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Pre-Thinking activity: Reflecting life experiences about abnormal situations

Pre-thinking activity for mental preparedness of Edgar Allan Poe's Short stories about our abnormal experiences.

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This Blog is Pre- Thinking task given by Guest lecturer Dr. Jay Mehta who is an expert in teaching short story especially the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer. So, Our task is to give the answer to the given questions. here is the link of given task click here

1. Recollect a moment of your life when you were at the height of ferocity on someone with/without some specific reason. What did you feel like speaking to or doing with that person?


    There were many situations in my life when I was angry.In my collage time one incident done with me at that time I was at the height of ferocity.As everyone  have their own style of studying so I also have  my own style of studying . When I attend the class I tried to attend it with full of concentration. So during that time my friend asked me one question but  I was  not able to understand so I told her that I don't know. So she told me that you attended lecture with concentration so why you can't gave me answer. So she tried to make joke of my style of studying. I felt very insulting because it is not necessary that  person understands  everything at everytime. Sometime it may happened that person might be not able to understand something. It doesn't means you insult that person. I tried to explain her though I was angry.

2. Have you ever felt tremendous drive to hit or murder someone? When? Why? How? Elucidate.


Many Time when people ignored me without any reason that time I felt tremendous drive to hit or murder someone.Recently my friend ignored me without any reason  that time I felt tremendous drive to hit her.


3. Have you ever felt like committing suicide? Was it just a passing thought or you were serious? What propelled you to think so? Describe your experience of suicidal tendency.

                                            
No, I am happy with my life.Most of people commiting suicide because of problems.like ,
  • pain
  • loneliness
  • rejection
  • abuse
  • deep depression
  • guilt
  • depression
  • helplessness
  • hopelessness
But I never face this kind of situation in my life. So I never think about Commiting suicide.

4. Write about the scariest of your dreams. Have you ever cried or screamed by a bizarre and horrible nightmare? Elaborate.


Yes,many time. When I thinking about onething whole day.That night in my dreams, i felt same situation of my thinking .That time I cried or screamed.

5. Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever undergone any experience of supernatural elements? Explain



No I do not believe in ghosts and also I  never experience of supernatural elements.

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