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Thursday, May 3, 2018
Famous Last Words: Dead Week
Famous Last Words: Dead Week
This week was full of hard things, but also joyful things. This class this week was catch-up time and time to get ahead so I can make sure my grade is okay. Nevertheless, I learned discipline and what it means to put aside things happening at home so I can focus on earning a degree and this class helped me get closer to attaining that goal of being the first person in my whole family to earn at bachelor's degree! What a blessing that is. I enjoyed this class because it allowed to read others' writings and thoughts and even learn about their lives. I feel like each and every person I read from is talented and gifted in writing, whether that is natural or learned. I am definitely a learned writer and even continued learning that this week in this class of how creative can I actually be. I am honored to have taken a part in commenting on everyone's blogs and being able to navigate through their projects that have lasted all semester and taken a lot of hard work and dedication. I definitely cannot wait to take these skills and use them in my job I have someday. I greatly enjoyed learning about a different culture and diving into a different side of the world, bringing it to this side of the world. What a beautiful culture and people group! I do hope one day I get to travel to India and hear some of these stories from people there and hope to take in the culture first-hand. There is so much to take in and I am a firm believer in spending a good amount of time in a country before I can say much about it. I hope that throughout this course I have also attained better technological skills that will help me to help others in the future, as I have been helped in this class. Looking forward to what post-grad life holds! I am excited for new, purposeful times and to use these skills to help others in whatever location I may be in!
Wikipedia Trail: Haiti to Australia
Wikipedia Trail: Haiti to Australia
#1: Haiti
I read about the country that I lived in for two summers, plus couple more week long trips. Something new I learned is that French is spoken by 42% of Haitians, I had no idea that many spoke French!
#2: French-based creole languages
I read about the language of Creole created when the French brought African slaves over to the island of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Creole was formed as the slaves were no longer allowed to speak their native language, so they would write down the language the French were speaking and eventually spoke it for themselves. The writing looked different from French so Creole was formed out of those different spellings over time.
#3: Indian Ocean
I read about the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world, bounded by Asia, Africa and Australia.
#4: Australia
Australia is the largest country in Oceania and is the 13th largest economically.
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I read about the country that I lived in for two summers, plus couple more week long trips. Something new I learned is that French is spoken by 42% of Haitians, I had no idea that many spoke French!
#2: French-based creole languages
I read about the language of Creole created when the French brought African slaves over to the island of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Creole was formed as the slaves were no longer allowed to speak their native language, so they would write down the language the French were speaking and eventually spoke it for themselves. The writing looked different from French so Creole was formed out of those different spellings over time.
#3: Indian Ocean
I read about the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world, bounded by Asia, Africa and Australia.
#4: Australia
Australia is the largest country in Oceania and is the 13th largest economically.
Reading Notes: The Noble Horse, Reading A
Reading Notes: The Noble Horse, Reading A
Plot:
There was a beautiful creature who lived once, the Horse of Brahmadatta, King of Benares. He was more beautiful than any other. His stable was a palace. The city was the happiest city in India. Seven kings came together and said the enemies are quickly approaching the gates, we must come up with a plan. So Brahmadatta allowed them to take his horse, so that they would be victorious. Suddenly in war, all the kings fell and the knight knew there needed to be something differently done. The king felt helpless and the knight encouraged him to not give up hope. The king died.
Characters:
Horse of Brahmadatta, King of Benares
Seven kings
The knight
Setting:
City of Benares
Bibliography: The End of the World, Twenty Jataka Tales, Noor Inayat, The Noble Horse
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There was a beautiful creature who lived once, the Horse of Brahmadatta, King of Benares. He was more beautiful than any other. His stable was a palace. The city was the happiest city in India. Seven kings came together and said the enemies are quickly approaching the gates, we must come up with a plan. So Brahmadatta allowed them to take his horse, so that they would be victorious. Suddenly in war, all the kings fell and the knight knew there needed to be something differently done. The king felt helpless and the knight encouraged him to not give up hope. The king died.
Characters:
Horse of Brahmadatta, King of Benares
Seven kings
The knight
Setting:
City of Benares
Bibliography: The End of the World, Twenty Jataka Tales, Noor Inayat, The Noble Horse
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Reading Notes: The Golden Goose, Part B
Reading Notes: The Golden Goose, Part B
Plot:
Golden clouds passed over the city of Benares and the sky was covered in gold. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful goose flew across the sky. The King told the goose that he ought to be king. He allowed music to play and entertainment to come for the goose. The goose was pondering why the king would do such a thing and the other geese assumed the king wanted him to be his friend. So the geese and the goose descended down to earth to meet the king. The next day the King was walking through the gardens near the lake of Anokkatta where the bird came to him and he sprinkled water on the king. The king spoke to the geese and they said they had a race with the sun. The king warned them that this was too hot for them to take on. They ignored him and went anyway. The young one went and couldn't take the heat. The golden one flew back and caught the little one. The Golden one decided to take on the task the little one had and the golden one soared high up above the clouds, never to be seen again. The sky indeed became golden again.
Characters:
people of Benares
A beautiful goose
The geese
The King
Setting:
The city of Benares
near the lake of Anokkatta
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Golden clouds passed over the city of Benares and the sky was covered in gold. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful goose flew across the sky. The King told the goose that he ought to be king. He allowed music to play and entertainment to come for the goose. The goose was pondering why the king would do such a thing and the other geese assumed the king wanted him to be his friend. So the geese and the goose descended down to earth to meet the king. The next day the King was walking through the gardens near the lake of Anokkatta where the bird came to him and he sprinkled water on the king. The king spoke to the geese and they said they had a race with the sun. The king warned them that this was too hot for them to take on. They ignored him and went anyway. The young one went and couldn't take the heat. The golden one flew back and caught the little one. The Golden one decided to take on the task the little one had and the golden one soared high up above the clouds, never to be seen again. The sky indeed became golden again.
Characters:
people of Benares
A beautiful goose
The geese
The King
Setting:
The city of Benares
near the lake of Anokkatta
Bibliography: The End of the World, Twenty Jataka Tales, Noor Inayat, The Golden Goose
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