Carlo Williams

I am glad I just subscribed to the class announcements. I like how with this class we are able to view announcements and it is always a great experience looking at them. I like how many times are there funny pictures and interesting videos to watch within the announcements. That is one thing that sets this class apart from many others. It also brings color and life to the class page on Canvas. As of right now I do not have any advice to make your announcements even better than they already are. However, if the opportunity does come, I will make sure to give out recommendation on how to improve the Canvas announcements page.                                                                               A picture of a notepad with announcements. Source: News

Here is my AutoDeMotivator I made. Source: AutoMotivator I liked getting to create my own AutoMotivator picture. I decided to create a DeMotivator though because we were given the option. I chose a picture off the website. The quote I used was one I created myself. What attracted me to the picture was the light shining on the person. Where there is light there is usually a shadow somewhere, so I thought the quote was a good fit for the image. 

My Einstein Chalkboard Picture.  Source Hetemeel Creating my own Einstein Chalkboard quote was fun! I choose to write "Just believe it, and maybe you can succeed" because it takes more than just believing. It also takes action and dedication to accomplish goals. I also changed it to I=tried because that is how I am feeling at this point in the semester. 

I did the Reading for Week 10 which has the first two parts of Krishna Defender of Dharma Part A and Part B. Click on the links provided and it should take you to the notes about those. I have not done the extra credit reading for Week 8, so Part C will be going towards that. The story picks up with Krishna and Balarama completing their education and a new enemy emerges, Jarasandha, the father of both of Kansa's wife. It is crazy to think both sisters ended up marrying Kansa. Jarasandha and his allies are getting ready to attack Mathura, so Krishna surprisingly suggests that the people of Mathura should run away. A demon looking creature Kalayavana chases Krishna around the world trying to kill Krishna. It is comedic seeing the various environments drawn out within the graphic novel showing Krishna running away. Krishna lured Kalayavana to a cave where a sage, Muchunkunda, who slept endlessly rested. However, Kalayavana woke up Muchunkunda and the sage was upset instantly killing...

Within the beginning of the reading for Part B, Krishna and Balarama are still little kids. During one event, the universe was found within Krishna's mouth, which is crazy but makes sense since he is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It was awesome when Krishna as a young boy went into the poisonous water and fought the snake Kaliya and performed "the cosmic dance of creation and destruction" on the snake. Krishna is also a trickster though! He likes to perform pranks. A random stork demon swallowed Krishna, but Krishna yet again escaped splitting the stork in two from the inside. It is funny every time how people are worried about Krishna, yet every time he manages to defeat a demon. With the demon donkey, Balarama was able to defeat him this time and not Krishna! One after the other Krishan and Balarama defeat the demons sent by Kansa to kill them. Krishna even scolded the god Indra for being prideful. Indra asked for forgiveness! Eventually, Krishna killed Kansa! Whoa, I...

For this weeks reading notes I decided to take notes on the graphic novel, "Krishna: Defender of the Dharma." Within the first few pages of the reading an evil demon by the name of Kalanemi has incarnated as Kansa who seems to be quite the bit of trouble. Kansa dragged his father, the King, into a dungeon in order to take his earthly treasures. Kansa sounds like a very evil spoiled brat. Kansa became more powerful than Indra, so Indra went to Lord Vishnu for help. Kansa is then cursed and his sister eighth child will end up killing him. Therefore, he goes and locks up his sister and her husband. This graphic novel is insane. Kansa decides that he will kill all his sisters children and within the novel when his sister gives birth, he takes the child and squeezes it to death instantly killing it. It is really graphic! Through the creativity of the gods, the last two children lived and they were named Krishna and Balarama. Kansa has called on the demon chiefs to hunt down and k...