Jacob and The Epics of India

  How to Give Bad Feedback Without Being a Jerk I always feel very awkward giving feedback when it involves some serious critique. I never want to hurt the author's feelings and I'm always trying to not come across as rude. This article provided some really good tips for coming across as helpful, without being too harsh. The main thing I took from this article was to be very transparent and open with how you feel about the work and to not speak as if from a point of superiority. I will definitely try to implement some of these ideas when I give feedback next. Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!" I think this is also a really useful article but for different reasons. While the first article was focused on not being too harsh, the second article was about not giving positive praise all the time. I've witnessed this first hand because have two younger sisters who are twins and are 9 years younger than me. When they were little, I noticed how when you tell a child ...

On a cold winter night in Maine, a bundled-up couple was walking home from the movie theater, it had been their date night. Pennywise had spotted them when they had crossed the bridge going from downtown into the suburban area. He knew that if he wanted to take the woman, he'd have to distract the man. Distraction was rarely a technique employed by Pennywise. He is a multidimensional shapeshifting entity after all. However, is a recent battle involving a bold group of kids had left him battered and shaken.  As Pennywise watched from the shadows, he finally spotted an opportunity. The woman had gone inside a convenience store, and the man had stayed outside waiting for her. Pennywise's mouth began to water for he knew his next meal would be coming soon. The only problem was that he needed the woman outside of the store in order for him to take her, and he needed the man distracted. As the woman was checking out, Pennywise saw his opportunity. He ran over to the side of the store...

 Notes for Tiny Tales 51-100 Rama is set to become king. But Kaikeyi asks Dasharatha for the boons she is promised. Rama is sent into exile. His wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana go with him. Lakshmana refuses to sleep because he must protect Rama and Sita, so the goddess of sleep tells Urmila, his wife, to sleep in his place.  Rama and his wife and brother travel, meeting various people and beings. Fighting some and hearing stories from others. Where Sita's and Rama's sweat falls, trees bearing fruit grow. Ravana's sister, Shurpanakha wants to marry Rama, but he refuses. She tries to kill Rama's wife Sita, but Lakshmana cuts off her ears and nose and she runs into the woods. Word reaches Ravana so he goes to abduct Sita has revenge. He turns Maricha into a golden deer to distract Rama. While he is gone, and Lakshmana goes to help him, Ravana comes to Sita disguised as a beggar. He then kidnaps her. Jatayu the eagle tries to stop Ravana but dies. Sita leaves a trail o...

 Notes for Tiny Tales 1-50 Ravana is born the son of a Brahmin and a Rakshasi. He has 10 heads and 10 pairs of arms. He pleads with Brahma to become immortal, and Brahma agrees.  Shiva renames him and proclaims him as He-who-roars. Ravana goes on a killing spree, battling gods, kings, and basically anyone he could find. He battles Yama and wins. He also rapes someone. Does not seem like a good dude. King Dasharatha needs to have a son because the prophecy says that his son or a boy from Ayodhya will avenge Anaranya. The Devas begged Vishnu to be born as his son. So he is as Rama. Vishvamitra takes Rama, who is only a boy, to fight the rakshasas. He is supposed to kill Tataka, a rakshasi with the strength of a thousand elephants.  The Story of Sita is one that definitely stands out to me, she was found in the dirt by King Janaka. They used Shiva's bow as a test of marriage. Whoever can lift and string the bow shall marry Sita. Ravana tries after eating some of Sita's food ...