Epics of India

There once was a powerful and strong king that conquered many kingdoms. He did this with his mighty strength and combat skills, forcing the kingdoms to surrender from his vast power. His name was King Yute, and everyone knew of his reputation, so nobody bothered him. Because of how scared people were of King Yute, he became very obnoxious and cocky. He knew that he could take any kingdom he wanted, and dared anyone to challenge him to a fight or contest. King Dole heard of King Yute’s wrath, and feared that his kingdom, Happenstanceland, was next on the list to be taken. This deeply troubled King Dole, because he knew he could not defeat King Yute in combat, and all he had was his tiny kingdom. He had to come up with a way to beat him without using physical strength. Suddenly, he thought of an idea that would give him the upper hand and let him keep his castle. King Yute, eager to conquer more land, decided to venture to Happenstanceland, a small piece of land where King Dole ...

Bhishma Falls by Donald A. Mackenzie Bhishma advances ferociously in his chariot, seeking to wreck havoc Krishna knows that Bhishma will not kill a woman, so sends Shikhandin and Arjuna Arjuna is reluctant because he looks at Bhishma as a father figure. His emotions are torn Arjuna ends up fighting Bhishma because he realizes he must fight against someone he loved, just as Bhishma did the same. They battle for hours and everyone stops engaging to look at them Shikhandin charges Bhishma, and he puts his defense down because he can't fight a woman. Arjuna uses this opportunity to shoot him with arrows. He falls of his chariot and will soon die setting describes as darkness and nightfall Arjuna weeps, as do the rest of the warriors Bhishma cries in vain for peace to be resolved and for the Pandavas and Kauravas to become friends again He spoke to Karna, asking for his forgiveness, but Karna hated him, and wanted him dead Bhishma was protected by a guard all night, "p...

The Gambling Match  by  Donald A. Mackenzie Duryodhana jealous at the riches of the Pandavas  Yudhishthira is who he wants to take revenge on, but he knows he must find a way to beat him without strength or power he plans to outwit him in a game of dice, specifically known as Parcheesi he hire's Shakuni to do the betting for him. Shakuni is good at gambling, he uses loaded die they invite the Pandavas to Hastinapura for a gambling match Shakuni invites Yudhishthira to gamble with him, however, the stakes are between Yudhishitra and Duryodhana  Yud knows its a trap, but he cannot back out of a match at battle or gambling, so he has to do it he lost every single hand, losing all his riches, his cattle, his elephants, everything he owned until he gave up his life then he gives up Vidura Vidura says that he can't bet on her life because he already gave up his own, so she won't comply Duryodhana doesn't care and has guards take her anyway strange series of e...

            Wind rushing through my hair, tips of waves licking my feet, sunrays beaming down on me. It’s summer, and I’m flying across the lake on a jet ski, with my friend on the back with me. It was my first time on a jet ski, and I absolutely loved it. Something about the speed and thrill of skipping across the water really exhilarated me. I was 13 years old, staying at a friend’s house on the lake.              We’re having the time of our lives, when suddenly, I see something in the side view mirror. It’s the last thing I want to see: red and blue lights. So, I “pull over,” which, doesn’t really mean anything in the middle of a lake. I turn off the jet ski and look at my friend. Neither of us are smiling anymore. The police boat pulls up next to us, and the two officers ask me to step on their boat. They start grilling me with questions, asking me if I have a license or proper safety ...

House of Fire  by Sister Nivedita  Prince Vidura suspects that Prince  Duryodhana is setting them up to a trap Pandavas and Queen Kunti reached palace of Varanavata, amazed at its glory and beauty Prince Vidura tells Prince  Yudhishthira, who trusts him and realizes it is a  trap the palace is covered in oil and the roof is made out of wood they hired a skilled miner to dig a tunnel from the palace to outside in the nearby forest, while pretending to not know what's going on to not alert the guards Captain Purochana is in charge of looking after them and then he is supposed to burn the palace down while they are asleep inside finally the day comes, and Queen Kunti and the Pandavas are able to escape Price Bhima goes back to the palace and sets it on fire, killing Captain Purochana that same night, a mother and five boys came to the palace and asked for food. They were given food and wine, and they fell asleep at the palace. When the palace burne...

Bhishma at the Swayamvara  by Sister Nivedita Bhishma is looking for a queen for his half brother,    Vichitravirya King Benares, who has 3 daughters (Amba, Ambika, Ambalika), invites all the kings and knights from the land to come to his kingdom so that he may find a king for each of his daughters to marry place was elegantly decorated  His voice boomed loudly he declared that he wouldn't participate in the Swayamvara, but that he would take the princesses by force, and fight off any other king that would try to seize them back he scoops all three up on his chariot with his bow, he manages to fight off all kings until they surrender  He takes the three princesses back with him Amba  by Sister Nivedita  Amba tells Bhishma just before the wedding that her true love is devoted to the King of the Shalwas, so she asks if she can leave Hastinapura and go to Shalwas to be reunited with her love Bhishma agrees and sends her on her ...

    In the backyard of a suburban home lived an army of ants. The ants had a giant mound in the corner of the yard, with millions of them living there. There was the King Ant, and the king had a son named Rambo, who was a fierce fighter ant and had tremendous strength. One day, Rambo, his cousin Lance, and his girlfriend Simone all set out to the tall grass beyond the territory of their ant hill. The ants said that what lay beyond the tall grass was mystery and danger. Backyard             While making their way through the tall grass, exploring, the trio of ants came to a clearing. Simone expressed to the group that she was getting thirsty, and wanted to go find some water.  “Right then, I’ll go fetch us some water,” said Rambo. “Lance, stay here with Simone and make sure she’s safe. I’ll be back soon.” So Rambo wandered into the thicket until he came to a nearby sprinkler. He began pouring the water i...

Ravana's Son is Killed , by  Sister Nivedita Vibhishana and Lakshman tell Rama that Sita has been killed by Indrajit Vibhishana thinks it's a ploy to delay the monkey army so they won't attack all three pursue Ravan's son to take back Sita They arrive and do battle with Indrajit and his army Lakshman takes most of the damage, but he is blessed with protection from the gods Lakshman sends a powerful arrow through Indrajit's neck, severing it and killing him Ravana grieves hard for his son and vows to kill Sita in revenge, but his counselor convinces him not to, and once he kills Rama, Sita will be his wife Ravana's Fury , by  Sister Nivedita . Ravana is sitting and devising a plan to kill Rama setting is dark, grim, deathly, evil gnashed his teeth, bit his lips and laughed evily goes off to battle with Big-belly, Squint-Eye, and Big-Flank Battle

Rama's Wrath  by  Sister Nivedita Rama and Lakshman leave Sita alone in the forest when they come back, she is gone and they assume a rakshasa ate her they come across a bird called Jatayu, and he tells them that Jatayu fought of a rakshasa, named Ravana, and they battle for Sita before Ravana eventually won and took Sita away to the island of Lanka Rama and Lakshman are thankful for Jatayu and his sacrifice and they build a memorial for him and mourn for him the heroes trek on in search for Sita they come across another terrible rakshasa, and do battle with him, and once they defeat him the rakshasa thanks Rama, claiming he was cursed as a demon until Rama defeated him, and now his soul is free the freed soul tells Rama about a group of monkeys, one called Sugriva, who he should seek for help in order to find Sita Ravana Slain  by  Sister Nivedita Rama hymned the sun, and drank healing water Ravana and Rama come to battle, trading blows back and f...

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Ramayana: Rama Attacks, by  Sister Nivedita "Don't attack Rama, Ravana." "I'll attack." This six word story is in reference to the advise Ravana receives from his spies and soldiers in regards to Rama coming to Lanka to retrieve Sita. All the spies tell Ravana he is way in over his head, and that Rama has limitless power. Never the less, thanks to Ravana's incompetence and ignorance, he doesn't surrender Sita, and Ravana goes to battle with Rama, where he is defeated. Ramayana:  Kumbhakarna, by  Donald Mackenzie Kumbhakarna is the greatest demon warrior of all time, and has been in a deep slumber for months. When he is woken up, he fights Rama's army and eats lots of apes, but eventually is slain by Rama. This two sentence story basically sums up how Kumbhakarna affects the battle between Rama and Ravana. Although the demon warrior is supposed to sleep for 6 months before waking up for one day to eat, he is woken up a little early and...

Ramayana: Rama Attacks, by  Sister Nivedita setting: dark, cloudy, stormy, earth is shaking Ravana sends monkey spies to see what Rama is up to monkey spies come back and tell Ravana that Rama's power is limitless and they should surrender Sita Ravana gets mad at the spies and banishes them, he sends more monkey spies but they return giving him the same advice, which only angers Ravana even more Ravana comes up with a plan to fool Sita. He makes the illusion of Rama's head and his bow severed and presents it to Sita Sita cannot believe her eyes and tells Ravana to kill her so she may join Rama suddenly, Ravana gets called to battle, and as he leaves, the illusions decimate. Sita knows it is an illusion Ramayana:  Kumbhakarna, by Donald Mackenzie Kumbhakarna is a great a ferocious sleeping demon warrior. He is a giant. He used to roam the earth, killing humans and destroying anything in his past. He even defeated the god Indra. However, Brahma...

Ramayana: Sugriva and Vali, by Romesh Dutt story expands over three parts, including Sugriva and Vali, Vali's Death, and King Sugriva Tell's the story of Sugriva Sugriva and his brother went chasing after a foe, foe went down hole and Sugriva waited at the entrance to the hole while Vali chased after the enemy. Sugriva thought his brother died, so he filled the hole and returned to the kingdom. When Vali finally emerged from the hole, he returned to kingdom and claimed his brother betrayed him He banishes his brother from the kingdom Sugriva returns with Rama to their kingdom  Kishkindha  to face his brother and reclaim the throne Vali and Sugriva end up battling, and Rama comes in and shoots Vali with an arrow to end it entire monkey kingdom mourn their dead king and Sugriva mourns his brother Ramayana: Sampati and Jatayu by  Frederika Richardson Macdonald Sampati tells the story of how he earned his wounds and why he cannot fly anymore Sampati and his bro...

How to Provide Great Feedback When You're Not in Charge This article explains that there is 3 different types of feedback: appreciation, advice, and evaluation. I didn't know this but it makes sense. You should give appreciation when you want to create motivation or give appraisal for someones work. Use advice when you want someone to change or keep a certain behavior to create better work. Finally, evaluation is used when determining what someones work is like compared to others. Evaluation can be the hardest type of feedback to give, in my opinion,  because a lot of the time people end up feeling criticized and get their feelings hurt if you give them an evaluation that they don't like or agree with. As the article mentioned, a professor giving a student an A on a paper may make that student feel really good about themselves, but if that professor gives a C then the student is going to feel bad about their work. When giving evaluation feedback, I think it is super import...