This is the paper that I was doing while I am sick! Spare some mercy for me Heavens!
By the way, this is also the paper that ended our fiction discussion in Humanities I.

1. How was foreshadowing employed in “?”?

Foreshadowing was employed in ? through the emphasis of different elements that were proven to be vital as the story goes and on and most especially, during the story’s end part. These foreshadowing elements were introduced immediately during the first part of the story. Clearly, the foreshadowing technique lacks proper logic initially. But it proves to be indeed logical after which the elements are introduced. The element first introduced was the sign that Harris did something fishy prior to the beginning of the story. It was done through the silent talking of Harris and the frog where the frog witnessed the events that took place before hand. The second element is the blood sample with Harris’ name on the inscription. The reader would assume that it is Harris’ job to manage the whole blood samples found in the refrigerator. But it is quite weird that Harris’ own blood sample is present therein. The last element (I believe) is the discussion between Harris and Dr. Vaughn. Clearly, the pathologist and the technician’s discussion is about a crime that Harris could be a suspect. The parts of the story after the introduction of these foreshadowing elements already incorporated the said elements onto those parts. That is how I draw the demarcation line between the foreshadowing part and parts after it.

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Reaction paper for “The Storm”. Erm, no comment!

A Bug Called Question

Questioning yourself is the primary force that makes a reader go on reading a specific material. In the case of Malmar’s The Storm, I was motivated to read and finish it excitedly due to a lot of questions bugging me since Janet realized that Ben is not home yet. These questions that readers ask, I believe, are the basic foundations of a story being a suspenseful one. It is innate for humans to strive answering unanswered questions, most especially, when the story pushes the reader to investigate. Furthermore, these questions are integrated with the story’s plot development—the author forces the readers to ask questions and guide them through the story’s progression.

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I like this rushed paper! Fishing aside!

Check Boxes

Music, as good as it can get, is a thing known to the world. From the start of civilization to the emergence of globalization, music’s presence is very evident. One may say that music can be found everywhere, which is indeed true. It has captured all curves and angles of the world, embraced people’s lives regardless of culture, place and time. We are all witnesses to the development and modernization of music. However, music, in its intrinsic value, is not growing. With all due respect to the classical and old music, it just continues to expand. Name them: we have different qualities, forms, types, genres and classification of music. They are objective in the sense that they can be found on different written accounts describing or talking about music. Music became a discipline, an institution. Music became an entity that need to be studied. Furthermore, it became a language that could be parallel to out own arbitrary language. It is a language in its own right. But we question, is music a universal language? This time, the objective approach to music becomes subjective. Let us see whether or not music is a language understood by all—once played, everyone could understand or at least relate to the message it wants to convey.

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Super Rushed! (What’s new Alps?)

1. Discuss the aesthetics of religion and everyday life in the context of the architectural styles from the Greek to the Renaissance period. Cite similarities and differences in the Philippine context seen in the churches of Morong, Paete and Pakil.

Religion played a major role in history through the showcase of different forms of art especially the ones espoused in the field of architecture. Specifically saying, it is the Roman Catholic Church who have shown great exuberance in featuring their grandest forms of art that apparently links to their philosophy and faith. I would be first discussing about the value intrinsically present in the aesthetics of religion. In my humble analysis, there are three factors that play in religion’s aesthetics: Iconoclastic Nature, Power Factor and Emotional Involvement.

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