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Storybook Plan

For my storybook plan, I plan on using Russell Westbrook as my main character and talking about various stories in the Ramayana by relating it with Westbrook's basketball career. Currently I am debating between either using stories to fit the timeline of his career or just using the stories to highlight key moments in his career without regards to timeline (so an anthology of random stories). I am leaning towards the latter because I don't think I would be able to fit stories to his NBA timeline but that is subject to change. As far as main idea, I think I want to highlight Westbrook's perseverance and determination. The three stories that I want to include would be when Rama finds out that Sita got kidnapped so he does whatever he can to find her, his battle against Ravana, and the last story where Sita goes to heaven.

Biography: The Finish Line

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2-mile mark: You see your coach to the side. You hear him yell at you: "One mile left, 5th man!" You knew instantly what that meant. Cross country adds up the places of the top 5 finishers on the team and the team with the lowest total score wins the meet. You're not the best on the team but you were good enough; most importantly, you knew how important it is for you to finish strong. You push yourself. Finish line Wikipedia Commons 800-m mark: You're almost halfway there. Your legs are telling you to stop. You can barely breathe. To make matters worse, there is someone right behind you breathing down your neck. You knew that if you slow down even a little, they will pass you. "I wonder what coach would do if I just stopped now?". You think this during every race. You smile to yourself and keep running.  400-m mark: Your legs are burning. The person is still behind you but you see a couple people in front of you. "I can definitely pas...

Reading Notes: Ramayana Part D

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The Bridge , Donald A. Mackenzie Rama made an offering to the King of Ocean so that he can cross to Lanka. Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana Wikipedia Rama Attacks , Sister Nivedita Rama and the monkeys attack Lanka and Ravana's plan was to use his illusions to make Sita fall into despair. He told her that Rama has been slained and uses his illusions to create Rama's head and a bow. Sita wanted Ravana to kill her too but then he was called to battle and the illusions disappeared so Sita knew Ravana was lying. Indrajit , Sister Nivedita Rama and the monkeys fight the rakshasas but they get gravely injured by Ravana's son Indrajit. Ravana shows Sita the carnage and she was convinced they were dead. Then this random bird called Garuda comes and heals Rama and the monkeys. Kumbhakarna , Donald A. Mackenzie Kumbhakarna is Ravana's brother and one of the strongest rakshasas. He gets awaken to fight Rama but Rama kills him with some arrows. The Mountain , Sister Ni...

Reading Notes: Ramayana Part 2

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Sugriva and Hanuman , Geraldine Hodgson Hanuman, messenger of Sugriva disguised himself as a beggar and went up to Rama and Lakshmana and asked why they were walking through the woods with so many weapons. When they didn't answer, he told them who he was and Rama was delighted. Lakshmana explained what happened and Hanuman, seeing how Sugriva was in the same situation and asked Rama if they can accompany him and Sugriva to their home country. Hanuman chilling Wikipedia Sugriva's Stor y, Geraldine Hodgson Sugriva explained his story and his history with Vali. Rama, hearing this, was angry and wanted to avenge Sugriva so he begged to fight Vali. Sugriva and Vali , Romesh Dutt Tara, Vali's wife begs him not to fight Sugriva when she finds out that he befriended Rama. Vali ignored it though and intends to fight them. Vali's Death , Romesh Dutt Vali and Sugriva fight to the death. But during the fight, Rama (who was hiding), shot a dart at Vali and killed h...