Text 1 is a newspaper article titled "Squatters
Take On Developers" by Benjamin Shors, published on October 15, 2007.
This text type may be identified through the informative nature of the
article. In contrast, Text 2 is an advertisement for a summer cruise published
in 1922 for "The Great White Fleet". The persuasive techniques
evident within this text are indicative of a typical advertisement....
Sunday, 22 November 2015
Monday, 16 November 2015
Text 1 is a newspaper article titled "Squatters Take On Developers" by Benjamin Shors, published on October 15, 2007. This text type may be identified through the informative nature of the article. In contrast, Text 2 is an advertisement for a summer cruise published in 1922 for "The Great White Fleet". The persuasive techniques evident within this text are indicative of a typical advertisement. While both texts address...
Sunday, 15 November 2015
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
"A lie that is a half-truth is the darkest of all
lies."
-Alfred Tennyson
While there is certainly a distinction between lying and
deception, they both produce the same results and are therefore equally bad. Deception
involves the manipulation and distortion of that which is known to be true in
order to convey the desired message. However, lying is based completely on
false information that is then presented as the absolute truth. Looking...
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
"New Yorkers should not be alarmed about contracting the disease"
Craig Spencer (right) pictured with his fiancee Morgan Dixon (left)
There's been a development in the case of Dr. Craig Spencer of Columbia University, who has tested positive for the Ebola virus in New York after volunteering as a part of Doctors Without Borders in Guinea. It's been revealed that...
Saturday, 3 October 2015
Monday, 28 September 2015
Saturday, 26 September 2015
In his essay This is Water, David Foster Wallace
suggests that true freedom acquired through education is the ability to be
adjusted, conscious, and sympathetic. He goes on to develop this thesis by
describing the dreary routines that many university graduates will soon become
familiar with. He brings up a significant idea which is that during this
routine of monotony...
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
What is the purpose and benefit of the study of literature?
In my opinion, we study literature because it has
implications in our everyday life whether we're aware of it or not. Literature
allows us to experience the world from a variety of viewpoints other than our
own which can allow us to become more open towards the world around us.
Literature can also improve our communication skills and greatly enhance our
vocabulary, enabling us to write...
Tuesday, 21 July 2015
During my stay in Paris this summer we decided to meet up
with a friend of my brother who lived in the city. My brother had met her in
America during one of her stays in the country as a foreign exchange student.
So, after setting up as meeting place and time we set off on the metro to meet
Alex. Once we spotted her we went
through quick introductions and then began our stroll along the Champs-Élysées.
After doing some window shopping we decided...
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Let's face it, nobody wants to be in Abu Dhabi during the
summer. It's a hot mess and anyone who has been there during that hellish time
of year can attest to that. So like a proper UAE resident I fled the heat and headed
for a climate more suitable for actual human beings. After a couple flights and
a short stop in Rome I found myself in The City of Light, also known...
Thursday, 21 May 2015
When
writing about America there's a couple things you need to do to ensure your
writing is successful. First, you need to remember that America is large
country and therefore its essential that you generalize all your ideas and view
all the people as the same. Who cares that there's fifty states I mean they're
all pretty much the same anyway right? It's important to ignore the varying
cultures as there's no way you could possibly write about the...
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Show how and to what effect Achebe makes use of myth, legend or other stories and tales.
In Things Fall Apart, Achebe includes many Igbo myths and folk tales such as the story of the cunning Tortoise and..... Achebe includes these stories as they illustrate many key values of the Igbo culture and also give warnings about the consequences of not following these ideals. As in many cultures, these folk tales highlight cultural ideals as they...
Monday, 11 May 2015
I should have known that the intentions of the white men were
not entirely true...They arrived in Umofia with their silly religion and like fools we allowed them to
stay. We underestimated them and that was the first step leading towards our
ultimate demise. How we were unable to see their true agenda is still unknown
to me. They were smart and their moves were strategic. By converting people to
their faith they were able to effectively tear...
Saturday, 9 May 2015
Discuss the significance of social status in Things
Fall Apart, and comment on its contribution to characterization.
The novel Things Fall
Apart offers an exclusive insight into the world and lives of the Igbo
people which highlights the values and significant aspects of their culture.
One of the main aspects which is emphasized in the story is social status and
the role it has within their society. Throughout the story there is a constant
reminder...
Sunday, 26 April 2015
As the main character of Things
Fall Apart, Okonkwo has a key role in developing not only the plot but also
the themes of the story. The themes of change vs. tradition and fate vs. free
will are mainly based around Okonkwo and the audience sees them play out over
the course of the story. In the beginning of the story, all of Okonkwo's
success is attributed to his will. He takes credit for all of his good fortune
and says that it is a result of his...
Thursday, 16 April 2015
The other day, we had an in-class discussion on an interview
with Chinua Achebe. I think the part of the discussion that I found most
interesting was when we talked about the representation of Africa in the media.
Achebe was inspired to write Things Fall
Apart after reading all the western authors' portrayal of Africa and the
many African cultures. Achebe believes that these authors portrayed Africa this
way in order to justify the slave trade as...
Friday, 10 April 2015
The text I am analyzing is Barack Obama's key note address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention which can be found here:
This
text can be identified as a political speech as it contains many typical
features of a speech such as persuasion, rhetorical devices, and an extensive
use of ethos, pathos, and logos. These distinct features along with fact that
it's directly addressing an...
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Sunday, 1 February 2015
How to Tame a Wild Tongue
"So if you want
to really hurt me, talk badly about my language"
This quote from How
to Tame a Wild Tongue offers valuable insight into how the author views her
language. The author goes on to elaborate on just how close her language and
identity are linked. She says that she can not take pride in herself when she can not
also take pride in her language and this is due to the fact that in her life
when...
Monday, 19 January 2015
Where do we see evidence of linguistic imperialism in the
Anglophone world?
Linguistic imperialism is the transfer of a dominant
language to other people. This transfer can occur any many different ways and
poses a threat to many endangered languages and in turn cultures around the
world. One example of linguistic imperialism in the Anglophone world is in the
case of pop culture. Pop culture is nearly universal and is also predominantly
communicated...
Sunday, 11 January 2015
This text titled "Food Crisis in Sahel" is an
article published on the Oxfam website in December 2011 which discusses the
impending food crises in Sahel. The author utilized a very popular technique
among articles which is to begin the article with a brief summary of what the
article will actually be about. While this piece is meant to be informative for
its audience there is also no denying the underlying advertising nature of this
article. The...
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