Famous Last Words Week 10: The Final Post

Final post count on my blog, screenshot taken by me. 

This famous last words will be my 84th and most likely final post, as doing the declaration will put me over the 410 points I need to earn my A. I made the most posts in Week 2, I wrote a total of ten blog posts that week. According to Blogger, I also have 91 published comments on all of my posts. I lost track long ago of how many comments I have left on other peoples profiles. It means a lot that so many people took the time to read my writing and take the time to leave a positive comment or try and help me with some constructive criticism. I hope you guys and gals have enjoyed reading and writing along with me this semester, because I have enjoyed working on this class with all of you. To those who haven't finished yet, good luck with the remainder of this class. To everyone, including those who have finished, I want to say good luck with the rest of this semester. Especially to all of the other petroleum engineers in the class, we need a bit of extra luck with the way the economy it is right now.

My final piece of storytelling in this class was The Tiger and the King. This is probably the story which is closest to a traditional Indian story and style of writing that I have done, you guys and gals can check it out in my portfolio. This is the fourth story I have added to my portfolio. I'm very happy with how it turned out.

As far as other classes are concerned, I am currently in the break between spring break and my next round of midterm testing. It made it a good time to finish up this class, so I can focus on all the other homework assignments, projects, lab reports, and midterm tests I have. Hopefully the rest of the semester goes smoothly.
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Week 10 Reading Diary Continued: Fables of Bidpai

This week I will be reading The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Dutton. Link. This post will cover Part B.

The Partridge and the Hawk, from Yesterday's Classics

• The Rustic and the Nightingale had a funny ending, there didn't seem to be a moral but rather an actual pot of gold at the end. 
• The Partridge and the Hawk also confuses me, there doesn't seem to be any point to the story. 
• A dragon has appeared. Despite these stories having talking animals there are usually not fantasy elements like dragons. 
• Kidnapping a mans son for revenge and holding him ransom does not seem like the moral thing to do. 
• Another story about being content with your own possessions and position in life. They are really harping on this. 
• I like the story about the two princes, it was very effective in getting it's message through. 
• Another story is taking place in the middle east, this time Baghdad. 
• The Lion and the Hare reminds me of Baka and the village. But, Baka wasn't a fool like the lion who was easily tricked. 

Thanks for reading!

Week 10 Reading Diary: Fables of Bidpai

This week I will be reading The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Dutton. Link. This post will cover Part A.

The Tortoise and the Geese, courtesy of Yesterday's Classics

• Once again, I am already familiar with some of these stories. Some of them seem to be very common children's stories.
• The stories that I haven't seen before are even shorter than the ones I have. They are just a few sentences warning against things like greed. 
• I like the story of the Ape and the Carpenter, people really shouldn't interfere with other peoples livelihoods. 
• The Poor Man is a tragic character. I don't think he did anything wrong, he was only dreaming of the future. I don't see the point of this story except to make me sad. 
• The Partridge and thew Crow was a great story about being proud of your own identity. 
• The Hunter, the Fox, and the Leopard also confuses me. What was so wrong about the hunter trying to capture the Fox? if anything the greedy leopard should have been the one to die in this story. 
• I'm surprised that so few of these stories focus on respect to your elders. I wonder if Indians at the time didn't care about this, or it was so ingrained in culture that it didn't need to be said?
• Another story focused on remembering your place in life. I wonder if this is because of the Indian caste system? 
• This is the first story that expressly takes place out of India, in Persia. 
• The story of the Apes also confuses me. They don't get their comeuppance after they bury and glow worm and kill the bird trying to help them. 
• Most of these stories focus on not being greedy. This must have been very important to Indian culture when these stories were written. 
• This story mentions guns, so surely some of these aren't ancient proverbs. Or maybe they have been updated.

Thanks for reading!

Learning by Heart: The Right Time

Courtesy of Laura Gibbs

I don't always like the readings in this class, but I understand that doesn't make them unimportant to others. Especially when you consider that I may never be in the right moment, since I lack the cultural context that some of these stories rely on.

Growth Mindset: Effort

Courtesy of Laura Gibbs

As I close in on my final few posts in this class, I figured I would remind everybody that to accomplish anything some effort will be required.

Tech Tip: Embedding a Playlist

For this tech tip, I have embedded a playlist of Formula 1 helmet cam videos. I think these are fascinating to watch, I hope you guys enjoy.

Tech Tip: LolCat Creation

Made at Cheezburger

For this tech tip, just follow the link in the picture caption and try making your own!