Epics of HoaIndia

I have chosen to watch one of the  Ted Talks: Story and Friends called The danger of a single story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Imaginary friends and real-world consequences by OU's own Jennifer Barnes. The danger of a single story  by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was quite fascinating. Chimamanda has always wanted to write imaginary stories when she was little. She believed that books should have foreign in them. She wrote about things that recognize the important for people to realize. She brought up my attention that her roommate from college that Nigeria could speak English as well. She wrote stories about people as cars so that they will never starve. She taught me that her stories can help form herself as a better person. Overall, I realize that it is always important to write about the things you feel that are important for readers to know when it comes to creating your own story. The  Imaginary friends and real-world consequences  by OU's own Jennifer ...

Notes: Duryodhana was stressed when he found out that the Pandavas were still alive. Bhishma and Vidura encourages Dhritarashtra to make peace. Karna denounces both as traiters and urges for war. He invites the Pandavas back to Hastinapura and gave them parts of his kingdom. The Pandavas build a magnificent city called Indraprastha. Yudhishthira is crowned as king at Indraprastha. Maya was saved from the fire. The Pandavas laugh at Duryodhana when he was fulled with the illusions in the hall. Vyasa comes to visit the Pandavas & wants to warn them about the bad omens. Dhritarashtra agrees to build a great assembly hall, the Crystal Palace, to rival the hall of the Pandavas. Shakuni is going to play in the dice game in Duryodhana's place. Yudhishthira loses everything he owns. Vidura urges Dhritarashtra to put a stop to the dice game, but the game still continues. Yudhishthira then gambles away his brothers and then himself. Duhshasana drags Draupadi by th...

Notes: Shantanu is the king that rules the city of Hastinaoura. He marries a women where they met by the river and then had babies. Shantanu protests when the eighth child was born. His wife then explains she was the river Ganga incarnated in the form to give birth to eight gods. Vasus was punished with human incarnation for having stolen Vashishtha's cow. Bhishma was the eighth child. Shantanu then falls in love with a different woman named, Satyavati. He wanted to marry her, but her father objects.  They both have two sons, Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. Amba vows to take revenge on Bhishma. Ambika and Ambalika both married Vichitravirya. Parashara and Satyavati slept with each other and then had a child, Vyasa. Satyavati summons her son to sleep with Vichitravirya's widows.  Dhritarashtra was born blind. Pandu was born looking very pale. Ambalika made her maid sleep with Vyasa in her place.  Vidura was born without any flaw. Dhritarashtra marri...