Friday, January 29, 2010

Lamb to the Slaughter, Mary Maloney

This is how I think Mary Maloney might have written her diary entry after the story:

Today, I killed my husband, Patrick Maloney. The police have just left the house, and they ate the entire "murder weapon". To my surprise, I feel no regret or remorse. Could it be that I no longer love him? No, I loved him with all my heart. Could it then be that I have become emotionally unstable that I cannot even comprehend my own feelings? Besides, he was in the wrong and he deserved it.

Anyway, I do not think that I would be caught of this crime I have commited. His body does not have my fingerprints, the murder weapon has been eaten up by the policemen and they did not even suspect a single thing! Besides there is no other evidence. I did no wrong in covering my crime. Before all this, I was happy; I was contented. Everything in life seemed perfect, till he told me he loved someone else and wanted a divorce.

No point looking at what has been done now. What's important now is my baby. What if I am found out? Would the baby and I both be sentenced to death? No, I will not let that happen, I will give birth to my little boy and I will raise him to be someone better than his father. I loved you so much Patrick, why did you have to do this to me?

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Learning Style Diagnostic

Recently, I took a test at http://is.gd/62Av6 to find out what type of learner am I. Is it kinaesthetic, where having hands-on session makes one learn better? Maybe I could be a person who is logical, where one is good with numbers. Well, only one way to find out and the results showed me that my two best ways I learn is intrapersonal and Verbal/Linguistic.

Intrapersonal, in short, means myself smart. This also means that I am a self-learner. This is very true for me as I do most of my things independently and my parents have never, once in my life, told me to do my homework as I would automatically do it myself. People who are intrapersonal are also people who spends more time than other people reflecting and do a lot of critical thinking, which describes me.

My second one is Linguistic, means being word smart. I think this test is very accurate, as this two is really what I am best at. I find myself being very natural at public speaking and debating. I like to use "fancy" words and I easily remember quotes and famous sayings. I also can easily remember what I have read, and learn very fast when I go to lectures or read information online or from books.

Although I have already finished elaborating on my two best learning styles, I'd like to talk about my 3rd best one as well, which is interpersonal. In short, interpersonal means people smart. I think that this is a very important skill in life as being able to talk to people and persuade them to do things that you need them to and other things like that is something that would make a person stand out. I find myself being able to easily communicate with people and make friends with almost anybody!