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The use of language between Rebecca and her father is very interesting, and brings to mind several theories of language. The first thing to address, and the most notable thing, is the father’s use of “parentese.” In order to help Rebecca begin understanding abstract concepts, the father uses an altered selection of words that Rebecca will comprehend easier. An example of this is when the father says “oh (.) there’s your shop (1) that’s a good place.” Although the father could have said something along the lines of “where is your shop located? Is it a well-kept establishment?” that would not be appropriate in this scenario, and Rebecca would likely be very confused. Turn-taking is apparent in this conversation, which is a method of positive reinforcement used by parents in order for the child to understand concepts better. Rather than a spontaneous conversation, with topics changing fluidly and incomplete sentences being common, this conversation involves a back-and-forth manner. A la...

The first thing I notice when reviewing this passage - and one of the most important issues - is the obvious lack of foreign language knowledge in the US. It paints the US and its citizens in a bad light, which may be well-deserved, as the education system here has been criticized time and time again by other countries as well as domestically. This image that Americans are stubborn and refuse to learn a second language, rather, that everyone else should learn English, has only been exacerbated by the recent leadership and decisions made in the governmental aspect of things. The fact that the author is a native English speaker makes them sound somewhat ignorant when speaking on others learning 2+ languages, but the description that 10% of Americans can speak another language in comparison to 56% of EU citizens does some good in the whole self-awareness area. Actually, the author sounds at some points like they’re trying excessively hard to make it seem like they’re unbiased. For examp...

Discuss ways in which the speakers are using language here to communicate and how their language is affected by the context. You should refer to specific details from the transcription, relating your observations to ideas from your wider study. The situation here is a television interview directed by Piers Morgan, in which Usain Bolt, a renowned athlete and dubbed “the fastest man in the world” is the interviewee. It’s interesting to see how the language here plays out and the chemistry between the two. The first thing that is most clearly apparent is the way Piers Morgan feels about Usain Bolt. Morgan gives Bolt praise and acclaim for his achievements and going beyond just the content, its obvious Morgan is excited to meet Bolt. This is evident through Morgan’s emphasis in words in phrases such as “YOU’RE my hero” and “the hundred-metre dash is the GREATEST test of a man.” Initially, Bolt does not react with a lot of words, which makes it clear that he’s heard all of these things bef...

Text A consists of two extracts from The Cities Book, which is an illustrated reference guide to different cities of the world. The extracts are taken from the introduction to the book. Text B is an extract from a short story called City of Dreams. The story is set in London, England, and is narrated from the perspective of a homeless person. Compare the language and style of Text A and Text B. 2 Text A and Text B, while both focusing on the topic of cities, are wildly different in their approach, language, and style. Text A is best described as an informative piece that aims to tell the reader in the most positive way possible about the need for cities and the great things that cities and their culture have created. This is done using descriptive lists, adjectives, and an imaginative tone that keeps the reader interested. A good example of this is when the author writes, "Like a human being, a city is a mass of genes, chosen at random by forces beyond our control, fused together ...

(a) Imagine that you are Mrs Richards. Write a letter of complaint to Basil’s wife asking for a refund. You should use between 120 and 150 words. [10] Dear wife of Basil, I've attempted, clearly without success, to assume a refund - or at the very least a reduction in price - for my stay here at Fawlty Towers. The quality of my stay has been subpar and so, so disappointing. I don't even know where to begin - the bath seems it was designed with the intention to bathe a midget, the view was underwhelming, especially for a hotel in Torquay, where one could reasonably expect a view of the sea when paying this much for a room. The air conditioning unit did me more confusion than help, and I could hardly sleep with such a cold temperature penetrating the pores of my skin. And, with all due respect, your spouse Basil was unhelpful when it came to helping me with all of my requests. Respectfully, Mrs. Richards (b) Compare the language and style of your complaint with the langua...

The time you never thought would come has arrived. As a young adult, you’ve spent a good chunk of your life relying on others and staying in one place. All that? It’s about to change, and quickly. Welcome to the world of travel. First things first, it’s key to take the right perspective when you’re off on an adventure. For example, you know you’re going to be away from home, so view it as an opportunity to improve your skills when it comes to being independent and self-sufficient. Independence is something you’re going to have to deal with for the rest of your life, so make the best of a situation that may trouble you.  For those of you who are eager for your first taste of independence, I can tell you that from experience it’s the most relieving feeling in the world. The restrictions that your parents, family, friends, and society have placed on you, a teenager, can seem like the most frustrating thing in the world. The most frustrating thing in the world that no lo...

I woke up slowly, sleeping through the alarm I really ought to have disabled days ago and letting the natural sun wake me instead. Online school had begun yesterday morning, and there were several assignments I had to complete throughout the day. When I sat up to begin my morning, I felt a craving for spaghetti, as one does. There's an unspoken rule in my house that if you're making spaghetti, you have to ask everyone else if they'd like some, just because spaghetti is that great of a meal. I knocked on my sister Helen's door first, since her room was on the way to the kitchen, but no response. I slowly opened the door and found that she was nowhere to be found. I didn't think anything of it, as she was probably just somewhere else in the house - or so I thought. I called out to the rest of the house and received a "yes" from my mom and dad. I asked them if they knew where Helen was, but they said they didn't. Again, I wasn't worried. I ...

Who is Sal Monella and why is he in my chicken Since its recent opening, Sal Monella's Chicken Restaurant has been the talk of the town. Sal offers a diverse menu of chicken, rooster, hen, poultry, and fowl. If it hasn't been made apparent already, this is going to be a review full of sarcasm and harsh criticism. Sal's restaurant has been nothing but a letdown before I even stepped in. The corny cartoon of a chicken with a top hat on offers nothing but an annoyance to visitors of the restaurant. If anything, the ugly ass chicken mascot makes me want to choke it and eat it for lunch, which may have been Sal's intent all along, so I'll give him that. Then there's Sal himself, who never misses a day of work at his restaurant. His judgmental stare pierces into your very soul as you step forward through the squeaky double doors. The food itself actually took more than a half-hour to arrive after I ordered, which is a half-hour too long for a tray of mediocre...

DISCLAIMER: I don’t actually believe in what you’re about to read, I want this school to hurry up and get going on this building bruh Part 1 - The Lot There were a lot (get it) of construction vehicles. The landscape of the lot was a pleasantly chaotic mixture of dusty piles of white rocks and grass fighting for its survival in arid sand. The fence enveloping the length of the lot was tarnished, with a hint of rust that gave the air a coppery smell. A dark green material wrapped itself loosely around the fence. Scanning the horizon, a lone wooden post pierced the beige sand, a neon orange piece of plastic tied around the top, flowing in the destitute breeze. I was laying down in a drift of sand I deemed soft enough to feel comfortable in, staring at the sky. The waves of wispy cirrus clouds contrasted against the baby blue tint of the sky. Despite the perceived disagreeability of this location due to it, well, being a construction site, I felt at home with ...

As I got closer, all I found was a bag that belonged to Ben Boss. This bag could very well change the course of my life, if what was inside was as implicating as I assumed. Ben Boss was a serial killer, a cold-blooded murderer whose tragic killing spree started in the Everglades of South Florida and ended in his standoff on the Goodland Bridge of Marco Island, within walking distance of where I found the bag. The bag itself was nothing special, just a khaki-colored camouflage zipper bag with heavyweight material and speckles of green that may have only appeared years after the thing was abandoned. The evening sun beamed down at me as if telling me to leave the bag alone; being this far into the tangled mangrove trees, it seemed like nothing good could come of the situation. My possibly historic expedition into the unexplored mangroves of Marco Island had led me here, a parched mudflat that showed no sign of life if there was any at all. The smell rising from the flats penetrated my no...

For this assignment you will be writing a rhetorical analysis on two different texts; one of those being President Trump's State of the Union Address and the other being the Democrat response to the State of the Union Address given by Michigan's governor. Both parts of this blog should be 300-450 words each. Your best bet would be to start off thinking about the most important SOAPS (probably purpose and audience for each address), and then focusing on the differing tones (if any) and other rhetorical strategies. My bet is that these two pieces of text will be different.

President Trump recently gave his 2020 State of the Union Address, in which he goes over what has been accomplished in his term, and what he plans to accomplish in the future. As with any passage of speaking, Trump speaks with a unique language and style. To begin with, the most noticeable part of Trump's speech instantly is his tone. Trump speaks with a very confident, almost pompous at times, tone, which sends a message to his audience that the USA is a country to be proud of. Speaking of audience, the people who are listening here are mainly the American people, voters, and the electoral college, however, people all over the world have the chance to listen in because of the Address being broadcasted worldwide. Trump's self-assured tone also contributes to making his purpose clear, which is to state what has been achieved and what will be achieved in his term as president. All of this could not be done without Trump's appeal to the literary devices logos, ethos, pathos...

PRESIDENT SCOTT: Thank you, thank you. I love you all so much. Mwah. (applause) My dear students: Years ago, this school began its great transformation. Today, I'm here before you to share the outstanding results. We've maintained our title as an A school, our students body is thriving, and our students continue to graduate and progress on to renowned universities. Our athletic teams are highly respected for the first time in ever. (Applause.) Our future is brighter than the sun we have to endure every day at lunch. (laughs) The days of our school being laughing stock are long over. Gone with it are the disrespectful teachers, sleazy coaches, and traitors within our very own administration. (boos) We are more than a trailer park. We are... a family.

Disclaimer: Whenever i put gifs in here it f's up the whole layout so ima figure that later but until then you can enjoy a collection of images by searching up "nuclear power" on google images. Upon reading through the selection a few times, certain points make themselves clear. To begin with, the speaker is Anne Applebaum, a concerned author for the Washington Post who thinks people care about her opinion. Obviously, the job of a persuasive writer is to convince their reader of a specific side, but Applebaum should be aware that it’s a vicious world out there, and readers will label her as a misguided activist if her article doesn’t use the perfect amount of logos, ethos, and pathos. The occasion is in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear event, in which the Fukushima nuclear reactor structures had to be filled with seawater in order to prevent an explosion or leak of radiation. This brings me to kairos, which is very convenient at the time of this passage being wr...

Find the perfect (or as perfect as possible) print ad and the perfect video ad. Post it on your blog and then turn in the link to the blog. In your blog explain how rhetorical appeals make this ad "perfect." Apologies in advance for the weird formatting, I have no idea why its all spread apart like that and I don't have the patience to figure it out This print ad uses pathos more effectively than any other ad I’ve ever seen. The message of the ad is driver safety, as you don’t want to be responsible for the death of a child or anyone after a car accident. The visual sticks in your head because it’s just so disturbing. It makes you imagine what a child might actually look like after a terrible car accident, which is clearly too graphic to be shown in an advertisement. Logos could be improved upon in this ad, for example, if a statistic was shown in the box, such as, “More than 90 people die in car accidents every day.” Where this ad lacks is in ethos. This could be m...