Comments by Michael Simutis Most recent public comments by Michael Simutis https://nowcomment.com/users/34104 It does not appear to be one, nor some variation on a different game. Instead, it appears to be a example used exclusively satirical purposes. L https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967893 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967893 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:12:42 -0800 The paragraph is the one with the most bitter satire, but he uses it to emphasize this point, which is his main argument. S https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967884 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967884 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:06:25 -0800 This is the first complete logical argument he makes, confining the whole thing to one paragraph. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967879 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967879 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:03:41 -0800 From here on, the rest of the column is a great example of exaggeration. He exaggerates the logical conclusion of this thinking. S https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967869 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967869 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:01:00 -0800 This whole column is writen like an essay. It has an introduction, the first paragraph, and a body, the following paragraphs. The one difference is the unusual omission of a conclusion. S https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967852 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=967852 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 06:55:01 -0800 The story unto this point has made you root for the narrator, and the story ends on a somewhat disappointing note, where the narrator has lost. S https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967569 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967569 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:06:04 -0800 This is actually an example of simile, a type of figurative language. Simile is the comparison of two things via the use of words like "like" or "as." L https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967567 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967567 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:03:57 -0800 This paragraph, unlike the first one, establishes the other players of dodgeball as strong and aggressive, which further exacerbates the difference between the main character and the rest of the players. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967544 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967544 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:50:48 -0800 This paragraph sets up the main character as weak and timid, which contrasts with the next paragraph. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967543 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967543 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:48:51 -0800 The whole story uses formal language when narrating, and does not use intentional grammar or spelling mistakes, giving the whole story a more serious tone. S https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967542 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=967542 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:47:21 -0800 Satan appears to do this to tempt Jesus away from Job. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=916720 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=916720 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:57:52 -0800 Was God the one responsible for these losses or was Satan. A https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=916719 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=916719 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:43:06 -0700 This was all a test for Job. God did it to test his faith. S https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=916718 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=916718 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:53:11 -0800 No one is this story actually did the right thing, they all just treated him inhumanely, but in different ways. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916714 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916714 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:23:24 -0700 The owners do not care about the angel. That is why there is no mention of them being sad at the end, because they do not care. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916713 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:33:18 -0800 This is a clear example of opportunism, where you take advantage of the situation no matter what it is. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916712 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916712 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:38:26 -0800 Latin is the official language of the Catholic Church, so it makes sense an angel on earth would speak it. L https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916711 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:11:29 -0800 This story begins in a completely ordinary manner, to emphasize the realistic situation the characters are originally in. S https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916710 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=916710 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:33:32 -0800 I could be due to the ocean currents, hence the name, or it could be due to the boy's lack of swimming ability. P https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913750 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913750 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:50:15 -0800 Does the Gary's mother not know what happened, or did she know and just not want them to be afraid of the water. A https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913749 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913749 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:48:38 -0800 This sight is likely the reason Gary was drinking. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913747 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913747 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:43:41 -0800 Single malt is defined as "whiskey unblended with any other malt." L https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913745 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913745 Thu, 31 May 2018 09:12:18 -0700 This is a completely different way of writing a story, which goes against most techniques for writing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913665 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=913665 The author does not use suspense at all, instead he tells you the ending and then works his way backwards, but it doesn't have the opposite effect. It creates instead a feeling of dread making you wonder why did this happen. S Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:38:34 -0800