Topic Research - Creation

 This week I'll focus on the topic of creation.

- This First Story is about the Indian traditional creation story of Samudra Manthan. The Samudra           Manthana explains the origin of Amrita, the nectar of immortality and the omnipotent god of destruction   Shiva drank the vish. 

                                                   Various scenes from the Samudra Manthan episode
                                                                             (Wikipedia)

- The second story could be about the many tales of Brahma who created the entire universe out of himself. He could create certain things instead or make someone the main character in the story. 

Note: I couldn't find a 3rd story honestly, I searched for an hour and the only creation story that came up when I searched was about Brahma. 

Feedback Strategies

 Feedback Strategies

Article 1 - Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!"

    This first article was interesting to me because every time you do something good and someone says "good job" it typically makes you feel good. I like this article because it goes into what saying "good job" too much can do to a child. If you say "good job" repeatedly and for every small task then it starts to lose its meaning. This can create children who depend on constant positive feedback for every little thing they do or children who won't feel as accomplished when they do hear it. 

Article 2 - How to Give Bad Feedback Without Being a Jerk

    This article stood out to me because often times when you give feedback like constructive criticism it can come off as rude. I like this article because it teaches you how to give feedback without sounding like a jerk. One thing that is pointed out in this article is asking someone whether they want feedback or not. Sometimes people don't want feedback but then receive it. This can make people feel bad depending on the type of feedback.      

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Week 3 Story

Portfolio: https://sites.google.com/d/1hZ4NPxz7bgAbydPxzKvLI-xR9E_-yaLw/p/1MNV3IpBtvD75AdNbSZKYY0e6r9EefQn1/edit

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Author's Note: I based my story on the Ramayana stories I read this week.

Bibliography: TinyTales from the Ramayana, Laura Gibbs. https://sites.google.com/view/tinyramayana/home

Story:

Ravana's real name was Dashagriva. He was born with ten heads and ten pairs of arms. He was one of three children, born from Vishrava and Kaikasi. He was granted immortality by Brahma. Vibhishana and Kumbhakarna were his brothers.

Ravana got his name from Shiva and became his devoted servant. Shiva granted Ravana a beautiful woman named Mandodari and they bore a son named Meghanada. Ravana's father bore another son and named him Vaishravana. He became the guardian of the world. 

Ravana claimed the city of Lanka. He went on to defeat Yama, the god of Death. This made the gods very fearful. In order to hide from Ravana, the gods disguised themselves as animals. Eventually, Ravana was cursed and was promised to be destroyed. Ravana went to fight the Vali, the monkey king but became his ally.

Ravana's brother, Vibhandaka bore a son and named him Rishyasringa. He was supposed to remain hidden, but he defied isolation orders. He went out to find a woman and bear a son. 

King Dasharatha was granted, sons. Rama was born. Rama falls in love with Sita and heroically lifts the bow, completing her father's challenge to win Sita. 

King Dasharatha needed one of his sons to succeed him. He was worried that Rama would renounce the world. Kaikeyi turns Dashratha against Rama and Rama is exiled. The King is filled with guilt. He cannot even leave his own bed. The King dies, with no sons by his side. Bharata and Shatrughna do not know that their father has died. When they return, they learn about their father's death and their brother's exile. They go to search for Rama. Bharata tries to convince Rama to return. Rama refuses his offer. Bharata wants a token of Rama to take with him. He takes Rama's golden sandals.