatthamann dead. Ajuna found him and returned with the jewel.  Mourning Everyone...

Life in the Forest Pandavas lived in the woods with their wife Draupadi, they prayed to the sun god and it gave them food for 12 years. Krishna's Visit Krishna visited the Pandavas and their wife, they talked about many things and thought about religion.   Arjuna and Shiva Arjuna went to the mountians to pray. He and another man shop a boar and fought for it. The man he was fighting was actually his god.  Arjuna and Indra Indra trained his son Arjuna in celestial instruments and weapons. He then fought off the demons and danavas. The Himalayas The Pandavas, Draupadi, and the priest entered the mountains and met Arjuna and he told Yudhishthira he would rule.    Bhima and Hanuman Bhima met the monkey of Rama.  Duryodhana and the Gandharvas Duryodhana is still jealous and it happens in front of the  Pandavas once again. Karna continues to be loyal to Duryodhana. He says he is going to kill Arjuna...

Susan: Welcome everyone I am Susan and thank you for taking my tour bus to the Great Burning of the Lac Palace. We will see many things along the way but our first stop is here.  Hey guys where is everyone from? Guy 1: I am from Canada Girl 1: I am from Mexico  Guy 2: I am from America Everyone was shouting out where they were from. There were over 30 people enjoying the tour bus today.  Susan: The Lac Palace is home of the Prince Duryodhana who was cousins of the Pandavas. They thought that Queen Kunti and the Pandavas had died in the fire because of the dead bodies out side of the Palace but they did not! They ran off into the woods to keep safe from the evil prince. Many people believed that Prince Duryodhana was so jealous that he wanted to burn his own family alive so that his people would love him more.  Guy 1: So how did the Pandavas and the Queen Kunit escape? Susan: They escaped because Prince Vidura knew that he was plann...

The House of Fire Vidura knew that Duryodhana wanted to set the place on fire.He hired someone to dig a tunnel so that they could escape. But the fire blew to the castle and  Dur and his mother died. Bhima and Hidimba Bhima fights the evil Hidimba because they wen to the forest where beasts were out to get them.  Bhima and Hidimbi Bhima married  Yudhishthira and they had a son named Ghatotkacha. Draupadi's Swayamwara Arjuna won a batlle with an arrow to win Draupadi's love. Wife of the Five Pandavas She had to marry all 5 pandavas  The Story of Nalayani In her other life she asked 5x for a husband so that is why she got 5 husbands.  Indraprastha The brothers went to their own town Indraprastha. Arjuna and Ulupi Arjuna exiled himself and met Ulupi, daughter of Vasuki. They had a child A child named Iravat. Arjuna and the Apsaras Arjuna jumped into the water and got attacked by an alligator and fought it...

Vyasa and Ganesha King Uparichara semen fel into the river ans two children were born The girl stayed with the fisherman that caught her and she was named  Satyavati. A rishi tlaked her into having sex with her and they had a child named Vyasa. King Shantanu and Ganga The King was maried to Ganag and verytime they would have a kid she would drown them, but not all.  King Shantanu and Satyavati They fall in love. ( Raja Ravi Varma   1890, ShantanuandSatyavati ) Devavrata's Vow Devavrata was the sacred son of Ganga.  Devavarata and he bacame Bhishma. Satyavati married the king she bore him two sons, who were named Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. Bhishma at the Swayamvara Bhishma faught for love for  Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika. He then married them. Amba Amba was one of the three sisters and was angry at Bishma for taking her away from the man she was suppose to marry. She plans to kill him. Dhritarashtra and...

Read the revised version  TheYoungCouple   on my portfolio! There once was a young couple so cute that they got stopped everywhere they went and people said how adorable they were. The man, Carl, and the woman, Isabella, met at a very young age in a diner off the highway. She was with her girlfriends getting a milkshake and he was all by himself grabbing a quick bite to eat. They saw each other and instantly knew that they would spend their whole life together. They got married in a little chapel where there where lilies and tulips and everyone cheered them on.They were so happy and couldn't imagine a better life. Carl was drafted into the Army and Isabella couldn't imagine him leaving for that long but she accepted it. They tried to spend all the time they could and did things they have always wanted to do. They went backpacking and swimming in some beautiful rivers where the crickets would chirp all night and you could see every star in the sky. She ev...

Part B: SitaSingstheBlues In this part of the story, Sita told Rama that she is pregnant and he banished her because he thought it was Ravana's child, not his. He pretty much throws a hissy fit. She goes to a village where a man teaches her kids songs about Rama. Rama comes and finds his kids and Sita asks to come back. He demands that she does a purity check and she goes back into the mother's womb. Pretty much saying she was pure and that he was stupid. (Nina Paley  SitaCriesARiver ) Bibliography: Nina Paley, Sita Sings the Blues, February 4, 2010

Part A: SitaSingstheBlues I loved how this story is just like the story but it takes a modern twist and shows some humor. It also has a couple in the modern word alongside with this story It is just like Ramayan, but they argue some of the points of the myths and legends.  Rama is banished and Sita goes with him into the forest. His brother isn't mentioned in this story that he went with them. Sita fights all the battles and then Ravana wants Sita because of the ugly sister. He gets her and then Sita sends monkeys to find her. He finds her and kills Havana and almost rejects her but ends up taking her back in part A. I love how they included a couple from New York city that told a tale close to it to show a meaning.  (Nina Paley,   RavanaSitaPainting ) Bibliography  Nina Paley, Sita Sings the Blues,  February 4, 2010.

Word Counter for Chrome I installed this new item to see how many words I had written. I had been struggling to write enough and have fallen short a few times. I am one to not talk a lot so writing can sometimes not come as naturally as it comes to others. I like to be brief and to the point, I don't like to add a lot of fluff. I am working on that though! I would recommend using this nifty tool to help you find just how many words you have used. I was not so good at estimating lengths so hopefully, this also helps me to be a better guesser! (Max Pixel, CheckMark )

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There once was a village that had many dinosaurs that were all different shapes and sizes. They all loved and cared for each other except Rex. The biggest of them all was the Rex. He was great and mighty. He would destroy everything if he ever got mad so the village decided to give Rex a sleeping spell. He could only awake if someone truly needed his help. Which made the village prosper and grow many baby dinosaurs. The village was living peacefully when a group of people wanted to destroy them for their skins. The Dinosaurs were so scared because they did not have a lot of fighters so the village wished that Rex would come out of his spell and help them in battle. The village prayed and prayed for the Mighty Rex to come out and help them win the battle so that the babies can grow up. Rex destroyed every human that wanted their skin and after it was all done he went back to his cave and began to sleep until the next time they needed him. The village cheered for the glory that Rex bro...

The Bridge Rama and the army now are crossing over by the bridge that was built. Rama Attacks Ravana sends an illusion to Rama to see what they are doing. Indrajit Garuda is the god Indra and he is the healer. He has a thing that heals people called the  Nagapasha   (Unknown 1820,  Indrajit ) Kumbhakarna Ravana's brother but they must wake and feed him Hanuman and the Mountain He picked up the whole mountain to bring to Lanku to protect them and heal them. Lakshmana and Indrajit Indrajit creates an image of Sita and makes it seem as if he has slain her on the battlefield. But Rama is told of this trickery. Ravana's Lament  Lakshmana kills Indrajit and Ravana wants revenge. Ravana and Lakshmana Ravana sends a dart into Laks and pins him to the earth and the healer healed him  Indra's Chariot The gods are watching this battle and Indra wants to help so he sends a chariot. Rama got on the chariot and rod...

Sugriva and Hanumanollowing   Rama and Lakshmana leave Shabari's hermitage and run into Sugriva, a monkey-king that they are supposed to find Sugriva's Story Sugriva wants Rama to fight Vali Sugriva and Vali Tara the wife of Vali begs him not to fight Sugriva because he has Rama on his side. Vali's Death Rama helps Sugriva but kills him behind the bushes while hiding. King Sugriva Mourning for the death. The Rainy Season The new King Sugriva wants to help Rama find Sita but Rama cannot do much but wait.  The Armies He sends monkeys and bears to find Sita Sampati A bird tells them that they are in the right direction because Ravana told him.  (Baroda Art Museum, Hanuman ) Sampati and Jatayu The monkeys and bears want to know about Sampati, the bird brother of Jatayu and how they grew up. Hanuman's Leap He was told his great birth story and how he was birthed from a wing God. The bear was trying to co...

Be a Mirror: Give Readers Feedback That Fosters a Growth Mindset GM As a psychology major, we talk about growth mindset a lot and how it affects not only kids but adults. If you are told that you aren't going places and you believe that, it will be hard for you to do so. I think it is so important to believe in yourself and others. We need to remember to encourage one another and not set limits on abilities. I love to tell kids that they can do anything and then give them a realistic way to get there. It is hard to see yourself as successful sometimes but I believe people can do the incredible. ( Pixabay,  Happy ) How to Craft Constructive Feedback Feedback Be a witness, be a mirror, and be a guide are the big three things and I think we can all learn from this. Remember that when giving feedback that you need to be kind and wear their shoes. We all aren't perfect but we can help build each other up. I like the easy quick little guide that can help people...

Subhadra: Beloved Sister of Krishna and Balarama  Subhadra Arjuna is married to a woman named Draupadi with his five brothers and he interrupts on their alone time and is banished.In this story, he is struck by Subhadra. She wants to elope and run away with Arjuna so they do. They run away together and people begin to search for them. Another man, in the beginning, wanted her love but in the end, he accepted that they loved each other and that she didn't love him. Draupadi: The Dusky Firebrand Draupadi Draupadi strikes my attention also, she is also married to Arjuna, but before that she was amazing. She was born from fire and risen out. She was not privileged to get married until she asked and then she was given 5 husbands. Although her true love is with Arjuna and they go through a rough journey. In the end, she is granted 3 wishes and wishes to be with him. ( Warwick Goble 1913,  DRAUPADI ) Uloopi: The Naga Princess who F...