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I read the Giant Crab because I thought "wow a giant crab, that has to be interesting!" Sure enough, it was! I really found the story to be interesting. I like how the lesson to be learned from this story is that you should never keep something entirely to your self when if there is enough for everyone it should be shared. This giant crab did just this, although he did use the only water source as a way to lure in his dinner he was also preventing every other creature in the mountain from drinking from the only water source. Additionally, the lesson in the story could be that it is your responsibility to stand up to those who hurt others. The elephants did just that and faught back and helped out everyone in the mountain. I do not think that the crab needed to die, maybe get beat up a bit or relocated but still, you live and learn. A giant Crab Bibliography: The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India  by W. H. D. Rouse with illustrations by W. Robinson, onli

Planning for operation bodyguard began in 1943 under the auspices of the London Controlling Section. The objective was to lead the Germans into deception and believe that the invasion was going to be further north at Pas De Calais in the Balkans. Many new techniques and theories were developed to aid in the deception. Dudley Clarke lead these efforts. German intelligence operation were heavily mismatched. Much of the German lines of communication were compromised. Codename Ultra gave the allies insights into how effective their deception efforts were. So a lot of planning went into effect early before 1944 rolled around and bodyguard officially began. Elements of Bodyguard played into the landings of June 6th D-Day landings. Dropping dummy paratroopers throughout the landings. Fake ships and simulated invasion fleets laid off of Pas de Calais. Prior to this fake tanks, jeeps, equipment, and personnel were being moved around in staging areas in the northern parts of England including du

The story of the Foolhardy Wolf is a story about ambition getting the better of you. The wolf at first sees an opportunity to take part in the lions spoils. Later the wolf gets the idea that he is capable of taking down an elephant. The lion tells the wolf he is not capable but more than anything I think the hidden meaning is that the wolf is not ready for something of that size. The wolf still insists that he is capable of seizing the elephant even after the wolf tells him its not possible. But the lion gives the wolf the chance and his ambition gets the better of him. In this case the wolf was killed by his ego. The lion saw this coming and did nothing to persuade him other wise after telling him that he would not be able to accomplish this task. The story here is one of taking your time and working within your means or preparing and listening to help to accomplish a different task within their own means. Wolf and Elephant Bibliography: The Foolhardy Wolf , Ellen C. Babbit

Opperation Overlord Rama in the cold and bitter sea wash. Rama climbed down the rope ladder and into his PT-Landing craft. The sea rocking his landing craft back and forth. Rama stood amongst his fellow brothers as the boat departed. Waiting for the ramp to drop and storm the beaches, Rama could not help but think of his fate that he might encounter as he heard the violent shelling of the United States Navy. The 352 Vali infantry was unleashing an incredible hellfire of machine-gun rounds and mortars. Striking all around them the shrapnel bouncing off the hull of Rama's landing craft. Rama stood there gripping his rifle and shared a look with Yama. This look they exchanged was of pride but hidden right behind it was fear. The boat captain called out "two minutes!". Rama and Yama knew the moment was approaching. They felt the boat hit the beach and the ramp to the boat dropped. The second the ramp dropped the Vali unleashed machine-gun fire into the boat. Rama watched a

I really like the telling of this story and showing the Pandavas as the heroes. I really like how I have the ability to incorporate these individuals into my story and play them as a "rag-tag" team of guys and have them play the role almost like the "Band of Brothers". The great battle could be told in my story of the Battle of the Bulge in my story book. I could tell the story of how the two forces met on the battle field and tie in Rama into the story. I could find a way to tie into the telling of Arjuna wounding Bhishma. At the end the story "resumes" I can talk about the few snipers hidden in Bastogne that dragged the battle on a bit longer and creating a bit of chaos. And at the end there is this great victory with a celebration of the drinking of Duhshasana's blood. The Christmas Day the Snow Turned Red

I read the story from The Indian Heroes: Mahabharata - The Princes of Elephant City. The story tells a lot about deception and disguise. And I think this is actually a topic or elements of which that I can include into my Storybook that I am creating that can play along with my intended themes. I can include ideas about Arjuna disguised as a brahmin and incorporate his victory in the archery contest. Additionally I can include themes from Arjune and Subhadra and incorporate that into some of the battle scenes I intend to incorporate. Bibliography: The Indian Heroes  by C.A. Kincaid

So far my progress is ok with me I would like to gain a bit farther ahead in points but I am perfectly okay with the progress that I have made so far. I really like the project that I have created but would like to find a bit more time to put in a bit more effort. Gif from  Tenor

The feedback I have been getting in has been very helpful in developing how my website and story is shaping up. As for my feedback out I feel that I may not be the most helpful. I feel weird leaving comments on peoples work but I try my best to provide my insight to others work. Blog comments have been nice and Ive been skimming through the comments and making peoples presence known. I look forward to seeing how some of the stories that I follow shape up and I look forward to peoples comments back on my work. It is very helpful. ( Cheezburger )

Overall I think my writing assignments could improve but I think as I am starting to get comfortable with the assignments I think that'll come in time too. I just updated my blogs format a bit and I quite like it. In addition I did some reformatting and some edits to my blog on Monday and I really like how it is shaping up. My project really interests me and I really think this will be a fun project to work on. My story posts will start to take shape as I have narrowed in on where I want this assignment to go. I have really found some good archival research sources that I quite enjoy while doing research for my project. Infantrymen gaze from their landing craft toward Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.  Britannica This picture I selected was what really drove my project site to look the way it does now. I think it is fitting for the story and the mood I am trying to portray. Looking forward I have a good Idea on where I want to go. I want to move towards historical accurac

Ashwatthaman and the Battle of the Bulge Rama was entrenched in the forests of the Ardennes enduring the harsh winter. On the evening of December 16th 1944, Ashwatthaman spearheaded the American offensive and drove deep into the U.S.'s lines. Ashwatthaman planned a brutal attack to help gain back significant grounds. Ashwatthaman and his armored unit, the Ashwatt's, and 200,000 German troops snuck in over night and attacked Rama and the Pandavas Brigade along with a large number of U.S. forces. The Ashwatt's attacked Rama and his unit with great brutality. Disguising themselves as U.S. forces the Ashwatt's tricked the Pandavas' and slaughtered them in their sleep, leaving only a small handful behind. Ashwatthaman and his armor rolled into the U.S.'s lines even deeper drawing a boundary that gave the battle-line the appearance of a bulge. Rama retreated back with the remaining handful of his unit and regrouped at the back of the battle-lines still trying to

The night Raid is an element that I think I could include in my story. Ashwatthaman's men snuck into the camp of the Pandavas and looking at where I want my stories to go with my project I could tie this into the battle of the bulge. Just as Ashwatthaman snuck up on the Pandavas and attacked brutally and did so swiftly with a brisk rushing move. Just as the germans took the lead in the battle of the bulge in the beginning Ashwatthaman did the same and left the Pandavas in dismay. In Ashwatthaman's rushing attack and as the germans out stretched their abilities Ashwatthaman did the same. And as a result Ashwatthaman was punished by the gods for his actions. The Germans lost their foothold and the ground that they had gotten back and the Ashwatthaman lost the gem that was so special to him. These stories are a great example of Karma and how your actions have consequences and you need to be careful of what you do because if you aren't careful you can loose something very dear