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Extra Credit Reading Notes: Mahabharata Part D

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Just before this reading, the battle is beginning between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Bhima, as general of the Kauruvas but as a major father like figure to both sides, knows the power that the Kauruvas face. As Duryodhana sees his forces loosing he wants to replace Bhishma with his more faithful right hand man, Karna. At long last we see Amba revenge come to pass, from Part A, who is made a man now, and slays Bhishma. (will come back later, only fatally injured but still gets to decide the day he dies). Here the writing turns to rhymes and is a little difficult to understand. The new general Drona vows to take Yudhishthira prisoner and leaves tons of dead bodies in his determination. In another part of the battle, Arjuna's son is trying to defend himself alone while Karna and Jayadratha prevent Arjuna and his brothers from coming to help. Alone, Arjuna's son was slain, which fueled Arjuna's will to fight even more. He found the man who killed his son and with th...

Week 8 Reading and Writing

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I enjoy my blog's layout and design. After seeing a fair amount of other blogs, I can say that I have seen some that I find hard to navigate. In my opinion, I think mine is fairly easy to navigate. Also, I have received a fair amount of comments complimenting my profile website, so I am going to keep doing what I've been doing and keep the layout consistent. As far as my stories go, I think I am sorely lacking. I have a good amount of reading done but I have been unable to find the energy to write the past two stories. I had a lot of other conflicts with lab practicals and lab reports. The ones I do have written I think are a good start and have fit well in my portfolio. Overall, The reading assignments haven't done much to spark my interest in a good story to write. I'm not very happy that I haven't been able to complete all of the writing assignments. Maybe I will try writing a few microfictions to spark my creativity. Looking forward, I want to keep my schedu...