Epics of India

Motivational quote from my favorite superhero (Green Lantern) from one of the worst movies of all time (The Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds) Source When I first started this class, it sort of overwhelmed me. I was always stressed out and rushing to finish assignments for this class as I would spend most of my day working on homework for other classes. Thankfully, I eventually found my groove and now I am not only less stressed in this class, but I am enjoying it quite a bit more. In the beginning of the semester, I would do the assignments the day they were due, but now I either work 1 day ahead, or 1/2 day ahead. This tactic has made me realize that I have so much time to finish assignments for this class if I either do them a day earlier or get a head start on them, so when I get home with all of my other homework I have one less thing to worry about. I am going to try and continue this habit, and hopefully get to the point where I am working 2-3 days ahead so I c...

21 Components of Effective Feedback Source I chose this image in particular, because I think it gives some pretty important things to keep in mind while giving feedback. Granted, not all of the 21 squares are always applicable to every situation (for example, when giving feedback on story posts, I couldn't necessarily give feedback that is backed by data and multiple sources, as I am giving feedback on how I think a story might flow better) but I think it is important to try and hit as many squares as possible when giving feedback. Feedback is one of the most important things when it comes to bettering oneself, especially when trying to become a better writer. I think the inclusion of weekly feedback assignments is very helpful for all, as we all become better writers by analyzing what worked and didn't work for others in their stories, as well as reading the comments on our own stories. I also really enjoy the inclusion of introduction blog comments, as even though I o...

The demon king Ravana Source This picture was from my week 3 reading post. The reason this picture stood out to me, is that it really helped me better visualize what Ravana looked like. When I first started reading, the concept of the rakshasas puzzled me. The multiple limbs that they possessed made me think of an insect-looking thing, whereas this picture helped me better understand and visualize what the rakshasas looked like. When looking back at my earlier blog posts, I have realized that I have an issue of writing too much or too little when taking notes. In my earlier reading posts, I would basically retell the entire story as if I were talking with a friend. This lead to fairly long blog posts over mid-small sized stories. As the weeks went on and I got used to the flow of this class, I began taking more condensed notes. Granted, this was during the Ramayana and Mahabharata readings, which were reading assignments that were split into 80 pages. Here, I would take n...