Tech Tip: YouTube Blogger

For this week's tech tip, I decided to add a YouTube video / link about concentration music for studying. At first, I had difficulty doing it, but then figured it out. I hope that I did it correctly. I Chose study music for concentration because of midterms.

Music Notes. Source: Staticflickr.

Famous Last Words: Fast Week

This week went by so fast and it is probably because was traveling. I am able, once again, to complete all the extra credit opportunities which makes me feel good and know that it will help me in the long run. I am lucky enough not to have any midterms or other classes to focus on, so I have it quite easy :) This week’s stories was very fun to read and I think that my story about Jack and the beanstalk is one of my best. I did have trouble linking my story to my portfolio, so that is something I still need to fix. I also had issues with tech tip, so I need to spend more time and figure out how to do the weather app tech tip, as well as the YouTube tech tip – it was very frustrating that it did not work properly.
For next week, I have my usual class schedule to follow with extra credit opportunities – I want to do as many as possible. I will have a busy week with homework, personal work and appointments. I will have to make sure that I can complete as much work as possible with the little time that I have. It is my hopes to read the upcoming week’s stories with more focus and detail, in the hopes that I will be inspired to write a really good, long story.
This week has also been really interesting to me, because my baby is starting to smile more, etc and is almost 2months old.  

Random Photo Of a Baby Smiling. Source: Pixabay

Review: Different Week

I read the reviews for the past week, in order to make sure that I am caught up with everything and that I did not miss any assignments. The History of The English Language was very interesting to me and although the chart seems to be intricate / confusing, I would like to spend more time studying it.

This week was very different for me and I feel like I moved slower with completing tasks, which is upsetting. I hope to be more focused for the upcoming week - avoiding procrastination.

Picture of Words and Vowels. Source: Wikimedia

Reading Notes: Devdutt Pattanaik -Part D

Shiva and Devi

 I enjoy reading the extra stories and this week, Shiva's secret continues, while they also focus on Devi's secret. Shiva continues to be portrayed as a mean character in the story where he beheads his father-in-law. I mean, who does that!? I is also interesting to note that he changes roles and becomes the householder. I clicked on the wikipedia link for the Sri Yantra and discovered that it is all about a balancing act.

The most fascinating part that I have read thus far is when they talk about the multicoloured sea and sand caused by Kanyakumari's make-up. I would have never thought of making such a comparison. This will make a very interesting story! The section of Devi's secret focuses alot on females, mothers and their role in society. I also enjoyed reading this and is not failiar at all with Devi's history.

Man Carrying a Corpse. Source: Wikipedia

 Bibliography: Link To Reading Guide By Devdutt Pattanaik

Wkipedia Trail: From Little John To Swaraj

1. Little John
His name is originally John Little, but he changed it around. John is the outlaw in Robin Hood and he is buried in a churchyard in the village of Hathersage. The word "Little John" is used to denote kindness and compassion. John was actually an enormous guy.

2. Sobriquet
This refers to a nickname given to John Little and can be used instead of his name, without giving an explanation. It is like everyone knows who you are referring to when stating "sobriquet". the word is also related to sports, politics and music.

3. Mahatma Gandhi
This is the sobriquet name given to Mohandas Gandhi. He was the leader of the Indian Independence movement the the British-ruled India. Different parts of the world refer to him differently and is sometimes known as "father of the nation". Wikipedia gives so much information about him, that I want to go back and really pay attention and focus on more detail when reading this. Gandhi really wanted to achieve "swaraj"

4.  Swaraj
Hindi word that refers to self-rule. It can refer to other things as well, but mostly refers to the concept of Indian Independence. This is definitely something that I would like to study more and found it super interesting.

Picture of Gandhi. Source: Wikipedia

Reading Notes: PDE Mahahbharata Part B

The House Of Fire

Part B of this week's reading is becoming more involved / intricate and the character names are also getting more difficult to pronounce. I only read two stories for part B and found it very interesting. The House Of Fire story has so much detail, that I think it will be almost impossible to change it and make it sound better. If I really had to change it, I can possibly write that it was all just a bad dream. Overall, it was a sad story, but luckily had a happy ending.

Bhima and Hidimba

This story reminded me of the Disney movie Snow White, where the mean queen sent the huntsman to kill Snow White, but he could not do it. This is also a love at first sight story. I could write a poem for this and use some of the elements from the original version.

Bhima Talking To a Human-form Rakshasa. Source: Dadazi

Learning Challange: Books Of Life

Girl Reading Books. Source: Laura's Blogspot

This picture immediately caught my eye, because reading can really teach us so many things in life - whether it is something we know and read it from a different perspective or whether we learn something new; books never disappoint. If we start creating a love / passion for reading at a young age, then it is nit a hobby, but rather something you see as "I can't live without my books" and that is what I hope to get my child to do one day. I want him to read as many books as he can / wants to. There is so much unknown in this world and if only we start reading more..... 

There will be no end to the possibilities!

Growth Mindset: Comparison

Comparisons. Built Using Cheezburger

For this week, I decided to create a meme about comparisons. People often fall victim to comparing themselves to the person next to them. whether they are in class, in a store, etc. It is time to focus on oneself more often and stop wishing to have / to be like the one next to you. the Bible condemns coveting and we should use our abilities, minds and willpower to be our best.

Reading Notes: PDE Mahahbharata Part A

Vyasa & Ganesha

Vyasa- author of Maha.

Vedas- large body of knowledge, texts

Brahma- creator god

Ganesha - remover of obstacles / elephant-heaed god / scribe

Vaishampayana - traditional narrator of Maha

Janamejaya - kuru king (vedic  of Indo-Aryan tribal union)

Arjuna - considered the finest archer & peerless warrior / protagonist of Maha

Hastinapura - town

Pandu brothers - 5 sons of Pandu (kingdom of Hastinapur. Also Vyasa's grandsons

Chedi - Indian kingdom

Indra - king of gods. god of thunder, rain, rivers, Heaven

car - AKA ratha. Spoked-wheel charriot

Satyavati - queen of Shantanu 

rishi Parashara - author of many ancient texts. father of Vyasa]Yamuna - longest & 2nd largest tributary river of the Ganga in N India

What an interesting, insightful, yet weird story to use for an introduction. I enjoyed reading it and Ganesha was by far my most favorite character. For this story, I had to write down and look up each name, in order to comprehend the story better and make it flow easier, as so many characters can be quite confusing. I wonder what would have happened if Ganesha's pen did in fact stop writing? What would have happened?

I can change the story where:

*The pen did stop writing, because the ink ran up.

*Vyasa planted magic beans to grow a beanstalk in order to get to the giants and ask them for their assistance in writing the story

*Vyasa had to find someone before midnight to write the story, otherwise something awful will happen

I am inspired to write my story and look forward to the outcome thereof!

Ganesha Writing Vyasa's Story. Source: Wikimedia

Bibliography: Reading Link To PDE Mahahbharata Part A