Cold Reading: What Is Cold Reading?

of eager anticipation in the reader to know and be relieved of the bewilderment that the

Suddenly my eyes flew open, the coldness slowly lingered away. My body felt warm. Almost as warm as how my mouth felt the last time I had sipped on my grandmother's tea. My grandmother always told me to have faith and to believe in the end everything would be alright. I felt the frigid saltwater against my skin. “Where am I?” I thought to myself. I couldn’t quite recall what had happened nor where I was. All that I could recall was hearing screams of innocent children and parents trying to comfort

Another important factor in the opening stage is to draw up a contract and discuss the content with the client, this will demonstrate it’s a working relationship and both the client and counsellor will know their barriers, it also gives structure and prevents any misunderstanding in the relationship. By having a contract it demonstrates to the client they are safe and able to speak freely also it shows the client that each session if totally confidential, there are exceptions to the rule and these will be included in the contract and what the process will be if they disclose anything that is unlawful.

From the moment the client meets the therapist opinions are formed and assumptions are fashioned so first impressions are key. Appearance, speech pattern and body language are all areas to consider.

reader feel more immersed and in-depth with the story. In this story, the author also uses

Reading: Locates, understands, and interprets written information in prose and documents--including manuals, graphs, and schedules--to perform tasks; learns from text by determining the main idea or essential message; identifies relevant details, facts and specifications; infers or locates the meaning of unknown or technical vocabulary; and judges the accuracy, appropriateness, style, and plausibility of reports, proposals, or theories of other writers.( 134 USDOL)

In the excerpt, several references are made to cold (or lack thereof). In paragraph 11, it mentions that, when Mattie and Ethan enter the kitchen where Zeena was, they felt a “deadly chill”. This deadly chill is a direct reference to Zeena.

Frigid cold steel encloses around the wrist as the clasps tight from the handcuffs, the walk to the car plays in slow motion, and the car door slams shut echoing a jail cell locking--but if they only knew the truth behind what really happened. In A Jury of Her Peers, written by Susan Glaspell, recites the story behind wives of men within the town seek out clues to decide the verdict of guilty or not guilty in the court case of Minnie Wright’s involvement of Mr. Wright’s death. Each clue found links with personal connections with the wives, but contains hidden from the men who believe in superiority. Susan Glaspell displays symbolism through half done work, the bird cage, and the dead canary which can only have the same effect if one walks in

They can take advantage of people by making them believe in their supernatural abilities to gain money and fame. When someone is gullible to their performances, they become vulnerable to being psychically abused. Therefore, we need to be aware of the plausibility of their claims and think critically to not be fooled. I think that even though he doesn’t mention this directly, Randi teaches people that we shouldn’t feel reluctant to go against what is widespread since, in this documentary, he isn’t scared to go against what most people are willing to believe in, psychics like Uri Geller.

1. World Connection- Why would the discovery of being able to read open up a door to an entirely different world for someone?

In the final part of the non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote, the major characters develop psychological statuses that help to bring the novel to its conclusion. These statuses help define the characters and allow the readers to have insight on what was going through the minds of the criminals as they awaited their sentencing. By showing how the killers were forced to live their lives after being captured, Capote is able to create a psychological impact on the readers that forces them to develop some type of sympathy towards the murderers. The characters, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith each have their own psychological mindset that give the readers insight on how they lived while they waited to hear their sentencing and how

During the time that I’m reading the novel, there is abundant of psychological descriptions and conversations, but it is hard for novel readers to see and feel directly what is happening except for imagination. First, by observing the tone of the novel, the text can’t pass the difference and the changes of

(866). Here in the story Poe uses this literary device to help develop suspense with the reader

feeling. Now the reader knows what to do to get rid of the clutter in his

Fiction often tells a story. Whether it is a fantasy such as “Lord of the Rings” or grounded in reality like “The Ice Palace”, the stories told often have a meaning that goes deeper than the surface. One such piece of fiction that has a deeper meaning is “The Hermits Story” written by Rick Bass. At first glance this short story tells a tale about a woman and a man that get stuck in a snowstorm while out training dogs and their adventure to get back home. Within this writing Bass weaved much more into the story. The ice and snow that is found everywhere within the book serves as the catalyst for the deeper meaning. The use of ice and snow in “The Hermits Story” represents suppression which appears often in physical and mental ways.