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I read  How to Give Bad Feedback Without Being a Jerk  and right of the back I knew this sounded familiar but I couldn't figure our where from. Then I saw the author Adam Grant, I have read and listened to his podcasts and articles for two business classes so far and he has a lot of good ideas on both workplace and life in general. We even discussed this topic in our HR class. The basic idea is don't hide the bad between the good, and I agree completely. You need to be honest but not brutal to. Constructive criticism is good, but if there is something bad it needs to be addressed. As a flight instructor I often have to ride that line of too far and not far enough in my evaluations. Sometimes unfortunately we need to be a jerk to the student but there is definitely a limit and we often know where that line is drawn. The idea of burry the bad in between the good is a cop out. If something stands out you need to address it professionally. Sometimes dancing around the problem is m...

The Hermit On their long journey our brave traveler Rama finds himself coming across a mysterious secluded area. Upon entering this area and making camp, out of no where and a big flash of smoke and light appears the "Great Pious Hermit", this Hermit was of great significance to Rama but he was yet to learn that significance just yet. For now he was filled with fear and concern as it was fire season and there was a burn ban. However, Rama's fears quickly resided when the Hermit spoke "Hello my dear traveler for we have been waiting many moons for you to visit". Rama was unaware of the significance of his arrival but the Hermit new it was a moment he had been long awaiting. Rama asked "why?' the "so I can drift off to the moon and stars and walk among our brothers and sisters of course". Rama looked on with disbelief. "Now is not the time for looks, but time for great food". The hermit feed them great food. Meals they had heard a...

This Part of the Ramayana seems like the "everything bad is going to get worse" part of the epic. Soley based off of Bharata Returns and Dashartha's funeral. However, this is what sets in motion the rest of the story. This is the "trial stage" of the story. Here Rama will be put through many of his trials that I think will help and shape him for the future. From my limited knowledge of epics I think there is a trend of fail, succeed, fail, succeed, fail, learn, prevail. Im curious to know if this trend continues as the story progresses. Looking a head to the end of part B with Shabari you can see what is now, I would say, a "cliche". And it is the "old wise lady/man" and they have a great amount of wisdom to deliver to the weary traveler. I am slowly starting to see many of the connections to modern movies and tails and how the all kind of seem to fit this mold that was created way back when. I like however how this part of the story is a bit...

Starting off with King Dasharatha... now I am starting to pick up on a trend that I am drawn too, there was a line right at the very beginning "there were two mighty kingdoms..." immediately making me picture "Game of Thrones" and Robin Hood. Reading further into the the story of Ramayana and the Dasharatha's Sons the detail in the writing to help convey the environment is very unique. There is a lot of flourish into the writing which I think gives it a unique flare that makes these stories what they are. As I keep reading I can not help but see Game of Thrones, I don't know why my mind keeps coming around to this theme but This is what I keep seeing when I read. I will add that sometimes the dialogue is a bit bulky and wordy. I think that is the style of the writing and what I am assuming this is a common style of epics, but thats just my two sense. The Crossing of The River reminded me of Arya fleeing after her father was killed. Living the life of peasant...