Epics of HoaIndia

Notes: Ox named Big Red. Big Red had a brother named, Little Red. Both brothers did carting on a large farm. Farmer had only one daughter that is soon to be married. Her mother order for the pig to be fat before being eat for a feast. Little Red was confused of how the Ox's both have been given straw and grass to eat while the the pig gets many options and works harder than the pig. The pig is considered lazy. The Big Red told his little brother that the pig is eating a lot so that he will be eaten from people. The pig was being eaten for a wedding feast. Big Red told his brother to eat his straw and grass and to be content and live long. Not long after, the pig was killed and had been cooked for the wedding. The little pig realized that they should eat plain food for years. The pig was feed well as he lasted, but didn't last too long. Bibliography:  The Ox Who Envied The Pig , by Ellen C. Babbitt. The fattened Pig was killed & cooked for the ...

Notes: Number of carpenters lived on a river bank near a large forest. Everyday, the carpenters went in boats to the forest to cut down trees and make them into lumber. One day while at work, an elephant approaches while limping on three feet. He held up one foot and one of the carpenters saw it was sore and swollen. The elephant layed down and the carpenters saw a big splinter in the sore of the foot. Therefore, they pulled it out and cleaned it for the elephant for him to get back on his feet again. After the elephant got better, he thought that the carpenters think  that he may have been useful for something. The carpenters fed the elephant well all day due to helping them out with the trees. The elephant helped by pulling down the trees for the carpenter to chop them down and roll the logs down to the river. Somehow, the elephant had a white son? The old elephant said that he will take his son to work to show how to work once the old elephant doesn't have str...

I have chosen to watch one of the TEDed Videos: How Languages Evolve , by Alex Gendler and Does Grammar Matter? by Andreea S. Calude. How Languages evolve , by Alex Gendler, taught me that all of humanity once spoke a single language until they suddenly split into many groups unable to understand each other. We don;t really know if there is such as an original language that existed, but we do know that there are thousands of languages existing as of today that can be traced back to a much smaller number. This may happen due to groups of people that shared a single language and culture split into smaller tribes going in separate ways in search of fresh game and fertile land. Therefore, they became isolated with one another and grew with different interests. Chinese, for example, is classified as a single language. However, its dialects vary to the point of being mutually unintelligible. Therefore, the next time you hear a foreign language, pay close attention because it may not be a...

Notes: The deer was gold, eyes were round jewels, horns were white as silver, mouth was red like a flower, and had a large body and a fine tail. He was the king of a herd of five hundred Banyan Deer. Another king called the Monkey Deer lived by another herd of Deer. The king of that county loves to eat deer meat. They built a park so that deers could walk into it. The Banyan Deer sent for the King of the Monkey deer and told him that the deers are being killed and wounded. The Banyan Deer lied beneath the block for the cook to save the mother deer and her baby. Therefore, the King realized the kindness of what the Banyan Deer did and will not hurt any more deers in either parks or forest. The Banyan Deer showed kindness and mercy. Bibliography:  Jataka Tales , by Ellen C. Babbitt. Rise up. I grant your life and hers,  Link Text .

Notes: The Valuer was an honest man which the king did not like. He was not pleased because he wanted a man that would make him more rich. The king then found a peasant and asked him for a position as a new Valuer.  Therefore, the peasant agreed. The king sent the honest Valuer away from the palace. The new Valuer had the people sell their goods for the price he set for the elephants, horses, gold and jewels. The Valuer said the horses were worth a measure of a rice. The horse-dealer bowed to the king and told him that he learned that the measure of a rice is the value of his five hundred horses. He also asked the king if he know how much the value of the measure of the rice was. The foolish fellow said that the measure of rice is worth the king's whole city. King was ashamed and drove out the foolish fellow. Bibliography:  Jataka Tales , by Ellen C. Babbitt. So They Went Before the King,  Link Text .

Notes: Drona argues for peace. But Duryodhana insists on war. Duryodhana threatens to replace Bhishma with Karna. Fighting for the Pandavas was Shikhandin, who had been born a woman but transformed into a man, a warrior destined to bring about Bhishma's death. Bhishma does not die right away, however, and instead lies on a bed of arrows, surrounded by the princes of both sides who weep for him. Before he dies, Bhishma urges Duryodhana to make peace, but Duryodhana refuses. Karna is still determined to kill Arjuna. Drona says he will do his duty, promising that either he or Arjuna would die that day. Bhima kills the war elephant, and when Drona hears that "Bhima has killed Aswathaman," he despairs, thinking his son is dead. Draupadi's brother then rides up and, seeing his own father dead on the battlefield, he kills Drona. Karna has no secret love for the Pandavas. Karna and Arjuna continue to fight, until finally Arjuna shoots the fatal arrow, and Kar...

Once upon a time, there was a family that lived in a beautiful modern home. There was a father, named, Channing Tatum; a mother named, Cardi B; a daughter named, Jennifer Aniston; and a son, named Chris Brown. One day, the two parents were off to one of their relatives wedding for one night. Therefore, the two kids were stuck with a babysitter. "Mommy, why can't we go to the wedding with you?" said Chris Brown. "Because you too young, boo," said Cardi B. "So are you just gonna leave us here alone at home?" asked Jennifer Aniston. "Of course not! We are getting a babysitter for you two!" said Channing Tatum. "Babies?! We're not babies!" said Chris. "Have you look in the mirror lately?" said the older sister. "Oh hell nah..." as Chris reaches over to pull his Jennifer's hair. "Stop, that's enough you too. We're hiring one of your old babysitters, Mrs. Sofia Vergara." said t...

Notes: Pandu is the father of the five tall sons: Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva. Pandu's brother, Dhritarashtra, is blind and becomes kind after Pandu passed away. Dhritarashtra has 100 sons and hates Pandu's sons. Drona trains the young princes in the arts of war. Cousins engage in mock battles. Karna challenges Arjuna in battle. Duryodhana crowns the warrior as king of Huga. Karna is the son of a charioteer and mocks him. Karna is a warrior whose talents rival those of Arjuna. Duryodhana tries to trap the Pandavas and their mother Pritha in a burnind house, but escaped disguising themselves as hermits. Drupada sets up an archery target he thinks only Arjuna can hit. Draupadi declares she will not accept a low-born husband. A hermit, Arjuna in disguise, strings the bow and shoots the target. Draupadi declares him the winner, but other suitors were angry and attack the hermits. Arjuna then takes Draupadi home and tells h...

As of right now, I am not doing too bad for the progress of this class. However, I am behind on 4 Project Feedback and Blog Comments assignment, but I am determine to keep it up. I am glad that this online class offers extra credit that could help later in the extra mile when we do need them to make up for. I had a good routine in the the first few weeks. However, school, labs, upper-division courses, med school applications, and volunteer work has been my obstacle when I'm trying to complete the readings and assignments on time for this class. Even though time is challenging in my position for the fall of 2018, I will still try my best and keep my head up. Link Text .

I actually love this "Comment and Feedback" system for this online class because it gives a better relation to interact with other students in class. This system is very useful in my opinion because we can help other students to become better than we were before in writing. I would definitely rate a 10/10 for the quality of the comments and readings for both the readers and myself. The comments that I found most useful were the positivities and feedback's about my blogs and stories. It is also good that each classmate can make an introduction about themselves because it helps break students out of their shell to feel more comfortable as a person. I chose this image because it describes myself of who I am. There my be times that I do feel like I fail, but that doesn't stop me from pushing myself to be even better. Therefore, providing positive feedback's to other students can be beneficial for their well being, ( cheezburger ).

Overall, I like my blog and website layout! It has a nice taste that can provide a meaning about myself. It was actually fun writing up a blog post from my thoughts, opinions, and inspirations for creating stories. There were a couple of weeks that have made me feel overwhelmed from the reading and writing assignments due to exams, secondary applications for med schools, labs, volunteer work and so on that provided an overload of my time. I am satisfied about my stories because it actually turned out pretty well and that could give life lessons to the readers. There were a few readings that did shock my about Ravana and the other gods. I didn't know there was a lot of killing in these stories since all I have read from before were Buddhist stories with a happy and life-lesson ending. This semester has been rough for me due to school, applications, volunteer work, personal problems, and so on. However, I am glad to experience my first online class with Epics of India. This class...

Once a upon a time, there was a perfect, beautiful family named, the Smith family. They lived such a happily ever after life. There was a mom, named Beyonce. A dad, named Chris. A son, named Drake; and a daughter, named Ashley. One day the family went out for a family trip at the fair. It was such a lovely day with full of excitements. The sky was blue. The environment was colorful. The aroma in the air from the fair foods were lively. The music was soothing. Overall, it was a happy place for friends and family to bond and to socialize. Unfortunately, something drastic happened that turned the Smith family's life 180 degrees around. There was a man named the Grinch that had magical powers that can take souls away from mortals so that he could become stronger, younger, and healthier. The Grinch was cursed when he was a baby because he accidentally ripped a piece of hair from his mother's head. His mother, Cameron Diaz, loves her hair more than her own baby. When the Grinch pul...

Notes: Krishna wants piece and justice. Duryodhana plans to take Krishna captive. Duryodhana rejects Krishna's plea for peace. Comic form, showing all being and creation and destruction. A lot of imagery. Arjuna is ready to fight. Dhrishtadyumna tries desperately to kill Drona to avenge his father's humiliation, but Drona escapes from him. Arjuna shoots Bhishma from behind, fatally wounded. Karna now agrees to fight. Arjuna vows to kill Jayadratha before the next day is over. Drishtadyumna cuts off his head. Bhima kills Dushasana. Shalya is made supreme commander. Yudhishthira finally agrees to become king. The city of Dwarka was swallowed by the sea. The Pandavas die one by one until only Yudhishthira is left, who departs for heaven in body form. Parikshit, the child of Abhimanyu continued the Pandava line. Parikshit, Son of Abhimanyu,  Link Text . Bibliography:  Narayan's Mahabharata . 

Notes: The Pandavas chase after a mysterious giant deer.  Tired and thirst for water. Nakula ignores the questions and dies from drinking. Bhima disguised as a cook. Draupadi is raped by Kichaka. The Pandavas make another bid for peace. Karna swears that he will not join in the battle so long as Bhishma is still on the field. Vyasa tells Dhritarashtra that the war will be their doom. Krishna in Hastinapur,  Link Text . Bibliography:  Narayan's Mahabharata .