Famous Last Words : Don't Let the Week Get Ahead of You

This week I learned the hard way that if you don't prioritize you can get into trouble! I am usually good about scheduling my week so I can get all of my work done, but this week I fell behind. I had a huge semester-long project due (thank goodness, it's finally turned in) and because of that I fell behind finishing up the work for this class! I am glad that we get a grace period in this class, because this week it was necessary. 

It is important to remember that even when you have a busy week and you feel like you are drowning, a simple "To Do" list can help organize your life. My plans for next week, since I am finally done with this project, is to get as much work as I can have done earlier in the week! My birthday is on Easter, so I am trying to keep my weekend free for celebration! 

Overall, I have been really impressed with my fellow classmates this week. It is so cool to see how they use their personal experiences and hobbies to influence their stories! I especially love seeing how people bring their pets into their stories! It is a great. way to not only see their passion for their hobbies and pets, but to see the Indian Epics retold in familiar ways! I also really enjoy the stories like the Gossip Girl one, that bring in a well-known show. Its fun to see the different ideas people have in rewriting these shows. By far though, my favorite storybook is the one that made the PR Agency for Rama. As a PR major, I thought this was an extremely clever and fun way to handle the many “blunders” Rama had.

Going into next week I just want to get ahead! That is my goal for this week, that way as we approach finals I won't have to worry about my assignments that are due! 

Don't let the bumps define you. Web Source 

Reading Notes: The Divine Archer Part B

• It's interesting to me that Jatayu in the original story was called an eagle and in this story he is called a vulture
• It would be interesting to look into the Indian language and see If vulture has a negative context like it does in English 
• Surasa is the water Goddess/demon tasked with stoping Hanuman from jumping to  Lanka (Ravana's Kingdom) 
• Vibhishana is Ravana's brother, but is loyal to Rama 
• He would be a great ghost to add to my story, because he could present the characters with more information regarding his brother and their past 
• Hunuman then tears up the grove where Sita is being kept after delivering her a message and Rama's ring 
• This part of the story was very interesting and different from the original story
• Ravana decides to set Hanuman's tail on fire as punishment but Hanuman makes his tail grow and the fire it causes burns everything except for the house of Vibhishana and Sita's ashoka grove
• This burning event makes everyone in Lanka fear Rama 
• Here is another part where the bow that Rama wields becomes a crucial element to the story 
• When Rama and his army reach Lanka, Rama shoots a bow into the city and it knocks Ravana's Crown off
• During the battle the God Indra send weapons to help Rama
• From this he uses Indra's bow to slay Ravana

Rama and Hanuman fight Ravana, Web Source 

The Divine Archer by F. J. Gould (1911)

Reading Notes: The Divine Archer Part A

• Dasaratha has four sons with three wives
• Kaushalya is the mother of Rama
• Kaikeyi is the mother of Bharata
• Sumitra is the mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna
• Vedas: are a large body of text (Only the superhuman was considered able to read them) 
•  It would be interesting if the Hogwarts Library in my storybook had a copy and that is how the Patil sisters knew how to defeat Lord Ravana
• Rama and Lakshmana go with Visvamitra to fight demons when they come across the city of
  Videha, where Janaka is king (Janka is the father of Rama's future wife, Sita) 
• Kind of like the sword of Godric Griffindor, I could have the new weapon be the bow of Vishnu, which Rama strings after winning the hand of Sita 
• Simsapa tree can be my Indian version of the Whomping Willow 
• This is the tree that Lakshmana, Rama and Sita rest under after Rama's banishment 
• He places a pair of Rama's sandals to place on the king's throne until Rama's exile is over.
• Since the Deathly Hallows were instrument in defeating Lord Voldemort I know I need to find a new version of them to add to my story 
• So far I think the sandals of Rama could be one of them
• Rama and Lakshmana reject a demon women who tries to seduce them. Lakshmana then mutilates the woman and the women runs to her brother, who is Ravana
• This backstory will be important in setting my scene for my story 
• What is so important about this story in terms of my storybook is the different bows Rama weilds
• He snaps one to win Sita and he is gifted with Vishnu's bow: both of these are relevant in defeating Lord Ravana 

Here is Rama with the bow of Vishnu. Web Source

The Divine Archer by F. J. Gould (1911)