Brad's Indian Epics Blog

Looking back I am proud that I have completed ever assignment thus far. I have a fairly good weekly routine, but sometimes things pop up and it really throws a wrench in the plan. I am really enjoying the writing assignments, it is a big change of pace compared to all my other classes that don't really have an option for a creative outlet. I am occasionally doing extra credit assignments, but not as much as I feel I should be doing, because some of them are really interesting! In the 2nd part of this semester I hope to complete more extra credit assignments and really get ahead in the class. I would like to do more wikipedia trails, they are a lot of fun. Cat Sleeping, pixabay The image posted above acts as my motivation to really push myself to the end of this semester. Come winter break I am really looking forward to a day where I can just grab a blanket and sleep for the whole day, but until I'll be keeping busy.

The feedback I have received back has been tremendously helpful. The most useful type of comment that I have received are the ones that are harsh. It is easy not to step on someone's toes, but I feel it is necessary to point out any mistake or shortcoming as long as it comes from a good place. Up until this point all the comments have been purely constructive, the comments urge me to challenge myself and do better.  I have found that generally my comments pertain more to the premise of the story and focus less on grammar. None the less I am happy with my comments as I feel that they could potentially help guide the writer for future writings. Reading other peoples' stories has also sparked quite a few ideas for me to work with, and has inspired some of the writings already posted! I feel that blog comments really give the sense of interaction that you would get from a real class setting, in fact it might be better since the blog comments can be posted at any time. I feel...

Looking back on the class from this point I have realized that I have learned quite a bit about Indian Epics and some minor stories from the Jakartas that we read. I have found the reading to always be interesting and unique in the story telling. So far my favorite story or Epic has been the Mahabharata. I have really enjoyed the class thus far, and I find each week a new challenge to come up with a story that adds to the stories that we were reading at the time. Having to create a story almost every week has been hard, but very rewarding. Bhima fighting with Duryodhana,  Wikicommons Posted above is the image that I used in my story about Bhima and how his boastfulness was the downfall of him. I really liked this image because it was a pivotal point and image in the story of the Mahabharata for Bhima as it was the point where the fight with Duryodhana turned in favor of Bhima because Bhima did not act honorably and targeted Durydodhana's thighs. Looking forward I just ho...