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Reading Notes: Mahabharata Part A

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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...

Week 5 Story: The Young Couple

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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...

Reading Notes B: Sita Sings the Blues

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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

Reading Notes Sita Sings the Blues, Part A

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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.

Tech Tip: Word Counter

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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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Week 4 Story The Hungry Dinosaur

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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...