Reading Notes: Indian Heroes Part B

The Year of Disguise:

Plot: The Pandava Princes are on their last year of the 12 years of exile. They decide to live in disguise in Viratnagar to hide from Prince Duryodhan. Prince Yudhisthira disguised himself as a gambler, Prince bhima as a skilled cook, Prince Arjuna as a dancer and singer, Prince Nakula as a horse groomer, Prince Sahadev as a cowherd, and Princess Draupadi as a waiting maid. They hid their weapons before entering the palace and asked for an audience with King Virata. After 12 months, Prince Kichaka returns and asks Queen Sudeshna to send Draupadi to his room with food but he embraced Draupadi as soon as she entered his room and then threw a bunch at her when she ran away. Draupadi begged the king for help but he turned her away so she went to Bhima who took revenge on Kichaka for her.

Setting: King Virata's Palace

Draupadi humiliated in front of King Virata: Wikipedia

Bibliography. "The Year of Disguise" from The Indian Heroes:Mahabharata - The Princes of Elephant City by C.A. Kincaid: web source

Reading Notes: The Indian Heroes Part A

The Winning of Draupadi:

Plot: The Pandavas went to Panchala to win Draupadi's hand in marriage. The goal was to shoot an arrow through a ring high above the ground without looking directly at the ring. The problem was that the bow given to the suitors to use was stiff because of the wood used. Suitor after suitor failed to even bend the bow until Karna stepped up and held the bow with dexterity. However, Draupadi refused to take Karna as her husband and stopped him from even trying. Prince Arjuna then proceeded and was dressed as a Brahman beggar. He successfully accomplished the task but the crowd was outraged that a Brahman from a different caste would be marrying Draupadi so they rushed to swarm him but his brothers protected him and then duels started between the princes. In the end, Arjuna won Draupadi's heart and the Pandavas went home. Their mom didn't know what the prize was so she told Arjuna to share with his brothers so they all married Draupadi one after the other.

Setting: King Drupada's palace in Panchala

Arjuna winning Draupadi's hand in marriage: Indian Myth

Bibliography. "Winning of Draupadi" from The Indian Heroes:Mahabharata - The Princes of Elephant City by C.A. Kincaid: web source

Learning Challenge: Time Challenge

My current 6 hour schedule for the class is 2 hours on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday which has been working out for me because I try to do all my homework towards the beginning of the week and focus on studying for tests and quizzes that are always on Friday for me this semester. I am getting all of the core assignments done and it's a good stress reliever for me when I do the assignments. I don't think I want to make any changes to my schedule.

Time Management: Life Hacks

Typing Game Tech Tip

I enjoyed the Ninja Cat v. Zombie Dinosaurs game! I tried out several of the other games at the suggested website and I liked Typing Adventure the most because you could see from the perspective of the character. I first learned to type in my 6th grade keyboarding class and she would just assign us keyboarding games to play everyday to improve our typing skills. I used to handwrite notes in class but the speed at which lectures are taught now require me to type my notes to keep up. I can type around 120 words per minute but my accuracy is not the best so I would like to improve that.

Typing Racer: Typing Games