Week 8 Reading and Writing

I have been enjoying the reading and writing assignments so far. My classes usually involve a lot of technical stuff that lacks a lot of creativity, so it is nice to have the chance to break that monotony with a chance to read a be creative. My favorite reading so far, which was not exactly reading, was for Sita Sings the Blues. I thought that the variety of animations were amazing, beautiful, and fun to watch. It was also nice to have something that kind of gave a different opinion and point of view as to what happened in the Ramayana. When it comes to my reading notes, I feel like they are somewhat sloppy and all over the place. As well as commenting on what I come across in my readings, I am also jotting down ideas for different possible stories for the week. Posting those ideas in a place where everyone can see may be a bad idea, but I guess it does not really matter to me. My notes are meant for me. As for my project, I am having fun writing my storybook. Initially, I was not looking forward to trying to write for a project like this, but that was at the beginning of the semester. Now that I am more familiar with Indian epics and mythology, I am having a blast.

The image below is the one I used for my Week 6 story. While looking for images for all of my posts and stories, I have come across many gorgeous pictures to use, which also made choosing one for this post a little difficult. I finally settled on this one mostly because it has been one image that has been stuck in my mind ever since I found it.

Looking forward, I am not sure if there is anything I want or need to get more out of the reading and writing in this class. Then again, I am not one who is good at looking into the future. So far I feel like I have been getting a lot from doing everything at my own pace.

The Mermaid by Howard Pyle
Web Source: Wikimedia Commons

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Comment Wall

Image
Link to my Storybook web page here . Please feel free to leave your comments and feedback here. Any and all are appreciated. Here is a link to the playlist that will contain all of the music used in the my storybook. The playlist is subject to grow and change as the stories are written and fleshed out. A music tree Web Source: draake thone on Pexels
Read more

Introduction to a Tech-Savvy, Overly Caffeinated, Artsy, Green Thumb

Image
Hi, there! My name is Molly. I am a third year Computer Science major at the University of Oklahoma.   Image of Bizzell Memorial Library on the University of Oklahoma campus Web Source: Wikipedia Commons   So first of all, I am not good at coming up with titles. Second, I'm not entirely sure how accurate it is to describe myself as "tech-savvy," but I couldn't think of a better way to put it. As stated before, I am a Computer Science major, so I know how to program in languages like Java and C++. In the years before college when school was still free, I also learned a bit about mobile application and game development. I'm not much of a fan in terms of dealing with hardware, but a year or two ago someone gave me a Raspberry Pi 2, a small but malleable computer, which I was finally able to work on over the summer and turn into a small media box. Image of my Raspberry Pi; photo taken August 2017 Overly caffeinated is a fairly accurate way to des...
Read more

Week 11 Story: In Pursuit of a Jewel

Image
Bhama crept through the shadows. She was currently tailing her uncle, Prasenajit, while he was traveling to another country. Recently her father, Satrajit, claimed that he had acquired a jewel known as the Syamantaka from the Sun God that would give him fifty measures of gold per day. Bhama did not doubt the power of this jewel, but she did doubt her father's story of its origin. She knew he must have stolen it at some point while he had gone to visit those aboriginal people in the forest. Her uncle borrowed it because it also has the power to protect its holder from the dangers of the forest. She followed him now in hopes to recover it and return the jewel to its rightful owners. Suddenly a lion burst out from the brush in front of Prasenajit. He squealed in terror. "B-b-back y-you b-b-beast!" he yelled. He thrust the jewel out in front of him in the direction of the lion. It snarled and prowled around him in a circle. Prasenajit's legs were shaking wildly and unco...
Read more