Catching up with Carly

 The first article I read was  The Difference Between Praise and Feedback .  I found this article to be very interesting because I did not hold the same opinions as the author. The article claims that parents should praise more on the actual work that went into something a child did rather than tell the child how good their work is. However I believe that you should praise the child for both. Of course you should tell your child that you are proud of their effort, but if that is all you ever say that will make the child think that their final result is not worthy of praise. It is like giving a backhanded compliment and saying, "Well at least you tried really hard." This would definitely damage my self-confidence. The article also says that a parent should not praise their child for every thing that they do because the child may think that in order to be love, they must do chores. It also said that a parent should be constantly expressing...

 The first story I think I could use is the story of Prince Nala and Princess Damayanti. This story reads much like fairytale, which is definitely the approach I want to take. The prince and princess marry and have two children, but then the prince loses everything and everything becomes very complicated. I like the nature of this story because while it has the sweet romance and fairytale plot, it also includes struggle and complications. I think I could easily write a fairytale gone wrong like this one.  I could also use the love story of Rama and Sita. Their love story is like a love at first sight story. Although this story centers around their love, it also tells the tale of how they were sent into the forrest for 14 years. Sita gets kidnapped and Rama has to rescue her. In the end, Rama is crowned king and Sita is his queen. This is another fairytale-like story that features a beautiful love story while simultaneously featuring struggle and action.  I could also us...

 Deep down at the bottom of the ocean, Trisha, the queen lobster of Atlantis, longed to find her king. Her parents kept telling her that her time would come, and that they had arranged for all of the strongest lobsters to compete for her heart. As the day came closer, Trisha became worried that her true love would not be among those lobsters.  "But what if I do not love him, mother? What if none of them are my king?" asked Trisha with fear in her eyes.  "My girl, the right man will prove himself to you. You need a strong king who must prove his worth." replied her mother.  On the anticipated day, all of the most esteemed lobster nobles, warriors, and monarchs gather around the kingdom of Atlantis, ready to fight for the most beautiful lobster in all of the ocean. The main competition that would prove which lobster was the strongest was the lifting of the conch shell. The conch sparkled in all of its beauty, laying there at the bottoms of the ocean. It was as large a...

  Battle with Khara Main Characters: Rama, Lakshmana, Sita, Khara, Rakshasas Rama tells Lakshmana to take Sita and go hide in preparation for battle Rama is dressed in shiny armor with a bow and many arrows Khara came trolling towards Rama with an army of Rakshasas following him like a black cloud Rama threw flaming arrows into the arming wounding lots Rama drew his bow and killed Khara thus finishing the battle The Sandals Main Characters: Rama and Bharata  Bharata gave Rama his gold sandals and said he could accomplish all good with these sandals Bharata says he will live as protector of the throne for fourteen years until Rama returns Bharata returns to a neighboring town to wait until Rama returns Rama returns to the forest the shoes symbolized royal authority  Shurpanakha and Rama   Main characters: Ram, Sita, Shurpanakha, Bharata Shurpanakha is a rakshasa who takes the form of a young and beautiful girl S he plans to drink the blood of Sita, the bride of h...

Pixabay: Ramayana    Rama Wins Sita -  Main Characters: Rama, Janak, Sita, Vishvamitra  -  The Monarchs, Nobles, and Warriors gathered to fight for Sita's heart -  talks about the history and lavishness of the bow - lots of imagery in the setting  - main plot: Rama bent the bow to win Sita's heart - This would be easy to tell in my own words because the plot is very simple and short  Kaikeyi and Dasharatha  - Main characters: Kaikeyi, Dasharatha, Bharata - Kaikeyi asks her husband to grant her the two wishes he had promised her long ago otherwise she will             drink poison - he agrees and explains he will never be happy again unless he grants her whatever wish she desires - her first wish is for her son, Bharata, to be crowned as King - her second wish is for Rama to be sent into exile - Dasharatha is very sad and scolds Kaikeyi but knows he must grant the wish - she reminds him that if he d...

  The first article I read was,  "Why rejection hurts so much- and what to do about it" . This article makes a lot of sense in modern society, especially in regard to social media. New generations have a need for "self-belonging" and conforming to society in order to be liked. Rejection is good but the way people accept that rejection needs to be changed, which this article sought to do. It is better in the long run to build our self-esteem and not let rejection damage it, because in the long run it will help individuals be there true self. Some college students may know the pain of being rejected by a college. Instead of letting it hurt them, they should learn from the experience. Personally, I have experienced rejection in all different types of ways. I have been rejected by jobs, by schools, and by people. However I have used these experiences to shape who I am and become stronger.  "Why It's So Hard to Hear Negative Feedback"  is another article I ...

I would definitely be interested in doing the topic, “Reincarnation”. I like this topic because it is a concept that has always been of interest to me. I know that the general idea of reincarnation is that after you die, your physical body is gone, but your soul lives on forever in other lives. I would like to read more stories and folktales about this because other than the simple definition, I do not have much knowledge of the concept. I could see myself retelling stories in the form of a short composition or a poem, using animals as my primary  characters.  I would also like to write about “Love Stories” . I have always been a fan of love stories and romanticism. My knowledge of love in Indian culture is rather small, but I am aware that it is quite different from modern love. Every culture has their own standards of love and what is accepted and what is not, and I would be interested in reading tales about how love is depicted in Indian culture. I could see myself retel...