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I know that TARDIS is representative of an acronym; however, I feel that my work this week has been "tardy." I tried to use a sense of humor just then; however, I'm not a very comical person. Most of  my jokes and entertainment come from really dry humor. This past week was very busy for me i other courses. I'm trying to finish a degree this spring at another college; therefore, that course work and curriculum has been taking precedence over certain assignments. In addition to my course, I have I'm having to attend my extracurricular activities. One of the larger projects that I missed for this past week was the Storybook. I'm needing to finalize my topics. Furthermore, I was reading a post in professor Gibbs' blog,  Learning by HEART that talked about every book being a TARDIS. After using this acronym for the second time, I have to explain it. T ime A nd Board Outside of a Store.  Laura Gibbs R elative D imension           ...

The plot in Part D hastens. There is more violence and war taking place. With Rama's separation from Sita, the state in which he is able to obliterate his enemy weakens. The rakashasas seemed to have grown stronger, which surprises the reader. The reader is used to Rama being the victor and coming out on top; instead, Rama, his brother, and Sugriva are having to depend on celestial beings and their magical powers. The expected pattern of the story was taking a turn, leaving the reader more intrigued as to what was happening. From this, I gained the understanding  that for my story to remain interesting, there must be some aspect of unexplained character interventions or deaths. The Kumbhakarna Awakening. British Library In this Part, I could see that some of the stories had a Greek mythology influence. One story specifically, Kumbhakarna, talked about bringing back one of the greatest rakshasa demons. Upon awakening, the demon would devour thousands of apes. This reminded...

Image Information : The Monkey Brothers' Fight  Brooklyn Museum Again this week, despite Rama's inconvenience of being exiled, he still manages to be summoned by others to fight their battles. However, these moments illustrate and support the idea of Rama being noble and heroic. Furthermore, I feel as though the background behind the relationship between Sugriva, the monkey summoning Rama, and Rama was lacking.  In this week's reading, the couplet, rhyming style of writing continues to be implemented. I utilized this same style of writing at the beginning of my story last week. This gives me the idea to reach further in my writing to format my whole story in a couplet style. The rhyming gives the reader a greater since of pathos and a greater emotional connection. It makes the story seem much more intense. These couplets provide a greater focus on the adjective choices by the author that paint vivid pictures in the mind of the reader. I did notice that the author c...