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Week 1 Review

I found this image most interesting when looking through the current announcements page. The reason is this course "Epic of India" because I want to learn more and more about Indian epic stories. It looks interesting how he is huge and other small(regular) people are in his hands.  

 Kumbhakarna: The Sleeping Giant

Learning Challenges

The most important things in life are health/happiness and time. Without good health one would not be able to move around and live the life they wish to. Happiness is also a big part of life because that motivates one to stay healthy and stay together with their loved once. Addition to health/happiness, is time, which is a key to success. Especially by watching jellybean video I have realized how much time matters. When considering one jellybean as one day is actually true comparison because life is very short and fast. Present day is the day to live, so live today and stop thinking about the past. Here is an image which illustrate that more.  

A truly precious gift:today

Growth Mindset

No, I have never heard of Carol Dweck or about fixed-growth mindset until this class. In terms of school work, I  am more around fixed mindset. Yes, I do want to learn, but my focus always stays on earning good grades. To me getting good grade determines ones smartness. Although, in terms of life, I want to learn more and more from my past experiences and from other's experiences. Yes, I would love to learn more about growth mindset because that is something which leads you to a positive direction. One tip to success in life is, stay focused. As long as you stay focused on your goals, life should be pretty smooth.

(photo by cheezburger:Stay focused!)

Storybook Favorites

One storybook I looked at is Tales of Love. I chose this one because I like love stories, but Happy once.I liked it how the author divided that into three subtitles stories: separation, betrayal and reunited. Plus, in the beginning I liked the way she described love in both ways positive and negative. Next, the author describes the plot along with the characters, so the reader would understand the main plot of the story. Addition to that, I liked the way she ended the introduction by letting the reader pick the ending of Nala and Damayanti love story. The author also gave readers visual image of the couple at the end, which was helpful.

(Nala and Damayanti. Source: Wikipedia)

The next storybook I looked at is Hindu Goddesses. I chose this storybook because it informs a lot about what Hindus believe in. On the cover page, the author placed an image of one of their Goddess, which is very helpful in terms of telling the readers what to expect. Next, for the introduction, it is a mother telling her kid a bedtime story based on each of the Hindu Goddesses. Addition to that, the author divided the storybook into four different Goddesses and under each subtitle of Goddesses the author gave the detail of their life with an image illustrating that. I liked how the author had a unique idea of putting story into a story.

For the last storybook I looked at is An Epic Woman. I chose this storybook because it tells about Sita, who was known as a great image in Hinduism. In the introduction, the author talks about what her stories are going to about. Basically, it followed Sita's life starting from birth and plus, author is writing the story from Sita's point of view. As in the introduction, it says, "She will share her stories with you, telling you how she felt and what she thought." This is also a good way of telling a story from a story. The author also provided an image under each subtitle to show that to the reader and imagine it through.

Overview

I am planning on reading PDE Ramayana online for one reason because it is available online and has audio with it. I am really excited to learn about Indian religion and culture along with the epic stories, which made up this religion. While looking through the book, I found this image interesting and see how she is all dressed up and wearing beautiful jewelry. Addition to that, it looks like she is saving  the kids from drowning into the river and for that reason she is known as a big figure in Indian culture. I took a religious class my sophomore year, but we covered all of the religions in one semester. So, did not get to learn a lot about Indian epic. 

Introduction to a Future Computer Scientist

I am Computer Science major. In two years I am hoping to get my Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science. This is something I am really excited about and looking forward to. The coolest thing about Computer Science is that we do programming, programming and programming.  The best class I took last semester was Software Requirements & Specs because it was an easy A. By that I do not mean it was a blow off class, it was just the professor. A great professor. I love travelling, in fact, I went to San Antonio, Texas for the winter break and it was just an awesome place. Now, Paris is on the top of the visiting list because of Eiffel Tower. The main reason for that being my favorite place is to me Eiffel Tower kind of looks like an A, the lower bottom of it and my name starts with an A, so there is one reason for that. When it comes to food, I love Italian food. I wish I knew how to make it, so I would eat that every single day. But that is one of my future goal to learn Italian food. I am not a big lover of cooking, but I do love to bake things. In my free time usually on weekends I bake cake, brownies, and cookies. Addition to that, decorating is my favorite part of baking. Now a strange fact about me, pets/animals are something I dislike the most. Honestly, I know it is weird that being a girl and not liking pets, but unfortunately, I have animal phobia. Which means I have a big fear from animals even the cute once I do not like. However, this is one thing I wish I could change in myself because there has been some embarrassing occasions that I had to face.

(Eiffel Tower photo by Dennis Jarvis)

"Week 1 Storytelling:There was an old woman."

There was an old woman had three sons,

          Jerry, and James, and John:

          Jerry was hung, James was drowned,

          John was lost and never was found,

          And there was an end of the three sons,

          Jerry, and James, and John!

There was an old woman named Elizabeth, who loves to sleep with her sneaky cat sitting on her shoulder while staring at her face. She also had three sons, Jerry, James, and John, for whom she never cared.

(The sleep old woman: photo by Libiotto)

One day, Jerry, James, and John decide to leave their home, town, city and the world, without telling their mother, who never loved them. The kids deprived of their mother's love started hating their lives and felt as if they were useless. Before leaving, Jerry, James, and John planned to eat a dinner for the last time, where they cooked a lot of delicious food together. They had a lot of fun cooking. After eating three of them departed in different directions while their eyes full of sorrow.

An 1865 political cartoon depicting Benedict Arnold and Jefferson Davis in Hell. Source:Wikipedia

 

Jerry was hung, James was drowned,

   John was lost and never was found,

Since Jerry, James, and John had a strong feeling of love for each other. Not after very long, Jerry hung himself and committed suicide because for him life was pointless without his brothers.

(Swinging corpse silhouette:Wikimedia Commons)

On the other side, James had the same condition like Jerry. He did not want to live a lonely life. As he was walking through an unknown place, he saw a river and drowned himself, while yelling  "Jerry, and John I cannot live without you guys."

(Houdini swims above Niagara Falls in a scene from
The Man from Beyond (1922). Source:Wikipedia)

Lastly, John, who was the youngest of three and was unaware of the real world because Jerry and James always led him through the difficulties of life. John had no idea of where to go. So, John went straight into the road where his brothers left him and no one knows where he went there after.

(Walled Garden, Lydiard Park and House, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon:photo by Brian Robert Marshall)

And there was an end of the three sons,

          Jerry, and James, and John!

When Elizabeth woke up from her sleep, she looked for her sons, but it was too late and her sons were gone forever. She realized their importance in her life when she had no one to talk to or yell at. From that day Elizabeth never slept again.

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There was an old woman had three sons,

          Jerry, and James, and John:

          Jerry was hung, James was drowned,

          John was lost and never was found,

          And there was an end of the three sons,

          Jerry, and James, and John!

Author's note: The story is about an old woman and her three sons, Jerry, and James, and John, but without any background or detail. My story is descriptive and detailed compared to the original source. All you know from original rhyme is that there is an old woman and three sons, addition to how their lives came to an end.

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Bibliography. This story is based on the nursery rhyme "There was an old woman" in The Nursery Rhyme Book, edited by Andrew Lang (1897).

Favorite Place

Paris, France. I have never been to Paris, but I do want to visit one day. I enjoy going to different and unique places that I have never seen before.

(In Paris, France: Eiffel tower, great view
 photo by Moyan Brenn)