After Dark Animoto

What Kind of Learner I am

I think that I am more of a visual learner more than anything else. I think I do better myself when I have drawings, or texts right in front of me, rather than listening to teachers talking for a long period. Because I lack of concentration, I find it hard to concentrate on one particular subject over a long period of time. I find it easier if I have drawings or texts in front of me. This enables me to write notes down on the side and interpret ideas in my way so that it is easier for me to understand. But, I also find it very helpful when we have discussions as a class in social studies, english, etc. It clarifies my misunderstandings I may have and some uncertain parts for me. And by doing so, it helps me study and remember and understand more information. When in band, I can just practice by playing my instrument or doing math problems over and over again, I find it difficult to read the packet over and over again, or reading a novel over and over again. So the discussions we have in help me a great deal.

Mini-Commentary

In this passage, Murakami has concrete descriptions and short fragments to reinforce the image of the story for the audience. He gives the reader a good idea of the setting with the use of several visual imageries, and the listing of objects, which lay beside the character. The listing of objects with incomplete sentences applied in this passage gives the audience a sense of isolation. The writing structure of Murakami reflects upon the character itself. The description, “On her table is a coffee cup. And an ashtray. Next to the ashtray, a navy blue baseball cap with a Boston Red Sox ‘B,’” is a combination of three short fragments, which describe the setting. The isolation of the fragments alludes to the characters present state of mind. The visual imagery referred in this excerpt, “It bulges as if its contents had been thrown in on the spur of the moment,” provides the reader a better understanding of the setting. The concrete descriptions followed by visual imageries written in short fragments provides a sense of loneliness and the character sealed away from the society.

After Darl Pastiches

Pastiche 1

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Pastiche 2

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Allusion of Antigone to the society now

Suicide Bombing and Antigone

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