Invasion of the Baby Snatchers
TOPIC:-
The article focuses on the missing children and child abductions. In addition it tells about irresponsible adult who neglected and abondoned their children. In the other hand, the media attention seems to be too concern about the issue but then neglected the other issue which concerning the lost children.
CONTENT:-
The article covers about the victims of child abductions at the beginning. For example in the U.S the case of kidnapping and murder at Dannielle Van Dam in San Diego, California. The started to show the statistics on child abductions and then the writer questioned on why this kind of crimes happened and how far the kids safety nowadays?
SOURCE:-
The article comes from the ‘TIME’ on August 26, 2002 where it is written by Walter Kirn. This article had been put on the ‘viewpoint’ space.
AUDIENCE:-
The article is written for the public especially for the parents. Besides, it also can be read by teenagers. Therefore, they will know the current issue and be aware with their environment.
RHETORICAL FUNCTION:-
The article is designed to let the readers know the current issue that occured there. Besides, the writer gives some advise to the public. Further, the writer try to warn the readers about the children who are in danger path. Lastly, the writer wants to explain of why the children are easily exposed to that situation.
PURPOSE:-
The article aims to let the readers realize the reality of the crimes which are dramatically increasing day by day. In addition, the article object the reader to be more aware towards this case. Perhaps, they will take a good ation in the future in order to avoid this kind of crimes happened to their beloved family members or friends.
PERSPECTIVE:-
The stance taken in this article is the writer directly showed the real condition of kids safety over there. Besides, the writer wrote something that is totally right and can be accepted by the readers. In addition, the writer criticise the adults who neglect ed the kids. Lastly, the writer condemn the people who did the such crimes.
POSITIONING:-
The article describes as the writer can encourage the readers to be cooperate due to their target to decrease the chance of this crime to be happened. Besides, the writer take the position as the medium that deliver information to the people about the current issues. The writer used the formal language where it can be easily understood. Moreover, the writer questioned that need them to think. For example, ‘So many shocking stories, so suddenly- a genuine crime wave or media hysteria?’.
IMPACT:-
The effect on the readers is likely to be affective as if the readers take serious on that issue or else it will be in the opposite way if the readers have the negative thoughts. Besides, there will also be a good impact if the readers have desire to protect children.
VISUAL LITERACY:-
The visual aspects of the text are significant because it can attract the readers to read the article. As we can see, there is also the picture of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman who are the victims. This, for sure will make the readers wonder what is the story behind the picture. The title which is bolded play its role in order to catch reader’s attention.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Australia's Methadone Mess
READING 5.1
The article of ‘Australia’s Methadone Mess’ which was published on May 1998 actually contain about the serious heroin addicts who used Methadone in order to replace heroin. The objective of used Methadone is for help addicts to avoid injecting illegal drugs which the drug encourage them to do crime because of the high cost to fund their escalating habit. Besides, in this article they also explained about the effect of Methadone itself towards the addicts. In addition, there are also some cases of serious addicts took part in the article as example. As conclusion, this article is all about Methadone which is beneficial towards the addicts if they are follow the right dosage. But if they misused it, Methadone will bring them to death.
The article of ‘Australia’s Methadone Mess’ which was published on May 1998 actually contain about the serious heroin addicts who used Methadone in order to replace heroin. The objective of used Methadone is for help addicts to avoid injecting illegal drugs which the drug encourage them to do crime because of the high cost to fund their escalating habit. Besides, in this article they also explained about the effect of Methadone itself towards the addicts. In addition, there are also some cases of serious addicts took part in the article as example. As conclusion, this article is all about Methadone which is beneficial towards the addicts if they are follow the right dosage. But if they misused it, Methadone will bring them to death.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
READING 5.3 & 5.4
READING 5.3
This chapter explained about the types of exposition which can be identified in writing skills. There are three types of exposition which are Hortatory Exposition, Reasoning in Exposition and Personality in Exposition. The most effective way of distinguishing these three exposition are by dig the thesis and look more closely of what being argued for. Actually, thesis is the element of an exposition. Moreover, this chapter tells us that exposition is highly methaporical, impersonal and has tendency to reason within rather than between clauses.
READING 5.4
Reading 5.4 discussed about metaphor which is inextricebly bound up with the process of classification from which out discussion began. Based on my reading, the thing that i can understand is metaphor shows on our knowledge of the pysical world of concrete objects and spatial relationships in order to structure a great variety of experimental domains. As a conclusion, I can sais that the process of metaphor clearly as important implications for our consideration of the relationship between language and ideology, as the ‘nuke speak’. That’s all.
This chapter explained about the types of exposition which can be identified in writing skills. There are three types of exposition which are Hortatory Exposition, Reasoning in Exposition and Personality in Exposition. The most effective way of distinguishing these three exposition are by dig the thesis and look more closely of what being argued for. Actually, thesis is the element of an exposition. Moreover, this chapter tells us that exposition is highly methaporical, impersonal and has tendency to reason within rather than between clauses.
READING 5.4
Reading 5.4 discussed about metaphor which is inextricebly bound up with the process of classification from which out discussion began. Based on my reading, the thing that i can understand is metaphor shows on our knowledge of the pysical world of concrete objects and spatial relationships in order to structure a great variety of experimental domains. As a conclusion, I can sais that the process of metaphor clearly as important implications for our consideration of the relationship between language and ideology, as the ‘nuke speak’. That’s all.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Critical Literacy
READING 4.1
In this article they argue about the body language that speaks to muggers where I think it is acceptable based on the evidence that showed in that article. Actually, the evidence had been proved by researchers. For example, the researchers analyze that each person’s use 26 movements that form basic components in Labanalysis, a common system for describing and notating movement. As a conclusion, I agree with this issue where muggers can easily point their victims by looking their movements.
READING 4.3
This topic which is entitled ‘What is The Evidence’ tells us about how important is the evidence to prove anything that had been argued. From the article I can say that evidence is the facts, signs and object that make you believe that something is true. For example the information that is used in the court about any cases. Usually testimonial evidence is more trustworthy rather than circumstantial evidence. As a conclusion, nowadays everything needs to be approval as to get someone’s trustiness.
READING 4.4
In this reading 4.4, it explained about statistics where it is normally used in many fields such as by government, business, research worker and literacy field. Statistic has two meaning as in plural it refers to information about phenomenon or activity which is expressed in numerical form while in singular sense; it is used in the art and science of collecting, interpreting numerical data and so on. As a conclusion I can described that statistic is really important but we have to remember that not all of the result is correct.
READING 4.5
This is quite an interesting topic which entitled ‘Crooked and Fallacious Thinking’. In this topic what I can cope is it tells about the medium or maybe can be called as transfer devise where it is used to attract people. People also make conclusion at the 1st sight where it will evaluate it on their expectations. Besides it also can be conclude as complicated thinking where the thinkers the words to make it difficult to understand and this may lead to misunderstanding. That’s all.
In this article they argue about the body language that speaks to muggers where I think it is acceptable based on the evidence that showed in that article. Actually, the evidence had been proved by researchers. For example, the researchers analyze that each person’s use 26 movements that form basic components in Labanalysis, a common system for describing and notating movement. As a conclusion, I agree with this issue where muggers can easily point their victims by looking their movements.
READING 4.3
This topic which is entitled ‘What is The Evidence’ tells us about how important is the evidence to prove anything that had been argued. From the article I can say that evidence is the facts, signs and object that make you believe that something is true. For example the information that is used in the court about any cases. Usually testimonial evidence is more trustworthy rather than circumstantial evidence. As a conclusion, nowadays everything needs to be approval as to get someone’s trustiness.
READING 4.4
In this reading 4.4, it explained about statistics where it is normally used in many fields such as by government, business, research worker and literacy field. Statistic has two meaning as in plural it refers to information about phenomenon or activity which is expressed in numerical form while in singular sense; it is used in the art and science of collecting, interpreting numerical data and so on. As a conclusion I can described that statistic is really important but we have to remember that not all of the result is correct.
READING 4.5
This is quite an interesting topic which entitled ‘Crooked and Fallacious Thinking’. In this topic what I can cope is it tells about the medium or maybe can be called as transfer devise where it is used to attract people. People also make conclusion at the 1st sight where it will evaluate it on their expectations. Besides it also can be conclude as complicated thinking where the thinkers the words to make it difficult to understand and this may lead to misunderstanding. That’s all.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Three blogs
READING 3.1
This article entitled ‘Please, let me go to your school’ is about one girl who do not have abilities like a normal children. She wants to go to a normal school but at the end her request was rejected by the higher authority of that school. That girl, as a Scarlett can be described as a victim. Her mother plays a role as the one who protest because her daughter was not allowed to go to that school. Actually I think the writer was bias as she just wrote the things that she heard from one party. How about the school side? Maybe they have very concrete reasons of why this thing happened. The writer as the main position to deliver the exact events that happened should be fair and really careful with any words that she wrote. As a conclusion, positioning is the important element to influence the readers.
READING 3.3
This article which entitled ‘A sketch a possible linguistic approach to Critical Literacy’ is about problematic the texts as ideological positioning and open up space for a number of critical readings which provided the basis of informed debate, analysis and critique. A Sketch of a possible linguistic perspective is a linguistic perspective. It was that include 5 elements. There are field, genre, mode, tenor and ideology. All this 5 elements are realized through the specific language choices in text. In addition, it tells us how language works are written and how it will be applied in critically literate. As a conclusion, having a nation of the text analysts’ is a cure for all social ills.
READING 3.4
In reading 3.4 which is under ‘Speech and Speakers: The formation of individuals in discourse and genre’. There are 3 subtopics in this main topic which are Discourse and Readers, Genre and Reading Position and Language and Language Users. Speech and speaker is the formation of individuals in discourse and genre. Serious speech and conversation or piece of writing can be defined as discourse and readers. Genre and reading position are constructing by discourse. The third subtopic is language and language users where it explains about all people in this world are perfect as a speaker if they have an experience. Not because they born as a perfect speaker. That’s all what can I say about this topic.
This article entitled ‘Please, let me go to your school’ is about one girl who do not have abilities like a normal children. She wants to go to a normal school but at the end her request was rejected by the higher authority of that school. That girl, as a Scarlett can be described as a victim. Her mother plays a role as the one who protest because her daughter was not allowed to go to that school. Actually I think the writer was bias as she just wrote the things that she heard from one party. How about the school side? Maybe they have very concrete reasons of why this thing happened. The writer as the main position to deliver the exact events that happened should be fair and really careful with any words that she wrote. As a conclusion, positioning is the important element to influence the readers.
READING 3.3
This article which entitled ‘A sketch a possible linguistic approach to Critical Literacy’ is about problematic the texts as ideological positioning and open up space for a number of critical readings which provided the basis of informed debate, analysis and critique. A Sketch of a possible linguistic perspective is a linguistic perspective. It was that include 5 elements. There are field, genre, mode, tenor and ideology. All this 5 elements are realized through the specific language choices in text. In addition, it tells us how language works are written and how it will be applied in critically literate. As a conclusion, having a nation of the text analysts’ is a cure for all social ills.
READING 3.4
In reading 3.4 which is under ‘Speech and Speakers: The formation of individuals in discourse and genre’. There are 3 subtopics in this main topic which are Discourse and Readers, Genre and Reading Position and Language and Language Users. Speech and speaker is the formation of individuals in discourse and genre. Serious speech and conversation or piece of writing can be defined as discourse and readers. Genre and reading position are constructing by discourse. The third subtopic is language and language users where it explains about all people in this world are perfect as a speaker if they have an experience. Not because they born as a perfect speaker. That’s all what can I say about this topic.
Battling The Bullies
REAADING 2.1
Based on the article ‘Battling the bullies’ in the reading 2.1, I can see that the way the writer arrange her sentence and describe the story is quite bias. Why I said so? It is because the writer showed her sympathy on what was happened towards Mary Watson’s son. Actually, it is right if the writer felt that way but can’t her ever think about the one who did the bully? From my opinion, the writer should dig out why that particular person did it in order to solve this problem? In this article we can see that the writer criticize the bully. Maybe for the writer the bullies are the bad people but I think they maybe have inner problem which we are all do not know what was it. So, as a conclusion, I’m glad if the writer helps them too.
Based on the article ‘Battling the bullies’ in the reading 2.1, I can see that the way the writer arrange her sentence and describe the story is quite bias. Why I said so? It is because the writer showed her sympathy on what was happened towards Mary Watson’s son. Actually, it is right if the writer felt that way but can’t her ever think about the one who did the bully? From my opinion, the writer should dig out why that particular person did it in order to solve this problem? In this article we can see that the writer criticize the bully. Maybe for the writer the bullies are the bad people but I think they maybe have inner problem which we are all do not know what was it. So, as a conclusion, I’m glad if the writer helps them too.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Journal 2
Based on my understanding from the Reading 2.2 which is ‘Language, Perspective & Ideology’, I can say that the language that we used to describe something will affect the readers where they will make their own perspective towards that statement. I t means perspective is mediated through textual structures and textual processes and those who control the production of text control is the operation of ideology. Language is a human speech, perspective can be described as someone’s thoughts and ideology is a set of beliefs and principles. So, I conclude that everyone have different perspective and ideology based on one’s understanding on language development in any statement that had been written.
In the topic of ‘Text and Textualities’, I can explain that text is a combination of signs that have various meaning for different group of people. What is sign? Signs can be described as a result of its contrast to other meaning. Texts are socially constructed to have certain meaning where it combines both pictures and carries many meaning. It also influences understanding of the reading on the text. As a conclusion, I can say that, readers can choose to believe or not to believe of what they have read.
In the topic of ‘Text and Textualities’, I can explain that text is a combination of signs that have various meaning for different group of people. What is sign? Signs can be described as a result of its contrast to other meaning. Texts are socially constructed to have certain meaning where it combines both pictures and carries many meaning. It also influences understanding of the reading on the text. As a conclusion, I can say that, readers can choose to believe or not to believe of what they have read.
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