I would call this story The Box because everything revolves around it. I thought that the person who won the lottery would get a prize, then I thought that the winner would have to leave town. The fact that everyone was afraid of the box and that everyone ignored it, let it go to ruin led me to believe that it wasn't going to be something good.
When I realized that the end of the story wasn't there I felt so frustrated and annoyed that I didn't know the ending of the story. I felt like i was going to scream. It made me want to continue reading so much! As soon as I received the paper I knew straight away that it was the ending which made even more frustrated.
I followed the instructions, why? because I forgot all about it. I don't understand why this tradition even started. I felt surprised and a little confused. Why would they do this? My predictions were wrong but I didn't feel anything about it since I was so surprised by the ending of the story. I never thought that this would happen, totally unexpected. I think that if they put in a little more forshadowing and dropping of more hints I think my prediction would have been a lot more accurate.
It made us confused wanting an answer, making us read things and notice things a lot more. It made us tense and confused wanting a release from the confusion. There was no title which created a sense of curiosity. No ending which made me frustrated and desperate for the ending. The forshadowing and clues made us think. The papers added to the tension and the delayed ending made us ask more questions and created an unbelievable amount of curiosity making us even more desperate for the ending.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Power Of The Void
The International school of Kuala Lumpur provides (Silence) an exceptional education that challenges each student to develop the attitudes, skills, knowledge and understanding to become a highly successful, spirited, socially responsible global citizen.
I think that adding a silence after the word "provides" makes the listener curious about what the school actually provides. It also makes them ask questions, like "what is it? food? education?". It creates tension that makes you anxious and want to keep listening to what he/she says.It makes them want a release which makes them focus a lot more on what is being said.
Composers can do this in a piece of music by adding a sudden silence just before a climax. This will make the audience ask questions, asking for a release. This makes them more attentive and interested. Another more subtle way to do this is to suddenly take out an element of the music in the middle of a song. This creates tension of another sort. It also makes you ask questions, like "whats going on? did my ipod break? how long is this going to last?"
I think that adding a silence after the word "provides" makes the listener curious about what the school actually provides. It also makes them ask questions, like "what is it? food? education?". It creates tension that makes you anxious and want to keep listening to what he/she says.It makes them want a release which makes them focus a lot more on what is being said.
Composers can do this in a piece of music by adding a sudden silence just before a climax. This will make the audience ask questions, asking for a release. This makes them more attentive and interested. Another more subtle way to do this is to suddenly take out an element of the music in the middle of a song. This creates tension of another sort. It also makes you ask questions, like "whats going on? did my ipod break? how long is this going to last?"
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