What kind of person are you?

                  

        Animals are often good judges of character in people. A lot can be learnt about people from the way they treat their animals or just any animals in general. I see this as a way to how they would treat other human being around them. This is how I classified it. If someone were to treat any animal badly whether it was theirs or not tells a lot about their personality. Most people would treat their pets or animal nicely but when it comes to an animal they see on the street or someone else they wouldn’t care less for it. But for one reason or another I understand it. When someone is close to you, you automatically treat them better than someone who isn’t close to you. You have a connection with them. Just like how we treat strangers the way we do.  

      Some may say animals are of lesser beings because they are lower on the food chain, and some may say there are people who look at other people as lesser beings because of wealth or social status. In some ways I think that if you are “good” you would treat everyone fairly. “Everyone” to me includes the animals around us. My father always tells me to treat other people the way you want to be treated. So why treat anyone or any animal badly? Would you like to be treated badly in return?

     But then again what is considered "good" treatment of animals is up to interpretation. We think "humane" treatment of animals is just. But think of cultures that sacrifice animals for religious practice. They are clearly religious ties into that, yet the murder of an animal is seen as "good" treatment of that animal. And what about rats or other unwanted animal? We only care for them so we can use them as lab rats or to our own advantages.

So here’s my question to you, “Can we really judge a person by the way they treat animals?” 

Is It All Hamlet's Fault?

                         

            After reading Hamlet there are many thoughts that pop into my head. What would've  or wouldn't have happen if Hamlet was committed to the act of revenge from the beginning. It is Hamlet’s inability to avenge the murder of his father that drives the plot forwards.  Because of Hamlet’s indecisiveness the deaths of Polonius, Laertes, Ophelia, Gertrude, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are resulted from Hamlet’s delay. So I couldn't help myself but think that if Hamlet had acted earlier, lives could have been saved.

            The second thought was that if Hamlet would've just killed and be done with Claudius sooner, than would he developed any mental insanity. Because Hamlet couldn't strain himself to kill Claudius he ended up thinking too much. His brain started to build an emotional and psychological complexity that backfire on him. But then again we aren't sure if the insanity part of him was just a front that Hamlets put up just to deceive his opponent. 

Are you insane?

                 

You might ask how can we know if someone is insane or not? Is it easy to distinguish sane individuals from insane?

Here’s my thought on it. When someone is insane they would never admit that they are insane. They would make any excuses or arguments to prove that they are normal. They would even go through the whole nine yields to counteract that others are crazy and different vs. themselves.

A normal person would instead admit fault or falling emotions but not an insane person. A sane person would say something like this, “Today I am not ok, and I’m acting crazy. An insane person would never say that. They hold everything inside until they explode.

So do yourself and others a favor by releasing your stress on someone or something instead of just holding it in. Ask someone for their ears or a shoulder to cry on. Don’t just hold all the emotions and angry in, you might just explode one day and go insane. 

Why do people hate poetry?

                     

                You might want to ask yourself, “Do I like poetry, do I hate poetry, or is it that I just don’t care?”.There are different reasons why people have distaste for poetry. Someone might not like poetry because they are usually very long. E.g. 1000 words are used to say something where 20 simple ones would suffice. Poetries are sometimes very deep. And there is nothing worst then having to read and memorize the content of a poem that you hate for a class or test. But, most of the times people hate poetry because it was force on them when they weren't ready for it. We are usually introduced to poems and rhyme skims in elementary school. At that young age our minds are still developing and isn't used to the basic concept of poetry yet. So when it is force on us like that, we will usually develop a hate relationship with it.  And you can’t deny the fact that maybe you took poetry for what it is, in the wrong way. So just remember this, there are different types of poetry, sometimes you might hate one type of poetry and like another. So why not give poetry another chance. It can’t possible hurt you in any way!

Crime and Punishment

                 

Do you believe in life after death? Well, I do. I recently finish reading Dante’s Inferno, about his journey through hell. People who have committed crimes when they are alive will ultimately have to pay for it in death. Most people believe that after death they will either be reincarnate (reborn), go to heaven or hell (depending on the good or bad deeds they have committed on earth), or there is no life after death (when you’re dead, you’re dead).

I am one of those people who believe that after you are dead you will either go to heaven or hell, but you can also be reincarnated (if you choose to). If you were to commit sins and crimes when you are alive you will have to answer to the devil. You will eternally decay in hell or nurture in heaven. The action that you take will decide the path that you take after your dead.  So now the question is, do you believe in life after death? 

Point of View

               

With different novels comes different point of view. This not only depends on the type of story someone is reading but also the person reading it. If you were to read from a different angle in which the previous person has read the story than obviously the results will be different. Imagine that a piece of painting is being display in a gallery. With each and every individual who walks into that gallery will come a different mindset which will result in different prospective and conclusion. So the next time when you come across an idea that makes no sense to you, just remember that it somehow in some way make senses to someone else. Different people have different opinions and thoughts, so not everything you set your mind to will always be right or wrong.

Literature and art are very alike in my opinion. E.g. when you look at a piece of abstract art like this one what do you see?

                        
                         
I see a lady holding up a circular piece of object like the sun/moon, dancing next to two trees, while a rocket is launching be hide her.
Did you see that?
This is a good example of different point of view because different people will produce different type of prospective when looking at this picture. 

Slow at reading?

Imagine that you’re sitting in class and is about to take a literature test. The teacher passes out the test papers and when it gets to you, you started reading and notice that most of the stuff you’re reading doesn't make a single sense to you. You have no idea what it’s about! You keep re-reading the same passage over and over again to no avail. What did you do wrong?

Stop talking to yourself when you read. People talk to themselves in 2 ways, by:
vocalizing, which is the actual moving of your lips as you read, and
sub vocalizing, which is talking to yourself in your head as you silently read.

Don't keep re-reading the same phrases.
Poor readers habitually read and re-read the same phrase over and over again. This habit of making "regressions" doubles or triples reading time and often does not result in better comprehension. A single careful, attentive reading may not be enough for full comprehension, but is often more effective than constant regressions in the middle of a reading. It is best to work on paying closer attention the first time through.

Vary your reading rate to suit the difficulty and type of writing of the text. Poor readers always read at the same slow rate. An efficient reader speeds up for easier material and slows down for the hard. Some things were not meant to be read quickly at all.