Initially I thought that mind maps wouldn’t really help me to start my essays, but after actually making them I realized that it was very helpful to at least get a start for my essay because all the points were put together and it became easier for me to inter relate them.In this class I had already made most of my mind maps but I still added a few things that could be added.
We had to come in pairs and have a peer review on each other’s essay. My partner was Khushfrin and she gave me a constructive feedback for my two essays as well as my mind maps. It really helped me to understand the flaws in my essay and get someone else’s point of view on my ideas.
After writing my essays, I realized that i had many more ideas in my mind than I had actually put in my mind map. While writing the essays I had many things in mind like the colour scheme to choose, the typeface as well as the type of paper to print in on. These are my first two essays.
MAGIJA
This is the ‘Floating City’ as one can call it, a city where magic comes to life. Magija is a city which has clouds as their land. The city where all houses stay in the sky and the sky is their ground. People have vacuum sucking their houses up in the atmosphere instead of air. This is a place where people can relax and breathe pure vacuum. There is an aromatic fragrance of the marshmallow clouds that never leave Magija’s atmosphere. What adds to the beauty of this city is the colourful circle of nature surrounding it which includes everything from flowers and leaves to mountains and water bodies.
Travelling in this city is always fun even though it only has two modes of transport. One is the slides that connects the entire city. While travelling on the slides, one has to only think of the place one wishes to go and the slides do the rest of the job of taking them to that place. The other mode of transport is the balloons which are equally convenient but can only accommodate one person at a time. No matter where you are, you will surely find these modes of transport in every nook and corner of Magija. It is said that there was a time when this city had trampolines as the main mean of transport but by time due to the changing atmosphere and the lack of gravity, it became difficult to the people to travel. There were cases when the people fell deeper in the sky and never returned.
Talking about the inhabitants of Magija, there are less than a hundred people that live over here. These people are not like the general humans found on the earth. They have a face with only one eye, hands and springs for legs. They are very loving, humble and generous towards each other. When a person in this city dies, their bodies are buried in the marshmallow clouds and by time it hardens which makes the land of Magija mighty and brawny. People in this city aren’t scared of death. They believe that even after death they always remain close to their near and dear ones to protect them.
This is a city where one can just be on their own but at the same time it will never let you stay isolated!
SUDBINA
‘What goes around comes around’ is quite a literal concept in Sudbina. This is the most candid city, filled with heartfelt emotions. It is more trustworthy than doctors. There is not a single trace of lie but only abundance of honesty found in this city.
In Sudbina, there is no judgement, no body shaming and no materialistic love. It is filled with positivity and love for emotions. The love felt over here is so angelic that its depth can’t be measure on any scale! This is the city in which people fall in love with souls and values not bodies.
Each morning a citizen can choose a different body, feature, colour. The main tasks of the citizens of Sudbina are yoga, meditating and worshipping the gods. The lifestyle in this city is slow and spiritual.
Sudbina believes in fate and destiny. The citizens of this city believe in gods and say tat he is the one who possesses the power of the entire universe. “As you sow, so shall you reap” is a concept that Sudbians strongly believe in and truly follow. For about more than a century now, people all around the world have wondered if this is positive or negative.
Not only does this city have bliss and happiness but also sticks and punishments. There is also a dark side of Sudbina. Karma is the main component here. It basically means that if one does something wrong to another citizen, the same is bound to happen to them. This city is like a mirror where every action has an opposite reaction.
Talking of the atmosphere, this city is full of colours. Everything in Sudbina is made of cool and warm tints, tones and shades of different colours. One can easily spot small flows of rainbow adding colours to Sudbina’s atmosphere.
In the outside world it is said that a trip to this city cleanses, energizes and rejuvenates the complete aura of a person. While leaving Sudbina, one requires the acceptance to understand that there is more to life than we think and know of. This is a city where hatred is no word and truth is the only answer. This city is very isolated and little do they know about the outside world.
AYUSHI JAIN 