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I was able to analyze and make a conclusion concerning the best way to give feedback by reading the following articles: Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head Overcoming the Fear of Feedback Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback 7 Key Characteristics of Better Learning Feedback Latte Art.  Commons Wikimedia With coffee being one of my favorite drinks and topics to talk about, I immediately had a connection with the article Overcoming the Fear of Feedback.  One of the key takeaways presented in the article was the pneumonic devise LATTE, L isten to the customer A cknowedge the problem T ake problem-solving action T hank them E explain why the problem occurred. This method is presented to  and followed by baristas working for Starbucks. Barsitas receive hundreds of orders and drink combinations in a day; therefore, there is a greater potential for drink mistakes as well as customer conflict. The customers are always critiquing the quality of their drin...

On the hard,cold wooden desk I sat just waiting until the day we would chat. I was yours since the day you were born, but not for long I shall warn.  I watch you both day and night, but never on your mind, always out of sight. I was there to see you walk and cry,  but I hope that when it's time to meet you're not shy.  You toss and turn all night long , trying to fight this pull that's so strong. You wake up with sweats and eyes full of terror,  but then you turn over to see me on you dresser.  You pick me up and twirl me around, knowing that I'm your comfort when comfort can't be found.  Your attachment to me weakens as you mature through the years,  but there's a calling on your life so it appears.  A whole new world and kingdom awaits for you and me, just step into the world of the rakshashi. Beep! Beep! Beep! After five minutes of hearing the annoying alarm clock, Shala finally reaches out from underneath her five d...

Part B exhibited the same pattern as Part A when it comes to illustrating admiration and love for women. It also utilized the same word formatting. The author also implemented a couplet style of writing. They flowed really well and rhymed. Although each couplet included new descriptions, the content was still relative. In the story  Anasuya , the passage spoke so highly of Anasuya's child rearing and hospitable behavior. She was so full of wisdom, which is one aspect that I really focus on with my storytelling. I like to highlight the temperate and soft-spoken characters. It is usually the quiet characters that posses the most impish and treacherous acts. Furthermore, I admire the boldness and courage that Rama displays as he ventures out into the night and the darkened, isolated areas forest only illuminated by the beams radiating from the the moon. Even with Rama's damnation to isolation, he must continue to fend for his life. He is not alone in the woods; instead, he is e...

         I really liked the content of Part A in the Public Domain Edition of Ramayana. I noticed that the author used  a lot of imagery to tell the story. There was a lot of detail in regards to rituals, marriages, sacrifices, as well as royalty. From the passage, I noticed that I would need to utilize more descriptions and background stories for new characters. When the passage introduced the two different kingdoms and characters, such as Dasharatha, therew was a hyperlink attachment leading to Wikipedia to further explanation of that character. The reader has the potential to get lost in the plot of the story if there is no connection of new characters to main characters. In addition, labeling the "chapter" also assists with the progression of the story.           Two of my favorite passages were the chapters about Ahyla and Rama and Sita's Wedding. These passages caught my creative eye due to their uniqueness that I wou...