Indian Epics: A Blog by Trace Youngman

Blogspot      I chose this graphic as my favorite for this week because of how there are multiple meanings to it. The cup could be in reference to people in life, or assignments due, or projects taken on. No one wants to be empty, but having the cup completely full can lead to friends not being contacted or assignments not being done or projects that get left behind. It's important to have the cup a little empty. For my video I chose  The Biology of Positivity . I chose this because I sometimes stop learning new things or get stuck in the same rut. Learning new things and having new experiences brings the brain a lot of joy and can lead to a lot more happiness.

      Ski Slope Difficulty:  Wikimedia Commons      This past week for classes has been particularly easy. All of my teachers have been getting their final homework's assigned and all of my projects for the upcoming week are now assigned as well. However, this next week will be particularly difficult. My professors don't particularly understand the idea of "dead week" and I will be working on a lot more than just studying for finals this dead week. Classes this semester have been very difficult and that's why I have really enjoyed Indian Epics. It has been a break from all of the math and science this semester.      I think the lack of connection to other classes is what makes me enjoy Indian Epics so much. I don't have to write any papers in any of my other classes, and in fact, I don't have much writing at all. This makes Indian Epics a lot better because it's a break from other homework assignments. If I am stuck on some equat...

The Great Depression Wikipedia      Pralaya: Pralaya is the dissolution of Earth to start a new cycle of life on Earth. It is the beginning of another cycle of life on Earth as well. I wrote about Pralaya for my Storybook and it is interesting to me. I really like how cyclic everything is in Hinduism, and so I figured this would be a good way to start. Pralaya also shows up in pop culture. For the next tab I chose the book Ulysses.      Ulysses: Ulysses is a book published in the 1920's in Paris France. It is one of the most contraversial books of it's time because of how complicated it is. There are 18 sections of the books with numerous characters introduced and puzzles to solve. It is also known as one of the best books ever written. It's extremely well made. The publisher is Sylvia Beach which is my next tab.       Sylvia Beach: Sylvia Beach is a publisher born in 1887 and she is best known for publishing Ulysses. She published ...

From the Article      The past two semester have taught me to not skip on sleep before a test, and I know why now. I could never perform well after staying up almost all night. Whether it was miscalculating something or forgetting basic information, I would also perform far worse compared to if I got a goods nights rest. For the future. I will focus more on getting the best night's sleep that I can get.

Growth Mindset Meme This growth mindset blog is about growing intelligence. My focus for intelligence is naturalist. I am stuck studying science most of the time, so I would like to become better with experiencing things other than that. I think that creating hobbies now is really important for the future, and will help me a lot with finding friends post graduation and throughout life. 

     I really like the canvas dashboard however it was difficult to get used to before. Just having the class numbers in the course was really confusing at first, but learning how to operate canvas as time went on has been very helpful. I cannot think of anything I would like to add either. One of my favorite parts is the lack of stuff in the Dashboard to reduce clutter.

The crane and the crab:  Wikimedia commons       It started softly as a silent rumble that shook the earth. The rumble slowly grew louder and off in the distance a large mass of animals was moving through fields of grass and grain and wheat. As the rumbling grew louder, the animals could be made out. They were deer that were running from a chariot controlled by a King. The King shouted and threw spears as the deer ran. The deer trampled anything in their path. As the deer came and went, one of the villagers watching spoke and said, "We must do something about this." Other villagers nodded in agreement because it was their land the deer were trampling over. "We cannot do anything about the King," another villager chimed in. It was sad; The villagers had a good relationship with the deer until the King started hunting them. However, it was their lively hood at stake and they could not risk their lively hood for an animal.       When this ...

The Oxen:  Wikimedia Commons Reading Notes: The Bull That Demanded Fair Treatment There was a bull who was treated very well and grew up to be able to pull the most amount of weight of any bull in India The Brahmin then bet a rich farmer that his bull could pull 100 carts  The farmer agreed and the brahmin pressured the bull to pull, and the bull did not like this so the bull did not pull The Brahmin went home disappointed, but when the bull told him what was wrong, the Brahmin went back with a bet double the original and treated the bull well and so the bull pulled all of the carts The Bull That Proved His Gratitude  There was a bull that was treated very well by his owner, but eventually, the owner grew old.  The bull wanted to pay the owner back so he pulled 500 wagons and was paid 1000 coins after convincing the people he worked for  He brought the money back to his owner and she praised him until she passed away The Horse That Held Out ...

Thai Art:  Wikipedia Reading Notes: The Hare That Ran Away The Buddha was born again as a lion to help his fellow animals for example a small and nervous Hare The Hare was nervous something bad was gonna happen to earth, and in the midst of the worrying, there was a large crash behind the Hare.  The Hare began to run thinking the world was splitting apart and gathered a bunch of animals into a stampeded until the Lion roared asking what was wrong The hare answered saying the world was falling apart and the lion took the hare to show him the world was not falling apart The Monkey and the Crocodile There was a king reincarnated into a monkey who lived at the edge of the ganges  Two crocodiles wanted to eat the monkey's heart, but had to convince him to get on their backs to drown him One of the crocodiles went to the monkey and pointed out a beautiful tree that the monkey could eat from, and so the monkey jumped on his back for a ride across the river ...

Wikimedia Commons Empathy is one of the most important human skills that builds important relationships. I read the I wish my teacher knew blog and it is very powerful. Even children have different things going on in their lives, and if they knew that people could help them, maybe they could reach out more. Anonymous empathy is very important and allows people to understand the struggles that other people are going through. 

Cheezburger Growth Mindset Memes      I chose the first cheezburger meme because it is a funny picture, but still has some meaning behind it. I think that curiosity is what drives a lot of innovators and I think more curiosity is not a bad thing. I chose the second meme because it is definitely the case in some of my classes. I think that having friends to help you through difficult classes is important. 

     This tech tip is regarding the canvas calendar. This is one of the most helpful parts of canvas and has allowed me to stay on top of my school work even when I sometimes forget about putting assignments in my planner. Checking the canvas calendar daily has made me forget a lot less assignments and not stress as much as before. Although the canvas calendar is important and helpful, I still separate my canvas calendar from my outlook calendar. I use my outlook calendar for things like class times and meetings and my canvas calendar for my school work. It keeps them separate and I make sure that I do not just gloss over the canvas calendar. I would highly recommend using the canvas calendar for anyone who has not yet.

The crane and the crab:  Wikimedia commons Reading notes: Banyan led a group of 500 deer and Branch led a group of another 500 deer The King of Benares went to hunt these deer everyday, but trampled over the peasants fields when he went to hunt The peasants grew tired of this, so they hatched a plan to captured the deer and lead them into the palace woods After the palace woods were created, the deer were drove in To drive the deer in, the men surrounded the forest on all sides and drove the deer into the palace woods and closed the fence to the palace woods The king saw all of the deer and ordered that Banyan and Branch not be killed because they were golden Everyday, the king went out and hunted the deer until the deer gave up  The deer decided one a day would go lay their head on a rock, so they could live peacefully and not be afraid of random death anymore The deer chosen was random until it got to a mother who had  young deer The mother begged with ...

Indian Fairy Tales:  Wikimedia Commons Reading notes: The Two Pigs: Two pigs saw a woman walking down the street and they feared her The woman brought the pigs to her home and fed them well and loved them Sometime later there was a big festival and all of the meat was eaten so the people decided to kill the pigs The woman refused at first but after drinking decided to give them just one  When the pig was about to be taken he said powerful words and the two were brought to the Palace in celebration The patient buffalo There was a buffalo sleeping under a tree, and a monkey went up on his back to disturb the buffalo The buffalo was unphased even as the monkey continued to become more of a nusance A fairy approached the buffalo and asked why he had not done something The buffalo said because the monkey is small and he does not want to hurt him The fairy liked this and made the buffalo live happily The Sarabha There were a deer called the Sarabha that no...

Turtle That Wouldn't Stop Talking:  Wikipedia    It was a couple of months ago when I first heard of the great Oasis. Merchants and journalists running up and down the street yelling "Have you heard the news? A great oasis exists deep in the desert, so no weary traveler will ever run out of water." My name is John, but some call me the Wise Merchant. I don't believe I am wise, but I know know more now than when I first became a merchant. I have been stolen from, lied to, and betrayed by some of my closest friends. I have learned from these mistakes and that's why some people may consider me wise. When I heard the news I was excited. Knowing that I did not need as much water meant that I cut the costs of traveling by not having as many wagons, not buying as many oxen, and needing less people to travel with and pay. However, after thinking about the news for a couple days, I began to get skeptical.       I began to think, "who are those merc...

The Tortoise and The Geese:  Wikimedia Commons Reading Notes:  The Monkey Bridge A king found divine fruit and ordered his men to find the tree it came from The tree was eventually found and was filled with monkeys The king ordered the monkeys to be killed, but the monkey king fastened a reed for the monkeys to escape  The reed was not long enough and the monkey chief was hurt after all the monkeys left The King went over to the monkey chief and asked if he had known what he had done The monkey chief was happy to die if it meant the others could live and so the king built a shrine The Guilty dogs A chariot was left outside in the rain and so the palace dogs ate the chariot harness The king was outraged and wanted all the city dogs to die The chief of the city dogs came to the king and proved that it was not the city dogs that ate the harness but the palace dogs and so the city dogs were rewarded Banyan There were two herds of deer in the forest ...

Turtle That Wouldn't Stop Talking:  Wikipedia The story I will be doing from the Jataka Tales is The Wise and Foolish Merchant. It has enough detail in the story and enough substance to the story to make it a story in and of itself Reading Notes: In a certain country in a great city, a wise merchant and a foolish merchant were both buying goods to sell as they traveled through the country As they got to the city's edge, the foolish merchant and wise merchant were debating who should go first into the desert The foolish merchant said he would go first and thought to himself that his oxen would have grass to eat and he could set his own prices  The wise merchant was pleased because there would be fresh grass for the oxen to eat and a paved road  In the desert, there was a demon who saw the merchant and came up with a plan to capture him He decided he would cover himself with water and convince the merchant that there was a stream nearby to get the merchant to...

Jataka Tales:  Wikimedia Commons The Girl Monkey and The String of Pearls The queen went swimming and told a guard to watch some pearls When the guard fell asleep, a girl monkey swung down, grabbed the pearls, and hid them The king found the pearls and hung a bunch of colored beads on the ground over night All of the beads were snatched by the monkeys until the girl monkey took the beads and declared she had taken the pearls The guards caught the monkey and took her to the king The Three Fishes The three fishes swam from the wild country to a river near a town The fish named Very Thoughtful said they should swim back but Thoughtful and Thoughtless decided to stay and got caught in a net The Very Thoughtful fish swam around like the net had been broken so the fisherman tightened the net letting the other fish out  The fish then swam back to their home The Rats There were hundreds of rat with one called Chief  A wolf saw all of the rats and came up ...