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Mandalas are used to represent the wholeness of a subject or maybe even the topic of life and death. You can use them as a description of life aspects that cannot be seen, such as what you may find inside your mind and heart. They show the artists different perception of a person subject, or environment. I created my Mandela as a representation of my character in my book the Sword of Shanara named Flick. I attempted to represent flicks journeys throughout the story. I did this by taking his current life as king and following the steps backward to how his life started as a simple one at his father’s inn. I tried to represent Flicks strong, formidable figure through my drawings. I represented Flicks strong, hardworking mindset by drawing his hard arduous task of fixing the shingles for the roof of his inn after a long, turbulent storm. He lived in simplicity because of his mundane tasks; I drew his father’s inn as a representation of this trait of his. Because of his simple life Flick did not trust the tall stranger that wrote his brother a letter of warning to leave the valley, so he tore it. As a result of his untrusting manner Flick researched this man’s warning as a way to subside his curiosity, when he touched the strange stones he was representing this. Because of his curiosity he discovered his brothers plan to leave, and out of loyalty to him he followed. Following his brother led to his run in with the terrible creature that he saw through the window, causing fear. His fear led him to help the people that the creature attacked, and so he took up the sword and held it high. He gained many friendships because of his dedications to his people. As he gained more friends Flick became more loved and, as time went by, he became king. I used these key points in the story to show how Flicks character evolved thought the story. Like characterization a mandala shows the wholeness of something unique or important. They are realistic representations of an important character, environment, or moment.

How students can use blogs.
As a student I could use a blog to create a lesson so that I could teach it to the class using the internet. This way they might ask questions through discussions.I could also use a blogs to ask students questions about current projects.

THe definition of blogging.
Blogs are easy to use web pages that contain information about something that the creator thinks is important.This information can be commented on to create an online discussion.

The categories of blogging.
Blogs can be defined as both factual, and personal. Factual blogs address a certain subject that the blogger thinks is important.They post these subjects for discussion to help teach or learn more on this topic.Personal blogs are about one persons achievements or goals that they post or make videos about for others to judge freely.

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