Preston's Epic Blog

100 Word Story:  One day on a farm a little chicken named Chicken Little was out eating some corn his owner threw on the ground for him. While eating peacefully, he heard a loud thumb on the ground. Chicken Little instantly assumed it was the sky falling, so without further investigation, he started running through the farm yelling, "The sky is falling!" Soon enough, the pigs, cattle, ducks, horses, and even the barn mice were running with him! Finally, they got to the ranch hand of the farm. "What is all this ruckus! I was just cutting branches off the old tree by Chicken Little's pen!" Six Word Story:  Don't always assume everything is true. Chicken Little. Flickr Note:  I used the Jataka Tale by Ellen C. Babbit titled "The Foolish, Timid Rabbit." However, I decided to add my own twist with new characters from the movie "Chicken Little." Bibliography:  Jataka Tales: The Foolish, Timid Rabbit by Ellen C. Babbitt

 The graphic I'm choosing to write about is the sculpture from the Harihareshwar Temple . The stature is the face of Krishna with 5 bodies derived from it. It's an incredibly interesting sculpture. I recommend looking at the link! The video I chose is about the grammatical differences of "me, myself and I."  Found this interesting (obviously edited) photo on Flickr , and wanted to share.

The Buddha sat there, unmoved and unbothered. Weeks went by through rain, wind, and freezing temperatures. However, the Buddha still sat there, unbothered under the Tree of Knowledge. On his fourth week under the tree, the evil Mara presented himself in front of the Buddha who had recently been defeated by him.  "Blessed One, why do you tarry, you who know the path to deliverance? Blow out the lamp, quench the flame; enter Nirvana, O Blessed One; the hour has come," says Mara to the Buddha. "Mara, I must not enter Nirvana. I must now spread my word of supreme knowledge and let the world know of its beauty." says the Buddha. At that, Mara leaves the Buddha under the tree where he stays unmoving. On the fifth week comes torrential rains and freezing temperatures. The Serpent King, Mucalinda, knows that he must venture out to protect the Buddha of the extreme climate. The serpent coiled himself seven times around the Buddha in order to protect him from the downpour, th...

Many come to the Buddha under the Tree of Knowledge; some try to destroy him, some shelter him, and some bring food to him. The last to come to him are the merchants, and they are the first to profess faith in the new teachings of the Buddha. Now he is ready to travel the world and teach of his supreme knowledge. Initially the Buddha decides to not teach his ways. He believes mankind is too ignorant because of the extremely difficult reasoning behind his teachings. Brahma comes to Earth in order to convince the Buddha to go out and teach, and is successful. The Buddha now contemplates who will be able enough to receive his teachings for the first time. He first decides Rama's son, then Arata, but learns they are both dead already. He decides on his three older disciples who are living in Benares. He presents in front of the 5 monks and recites his teachings to them. In my opinion, the Buddha's teachings are quite redundant, but maybe that's because I'm being ignorant. I...

Siddhartha rejects the teachings of Arata Kalama. While his teachings give assurance to "transcending into the sky," they still allow terrible suffering of the human race. Siddhartha sets out to determine an end to this suffering. Siddhartha is still denying any gifts, because he now lives a life completely free of desire. He also rejects Rudraka's teachings because they are so similar to Arata and aren't of the truest law. We see some of Siddhartha's first mistakes on his path to wisdom. He becomes a beggar in the city, his disciples think of him as a foolish man, and they leave him. Also want to point out the recurring three bows people keep giving Siddhartha. Siddhartha now has a dream that assures him he is to become the Buddha. He reaches Sujata's house and is given a golden bowl. It flows upstream, so he knows it is his time to reach supreme enlightenment. He makes his way down to the Tree of Knowledge, and creates a seat out of grass. Finally, Siddharth...

Moche Culture I first saw a statue on the twitter page that was carved in the shape of an owl. The tweet said, "Moche, Vessel in the Form of an Owl Impersonator." It caught my eye because I have never heard of "Moche" before, so I thought, why not! Moche, Trujillo So I learned Moche is a culture and also a city. But, the Moche were once a civilization north of Trujillo, which is a capital city. Peru?! I love Peru, I've never been though, so I kept digging and decided to click on Moche, Trujillo.  Trujillo, Peru So, the past cite about Moche taught me about really the location and history of Moche, but not it's part of a tourist city of Trujillo. I've always wanted to go to Machu Picchu one day, which is in Peru as Trujillo is. So, maybe I can visit Trujillo one day also. Marinera While all the geography was cool, I wanted more! What was Trujillo and Moche really like? Well, Marinera helped out with that question, as it is a romantic dance between one and...

Growth Mindset Beyond School     I love going to the gym and exercising everyday. It's a time for me to get out of my house, shut my laptop, turn my phone off, and get as much energy out that I can. You have to be determined in the gym and not be lazy. If you are, you could hurt yourself or even those around you. I think exercising in the gym disciplines me and allows me to truly see how far I can actually push myself. It's also just an awesome way to better yourself mentally, physically, and spiritually. If you don't exercise and are reading this, I HIGHLY recommend. Typical Weights in a Gym. Pixabay