Week 13 Review: Cue/Queue

As I was looking through the announcements for the past few days, I saw this funny distinction between queue and cue. I think it's funny because when I went the U.K. a few summers ago, I first noticed that they used the term queue instead of line and I thought that was so odd!

(Cue/Queue,

Tuesday's announcements)

Reading Notes: A Flowering Tree, Part G

I continued reading A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India for this weeks reading. I read stories forty-eight through fifty-two. There stories are very odd and they all deal with somewhat similar concepts, mainly about adultery. It seems that in almost every story, the wife is cheating on the husband with another man and eventually, their lover is somehow killed.

I really like how in "Princess of Seven Jasmine", the prince must complete separate tasks in order to win the princess' hand in marriage. This seems like it is a common theme throughout many epics from India. I also like how the prince helped other creatures, who eventually came to him in his time of need.

As I was reading, I was thinking of ways that I could rewrite some of these stories. They are as follows:

49. The Pomegranate Queen

• I could write where the mother of Indra doesn't approve of the pomegranate queen and so Indra cannot marry her

50. A Poor Man

• I could write where Ganapati did actually give the poor man 5000 rupees and in turn the poor man had to give all that money to the merchant

51. Princess of Seven Jasmines

• I could write where he has more modern tasks to accomplish

52. Prince who Married his Own Left Half

• I could write about hours leading up to the operation in the eyes of the father, prince, and surgeon
• I could write how son dies in surgery
• I could write how he did solve the riddle and the wife had to kill herself

Bibliography

A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India, J.K. Ramanujan, Online Source

Photo of a Jasmine Flower, Web Source

Rech Tip: Canvas Profile

I decided to update my canvas profile! I changed my display name from "Kimberly" to "Kimber" since that is what most people call me. Then, I added an avatar photo to my profile. I picked this picture because I think I look pretty normal in it. Normally I like to have profile pictures be a little bit goofy because I feel as though that is how I am in real life, but I figured since this was school it would be a little better to have something I little more professional.

Week 12 Review

As I was going through this past weeks announcements, I came across one that I found very interesting! It was all about celebrating Steve Reich's birthday. I play percussion and I think "Clapping Music" is one of the coolest pieces ever! I wish I could've gone to the performance in the library, but unfortunately I was busy during the time.

(Clapping Music,

Friday's announcements)

Reading Notes: A Flowering Tree, Part F

I once again continued reading A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India for today's reading. I read stories thirty-eight to forty-seven today. I feel as though these stories are a little less odd than some of the other ones I've read from this book. They usually always have a happy ending and don't have too many weird things happen throughout them.

One of the ones that I found very sad was "The Mother Who Married Her Own Son". This was one of the few stories that didn't have a happy ending in this set of stories that I read. I enjoyed however the way that the story was written. I like how she couldn't believe what her father told her, so she left the Godly world and came down to the human world and this ended up being how everything went so wrong for her. The way that the author wrote the story helped convey the pain that the mother felt when she gave birth to her son, and later found out that her son had become her husband.

As I was reading, I took notes of things that I could use in my writings:

38. A Minister's Word

• I could write where the minister was the one who stopped the King from being killed

40. The Mother Who Married Her Own Son

• I could write how the son/husband/brother wanted to marry her but she refused

41. Muddanna

• I could simply rewrite this tale in my own words

42. Nagarani (Serpent Queen)

• I could use this to write about Betsy's decision (or lack thereof)

44. Ninga on my Palm

• I could write from the mother-in-law's point of view

46. An Old Couple

• I could write how the old couple there parties every single night

47. The Past Never Passes

• I could use this to write about how Betsy's "killer" past never left her

Bibliography

A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India by A.K. Ramanujan, Online Source

Photo of a Sari, Web Source

Reading Notes: A Flowering Tree, Part E

For this part of this weeks reading, I continued my journey of reading A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India. I read stories thirty to thirty-seven. There are so many fascinating stories that are apart of this book. I will admit, some of them are very odd, but I don't like them any less! They definitely help me get a better feel for the Indian culture!

I love all f the detail that went into the Lamp Woman story. The whole story was very sad to me how she felt tormented by Mother Fate and felt that the only way out was to die. This seems as though it can relate back to today's culture with the high presence of suicide, especially within the young adult ages. Then, that after she tries to die she eventually lives with her sister-in-law, who torments her even more by shaving her head and lighting a fire atop her head.

I also really enjoyed the irony of the story about Hucca. It was his stupidity that actually led to the rest of his successful and comfortable life due to the fact that no one believed him about the gold and silver he found. It reminded me of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".

As I was reading through these stories, I started thinking of ways I could make them my own. They are as follows:

30. Hucca

• I could write from Hucca's point of view
• I could write from the towns people point of view
• I could write where the brothers tried to trick Hucca into doing something for them

31. The Husband's Shadow

• I could write from the shadow's point of view

32. In the Kingdom of Foolishness

• I could make the tale more modern

33. In Search of a Dream

• I could write where the princesses don't actually return to their original form, in other words they actually die

34. King and Peasant

• I could write from the peasant wife's point of view

35. Kutlavva

• I could write from the strangers point of view

36. The Lampstand Woman

• I could switch genders
• I could write more modern where the princess goes mad
• I could write how the princess has depression

Bibliography

A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India by A.K. Ramanujan, Online Source

Photo of silver and gold coins, Web Source

Week 11 Review

As I was going through this weeks announcements, I found this bit of information about words from Mythology really interesting! I am a big fan of Harry Potter, so it makes sense as to why J.K. Rowling decided to give Draco Malfoy the name she did!

(Draco,

Sunday's announcements)