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Week 5 Story: The Streets

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The Streets Tyrone and Sasha were a very loving couple and have gone through a lot together. They were together when Tyrone was arrested and sent away to live on his own. Tyrone and Sasha were together when Sasha was kidnapped by her crazy ex-boyfriend. This may have been one of the worst tragedies this couple has faced. However, through it all, they have stayed together and have managed to keep their relationship intact. This was until the rumors had started. Many rumors were surfacing that Sasha was not kidnapped by her crazy ex-boyfriend, but that she had left on her own accord to be with him. Tyrone did not want to believe the rumors and so he did what any man would do. Tyrone made a secret plan to test her. He decided he would have his friend slide in her DMS to see if she was loyal. To Tyrone's surprise, she had passed the test with flying colors. His friend did all he could to shoot his shot but in the end, she still turned him down. Tyrone felt guilty and even ended up tell...

Reading Notes - The Divine Archer Part B

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  Ramanaya -   The Divine Archer Author: F. J. Gould (1911) Part B: Rama slays Vali with an arrow Word is told to Hanuman who is running a search party for Rama that she is in Lanka Hanuman reaches Lanka and gives her Ramas ring and informs her Rama is coming Ravana sets Hanumans to tell on fire which ends up causing Lanka to go up in flames Hanuman returns to camp with a jewel given by Sita Vibishana goes to Rama's side and preparations for war begin Rama takes the advice of the ocean god and builds a bridge to Lanka There are days of battle and Lakshmana is injured during a battle The god Indra gives Rama a chariot as well as weapons With the help of India’s bow, Ravana is slain by Rama Rama tells Sita she must prove her fidelity by walking through fire After walking through unscathed Rama and Sita embrace each other Even after the test of fire Rama listens to the gossip of the people and sends her into exile After many years there is a special horse sacrifice where twins re...

Reading Notes - The Divine Archer Part A

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Ramanaya - The Divine Archer Author: F. J. Gould (1911) Part A: Birth of the four sons to Dasharatha by his three queens Rama is the greatest amongst the four brothers The King lets Rama go to help Vishvamitra defeat demons Sita and Rama fall in love at first sight To win Sita's hand Rama must bend the bow of the god Shiva Rama bends the bow until it breaks Parashurama is a rival suitor and is angry about hearing someone broke Shivas bow Paras. Challenges Rama to string the Vishnu’s bow  Rama does so with ease and earns his respect/honor Rama as well as his four brothers all get married on the same day There are plans for Rama to become the successor to the king Manthara manipulates the queen (mother of Bharata) to oppose Rama  She is owed two wishes so the King obeys and Bharata becomes the successor and Rama is exiled for 14 years Sita and Lakshmana insist on going into exile with Rama The king foreshadows that Rama's exile is to fulfill a life long curse caused by one of hi...