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-Yudhistra said some interesting things when lamenting the fact that they were about to kill the Kauravas. The line was about how even if one baby on the other side holds onto the ember hate, it could one day rekindle the fires of war. He also went on to say how enmity is never quenched by enmity. I'm not sure what story could be made from that, but it's a powerful thought. -While they were talking about killing all the Kauravas, some of them were glorifying what they were about to do. Even Krishna said, "...and then it'll be their women's turn to weep." I want to be sure to stray away from the glorification of murder and war in my stories. I get that it's all fine and whatnot in this story, but for me personally, I don't want to include those elements. -Judging from the war scenes in this book, I think I may attempt to write a war story. I feel like it's going to be rough, but with the content from this book, I think I can pull it off. Arj...

Vasus - Take note of each of these deities. The story in the Mahabharata was interesting, but I think there's a lot of different ways you can weave a standalone story using these characters. Just like Professor Gibbs said, this book has some very "Game of Throne-esque" characteristics. If I incorporate any of those elements into the story, I think the setting will have to be in an already-developed plot or near the end. There's just not enough space in a portfolio story to creating an in-depth narrative. I could write another internal monologue for Kunti watching Madri climb into the pyre like I did for King Dasharatha. I'm not sure if I can hit the pathos of the story as well as I did the first time. So with the whole "five husbands" thing reincarnated in Draupadi, I think there's a good story element I can use there. Probably won't use the five husbands concept, but I think I incorporate something about a cycle happening to an individual...

Current Porfolio Link: https://sites.google.com/view/dawsonpleasant/thatakas-retribution We have walked in this desolate place for days. The sage has told us of our mission. He has told of us the demon that stalks this land. He pointed out places that used to be home to so much beauty. I couldn’t picture it though. This hellish landscape is devoid of anything that would resemble life. This is our first time away from home. My brother and I have accompanied this sage at the behest of our father. He put on a strong act for us when we left, but I could see the fear in his eyes. Two of his four beloved sons went off to face a terrible foe. I can understand where he’s coming from. Yet he has not seen Rama in action as I have. When he wields his mighty bow, even the mountains themselves seem to tremble in fear. Though I doubt the mountains would ever do anything to cross my brother. Not like this demon has. Rama has been silent for some time. I’ve seen him take in eve...

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Ravana kidnaps Sita (pp. 85 - 89) -Ravana tries to talk himself up while in disguise to Sita -Sita talks trash about Ravana and he becomes angry and shows his true form -He abducts Sita, but due to a curse, cannot physically touch her without her consent -Jatayu attempts to free Sita -Jatayu first tries to reason with Ravana before directly attacking him -Ravana takes the attack at first, but the pulls out a magical sword and mortally wounds Jatayu (pg.89). Rama meets Hanuman and Sugreeva (pp. 90 - 96) -Hanuman appears before Rama and Lakshmana in the form of a scholar -Hanuman shows his true form and brings the two to Sugreeva -Hanuman recounts the story of Sugreeva's life -The story of Sugreeva and Vali is explained (pp. 92 - 94) -Hanuman realizes that Rama is Vishnu incarnate -Vali's curse is explained (pp. 95 - 96) Sugreeva fights Vali (pp. 96 - 105) -After becoming emotional at receiving Sita's jewelry, Rama gets the help of Sugreeva and Hanuman to res...

How To Craft Constructive Feedback One thing stood out to me in this article. The second point of "Be a Guide" seemed very important to me. It was explaining how when giving feedback on someone's work, you should take into consideration what the creator was trying to get across. By thinking what the writer was trying to do, feedback becomes a much easier process. I will definitely be keeping that in mind as I look over my classmate's work. The Difference between Praise and Feedback This somewhat ties into the first article. I feel like it's not as applicable to people here considering none of us are children, but the idea that praising the effort is important in my mind. That's where the tie-in to the first article comes. I feel like we should recognize the effort that the writer put into where they are trying to go with their story, and then provide feedback to how they can achieve their goal more effectively. Motivation:  Source

Supernatural Characters - Rakshasa   I'm definitely going to want to use a unique antagonist in several of my stories, but it may be fun to have one of my characters encounter a "generic evil entity" early on in their stories. I think the Rakshasa can fill that role easily. The Rakshasa were created by Brahma's breath and started to eat him. Vishnu saved Brahma by banishing the Rakshasa to Earth. While there are good and bad Rakshsa, their characteristics make it pretty easy to write them in as villains. Here's a picture I found of a Rakshasa: Rakshasa:  Source Ravana Ravana seems to be one of the most well-known Rakshasas. He is the King of Lanka and fought against Rama in the Ramayana. A story I may use here is where he goes to take revenge on Rama, but ends up falling in love with Sita when he sees her and kidnaps her. I'm not sure where exactly I'll go with the story, but something about trying to wrongfully taking something for yourself and r...

I could feel it the second the words left her mouth. My time is coming to a swift end. The sins of my past have finally caught up to me. My son, I am sorry. I looked at the woman who stood before me. Her request left me speechless. I'm trying to find a way around this. Some loophole? Alas no. She loves her son and will do anything to see him succeed. He will not take kindly to this venomous betrayal, but she is too blinded by her love to see. Perhaps this is just fate possessing her? Maybe my curse is clouding her judgement and forcing her to do this. It doesn't matter though. A demand has been made of me. I am honor-bound to carry this out. No matter how unjust it is. No matter if it will kill me. How long ago was it? It's as if I'm back in that forest from so long ago. I was young and strong. Those keen ears that could hear a deer sating its thirst from far away. From the sound alone I could determine the direction and distance of my target. I ...