Commentary On The Book Speak
The theme for the book Speak is not to be afraid to say something when being attack. In the book Speak . Melinda had a secret that she hasn't told anyone yet not even her parents. Melinda was raped by this boy named Andy Evan who she met at her Ex– Best Friend Rachel's party.Melinda kept this burden all freshman year until the towards the end. Many people in real life go through the same things just like Melinda.
Melinda might have started high school like a normal teenage girl. However, after her experience, she would no longer feel normal, but things would be different. After the first kiss with Andy, she was excited about the thought of starting high school with a boyfriend. But, rather than a boyfriend, she would enter high school having experienced rape. Because of being raped, she was depressed and withdrawn and she also lost her friends. Melinda did not trust other boys, such as her lab partner David, who was genuinely nice to her. She feared if she went out with another boy, she may experience another rape situation. Instead of enjoying the company of girlfriends in high school, she was alone. After calling the police, her girlfriends would no longer be friends with her....show more content...
Melinda was afraid to tell anyone about what happened because she didn't know how people would react. Melinda is afraid about what Andy Evans might do if she did tell someone. There are many ways Melinda is afraid to tell anyone. Melinda does not have the ability to call Andy by his first name. For example on page 45, Melinda says "I see IT in the hallway. IT goes to Merryweather. IT is walking with Aubrey Cheerleader. IT is my nightmare and I can't wake
Commentary On The Declaration Of Independence
The video began in 1776 with the focus on George Washington as General as the Red Coats docked in Boston Harbor to gain control over colonies. Many of the revolutionary army was made of untrained country and city men compared to the British, who were the most powerful country in the world. In July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed around the same time over 400,000 British fleets made dock in Manhattan, New York. This was the biggest attack until 9/11 in 2001. The American men that was captured by the Brits were held captive in the ship nicknamed Hell. I was truly astonished and appalled when I saw this in the video for I never heard of this ship before and the diseases that spread amongst the men killed more than the actual
Essay about Commentary on Persuasive Speeches
Commentary on Persuasive Speeches
In order to begin this piece of work we looked at persuasive speeches in our lessons. These speeches were from famous people, such as Hitler and Tony Blair. However, my personal inspiration came from a speech from Diana Princess Of Wales, entitled, 'Women and children with aids.' This acted as a style model for my final piece and gave me the basis for my ideas. As well as this it helped in my planning, as I could see which techniques were the most effective and how to craft the piece for maximum effect.
My original idea was to write a persuasive speech about the very serious issue of poverty. However, I found it difficult to write a long enough speech to fit...show more content...
The tone of the article is serious and reflective, however it is clear and to the point. This helps the purpose of the piece come across more clearly. The intended effect on the audience is reached as it stimulates the reader to reflect on themselves and other people, gently persuading the reader unconsciously.
The structure of the article is clearly set out with a strong opening and ending. There is more descriptive language in the middle of the article as well as facts and figures used to back up statements. This makes the piece simple to read but effective at the same time. The lexis which is used is more challenging for the selected audience, 'acknowledge, desperation, judgemental.' The lexis would be much more simple compared to an article for a child.
The idea of helping the 'dark shadow of poverty fade' and 'reaching the light at the end of the tunnel' are used as figurative language features. This was also used as emotive language to stimulate the audience and their emotions.
The successful aspects of this article include the lexis, which I have chosen to complement the genre, the shaping of the writing to the selected audience, as well as the purpose. The pictures help the graphology of the article
Presentation Commentary Essay
"There are two secrets to making a good presentation: preparation and practice" (p.6) this from Hindle (1998) gives clear instruction on to how best go about starting a presentation. First the subject matter must be refined, the purpose of the presentation decided and the tone set. From this point it is easier to start gathering materials, the sources will be dictated by the type of presentation being given. If the presentation is lighter in nature it would be acceptable to gather information from a similarly informal source such as the internet. However if the presentation is more formal and intended to be informative rather than entertaining, sources must be thoroughly researched and gathered from reputable publications. Whilst it is...show more content...
Many may be unable to identify the differences offhand but the written word passed off as spoken will jar to an audience who may then disengage from a presentation that sounds stilted and impersonal. The spoken word allows for colloquialisms, words which under the under the usual grammatical restraints would be frowned upon, become acceptable, even preferable as they bring the presenter closer to their audience. It implies that the speaker is not reading off a script but actually talking to the audience. It creates the illusion that they are participating in a conversation rather than being talked at, which may cause them to become detached from the speaker. A more relaxed conversational tone builds rapport and will go a long way towards maintaining the attention of the room.
When reading written text the reader is able to go at their own pace, look up certain words or re–read a sentence. When listening to spoken word this is not possible. As Jay and Jay (2004) point out, "...for writing for that sort of communication you have to think in new ways about clarity and lucidity: in a presentation you not only have to present all the relevant information clearly, you also have to present it in the best order for instant assimilation (p.41)."
A good presentation is one which fulfils its brief, whether that be to entertain, inform or persuade. There are many different ways in which these objectives can be achieved but
Fahrenheit 451 Social Commentary Essay
In his novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury makes a social commentary on marriage/love between the character's multiple times throughout the entire course of the book. In the beginning of the book Clarisse mentions to Montage that he is not in love. Towards the end of the book, Mildred's friends are not upset about their husbands fighting in the war. One woman even continued to express that she didn't care if her husband died or not. Bradbury interpreted marriage from his own society and reflected it into his novel. Bradbury makes his first comment on marriage very early on in the novel. Montag befriended a teenage girl who has the complete opposite opinion on life than everyone else. As she begins to teach Montag the certain problems with society which causes him to look deeper in his own life. Specifically, when Clarisse claims to Montag "what a shame, you're not in love with anyone" (Bradbury 19). This scene's details depict that even though Montag is married does not mean that he is in love with his wife. No matter how Montag wanted to deny it, he knew in his...show more content...
Mildred and her friends are all sitting around in her house talking. Her friend's husbands were in the war. They were having a discussion and Mrs. Phelps adds " anyway Pete and I always so no tears, nothing like that. It's our third marriage each , and we are independent. Be independent, we always said. He said, if I get killed off, you just go right ahead and don't cry, but get married again, and don't think of me." (Bradbury 91). This blurb of dialog clearly shows that marriage is not special anymore. In their society marriage is just something that is expected of them to do. It means nothing to them. Society has sort of become that way in reality and not just in the novel. People sometimes just get married for money or material things that their partner can
Social Commentary Essay On Social Media
Lyanna Gatdula
Mr. D'Aquila
ENG 1DP
16 Oct 2017
Social Commentary Essay
Social media platforms continue to be an online distraction and it increases communication barriers on people's lives. It has a positive effect on young minds and a negative effect. The tv series Black Mirror Season 3 Episode 1 "Nose–Dive" is an internet–based population where people rate you using their cellular devices and live a non–genuine life so that the population will like you and they will give you an acceptable rating. Technology such as phones can have a positive impact on others, but "Nose–Dive" demonstrates the dangers and warnings of being obsessed with technology and social media. The producers display how a person can get used to an artificial...show more content...
Lacie and her desire to be well–known and how she proceeds in taking this great opportunity help build an understanding of these warnings.
Having a wide amount of recognition on social media can have its consequences. When Lacie approaches the ground staff at the airport, the woman says that Lacie's flight is canceled, but there is another standby flight only reserved for members of the Prime Flight Programme, which Lacie does not qualify for because her rating is a 4.183. Lacie begins to get frustrated and accidentally uses profanity. Lacie has never used profanity before because of her reputation online. People who've heard her
Gatdula,3 use profanity begins to rate her down (00:27:34–00:30:26). Further into the episode, Lacie arrives at Naomi's wedding, even though Naomi said not to come because "It was numbers for both of us" (00:47:17) meaning it is only numbers for Naomi and she did not want a 2.8 ruining her wedding. Lacie performs her messy speech, covered in mud, using profanity once again, and physically threatens to hurt Naomi's husband. During that situation, Lacie begins to stray away from her artificial attitude and draws closer to her true self, which everyone disliked and proceeds to rate Lacie down into the negatives(00:52:06–00:57:05). Having one minor incident happen to you while you're
A Childhood of Emigration:
A Commentary on "Originally" by Carol Ann Duffy
Outgrowing childhood is leaving many cherished people, memories and treasures behind. Emigrating in childhood is leaving a culture, a language and a home behind. Carol Ann Duffy moved from Glasgow, Scotland to Stafford, England when she was six years old, in the 1960s, thus later writing this poem "Originally". Through laying out childhood memories and ending on the note that she hesitates when asked of her origin, Carol Ann Duffy expresses regret that she has lost her own origin during her emigration at a young age in a nostalgic tone despite many of these memories being far from pleasant.
The most striking thing about "Originally" is that it is mainly...show more content...
In a transitional line from the journey to life after arriving at their destination, there is the greatest abstract idea in the whole poem:
"All childhood is an emigration."
Here we are presented with this single impression of childhood. It emphasizes the impact of emigration on the poet, suggesting that it is the dominating memory of childhood.
Furthermore, comparing emigration and childhood gives deeper meaning to the poem. "Sudden" emigration may literally mean moving from one country to the other or imply sudden changes in the course of life, finding shocks and surprises around the corner. "Slow" ones represent gradual change as a child grows up and tries to find her place in the world, lost and not knowing where to go on a stranger's avenue. No matter sudden or slow, all these give the feeling of being stranded and unsupported. They make this child conform to her new environment, and thereby losing her own origin. This message of the poem becomes clearest in the ending:
"Where do you come from? /strangers ask... I hesitate."
That she is unsure of where she comes from suggests that this part of her identity and of her past in unclear, and this is understandable when one undergoes frequent, continuous and drastic change, in "emigration", in "childhood". The course of adapting to a cultural shock and unknown district are pivotal to the poem as it is the
Personal Commentary On My Memoir
My memoir tells the story of two very excited teenagers going on a camping trip. These two teens are me and my friend, Zach. During this trip, everything that could have gone wrong, does. The story is told in a series of key events among that weekend that were just one disaster after another, followed by optimistic attitudes, continuously searching for the positive in each situation. The audience that I will be able to reach with this narrative is very broad. A younger audience will be easy to appeal to because this is the age of adventure and making mistakes. In addition to this, an older audience can be acknowledged because I believe one is never too old for adventure. That is shown through the inclusion of the women that were the ones to...show more content...
I believe this was the best way to get my point across to my chosen audience. By writing it as a blog, I was able to keep my scenes short and detailed so as to not bore the reader. I wrote about only the most plot and moral enhancing parts of the trip by using a journal–like concept of small blurbs within strong imagery and metaphors. This has the ability to make the reader feel as though they were actually there through all the good, and the bad. The reader is capable of getting a better understanding of the experience by being able to visualize it through the pictures, videos, and imagery used to describe exactly how we felt. The images show just how beautiful the scenery was and how secluded we were from everything, giving the audience a good visual of the situations we were put through with no help from our phones or the internet. The most effective sections of my blog were the inclusions of internal monologue. I really tried to remember exactly how I was feeling and what I was thinking during each downfall in order to accurately portray it. The sharp contrast between what I was thinking to myself versus how we physically kept being positive and continuing our journey, shows the audience how it influenced our getaway. Just being willing to go on, no matter how disappointed I was feeling at times, was the key decision that not only got us through the difficult moments, but allowed us to have an amazing experience
The Study Bible And Bible Commentary Essay
Scriptural Response Four
In this paper, I will write a scriptural response to the assigned reading of the NIV Study Bible and the Wiersbe Bible Commentary. I will write my response to the reading from Leviticus and Numbers in the NIV Study Bible and Wiersbe Bible Commentary. Holiness
God stress the importance of holiness all through Leviticus. God stresses this in the way that the Israelites are to approach him and worship him. God gives expressive and specific details on who and how to bring sacrifices to him. The sacrifices, which will make the Israelites holy. God what his people to be a holy people set apart from all others. Wiersbe (2007) states "God's holiness isn't simply the absence of defilement, a negative thing. The holiness of God is positive and active. It's God's perfect nature at work in accomplishing God's perfect will" (Wiersbe, p 206). God also stress the fact that the animals sacrificed are to be clean and without blemish and the first–born. A precursor to our Savior Jesus Christ who will redeem all humanity.
Character of God Revealed
The specific types of Offerings, which were Burnt, Grain, Fellowship, Sin, and Guilt. They all reveal the character of God. God's redemptive character. God shows his redemptive character in the way he deals with the Israelites. God show them exactly how make atonement for their sins. God gives them specific details on how to live holy. However, the Israelites continue to disobey God and his word given to Moses. God rewards
Talking With Imaginary Reader
Thank you for the question. Talking with imaginary reader is the same as writing a commentary essay. The conversation should start somewhere and it is like an introductory paragraph, where I would tell basic information about ADHD (with mentioning what the letters stand for) and my opinion about the disorder, which would be a thesis statement. To support my point of view I would provide an examples from the research and statistics. In my opinion I do not treat imaginary reader as a person who dies not know a thing, but just explaining my ideas and beliefs. In conclusion I would tell why I provided these ideas and would ask an opinion of the imaginary reader.
Animal farm an Effective Social Commentary
Writers often use social commentary to inform the general population about a pressing issue while at the same time appealing to people's sense of justice. One way of accomplishing this is through a fable which is simply a short story in which animals are used to convey a moral lesson. George Orwell is a prime example of an author who can use a fable as a social commentary. Orwell makes a parody of Russian communism as demonstrated in the pigs attempt at totalitarian rule, there manipulation of the working class and the pigs evolution into the capitalists they initially opposed.
Totalitarianism was a form of government in which a single individual controlled all aspects of life. Using there ridiculous propaganda and rigorous rule, Napoleon portrayed himself as being superior to all the other animals on the farm being labeled leader while everyone else was referred to as "comrade"(pg3). There was inequality between the pigs and the other animals such as how the pigs lived in the farm house sleeping on beds while the other animals had to sleep in the pastures. The pig known as Squealer was responsible for propaganda, and would often change the commandments of the farm so that they would benefit Napoleon. For example at one time a commandment read "no animal shall drink alcohol" (pg. 75). But soon after Napoleon had drank abundance and almost died the commandment was changed to "No animal shall drink to excess" which made it seem as
How To Write A Social Commentary On Littering
Social Commentary Have you ever walked outside to see a plastic bag stuck in a bush, or McDonalds wrappers run over in the street? That is just the tip of the ice bugger in regard to littering, the shore lines have become a dump, 6 millions pounds of trash was collected by 380,000 volunteers, on 33,000 miles of the shore lines worldwide. The estimated amount of money spent on littering clean up in $11 billion. Trash chemicals are being absorbed into the ground, effect aquifers. Wildlife is being affected by the littering left by humans. Littering needs to stop because it's ruining the environment, costing millions and it is hazard. Billions of dollars are being put into cleaning up trash when that can be put into educations or medical resource, programs that can advance the human race, but instead it's going to pick up trash because someone was to lazy to walk to a trashcan and throw it away. Taxes dollars are being used to fix lazy people's mess. "In 2015, the North Carolina Department of Transportation spent more than $15 million to remove approximately 7.5 million pounds of roadside litter", that is only one state, it probably isn't even all the...show more content...
Animals shouldn't have to suffer because of us, "Plastic materials of varying kinds had spread to all oceans and adjacent seas by the late 1970s or early 1980s and wide concern was being expressed over the amounts of cylindrical, virgin plastic pellets that are industrial feedstock, together with fragmented plastic particles of varying size and shape that were being ingested by pelagic seabirds". More than a million seabird and water life is killed by plastic, every year. To make matters worse, 10% of plastic that is made in one year ends up in sea, which in turn is harm animals and/or mammals. Once trash enters the sea, it pills up and then water current wash it up on shore. Littering isn't just a hazard for humans, but all living
Economics Commentary
Economics Internal Assessment
Writing a Commentary on News article
Task 1
Headline:
Pharmaceutical giant Paladol misjudge its market by raising the price on its best–selling headache relief tablet.
Price elasticity of demand (PED) is a measure of the responsiveness or sensitivity of consumers to a change in the price of a particular good. In this article, Paladol raised the price of its product, which was a mistake; there are a lot of other medicines for a headache and most of them would be cheaper which is what Paladol should have considered before raising their price.
PED= Percentage change in quantity demandedPercentage change in price=%∆QD%∆P
Cross–price elasticity of demand (XED) measures the responsiveness of consumers...show more content...
Graph A represents Paladol. As the price increase for the product the supply decreases (a shift of the supply curve to the left) because the producers want to make more profit and increase their total revenue. However, the demand is slowly decreasing for Paladol as people realize that there are cheaper headache relief medicines; a movement up and left along the demand curve as was mentioned earlier. So, consumers start switching to substitute goods.
Graph B represents Tylonel (a substitute good for Paladol). As the demand for Paladol decreases, the demand for tylonel starts increasing; a shift of the demand curve to the right. This happens as it's less costly for consumers.
The total revenue for Paladol will definitely decrease due to the decrease in quantity purchased and that will also decrease their profit as the cost is now more than the sales. However, the total revenue for Tylonel will now increase in response to the decrease in Paladol's decrease of quantity demanded.
Paladol misjudged their market by thinking it has a relatively inelastic demand and that if they increased their prices a little it won't change the quantity demanded by much. A firm producing at a quantity and price combination along the inelastic range of its demand curve can always benefit by reducing its output and increasing its price, since consumers will be relatively unresponsive and total revenues will therefore increase–that didn't work well with Paladol.
As their demand
Social Commentary On The Great Gatsby
Intro: The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells us a variety of themes–justice, power and greed, The American dream and so on. The Great Gatsby is regarded as a brilliant piece of social commentary. The Great Gatsby concerns the wasteful lives of four wealthy characters as observed by their acquaintance, narrator Nick Carraway. Like Fitzgerald himself, Nick is from Minnesota, attended an Ivy League university, served in the U.S. Army during World War I, moved to New York after the war. The narrator, Nick, is a very clever and well spoken storyteller. Nick confides with the reader in the first pages of the novel. He says that he needs to tell the story of a man called Gatsby. It is as if Nick has to overcome disappointment and frustration with a man who has left him with painful memories. This thesis is valid for three main reasons. First, it is evident that dreams and memories are central to the overall plot and meaning. Secondly, the American Dream is a "green light" of desire that Gatsby never stops yearning for and something he will not forget over time, even as he is dying. This is so, even though no one cares about Gatsby or his dreams after he died, except maybe Nick. Finally, the fact that Fitzgerald uses flashback; that Nick is telling us about a main character after he has already died and before the story begins, is ultimate proof.The Great Gatsby is structured by Nick's memory. Fitzgerald's clever use of flashback throughout and within the
Commentary On The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
(adapted for the stage by Simon Levy)
Introduction
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby is an impressive social commentary on many themes such as power, money, greed, social status, and so on. The Great Gatsby is originally a novel which has been adapted as a play by Simon Levy. I intend to look at the theoretical aspects of this play and my major focus will be on the social stratification, inequality and gender roles in the American life at that time. The story of the Great Gatsby falls into the timeline of the 1920s.
The Story
The story of the Great Gatsby is very interesting. It takes place in Long Island in America. A mysterious man Jay Gatsby builds a mansion in West Egg (a fictional place in Long island). Jay...show more content...
The Buchanans would never accept Gatsby as being in the same social status as them because the Buchanans have had wealth and power in the family for generations and Gatsby had just acquired the wealth. The Buchanans know that Gatsby comes from the lower class background and so they think Gatsby's manner, behavior and taste can never match that of the Buchanans. Warner, Meeker and Eels (2006) describe the concept of the American Dream as follows: "In the bright glow and warm presence of the American Dream all men are born free and equal. Everyone in the American Dream has the right, and often the duty, to try to succeed and to do his best to reach the top". Warner, Meeker and Eells do consider this definition of American Dream contradictory though as they state that "If all men are born equal, there can be no top level to strive for. No such equality, neither in position nor in opportunity, exists and that a person's opportunities are very much dependent on family background" (Warner, Meeker & Eells 2006). So, Gatsby's wealth still doesn't let him enter the elite social class and this shows the inequality between the rich. During the play, we can clearly see this when Daisy Buchanan is completely dazzled in the new found riches of Jay Gatsby but later when Tom exposes Gatsby about his 'shady' businesses, Daisy's reaction is of shock and she stops talking to Gatsby after that. For Daisy, just being wealthy is
Prose Commentary
Lanark: Prose Commentary 1
Lanark
Prose Commentary
Retno Widyanti
This extract from Lanark ,written by Alasdair Gray, is a highly evocative piece of narrative prose. Set within a church in Lenzies, Glasgow, the excerpt illustrates the loss of love and theloss of self–belief which are inextricably intertwined for the character Duncan Thaw. Writtenin a post–modern style, it is also representative of the subjectivity of perception and its abilityto change with the passage of time. Duncan is forced to reflect upon his experiences as he isvisited by haunting representations of his past, in the form of two characters: Marjory and theunnamed man.The extract begins by immediately evoking a sense of atmosphere: µThe afternoon...show more content...
His silence breaks the rhythm of conversation, and his slow reply is dispirited ± ³I¶m trying to show more air and light.´ Of course, the man, his insensibility and insensitivity to the artist, the artist¶s intention, and theartist¶s art emphasised through repetition, gives Duncan an empty response: ³So you are. Soyou are.´ His impudent confidence is evident in his audible µhumming¶, which is placed incontrast to Thaw¶s silent self–doubt. ³You¶re nearly finished.´ His tone is one of certainty; hissentence is a statement, rather than a question. The man is so sure of himself that he feelssuperior even to the artist of the work he is making a reference to ± even though the artistdenies that the work is finished, his reply is definite ± µIt looks finished«¶ ± and hisscathingly sarcastic referral to his eye as µuntutored¶ is insulting, as he is completelydismissive of the worth of Duncan¶s job as an artist: ³Then what will you do. Teach?´The man¶s false modesty evidently injures Duncan¶s confidence as an artist; that Duncanindicates parts of his artwork to be repainted is an indication of his insecurity. Thaw is clearlyshaken; he cannot match the man¶s arrogant tone. Instead, he µ[turns] around and [pretends]to work¶. This can be taken in both a metaphorical sense and a literal sense; as Duncan
Commentary Sample
Module # 5
C. Commentary: Discuss the central issue addressed in each reading. Explain the relationship among the different perspectives taken on developing reading competence in each of the readings. What conclusions might be drawn about the challenges in facilitating literacy for urban and other underserved students? What approaches might best serve the needs of these students?
Shanahan (2011) makes an excellent point that for each discipline there should be a different way of ensuring that learning is taking place. Not all disciplines are the same, so their approaches should be different as well. If students struggle with history they may also struggle with English if they are taught the same way. Learning goals and strategies vary by class and so should teaching method and delivery. The points in this article should be taken into consideration when teachers create lesson plans.
Taylor (2003) et al. in this study investigated the effects of teaching on students' reading achievement. If students are tested repeatedly via assessment and homework over the same topic they will lose interest and momentum. Taylor makes a point of showing educators that higher order thinking is necessary and more...show more content...
It is important to understand that there are many factors that can affect how students learn to read. Schools and teachers are two factors that determine how students learn. Schools may not always have the most up to date, or helpful resources to help this demographic of students. Teachers may not always be prepared to help struggling students. Together these two factors enable the achievement gap to be what it is. In order to alter the gap schools should first work on helping their teachers and making sure that everyone is on the same
The Bible And The Wiersbe Bible Commentary Essay
In this paper, I will write a scriptural response to the assigned reading of the NIV Study Bible and the Wiersbe Bible Commentary. I will write my response to the reading from Deuteronomy in the NIV Study Bible and Wiersbe Bible Commentary. Obedience God stresses the importance of obedience all through Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy starts with Moses retelling of how Israel delivered from oppression by God. How if they had only been obedient in the first place they would not have had to wander in the wilderness for all these years. "Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the Lord the God of your ancestors, is giving you" (NIV Deuteronomy 4:1). Moses later says, "Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the LORD you God give you for all time" (NIV Deuteronomy 4:40). Moses reminds them that they should fear the LORD. "And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him to love him, to serve the LORD you God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the LORD'S commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good (NIV 10:12–13). Moses also reminds Israel that by staying obedient to God and by following God's commands, "He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame
Commentary English Poetry Ib Sample
A Commentary on Behavior of Fish in an Egyptian Tea Garden by Keith Douglas. *The description of the men drawn to her starts with the rich cotton magnate immediately establishing the hierarchy the author seeks to show*. This hierarchy is further developed*in the actions of the different suitors. The rich magnate 'through the frail reefs of furniture swims out', the inverted syntax* in the line* suggesting grace and power. *T*he self–assured manner in which he acts suggests that the rich man is above the petty rivalries* that the others have. H*e knows his wealth gives him an insurmountable edge* (and this is further shown in the last stanza)*. *Also, the* author shows this from the* fact that *though this* fish is far from pretty with...show more content...
The color ambiguity or duality of the color symbology mentioned above is progressively demystified as we move through these pars as the author clearly shows that the linkage is with lust and greed. The author then progresses to describe the others who seek the lady's attention. The Captain who is supposed to be able to tell when danger approaches is also befuddled by the charms on show by the lady and so is the unattractive flat eyed flat fish who even though too ugly to be a real contender satisfies himself by looking at her from the distance. This list of men who fall into her trap is further expounded with the description of the gallants who 'circle' and try to make small talk ('fish pause so to nibble or tug) but all to no avail. By now we start seeing the men and their antics as pathetic as it is pretty clear that the woman has already made up her mind. The poem ends on a very blunt note. When the ice cream is being had the men are vying for the woman based on their looks, character and the like while the rich magnate 'stayed to watch' During this time money became temporarily inconsequential but at the end of the day when the ice cream was finished, it is paid for by the rich man and the other men seeing this acknowledge defeat and leave. The author has used a lot of caesura in this stanza to underline the point that after all the show it was the power of
Reflective Commentary
Guidance for completion of your reflective commentary
A reflective approach to your educational and culturalexperience will bring about changes in the way you perceive your academic environment. Further, this reflective approach can go on to produce changes in attitudes and awareness which may, in turn, benefit your personal and professional growth. While a single experience in isolation, such as your overseas or homeplacement,will be insufficient to achieve such growth, that experience coupled with reflection may serve as a powerful impetus for development of key transferable skills which can directly impact on your future employability.
So, the purpose of this piece of reflective work is to compare and contrast the environment you...show more content...
* Was there an effective induction which allowed you to integrate into the present ENU institution/programme etc? * Did the culture seem similar, or was it the polar opposite to the previous environment / programme (IAM/IIHM) – or where along a continuum would it be placed? * Were classes conducted in similar fashion, or was the host style of teaching and learning entirely different? * How much focus was there on working in groups and teams as opposed to independent study? * How much emphasis was there on the contemporary national/international business environment? * How did preparation for exams, tests or other forms of assessment differ? * How was feedback given on your progress, and at what times?
However, you must not merely answer these questions: if you did, you would only be describing your experience. The purpose of this piece of work is to reflect, not to narrate. Therefore, you must,firstly, answer these questions and then go on to consider their implications for you as an individual in relation to your studies and future development. If your experience was that the teaching style was more like being back in school, i.e. it was very didactic, rather than promoting and encouraging independent learning you must consider:
* Which style did you prefer? And why...? * Which form of teaching helped you to learn more, and to apply your learning to business scenarios? * As an individual what