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The Descent of Ganga. Wikimedia Commons I missed Monday's reading; therefore, on Tuesday, I decided to make my reading notes over Appendix 2 . With that being said, it was logical for me to go back and read Appendix 1: The Story of the River Ganges . This story is told by Visvamitra, the character I took notes about in Tuesday's notes. I'm actually really happy I was able to read about Visvamitra before this passage.  In Appendix 1, I really focused on the goddes Siva and her lack of mercy to her people and how the river Ganges came from Visnu's foot. The emergency of the river Ganges from a foot reminded me of the birth of Athena and how she came from the splitting of Zeus' forehead. With that being said, having mythology on my mind, I thought the river Ganges to be symbolic of Poseidon and the wonders of the seas. When Visnu, who can be representative of Poseidon, kicked the shell of the universe, water began to flow and Ganga fell to the heavens. Her b...

Wise Words from Louisa May Alcott This image pictured is from the announcements on Thursday. I chose this picture because of the quote and the intricacy of the poster. I love the waves because they are depicted as though they were rough ocean waves, but the boat is still able to float and not be devoured by the see. I just believe that this quote and image  is reflective of my college career. Thus far, my college life has been an ebb and flow of getting to know myself, my level of determination, and my desires as I weather the storm. Just as the quote said, I'm learning to sail my ship and sailing a ship isn't easy, especially in rough seas.

Flickr Hannah, You've come so far in your writing and storytelling abilities. Going in to this course, you knew that you struggle with creative writing unless you have a prompt in front of you. This has been a great opportunity for you to think outside of the box and really extend yourself beyond the boundaries of your mind. Although, you're still not the most comfortable with free writing, you have become better acquainted with how capable you are to improve. Your best writing took place in week ten. Week ten is when you decided to create a "sequel" to the first story in your portfolio. Outside of this course, you did really well presenting your Critical Analysis Project topic in your African American Studies course. The Epics of India course has advanced your quality of writing. You can write much more content in a lesser amount of time. You really like how this course is creating a sense of discipline and growth in your writing abilities and your affinity to...

Part 1: The Warlord, A Charm Thief In the Warlord's deep abyss, he sits indulging in the smell of fear that is radiating from both the heavenly and earthly creatures confined to his devilish kingdom. The rocks begin to tremble and the screams begin. The Warlord lets out a booming, maniacal laugh as lightning strikes and thunder claps. "I'm going to enjoy this for the millionth time...he says. He will enjoy my sacrifices." The rocks from the abyss begin to rain down harder. In  the pit, the stones pouring from the dark sky are knocking gods, goddesses, and other brahmins unconscious or in a fog to be devoured. Then come more blood curdling screams as the stones became hot and more forceful. "And you all think this is the bad part," says the Warlord. As soon as he finishes his statement, tendrils of darkness begin seeping through the thick walls that confine them. The jet black, sticky tendrils latch on to the golden skin of each divine creature and be...

This week, I decided that I would chose a story based off of one of the characters that I have previously read about. Last week, in the Sacred Tales of India  I read about Visvamitra and planned to use him as an influence and model for one of my characters in this week's story. The reason that I like Appendix 2: The History of Visvamitra, is that this story gave me more information and background about Visvamitra, that I was able to tailor my character to. Also, this appendix gave me details about Visvamitra that would not have been further covered or thought about unless I had come across this illustration. The Battle for the Sacred Cow. Commons Wikimedia Appendix 2: The History of Visvamitra, begins the story with a re-telling of the Sacred Cow. I know this because I read the story. Furthermore, the story illustrates how Visvamitra is so memorized by the rishi's magical cow that he is willing to use force. Reading this appendix, I had a better understanding of the co...