Epics of India

Ever since freshman year, I've really come to appreciate the significance of having good time management not just in school, but in every aspect of my life. I'm taking 16 credit hours this semester, and I'll also be working and volunteering on the side, so having a schedule that gets my work done quickly and efficiently is even more important than ever. I plan to finish my work for Indian Epics and Mythology and Folklore on Saturday and Sunday, splitting the work between the two, so that I can dedicate my week to working on my major-specific courses. My strategy lately has been to write out what assignments need to be done for the week, segment off what I need to finish per day, and then shave off my workload bit by bit every day until I'm done with my work for the week. Having good time management is the key to fun and success

I'm fairly familiar with all of the tools shown, Twine is the only new software to me. But I've used similar tools to it in the past to create branching stories and have even coded my own at one point. Other than that, nothing else is really new to me since I spend a lot of time online and grew up tech-savvy.  A good website has a good layout

The assortment of weekly assignments reminds of English classes I took in high school, as having readings, comments and discussions is a routine that doesn't surprise me anymore. I am excited to start on the semester-long project, as the various storybooks I read for the past assignment got me excited to research mythology and combine them with universes I am already well-versed and hyped to write about.  Taking futuristic worlds and placing them in an ancient setting like the painting below is my ideal story. Famous Last Words seems like a fun extra credit task so I can reflect on how far I've come during the semester. Imperial Walkers as a Chinese painting

Although I've never heard of Carol Dweck, I have heard other stories about keeping the right growth mindset, mainly just a good mindset, before listening to her TED talk. I grew up playing sports, and a common phrase I always heard was something along the lines of "You never fail until you quit" and all the other motivational variations of that same phrase. But the mentality behind was something I did and still do believe in when it comes to all aspects of my life, not just competing. Going to school, playing video games, making friends, chasing girls, anything in my life that could involve some sort of physical or emotional hurdle was something this mentality was relevant towards. I'm generally a lazy person without the right motivation, so having this growth-oriented mindset allowed me to get through most challenges life threw at me so that I could be happy with who I was. The most recent example where I really had to reassess my situation and fall back on this grow

So I'm from Washington state, but came to OU thanks to scholarships and am currently studying chemistry as my major. I love chemistry because spending time in lab is a pleasant experience where I can just vibe out to music and mix chemicals, even with COVID canceling all my other in-person classes. The best class I took last semester was 9 Things About College and Money due to all the little things about personal finance I picked up. I'm usually smart about my money but the class was super informative on little things I'd need to know down the road like loans and credit cards. Besides class, I spent a lot of time catching up on shows in my free time since there's not much else to do when you're quarantined at home. One of my favorite franchises is the Star Wars universe, and watching season 2 of the Mandalorian was a blast. I'm not the biggest fan of the recent Disney trilogy, but the extended universe definitely makes up for all its shortcomings. Last semester

       While reading through various storybooks by past students related to Indian Epics, I stumbled across a couple that managed to catch my eye and make it onto the list of favorites I found today. One of them was a story pulling influence from both the world of Harry Potter and the Indian epic Ramayana , named Voldemort's Reincarnation . I was unfamiliar with the story of Ramayana, but recognized key characters from Harry Potter. The introduction weaved together the stories of both worlds in a way that kept me interested in reading what would happen, as the combination of familiarity with an already established plot and unknown influences was something new to me. The site was designed well and each section was clear on the topic being covered.     A topic more familiar to me is Greek mythology, and another favorite story of mine was one involving the old Greek gods and an Indian one as well. The story is called Indra Lord of Thunder , where the Greek god Zeus and the Norse god T

  Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan     My favorite place that I haven't visited yet is Japan, specifically Tokyo. I was supposed to go there for a month this past summer, but once COVID-19 hit during spring break I had to cancel my plans. This photo is of a street in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, showing off the liveliness of the city at night. It was taken in the red-light district of Kabukicho. 

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