Friday, February 26, 2010

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Journal according to Mary Maloney after the police visits(Lamb to the Slaughter)

Wednesday- I have fooled the police. I went about the usual routine and I have used the grocer to be an alibi. I also did someting risky- I informed the police. This put me at a great advantage because they will never think it is me. I am in great distress now. The baby is only at the second trimester. What would I do? People will start asking if suddenly Patrick disappears from the outings with me.People will ask where he is, and one fine day the truth will not set me free. It will bind me to jail. I must get out of this place. I must make myself a totally new person. I must get away soon or else I will die, literally.

After an hour of consideration, I have made the decision. I will go to Europe and start life anew. Patrick still has a princely sum of money left behind, and I can go to Europe on that. I hope that I can get rid of this house soon, and leave. I will survive on my own with the child. I have to go to make preparations now.

Journal according to Mary Maloney (Lamb to the Slaughter)

Tuesday- I am in the room, pondering over the situation. I still cannot come to terms with the fact that I had taken Patrick's life. However, I am now the main cause for concern. I must cover this up. But should I create an alibi or kill myself? No, Patrick is too worthless for me to kill myself. He deserved to die. An ungrateful man is an undeserving man. But, I think I have to play the innocent role from now on. I need an alibi. Perhaps I will go about the normal routine and act as if I am not in the know. This I will refine. But I must prepare before I call the police...

I have successfully fooled the police. I am safe for now. I will decide on my further course of action.

My learning style

Recently, I took an online test to gauge my learning style, and I found out I was intra-personal(myself-smart?). Well, I guess it means I learn best on my own. It seems strange how I am a self-learner; maybe it is because when I work with myself, everything goes my way.
The implications-hmm, I think I lack teamwork skills. I was not engineered to be someone big, I guess. Anyway, just google the term Multiple Intelligence Test and you should be able to humour yourself with your learning style.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Mary Maloney in Lamb to the Slaughter or The way up to heaven

Lamb to the slaughter- it revolves around a detective husband who decides to leave his pregnant wife for another woman. Mary Maloney, his wife is very shocked and in the moment of inability to digest that fact, she kills him with a frozen lamb leg. In a marriage, love is reciprocal. As Patrick did not care for her, she did not care for him and killed him so that she may be better off. It shows how women can be shrewd and when forced to the limit, humans can reveal the dark side and make the most shocking decisions.

The way up to heaven-Mrs Foster is extremely devoted to Mr Foster and cares for him deeply. But, the same cannot be said for Mr Foster. He takes delight in making Mrs Foster irritated by exploiting the fact that she hates being late. He purposely delays her with every excuse until a particular time where the wife saw through the intentions of his delaying her which made her see him in a new light as an uncaring man and thus, left him for dead when she knew that he would get stuck in their home lift. He was left there for six weeks. However, the driver is Mrs Fosters's alibi, so she can never be found out. This also reveals the dark and sinister side like that of Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

But, I like the way up to heaven. Notice that many doors are opened slowly, like the discovery of Mr Foster's intentions and even then, the dark sinister side of Mrs Foster being revealed is revealed later, thus the reader is given many opportunities to ponder on the unfoldings and the wide array of possibilities until the fact is revealed, unlike the Lamb to the Slaughter whereby the story unfolds faster-Mary kills Patrick upon discovering he left her and then she creates for herself an alibi and then the police come but she is not found out. For the way up to heaven, the twist is more shocking and powerful.

Songs

We all listen to songs. Anyone can write a song and songs can have many purposes like to spread a cause or to tell something. However, in the wrong hands, wrong ideas can spread just as fast too. So, we must be selective.

The power of control

Control. Simple as it may seem, it actually is hard to master. Self-mastery is the ability to control oneself and to see whether you have it, ask yourself: do I curse everytime I get hurt? If yes, you are not a master of yourself. One thing we must remember is that vulgarities may increase our threshold of pain, but control increases others' respect for you. We must remember to "guard the gate to the warehouse"-meaning guard what comes out from the lips.
Actions are also another part. People always say someone has "itchy hands" when they cannot control their actions. We must always run the course of action through our minds to see if they're appropriate. Otherwise, we will be termed "without self-discipline". Sages from China, revered people from America'what do they have in common? The ability to control themselves.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Time

Time is always flowing and so, we have to see the best way of using it. For example, for relaxing, we can eat a sandwich(eating is a simple pleasure of life) or watch a movie. but we sometimes fail to prioritise our time. We must take into consideration the fact that once gone forever gone is a timeless truth. So think about how you want to go about doing something.