Jataka Tales: The Deadly Feast

The Deadly Feast

This story has two major kingdoms that come into play. One is always trying to trick the other into losing a battle. In the end the kingdom that is never trying to trick anyone triumphs over the tricky kingdom. They do this by using their brain to overcome the enemies tricks. The enemy takes over many kingdoms and becomes a power in the area but still fails to overtake the smaller smarter kingdom.

This would be a hard story to write about due to its overwhelming complexities. This story is very detailed and takes a long time to develop. I cannot think of any way to modify this while still upholding the integrity of the story. Therefor, i will not do any stories based off this comic though it was a good read.

Picture of cover found at 61jR8OV75HL._SX364_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg book is available in the reserves of the Bizzell Memorial Library at the University of Oklahoma

By: Yagya Sharma, Ram Waeerkar, Anant Pai

Jataka Tales: The Magic Chant

The Day the Earth Broke into Two

There once was a rabbit sitting under a tree wondering what would happen if the earth split in two. All of the sudden a fruit fell from above him into a pile if leaves and startled the rabbit. He took off running for fear of the earth splitting. As he ran other animals questioned why he was running and he told them the earth was splitting in two. Obviously they joined him in running away. Eventually this now large group passed the lion who stopped them. He found out why they were running and traced it back to the rabbit. He took the original rabbit back to the spot he was sitting under the tree and found out what had actually happened. He then came back and told the other animals that it was just a falling fruit that startled the rabbit. He told them they were foolish and they could've gotten hurt.

This is applicable today in the world of social media. I often see posts that are just plain wrong and many people are jumping on board with what these posts say and are defending it without actually checking the facts. This goes to show that you should check the facts instead of just joining into an ongoing panic. 

Cover of Book found at THE_MAGIC_CHANT_0__5.1474530483.jpg available in the reserves at the Bizzell Memorial Library at the University of Oklahoma

By: Meera Urgra, Ram Waeerkar, Anant Pai

Jataka Tales: Jackal Stories

The Jackal and the Lion
Is a story of a jackal that ran into a lion. The jackal feared for his life so he thought of a plan to survive. He told the lion that he would be his servant. The lion thought about this and decided it was a good idea. he told the jackal that as long as he was a good servant he would allow him to eat the leftovers of the animal he killed. The jackal was given the duty of going to the mountaintop every morning to look for animals in the valley. Once he saw an animal he would go back to the lion and say "shine forth in all your might, my lord." after saying this the lion would go kill the animal, eat, then leave the rest for the jackal. After many days of this occurring the jackal grew fat and eventually thought he did not need the lion. He thought that the power to kill was in the "magic" phrase he said to the lion. One day he convinced the lion to switch role and that jackal went after an elephant. He lunged for the elephants' neck and missed but the elephant stepped on and killed the jackal. this story goes to show that everyone has a place in society and that you should not be ungrateful for what you have. the jackal was killed because he was trying to be something that he is not. He left a great situation because he was cocky and ended up dead.

Cover of book found at nag581.jpg Copy of book from the reserves at the Bizzell Memorial Library at the University of Oklahoma

By:Kamala Chandrakant, Chandrakant Rane, Anant Pai

Tech Tip: Google Timer

I had no idea that google has a built in timer. Just by typing in: "set timer for." I think this would be helpful when doing readings to keep myself focused. This would also be great for study breaks where I often find myself online shopping for way too long. This could also be used to set a amount of time you will study before taking a break. I like taking a break about once an hour just so I can stand up and get my body moving for a minute.

Growth Mindset: The Simple Phrase

The Simple Phrase that Increases Effort by 40%

This story was very interesting to me. I was amazed that that simple sentence could spark the effort levels of people. I was was amazed that the number jumped from 40% for whites to 320% for African Americans. i would love to see some research that explains the phenomena.

http://m.memegen.com/u0hus2.jpg this is the link to a meme I found that is funny to me.

Learning by Heart: Grace Period

I read the post about time management and not using the grace period. I never really use the grace period because I work in the mornings. However, this is still applicable to me as I sit here typing this post at eleven the night it is due. I find myself using every minute of every due date that is set. this week I will work to do things ahead of schedule. In my experiences it is much more relieving to just get something done and out of the way instead of worrying about when I can find a time to do it.

 Found at hglqb29.jpg this is a photo of Forest Gump explaining time management struggles

Wikipedia Trails: From Jataka Tales to Clovis Culture

Wikipedia Trails

Jataka Tales- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jataka_tales

I was interested in this to begin with because I have been reading the Jataka's and I wanted to know more about the origins.

Sri Lanka- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka

I was interested in this because I have heard of Sri Lanka before but I do not know much about it. I now know exactly where it is on a map.

Paleolithic- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic

I clicked on this because I have done a paleo diet before. I did the diet but was never exactly known where the concept came from.

Clovis Culture- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_culture

Clovis culture grabbed my attention because it is a word that I have never seen before. It is the name of an Indian group of Paleolithic people.

Glyptodon_old_drawing.jpg Image from the Wikipedia page for Paleolithic