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What I like about the class is the writing. I like writing free verse essays then structure essays. I also like the open discussion on Gilgamesh. It was a lot fun and to hear other class mates' opinions and their way of point of view at things in ways we might not see it. I also like it being read to. My period is a little bit rambunctious and wild but that's what makes this class or subject interesting.
I would have to say, one of my disappointments so far is my first essay. I love writing, but it was disappointing to see that grade affect my entire grade.
The way I study for vocabulary is by going over the first word and its definition then I go to the next one. After I go the second one, I go back to the first vocabulary word. Then I go through the second one and go onto the third one and work back to the first one. I keep doing that until I gone through all of the words. I don't know the time lengths but it depends on how many and how long the definition or definitions are. Sometimes the stories are not that interesting and hard to follow or sometimes hard to picture in my mind. Or sometimes the words are hard to understand.
Yes, I'm more of a visual person than hearing or the other things that were listed. For example, I don't know if I pronounce the vocabulary words correctly so there fore if you say a vocabulary word out loud, I might not know the definition because of they way I practiced saying it.

My Heroes Forever

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Thursday, September 4, 2008

My Heroes Forever

I have two favorite heroes. God and my family. If God didn’t have love in His heart, mercy in His eyes, compassion as He spoke to create the world or a plan, then I probably wouldn’t be here. My sister and I were both adopted from different parts of India. Any ways God had a plan for us and my parents who adopted both of us. They wanted to adopt and God made a way for them to adopt us. It took a lot of time and paperwork and the people who were in charge of the adoption didn’t want my sister and me to be adopted by this family. But God works in miraculous ways and like I said before, God provided a way.
My family is spectacular. My mom and dad try their best to provide for us. My brother is encouraging as well as the rest of my family. My sister cheers me up and is very outgoing, so that helps me just to shake off whatever is bothering me and move on. My family is everything to me and so is God. I wouldn’t change a thing about my family and I’m glad that God is God and I am not.

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The Pigeon and the Crow (Indian folktale)

Sunday, September 28, 2008

The Pigeon and the Crow (Indian folktale)

One upon a time was a Pigeon, and it lived in a basket which a a rich man's cook had hung up in th kitchen. One day a Crow was hungry and wanted some food. So he decided to befriend the Pigeon to get some food. The Pigeon shared his food with the Crow. Crows and pigeons in general eat differently. Crows are more of meat eaters and pigeons eat worms and insects. The cook noticed this and strung up another basket for the Crow. The Crow was getting sick and tired of eating the same food as the Pigeon and saw the cook bring in some fish. The Crow waited for the perfect time to snatch a little bit of fish. The Pigeon asked the Crow why he didn't eat his meal. The Crow replied he has indigestion(from eating the same thing as the Pigeon). The Pigeon warned the Crow not to steal any food from the cook but the Crow did not listen. He persevered in stealing a little bit of fish but in the process he got caught. The cook plucked all the feathers out of his head except one tuft; he powdered ginger and cumin, mixed it up with butter-milk, and rubbed all over the bird's body. Then the cook threw the Crow into his own basket. The Pigeon came and repeated a verse of poetry. The Crow replied and the Pigeon replied with the third and last verse. The Pigeon could not stand the Crow and left. The Crow lay there till died.

The Crow represents a trickster, troubled maker, and a thief. The Pigeon on the other hand represents more of a friend. The cook, in my opinion, is like a shadow because you don't know if he is good or bad, in this case he's kind of both. He cares for the birds and if they do something bad, he punishes them (punishes the Crow). The Crow only befriended the Pigeon just to get food. He wasn't satisfied with his food and decided to steal some food. The Pigeon warned him not too but the Crow stole some food anyways and got punished for that. I think the point of this folktale is not to steal and not to covet what others have. Be happy and thankful for what you have and praise the provider. Our provider is God and in the folktale the provider is the cook.

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