Week 8: Commenting Review Week

Going back through all my comments I've found a lot of positive feedback from my peers. It is a great experience being able to connect to my classmates online. I really enjoyed reading all my comments from everyone and I want to thank all my classmates for being so nice and positive. I think I can definitely relate to many of them just because we are all students and going through the same problems. Moreover, I can relate to the seniors who are graduating this semester! Whoo hoo OU 2015! My three years at OU had been wonderful and I am sad to be leaving college pretty soon but more excited about the real world. There are many fears inside of me about the real world but it is normal for college graduates. We go through anxiety looking for the right job and ponder about what our lives will be like in the next five years. Some of us probably haven't figured out what to do yet or whether or not graduate school is for them. Life is scary but exciting as well, there is still so much to learn in this world and I'm ready for it.

I really enjoyed this class, not only do we get to learn about Indian Epics but we can connect with other students through online. Reading other people's blogs helped me understand different people and the creativity in them. I was fascinated with people's storytellings and everyone is so creative! I think commenting on other people's post help us improve ourselves and learn from our mistakes. Positive or negative feedback are good things and can help us learn and grow!

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I chose this picture because well...I'm almost graduating!

Week 8 Review Week: Writing a Review

I think one of my greatest writing achievements in this class was being able to create or makeup a story with my own imagination. I never knew that I could be creative. In the beginning of the class, I was kind of scared because I didn't know what to expect and my first storytelling I messed up because I made a completely different story that wasn't related to Indian Epics. I realized that I had to stick to the storyline but a new rendition with my own twist to it. I was relieved because there was no way I could keep making up different stories every time, and it would be too confusing for everyone to read. 

I am getting a lot better at creating new stories and enjoyed reading the Ramayana, although I did leave some harsh comments on my opinion about Rama's character. I really liked the novel especially Buck's version. Despite Rama I liked almost every single character in the book even Ravana. I thought he was a good antagonist and really pumped the story up, without him there would be any battles or Sita's drama for Rama... lol that rhymed. 

I still need to work on some of my writings. I tend to get past tense and present tense confused which isn't something new. I've been told this several times but I still get them mixed up! Especially when I type so fast. Moreover, one of my favorite storytellings that I created was probably the last one which is Week 7 Storytelling Sita in the Assembly. It is a story coming from Sita's perspective of how she felt when Rama abandoned her. 

I used this picture in my recent storytelling post

The Beauty of SIta

Week 8: Reading Review Week

I think one of my favorite part of the William Buck's Ramayana was the section of Hanuman and how loyal he was to Rama. In my reading diary Week 6 Reading Diary, I discussed a lot about Hanuman's character and how clever he was to hep Rama. I think his character is very valuable in the story just because without him, Rama wouldn't be able to accomplish his mission to find Sita. Throughout the book I had questioned the character of Rama, whether he is as noble and brave the myth described him. However, in my opinion I am not fond of his character. Even though he is the protagonist and the tale saw him as a brave god. I viewed differently. He is not powerful if it wasn't for Hanuman and his animal friends, he wouldn't be able to slay Ravana and most importantly the fact that he abandoned Sita while she was pregnant Week 7 Reading Diary. That part of the book really shocked me because he worked so hard to get her back and then left her because of a few rumors? Rama the "brave god" is scared of some little rumor? Not to mention that he wasted his friends time in helping him save Sita. I would be so angry with Rama if I was Hanuman. Rama is selfish and only cared about his reputation and how others would see him.

Obviously, I didn't enjoy Rama's character but I did enjoy reading Buck's version of the book better. I thought it was more clear and detailed. I can understand the words better and it helped with my reading posts. I used a lot of my reading diaries to help me with my storytelling and not only that but his version of the book gave a lot of details especially about Ravana that I find it fascinating to read about.

This picture was from my Week 3 Storytelling of Hanuman: The Great Hanuman