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https://sites.google.com/view/lilstories/bike-ride  A man named Mike had a deep passion for the outdoors, rooted in the many adventures he took with his family. Mike's family never enjoyed a relaxing day at the beach, and instead climbed cliffs and went on week long camping trips in the mountains in sub-freezing temperatures.  Mike was closest with his sister, Emily, with whom he continued his adventures with even after the pass of their parents. Emily's favorite activity was riding bikes so Mike and Emily took many bike rides, even cross-state bike rides using only their bikes and tents to sleep in. On one of Mike's birthdays, Emily got him a black lab whom he named Bella. Bella became very loyal to Mike and accompanied him everywhere and waited at the door for him to come home every time he left, as good dogs do.  Since Emily got Mike such a fantastic birthday gift, he wanted to do something for her just as great. So Mike began planning a biking trip starting at the Eas...

 Tiny Tales from the Ramayana by Laura Gibbs https://sites.google.com/view/tinyramayana/home Tiny Tales 51-60: -King Dashartha wished Rama to be the next king, Rama wished to be a forest rishi -royal priest, Vashishtha, helped Rama understand that God is all things and that Rama should be king -Kaikeyi's mind was poisoned to despise Rama and use her boons from Dasharatha to have Rama exiled and make Bharata king -Rama's wife, Sita, and Lakshmana join Rama in exile -the people of Ayodhya and the hijras remained loyal to Rama (loyalty) -Lakshmana did not have time to sleep in order to protect Sita and Rama, the sleep goddess, Nidra-Devi, had Lakshmana's wife, Urmila, sleep in his place (loyalty, sacrifice) -Dasharatha died grief stricken in his bed over-night from Rama's exile -Shatrughna was furious over Rama's exile, and asks Bharata to kill the maid, Manthara, for poisoning Kaikeyi's mind -Bharata refuses, forgiving as Rama does (forgiveness) (learning) -Dashar...

 1) The Trouble with “Amazing”: Giving Praise that Matters https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/the-trouble-with-amazing/ I chose this article because I often use the word "Amazing" to describe people and their actions. Now the title discouraged me a little and I felt guilty for all the times I have used amazing as praise for my peers but once I read the article I remembered that just because I have not given great feedback so far does not mean I cannot learn. I really liked how the author explained that using just the word amazing can often generalize success. One of the main stories in this article that stuck out to me was when one friend told another they looked pretty and the response was "why?" This resonated with me because I need to describe why I thought the story was amazing and not just generalize the whole story. Knowing why one is succeeding is much more important than just the fact of success. This article also made me realize that I can give some advice on h...

 The topic I chose to explore more is "Weapons of the Gods." I want to investigate the various weapons because I find them interesting in how they are often given as gifts and the recipients of these gifts are (in a way) given a divine power through these gifts. Another influencer in my decision of this topic was the story of Ravana confronting Shiva ( https://sites.google.com/view/tinyramayana/part-a/page-1 ). In this story, Ravana (at that time called Dashagriva) enters Shiva's home despite warnings, and expected to conquer this powerful God. To Ravana's surprise, Shiva used just a toe to pin Ravana under a mountain. This caused Ravana's devote love for Shiva, and in turn Shiva gives him the indestructible sword Chandrahasa. The sword has a moon-like shape, which is interesting because I read in another story of the Chandrahasa that Shiva carries the moon on his head ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrahas ).  The parashu is a weapon with either a double or s...

 There was once a pair of twin sisters who were complete opposites of one another. The first sister, Kalyn, was a lover of the world who wanted to spread happiness and help people love themselves. However, her sister Roxie did not share the same love. Roxie wished for everyone to envy her, she placed herself above everyone else.  The two sisters attended the same school, and it was time for fundraising week in which Kalyn was very involved. Roxie liked to think of herself as involved, but she mostly wanted pictures to post on her social media platforms to gain followers and more attention. This angered Kalyn, and since Kalyn was head of fundraising she avoided including Roxie in any of the plans.  These actions greatly upset Roxie, so she devised a plan to ruin all of Kalyn's plans and make it look like it was Kalyn's fault. Roxie decided to switch the meeting location for the fundraiser by sending a message from Kalyn's phone while she was sleeping. Roxie emailed all peo...

1) Structure: The structure of this edition was incredibly easy to follow. The stories are divided into "tiny tales," and within these tiny tales are line breaks that distinguish different parts of the tale. This allowed the stories to be connected but distinct from each other. This helped with understanding the many characters involved in the tales. I could follow the story of Ravana and see his development through the stories. The extra tid-bits about how characters that appear in one tale will be important in another tale helped me make a mental note to be ready for that character again.  2) Point of view: The third-person point of view in the Tiny Tales helps the reader follow along and understand each character. Third-person point of view is very beneficial for stories with many characters intertwined.  3) Dialogue: The dialogue was very rich in this story and had a lot of passion in few words.  4) The start: Every story started with a connection to the previous stor...

 1) A fixed mindset could be holding you back https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-26/fixed-vs-growth-mindset-at-work-and-in-life/9897782     I found this article incredibly helpful. I've often thought about how powerful fixed mindsets are in everyday life. Thoughts are very powerful overall, initial thoughts can be trained into habitual thoughts. If your brain tends to think a certain way, it can become habitual. But I believe one can re-train the brain and this article goes over that. This article was related to the "growth mindset" I have mentioned in previous posts, and how beneficial it is to teach your mind to be thrilled by challenges. Approaching a challenge with the excitement to learn rather than fear of failure can open the mind in incredible ways allowing growth. The article mentions the "you either have it or you don't" mentality as well, which I believe is one of the most detrimental mentalities one could have. This limits people and neglects th...

 First project idea: The Chiranjivi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjivi     I did not initially know anything about the Chiranjivi, but the aspect of seven immortals reminded me of the tv show "The Originals" which was a spin off of "The Vampire Diaries." I visited the Wikipedia page posted with the story and look over the information. I feel like a storybook about the Chiranjivi would be really cool because I could do a background story to each of the seven and then tie them together at the end. I would create a story that related to modern day life and show the original personalities and beliefs of the Chiranjivi while placing them in modern experiences. In researching the Chiranjivi, I learned a little about the seven and their previous lives and how they came to be immortal. This story would be so fun to create! Second project idea: Ravana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravana     Another good story for a storybook is the story of Ravana and Sita. There ...

 Ruby was a girl with a great life, she loved her family, school, friends, and boyfriend Lionel. Ruby had a very best friend named Callie, whom she shared everything with. One day at school, Ruby saw Lionel and Callie whispering and giggling with each other in the hallway. Ruby instantly thought that Callie was flirting with her boyfriend and filled with rage. For revenge, Ruby told everyone she knew that Callie was going after her boyfriend in attempt to make their peers judge Callie.  Callie returned to school the next day extremely confused why she was receiving glares from her peers and why she was avoided by everyone. She stopped someone in the hallway and asked what was going one. The student replied with "Everyone knows you've been flirting with your best friend's boyfriend, what a shady thing to do." Callie's heart immediately dropped to her stomach and could not figure out how this rumor started. The only thing she had discussed with Lionel were the plans...

 Notes on: The Foolish, Timid Rabbit Characters: The main characters in this story would be the Rabbit and the Lion. There are various other animals for plot development, but they are used to show how information can spread quickly. The rabbit does not think deeply about situations or examine them in any way. The rabbit experiences something and immediately assumes it is exactly what they assumed it was.  The lion is already feared by all as the "king" and approached the situation with a level head and investigated rather than believing the first thing he heard. He went back to the source of the rumor to see what actually happened because he was brave.  Plot: The plot was very enlightening in the way people can interact and follow other's words like sheep. The rabbit would not turn around and see what actually happened behind him. I drew connections to the ways people can be afraid of experiences in their past and how they can overlook the truth by blindly following their...

 I will be reading the Tiny Tales version of Ramayana for many reasons! First, it was written by Laura Gibbs, my professor, and designed for this course so I was immediately attracted to it. Then I went to explore the book, which had a plethora of different ways to read the book. I chose the website due to the use of pictures and the easy navigation.  Comic books explored: 1) Ravana Humbled http://ackguide.blogspot.com/2015/05/guide-ravana-humbled.html     I love stories about learning and individual growth because they show how humans are supposed to develop. We shouldn't shame people for wanting to grow, and not everyone has the same path because we all learn through different experiences. I enjoyed the Wikipedia links included on the page that helped you learn more about the characters in the stories! 2)  Mahiravana http://ackguide.blogspot.com/2015/05/guide-mahiravana.html     I chose this story because I enjoy stories on how to out-smart othe...