Derrick Kabugu
December 1, 2017
Read:
- Justin Carys essay, Up, Down, Left, Write: How Video Games Helped Me Understand
Writing in Re: Composing.
1. Find two puzzles.
a.
Pen/Paper Puzzle
Rules
Cannot Lift pencil.
Cannot retrace a line
Cannot cross/intersect lines
(basically you can't do what
you do when you are writing
letters t
or x)
How it Works
In this day and age people do not take
time to think through problems but
rather quickly and carelessly skim
over them. With these puzzles the
individual is forced to see the
complexity of simple shapes by having
to solve a problem with only 3 simple
restrictions. The trouble is that there is
only one solution to the problems
above. For those who are in creative
fields such as the arts, this problem
will be hard since it requires a person
to have a systematic perception of the
UWRT
Studio 10
English Wording Riddle
Goal
Answer Riddle Below and be
able to explain it
If Teresas Daughter Is My
Daughters Mother, What Am
I To Teresa?
A. Grandmother
B. Mother
C. Daughter
D. Granddaughter
E. I am Teresa
How it Works
This puzzle works by including
unnecessary words that in turn fool the
reader and gets them lost. I guess the
purpose of this puzzle would be to
increase the focus of an individual
because those who are told this puzzle
can never stop until they have solved
it. Most people go through 3
predictable stages when presented with
this puzzle. The first is reading the
puzzle one time through with great
confidence. The second is total
confusion that starts with a wait
 world because there is only one correct what? and the individual then rereads
possible answer. the puzzle. The final stage is the reader
then grabs a pen and paper to attempt
to solve the problem.

Implications
The significance of this puzzle is to
show that there are times when an
unbiased and uncreative stance
required to solve a solution. This
puzzle also teaches that there are
guidelines than are made and need to
be followed. In writing especially,
there are rules that can never be
broken and like the puzzle the
guidelines or restrictions can be
frustrating. The truth is that writing is
not simple and takes time. At times
writing can anger an author but it is
alright since like the puzzle a solution
will always arise.
Implications
The significance of this puzzle is to
show how in certain situations we may
say something but in reality it greatly
confuses people. This puzzle can help
us as writers take note of what and
how we state our papers or even
books. Writes, should always be on the
same page with their audience because
if not then the book or rest of the paper
will fall apart. No assumptions can be
made when writing.

2. Write about a time you got fooled by an optical illusion in the world, either a serious
situation or not, extended or short. How did you get fooled and what made you realize
that it was an illusion or trick? What if anything did you learn from that experience?
a. A time I got fooled was when my friend made me answer a simple question with
the wrong answer. The secret behind the trick was that it tricked my brain into a
state of pattern recognition and when it came time to answer the question, without
thinking I answered the simple question incorrectly only to realise that I had been
fooled 3 seconds after. The trick itself is simple and is completed within 15
seconds but I realised it was an illusion when everyone around me started
laughing at me. From this experience I learned that I am really dependant on my
brain and that in most situations my brain takes action without my consent. This
whole situation made me realise that my brain can be easily tricked no matter how
confident I am. Now every time I am presented with a trick, I realise that I will
very well fail and I let my ego go.