Indian Epics Blog

 The Rat     A group of little elves was camping in the woods when a rat appears. The rat walked on two feet and could speak fluently. At first, the elves were beyond confused then the rat began to speak and told an eloquent story. He told the story of a group of four turtles who lived off pizza and would fight crime and evil. The rat said, “This was until one of the turtles had fallen in love with a human.” The elves were in awe because in this world it is inadequate to even think of falling for a human. The rat then began to unfold the rest of the story. He says that the human woman with whom one of the turtles had fallen in love had convinced him to stop eating pizza, which is the one thing he loves. He was the leader of the group and so the rest of his turtle friends followed and skipped out on eating too. They would each give their share of pineapple pepperoni and mushroom pizza to the woman. This continued and the turtles began to grow weak and this beginning to aff...

  Mahabharata-   The Five Tall Sons of Pandu Author: Richard Wilson (1914) Part B: 7. Duryodhana objects to Yudhishthira being named king of his own realm and prepares for war His decision is absolute and Duryodhana insists on war despite what others say 8. The great armies meet in the battlefield Bhishma leads Duryodhanas army and they have the advantage Bhishma informs Duryodhana that the gods are not on their side because their cause is not just Arjuna beats off all attacks Bhima slays many of Duryodhanas brothers but barely escapes with his life 11. Karna and Arjuna face off in battle and result in a draw Following day Karna vows either he or Arjuna will die that day  Karna encounters Yudhishthira and they fight and this too results in a draw Arjuna then rides out to face Karna Karna breaks Arjunas bow and by the rules of war asks to retain another weapon but Karna continues to attack him In the middle of fighting Arjuna fixes his bow and Karna and Arjuna continue to ...

Mahabharata- The Five Tall Sons of Pandu Author: Richard Wilson (1914) Part A: 1. Pandu is the father of five tall sons and when he dies his brother Dhritarashtra becomes king He has 100 sons and Duryodhana is the oldest and he hates his cousins the sons of Pandu Drona trains the princes in the arts of war  Has tournament when they are of age  During the tourney Karna a mysterious warrior arrives and challenges Arjuna A charioteer arrives and Karna bows to him as his father this makes Bhima outrages 2.  Duryodhana tries to trap the Pandavas in a burning house Drupada has heard of Arjuna and wants him to win tourney To be sure hill win Drupada sets a target he thinks only Arjuna can hit All but Karna was able to string the bow but Draupadi declares he is low born and wont accept him Arjuna in disguise hits the target Suitors are angry and begin to attack the hermits Krishna puts a stop to it Yudhishthira becomes king. (Source: Yudhishthira’s Rajasuya) 3.  The Pandavas...

 1. I am very happy with my progress so far. I am really proud of how much better my writing has become. My weekly routine is decent, if I have extra time I try and get ahead for the week. The class assignments I enjoy the most would probably be these reflection posts. I have not used any extra credit but I also have not missed an assignment yet. 2. For the second half of the semester I cannot say I’d make any changed I have been managing to do really well so far. A few pitfalls I want to avoid are verb tense errors when writing I have been struggling with those. Something new I want to try in my writings and have started this week is adding more dialogue. I may want to try a new theme for my blog going forward but I am really liking how my site has turned out. 3.  Motivation to keep pushing/moving forward (Image information: Personal Image from Meme Collection)

Week 8 Comments and Feedback   1. Feedback in .  The quality of feedback I have received this semester from other students is really great. Genuinely all of the comments have helped me in some way. Being able to apply even the smallest advice in my revisions have furthered my stories.   2. Feedback out .  The quality of feedback I have been leaving other students I would say has been great so far as well. The different techniques we have learned have been instrumental in leaving productive feedback. I have definitely been able to get some good ideas from other writings to apply to my own.   3. Blog comments .  Definitely have got a good sense of getting to know people from there intro blogs and the way they style their sites/blog. I was very happy with my introduction post and the feedback I received on it. 4. Looking forward .   Personally, looking forward I wouldn’t make any changes to the comment or introduction. One thing I need to do is go ba...

Week 8 Reading and Writing Looking Back:          The reading and writing assignments so far are fairly easy and manageable. There are some times during the week where I have other stuff going on since I am in 19 hrs where writing stories on top of that is stressful. I am very happy with my blog and how my writing projects are going so far. One of the biggest accomplishments so far is becoming a better writer as each week goes by. My favorite reading so far definitely has to be Gambling Match which I wrote a story about.    Image: I chose the image below from one of my first stories. It was also the image I used on my first story post on my site and the most revised story of the semester. Looking Forward:     Something I want to do in order to get more out of this class is to try different writing styles. I feel like I need to branch out more in that regard. Adventurer's Boat (Image Information: Photo by Jessie.Devera Source: Flickr )

 Mr. Finesse Chris was a common lowlife and drug dealer in his neighborhood. He wanted badly to be able to get out of the drug game and go clean. However, the man who runs his block told him if he were to leave he would kill him. They called this man Ghost because not a lot of people knew his true identity. Only Chris and a few other close associates knew of his true identity, which is why Chris could not just go to the police and snitch. Chris had been plotting all kinds of ways to get out of his situation. He contemplated murder but knew of the consequences he may face. Then, his best idea had surfaced as he remembered that Ghost was a big fan of gambling. Chris also remembered his Uncle was a big-time gambler and somewhat of a finesser out on the streets. He could finesse his way out of anything and he was known for it. They called him Mr. Finesse on the streets. It did not matter the circumstance, whatever challenge he was faced with Mr. Finesse like his name could finesse it. ...

      Mahabharata Online: Public Domain Edition Author: Multiple Part D: The Mongoose A mongoose appears, his body is half golden and he spoke His audience was confused and so he began to tell a story He told the story of a Brahmin who lived off of corn and ate it once a day at a fixed hour A famine occurred, forcing the man his wife, and kids to grow weak until they were living skeletons One day the brahmin had sum barley and divided it into 4 portions to get ready to eat Right before eating a guest arrived and they welcomed him with water and a seat The brahmin gave him his share of food and the guest ate it but was still hungry The wife then brought her share to her husband and ended up giving it to the guest as well Though the guest's hunger was still not appeased Next, the son brought his share as he wanted to share in his fathers hungry The guest took the sons share and was still hungry The last person remaining was the daughter in law, reluctant at first gave her s...

    Mahabharata Online: Public Domain Edition Author: Multiple Part C: The Battle Begins Both armies awaited the sunrise and when the air cleared the battle began Abhimanyu  perceived that there was a strong advantage was with the Kauravas because of Bhishma Bhishma advanced to make an attack upon the Pandava army The two heroes Bhishma and Arjuna fought until dusk until Bhishma retired and the first days battle came to an end The second day Bhishma attacked the Pandava forces again and Arjuna drove him back Arjuna forces were shortened though The third day the army of the Pandavas using a different formation Headless men rose up and fought against one another  Duryodhana, after seeing the carnage told Bhishma that he should yield to Karna because of Arjuna Bhishma thought he was foolish and exclaimed that he would lead the Kauravas until the triumph Bhishma took his charioteer and drove back the enemy and even Arjuna Bhima was the hero of the fourth day of battle On...