"Reading Notes" Part B

The Chase

Rama was chasing the deer, he was on a mission to get the deer. Running through the forest and he was able to shoot the arrow and pierce the heart of the deer. During this time the deer "in this agony Maricha sprang out of the deer's body and a voice cried out". This killing of the deer perceived that he had killed the brother of Ravana. He killing the deer brought out a voice that shook everybody and made Sita think of her husband. But everybody was scared but she was telling them there was no reason to be scared, because the love she had for her husband. If he was not alive there was no reason for her to be alive, she clearly said "if Rama is slain I will die by drowning, or by poison, or else by the noose". Without she husband she was lost.

Bibliography: Ramayana: The Chase

Reading Notes: Part A

Ramayana: Dasharatha's Karma has to deal with a father who was cursed to lose his lose in the future. One day when Dasharatha was out hunting he hear a sound off in the distance, so he thought this was an animals nearby. So, he set up his bow and arrow and shot int that direction, then cried out a young boy in pain from being shot by the arrow. Dasharatha was so shaken that he did not know what to do, so with the boys last breath he was able to tell where his parents were located at. Dasharatha was scared to see the young hermit laying on the ground dying but the poor victim forgave him and said "Hasten to my sire and inform him of my fate lest his curse should consume thee as a fire consumes a withered tree." after the young hermit said that he died instantly. The parents found out this news and were hurt , their protector and child was taken from them in seconds. The dad of the young hermit was so upset that he had no reason to live anymore and wanted his life to be taken also. A small funeral was set up for the young hermit boy and during this time the mother and father took their lives and entered the Kingdom of Death. 

dasaratha

Bibliography: Ramayana: Dasharatha's Karma 

Laura Gibbs: Ramayana

"Feedback Thoughts"

The first reading I picked is called Eight things students should do when they make a mistake. This article is broken down into 8 different sections about how we as a writer should approach a situation when mistakes are pointed out. Reading through this I noticed a lot of the advice was encouraging advice because a lot of people get upset with being told something is wrong. But me on the other hand enjoy my mistakes with school assignments being pointed out so next time I can do better. Staying mindful is the best key to taking a mistake into consideration and fixing it.

My second reading I picked is called 5 Tips For Taking Feedback Like a Champ. Reading through this article they give out ways to take harsh feedback and keep it pushing. They start to realize that this harsh feedback makes a person uncomfortable, but this is a good sign of growth and guidance for that individual. I feel like being about to see feedback and absorb it and do better next to is always a growing process. No one is perfect in any aspect so making a mistake is normal. A person who makes mistakes can always bounce back and do 10x better the next time. Its just time and effort that will help that person grow.

Anything is Possible

"Topic Brainstorm"

I am interested in this topic because it deals with Indian palm squirrels because so far in this class the animal stories have really caught my attention and have been some importance in Epics of Indian but in this specific case the squirrel is sacred in Hinduism. I have no previous knowledge of this type of squirrel. If i was to tell a story about this squirrel i would focus on the outer appearance and why the stripes down the back of the animal are important.

Scared Squirrel

Every brainstorm I will research will revolve around animals simply because that is what my interest is in. This project Idea I looked up is called Animals, Natural and Supernatural. Doing some more research there was a few animals that caught my attention but I picked Kurma. Kurma is a half man-tortoise. There is not I know about Indians Epics, but with each assignment I learn more. I would like to tell how this half man-tortoise is widely worship and how important it is to Hindu cosmology. 

The third Topic would be Horses. The reason I pick this one is because there is a wide variety of article about horses in South Asia, and an article about what a horse symbolizes. I know horse are strong and powerful animals and I am interested in this topic because I feel like there is a lot of meaning behind horses. Especially in cultural aspects, I noticed horses are very important in tribes too. A story I would like to tell about horses; is how powerful and useful they can be in different cultural aspects. Horses can be used for transportation, food (milk) and so much more.  

My last pick would be Elephants, I think this project idea would be a good one because elephants are the animal of india is that used to tell stories and symbolize something important. I would like to learn why these animals are such a big aspect in Epics. Cultural depictions of elephants would be a good start off for this topic because elephants are mythology, symbolism and are very popular in epics culture.  

"Week 2 Story" : Are you Really My Friend

Are You Really My Friend

This story reflects a story from the Jatakas reading specifically targeting The Crocodile in the River tale that was written. But in my story I talk about two friends "friendenemies" that go overboard when it comes to trying to either bully or "fake" love one another. The cat is the Pet of the Jones Family, so when the owners leave this gives the cat the opportunity to act up with the mouse. The love hate relationship is a nonstop continuous thing, so you would think the two friends would know where they stand at.

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Once upon a time there was a mouse and a cat who lived in a single household family with no regrets. In reality, everybody knows cats and mouse can not live together because one of them is considered supper but in this tale the mouse is to clever to accept the cats "fake gestures of friendship". These gestures lean toward death for the mouse, but he is always one up on the cat. Always out smarting the car, makes the cat frustrated where he at times wants to hurt himself.

In the Jones Household, the Cat roams around while the mouse lives between the walls. When the family leaves the house the mouse and cat start up, with breaking things, trying to hurt each other and acting like everything is civil when the Jones return.

On July 29 2005, the Jones family went of vacation for a whole week and within this week the mouse and cat have been through hell and back with trying to hurt each other. But on this very day things changed. All the holes the mouse had made appear to have a string blocking the doorway to enter the house.

(mouse)  *sticks head out of head "CATTTTT WHERE ARE YOU" 30 secs pass
(mouse) "CCCCAATTTTTT I CANT LEAVE ANY OF MY DOORWAYS IN THE HOUSE !
(cat) *laughing loud "hahahahahahahahaha"
what is it that you want? said the cat.
(mouse) why am i not able to leave my room?
(cat) becuase if you do, your head will be cut off!

Hearing that brought so much anger to the mouse, that the only friend he had in the house was trying to plot to kill him. The mouse thought it was all fun and games until on that particular day. So, the house knows the cat tries to grab him when he sees a opportunity, so the mouse goes in his room and makes a stuffed mouse. This mouse looked just like him. He dangled the mouse close to the string then BOOMMMMMMM the cat's hand is chopped off !

Friends are also tricky, so you have to pick and choose which friends have there best interest in you, because a lot of friends are backstabbers. Keeping a small friend circle is the best way to stay out of drama. 

Moral of the story: Do not try to outsmart the smart or act like a friend towards a person. Because in the end the person who tried will be the one to lose in the end.

Hey Pal

Bibliography Source to Different Stories like this one:

This is an anthology of Buddhist Jataka stories from ancient India. 

Reading Notes , Week 2: " To be Quick or Out Smarted Part B

The tell of The Crocodile in the River tells about a buddha's that was betrayed by his monk, but he uses animals as the characters to replay the events that happened. 

Curiosity killed the "Cat" lol *Monkey

Buddha-as-monkey and the crocodile is a tale where is tells of betrayal. this story represents a monk that plotted against his master "Buddha" to get something in life he wanted. So, using a monkey and crocodile is a great example, because the crocodile has a partner that he wants to please and make happy. So, when she sees the monkey in the tree she tells her partner she wants the monkey to eat, so being the man of the house "river", he goes and tries to plot on the monkey by making an amends. Each day the crocodile comes to the rock, interacting with the monkey, and in the monkeys, mind he thinks they have a nice bond, but in reality his last days of life are slowing approaching. But, as time passes the monkey starts to notice something very strange about this one rock by his house "tree". As, he sits there one day and measures the rock, he starts to shout out asking the rock questions, but no response comes, so he yells loud and the crocodiles gestures responding back. The monkey knew from the start of the odd position of the rock that something was fishy he just did not want to assume things, but to wrap it all up he outsmarted the crocodile that only cared about impressing his partner and not about how he would take a life away to pleasure a women he "think he cares about".  

Moral of the story is just because you have a "bond" with a person does not me their loyalty is true. People do crazy things for the people "they are in love with" at that moment, but they never think about the consequences or repercussions that come along with it. And most of the time people and seek out a fishy person, and by analyzing their moves they can outwit a person with bad intentions. 

Bibliography Source to Different Stories like this one:

This is an anthology of Buddhist Jataka stories from ancient India.

"Reading Options"

Reading through the different readings, I have found three different ones that have caught my attention. Indian Epics has so many different stories that it was hard for me to just pick my favorite one, but these are stories and poems that were written to have a meaning.

The first reading that caught my attention is during week 6 and 7: Mahabharata is a reading that deals with five pandavas' cousins, in a epic battle and are led by Duryodhana and his ally karna. I like readings that have action in it, simply because action is what draws a lot of readers attention, so coming across this reading has me interested in how the battle will end.

Let's get It

Learning about a Prince named Rama and his life is always exciting, but i am curious if he has a Princess in his life or a girl he wants to marry. I think the best readings are love stories. 

Hindu gods and goddesses seemed like a good reading, but readings that tell a story about both sexes always catch my attention. I have always been interested in Gods and goddesses because I feel like they have so much meaning behind the stories they tell.  

 

"Time Strategies"

Doing this assignment opened my mind to something I did not quiet know about us and time management. After, reading How to Beat Procrastination  I did not know our brains were programmed to procrastinate. We humanbeings, right out a to-do-list and only about half of it gets marked off because we struggle with task we say that are supposed to get done. I always make a list of homework I need to get done, but I never really follow through with it, unless the due date is that day. Last semester, a lot of my time was taken up by work and not being able to actually sit down and focus on my work so this semester my classes and work schedule give me a better window to get my homework done. 

MY BRAIN 24/7

"Technology"

Let me Prosper

Reading through this assignment I never used a lot of these different tools before. Using blogger was something new to me and a lot of these other tools we will be using throughout the semster are new to me also. I really enjoy online classes, I feel like they help me boost my computer skills and help me expand my knowledge of different tools that are accessible to us. I am familiar with bookmark, but i do not use it enough like i should have. But this class has made me use the bookmark tab more often. 

ASSIGNMENTS

Coming into this online course I never thought it would be this way. When I was reading through the syllabus I was confused on how the grading would be graded. So, when I did the first few assignments I was able to understand what I read in the syllabus. The assignments so far have been very intresting to me and my favorite assignment we did so far was being able to introduce ourselves so my classmates.

Reading the Syalbus

This picture descirbes how my brain was feeling when i was reading through the syallbus. I had to read the inforamtion two times to get how the class would be ran.

"Growth Mindset"

Success only happens when you experience growth from unfamiliar things:

Perfection is Never Easy

I never heard of Carol Dweck or the growth mindset before. But reading through this assignment about growth mindset I think as children we should experience new things; even if we fail. Failure is a sign of knowledge we gained for future reference. And taking this knowledge will help us learn and gain a sense of growth each year.

I do not quiet have a full detailed understanding of this "Growth Mindset" but during this course time I hope to have a better understanding of the true meaning and why some people agree on growth mindset and why some people "Never" want thier kids to experience growth.

Introduction to a Furture Vet

Hello , My name is Andrea Brisby , but I prefer to go by "Brisby". Brisby is just like Frisbee but replace the "F" with a Brisby. I am from Lawton, Oklahoma, but I plan on moving out of Oklahoma after I finish my schooling.

Attending the Unversity of Oklahoma has always been a dream of mine since 2nd grade so being here for four years, my time is coming to an end and it is bitter sweet; but more sweet then anything.  I am a fourth year senior, my major is Biology Pre-Vet. To show you guys my spark of intrest let me tell you about my trip to Exotic Animal Park . Being able to be within a few feet of these big animals brought joy to my heart.

Something cool about my major is that in the future I will be taking care of "YOU" my fellow classmates animals. So, if you ever get the chance to talk or ever meet me, you will know that your animal is in good hands.

I want to share with my classmates Two very special things in my life that keep me sane when things start to get rough. First let me introduce my My Daughter . Raising her from a young baby to one years old I have seen her grow so fast, that each memory was captured. If I did not have my daughter in my life I do not know where I would be at this very moment. Her name is Reign and if you ever want to babysit her, just let me know. She is the sweetest child you will ever come across. Her birthday was December 3rd.

The Second Special thing I want to share is my Boyfriend:

(High School Sweet Hearts (Poem)) est. 2011

"back in the day"

(My Future) est. 2017

From Sophomore in High School to my Senior Year in College this young man by the name of "General" (yes this is his real name) has been by my side. He changed my life for the best and after 6 years of spending my life with this man, I can not wait to see what the future holds. He makes me feel like the prettiest girl in the world. I could go on and on about why he is so special in my life but I will stop here.

Overall, I am a bubbly, energized individual that loves to watch movies, eat waffle house, and spend time with my daughter and boyfriend.  

StoryBook Favorites

This assignment was interesting, being able to search through the different Storybooks I was able to come across three different ones that caught my attention. Being that my major is Biology , Pre-Vet I tried to find ones that pertained to animals and luckily I found three different ones.

The Himalayan Elephant

This was the first Storybook I came across. Reading through the different tabs in the storybook it told a story about two little boys that lived in a village between the Himalayan Mountains. These two little boys only knew about the village, but when they heard other people in the village discussing about a Himalayan Elephant that was magical; this sparked their interest to go on a search for this elephant. These two friends knew that leaving the village was a bad idea simply because anything outside the village was dangerous, but they were determined to find this animal.

Zoo Animal History

The second Storybook was titled "Zoo Animals History". This one was interesting because people attended this Zoo Park on a Trolley . During this tour the tourist were taken to different parts of the park. The first place they stopped at was a underwater cave where they learned about fish, but I wonder how they were able to go underwater? The trolley they rode on must of been magical.

Elephants of Indian Epics

The last Storybook I came across was about the Elephants of Indian Epics. Reading through this storybook I noticed that this Indian Epics Elephant was a big symbol for the two little boys that begged their father to tell them a bed time story before they went to sleep. This majestic elephant of Indre. As their father was telling the boys the story he told them what the elephant symbolized. The Patient Elephant which brought another story into their bedtime.

The reasons I picked all three of these stories was because anything that has to pertain to animals always draw my attention. So, being able to find some Storybooks to related to stuff that interest me was exciting!  

 

favorite place

I like to visit places that have animals insight or where I am able to interact with them.

So, this weekend I took my boyfriend to The Greater Wynnewood Animal Park. Arriving at the park there were so many BIG cats just a few feet away inside different enclosures with food, water and toys. Being in this type of environment brings so such joy and happiness to me. During the tour we went inside a environment with Large White Wolves  . Once we got inside the enclosure we were able to go over and rubbed the wolves. They real life loved being starched like domesticated dogs.

Here is a Picture of Himalayan Wolves

(These Dogs were actually friend At Greater Wynnewood Animal Park)

Spring Semster 2k18

gradation time is slowly approaching !