Week 3 Styles

Topic:
I picked dharma because it plays huge role in the stories we read, Hinduism, and our lives as well. Since dharma is related to the sense of duty and justice, i think finding a story that illustrates these ideas should be no problem.when i find the right story I will base the story
off of that. So far I am thinking of doing my story over Ramayana as a whole, since I use a lot more information in my story. I think the hard problem is making the story focus on.

(Law and Justice, Websource:  Wikipedia:)

Bibliography:
"PDE Ramayana" (2013) by Laura Gibbs, Websource:http://ouocblog.blogspot.com

"What is Dharma?" Subhamoy Das, Web Source: About.com

Horror
The first topic that comes to mind is Horror. I think its a topic i could have fun with and its an idea that will separate mine from the rest. What I have in mind is that group of characters are trapped in a haunted house. The problems and evil creatures  they have to overcome will have similarities with the rakashas that are in the epics we have covered. The whole concept of Dharma will tied into the villain. I plan on making his character deranged and psychotic. He trying to become a God by enforcing punishments on those he deems unworthy or "dharma-less"

Mystery (my favorite idea)
This idea is like the horror topic. It based off one of my favorite shows, Dexter, The main villain is a psychotic killer. He judges people and based on dharma he decides whether they should killed or not. On the other side, there is a detective that is trying to catch the serial killer, The detective also believes he is acting on the side of justice and virtue. However, the killer becomes more random and obtains an God complex and judges everyone. It will be written in both perspectives, so that the reader can understand both characters.

Judge case (my other favorite)
A case between two characters is analyzed by a judge.. In this case the character will represent Rama and Ravana. The case is the kidnapping of Sita. The judge represents dharma and will act as main character in the story, The character will be judged on 10 rules of dharma. I can reference stories freely and bring witnesses in to add more importance in the case.   I have not decided who wins the story since their is still more to read,

Journey
Basically its my version of an epic that has influences from Ramayana and other Indian stories. It follows a character on an adventure to avenge of his father. On the way he encounters 10 obstacles that symbolize  the ten Rules of Dharma. In the end He or She has to decide whether or not revenge is the best thing.

WEEK 3 - StoryTelling

The Game Breaker

Micheal Jordan, Lebron James, and Kobe Bryant were walking from the locker room to the court. Jordan smiled and said,"Lebron I bet I can dunk farther than your hair line can recede!" James then snapped,"Fool, who do you think you playing with I am King James! Your airtime would be shorter than your baseball career!" Kobe then interrupted, "Boys, Boys now we all know I can play better than anyone." Sudden out from crowd appeared the god of basketball, Shaquille O'Neal, "Please all of your titles belong to me, Shaq."

Micheal Jordan then said, "Hey now big man I remember you when you were a kid. The moment your pops and ma brought into this world you were hungry. Your parents could barley feed your fat behind. I swear every time I saw you outside you thought the sun was food and kept trying to bite at it. You didn't stop until your mama slap that damn hunger out of you!"

"But go on, let me see what the best player can do ShaCANT O'Neal. You are the face of the NBA after all,"  ranted Jordan. Shaq puffed out his chest and as Jordan screamed, " Come on big boy! You can't make a free through so you better dunk this ball." Shaq raised his head and looking up towards sky. " Shaq, the moon ain't cheese either!" shouted lebron. "Shutup! let me show you how its done!" cried Shaq. He stood their basking in the stadium lights. For a second, He look as if he was still in his prime.

"I will bring this damn goal downnn!....No....No I am gonna bring this whole building down!" roared Shaquille O'Neal. He grabbed the ball. Thud Thud Thud . You could hear the ball pounding the wooden floors. As the seven foot one, 300 pound giant ran down the lane the court everything began to shake with each step! BOOM...BOOM...BOOM! Along with Shaq's added screaming it sounded like a 90's backstreet boys concert. '

He jumped at the three point line, leaving a crater in his wake. "My God" said Lebron James. Suddenly derrick rose, jumped out no where! "I wont let you destroy this stadium!" shouted rose. "Move Derrick, you will career will be over if stay in his path!" screamed Kobe. The instant Shaq's body touch Rose's utter obliteration took place. He shattered every bone and destroyed almost every muscle and tendon in derrick rose's body. Ironically, only his achilles tendon was left untouched. Shaq tore through him like it was nothing.As he inched towards the goal, each player in that arena saw their lives flash before there eyes.

Like thunder snapping or detonation of an atomic bomb, Shaq's hands slapped the rim slamming the ball down.  As the ball went through the net, its sheer speed caused the net to turn to ash. The glass broke so finely that it blew away. The force of the dunk was so catastrophic it changed the atoms within the metal goal creating a new unknown material. Then it happened, cracks spread throughout the court, the walls collapsed, and the ceiling fell all around Kobe, James, and Jordan. Suddenly, He arose out the rubble. Bathing in the cloudy light, he stood strong and said "Told ya."

(Shaquille O'Neal, Websource: Charls Tsevls)

Author's note:
In this story i wanted to test my very limits of my creativity while staying in the bounds of the story. Shaq stars as Hanuman the monkey god. It starts out with the monkeys bragging who could leap the farthest which was represented by the bickering of the NBA players. After backstory of Hanuman is mentioned, the monkey god takes his leap. During this he is attacked by a demon who is played by Derrick Rose. The Monkey God makes quick work out of the demon and jumps over the ocean. he lands on the island to continue his mission. I think this idea sprouted from my childhood being heavy influenced by basketball. When i typed the story, I remembered ,back in the day, playing NBA jam for sega. this really helped me describe the story.  I picked the image because it showed my main character, Shaq. The reason why its not just a regular picture of Shaq is that i wanted the picture to match the creativity in the story. I added a couple of jokes to add some meat to the story. I felt like if i did not add. it would be an empty description with something missing.

(Hanuman, Websource: Wikipedia)

Bibliography:
"PDE Ramayana: Hanuman's Leap" (2013) by Laura Gibbs, Websource:http://ouocblog.blogspot.com

Week 3 - Reading Diary B

Rama and Lakshmana meet Hanuman the monkey god, After Lakashama tells him their story, Hanuman is overjoyed and joins them in helping find Sita. However first he takes to Sugriva to help him retake his kingdom and find his wife.

(Hanuman. Websource: Wikipedia)

Sugriva then tells his story about a misunderstanding between between him and his older brother. Vali ended up fighting a death battle with Sugriva. They both held their own until Rama interfered and shot Vali. Tara and Sugriva both weep for Vali. Sugriva says he will help Rama once it stops rainy. Since Rama is still one exile he impatiently sits and waits until he can enter the city. While waiting Rama finally get irritated and reminds Sugriva of his promise. After rainy season ends Sugriva tells Rama that Sita is in Lanka. Hanuman enters the city lanka and find Ravana sleeping but he still cant find Sita. Hanuman then dins out that Ravana is trying to convince sita to leave rama. Hanuman is soon captured by Indrajit and brought to Ravana. He escapes and returns and Rama. From there they march to Lanka with their army. Meanwhile in Ravanas court they are deciding to give back Sita to please Rama. Vibhishana , Ravana's Younger brother argues for return Sita. After angering Ravana, Vibhishana then leaves to join Rama's Army's.

What surprised me most in this reading was the conflict among brothers. First the misunderstanding between Sugriva and Vali and how it escalated to a fight to the death. In  the conflict between Ravana and Vibhishana , His younger brother values his moral than his family. It really made me think better of Vibhishana.

Week 3 Reading Diary B:Public Domain Ramayana

While reading A focused more on Rama and his ascension to the thrown, reading B started showing how much Rama loved Sita. This reading was also more action packed than reading A. This action helped keep the chapter more interesting. Part B also relied less on the story building aspect that part A had. A lot of the chapters focused on different stories of Rama slaying Rakshasas which are demons. With each demon he slayed, Rama would "level up" by getting his hands on a new weapons, I feel like this little side stories help keep the reader interested in the story. Ravana his brother then convinces Maricha to turn into a golden deer in order to lure Rama and Lakshama. Ravana fought Jatayu a bird who was trying to protect Sita.

(Golden Deer, Source: Wikipedia) 

After Jatayu failure in protecting her, Ravana kidnaps Sita but doesn't notice the trail of jewelry she left behind. In the search for Sita, they meets Shabari who reaffirms Rama's destiny before dying. One thing that confused me was when the author reintroduced older characters like Maricha or brought in characters like Jatayu.Another thing i noticed was that other than  Rama's loved being showed, his character stops developing. I liked this because I feel like in the future we can get deeper into Rama's Adventures.