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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...

I decided to take this week to utilize the story planning option. My goal is to create the most enticing and captivating story, as this will be my last "official story" in my portfolio. The goal of this last story is to summarize Shala's endeavors to restore the balance of good and evil. I'm wanting to incorporate a segment about the Warlord; however, I'm not sure if I should break it into chapters to take a moment to address his background. I decided that I would combine both stories from the Indian Story Book and the Sacred Tales of India .  I think that I could title Part I: The Warlord, A Charm Thief. I want to alter the story about the Sacred Crow from the  Indian Story Book .  Vishvamitra Bewildered in Evil Thoughts The Sacred Cow:  The story begins with the monarch, Visvamitra sitting on his throne wrestling about how he's going to interrupt the peace in his kingdom. Visvamitra is bored with the happy pattern of his people and the king...

Reading Part B consisted of several stories just as Part A did. Instead of the three stories, there were four: The Bride of Yama, The Goddess who Devoured Elephants, The Slayer of Kangsa, and Chand, The Unbeliever. After reading the stories, I wanted to take the most notes over The Slayer of Kangsa as it piqued my interest about a new story. Once I saw slayer, I immediately thought about the potential of one of my pre-existing characters. Krishna Kills Kangsa The Slayer of Kangsa talked about Kangsa, who was a king of Mathura, that had become a tyrant and oppressor. Because of his evil deeds, the lesser gods had to ascend to heaven for divine intervention and advocate for the death of Kangsa. Kangsa was so evil that he was having children killed, but little did he know that his on sister had a newly born son. He released giants and soldiers to dismember the children of the land. The gods eventually intervened and dismissed this tirade on children. However, Even after Kangsa'...

The Sacred Tales of  India is a book that is exactly how it sounds. The book.is filled with sacred tales, specifically sacred rituals. There are four parts to this manual; however, I'm only going to be reading Parts A and B. In Part A, there are three stories that the author capitalizes on The Divine Brothers, Snatched from Death , and By Itu's Favor.  Sweet Indian Bakery The story that appealed to me the most was  By Itu's Favor. I was initially drawn in by the summary of the ceremony/ritual that is to be performed in reverence of the deity, Itu. Itu is honored and represented by a small earthen jar. This small earthen jar reminded me of my story, My Life's A Charm. The story I wrote had a character who possessed a small trinket that shape-shifted into a magical being. Furthermore, I was curious to see how the story would play out involving the jar and the god, Itu. The story began with that seemed like a fable or tall tale to learn about integrity. The begin...

Screenshot of Pinterest Board Welcome to my Epics of India Pinterest board. I'm utilizing this board for all things related to this course. For example, one of the images from my story and extra credit came from Pinterest. Furthermore, I am not new to this amazing site compiled of DIY craft instructions, gifs, memes, and most importantly my future. If you really want to learn more about my plans for ther future, my dream wedding, my dream decor, you're welcome to explore my Pinterest boards. There are so many ideas to learn and extract information from on Pinterest. I've used this site as inspiration for so many small projects that range from room renovations to how to lose 1000 calories in one workout. 

Example of a Preta 1. Yaksha : I read about Yakshas in one of my peers' posts. I really though that these spiritual beings were interesting as they are able to shape-shift. I also learned that there are darker versions of Yaksas called bhuta. 2. Bhuta : These are supernatural creatures as well. There are bhutas in every religion; however, they are all represented differently. In the Indian culture, bhutas are restless souls prohibited from entering heaven or hell. 3. Bhuta led me to Pretas : Pretas are invisible mummies that usually travel with demons. These Pretas are usually reincarnated into another body, but they cannot eat or drink. 4. Akasha  is the term that encompasses all of the elements and beings from which everything thing is made in the Hindu culture. Akasha means sky and is depicted as a fifth element, sound.

Flickr Due Today Do Today ~~~ This little rhyme-like, sing-songy tale has been plaguing me for several weeks. I have completely abandoned my schedule that I created at the beginning of the semester. Since the beginning of the semester, my extracurricular activities and academic studies have really escalated. Most of my time has been dedicated to studying my anatomy and physiology course and attending labs. It seems as though I've like I have a prioritization issue, which; however, it can be very difficult maintaining courses in two locations. My A&P course requires me to drive to Oklahoma City. In addition to this course, I just started another six week online course that requires a lot article reading. On top of all of my course work, I have had to deal with medical complications. I recently found out that I'm going to to need surgery. With that being said, I 'm going to need to revamp my schedule accordingly. My goal for next week is to not use the ...