Poem Analysis

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Fatelessness Essay

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Written Task

Chapters 1-8 Answers

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Setting, Time and Place

a) According to the text, what makes this place special is that its inhabitants don't really care about the things that are happening apart from what happens in Maycomb Country they dismiss that thereis segregation between poor and rich people and colored and white ones.

b) What things I think are universal are the discrimination that happens in there. Also I think that the way people looked at how much they earn or have before getting involved with them.

c) I think that nowadays there is less racial problems than at that time, but this doesn't mean there are none. But I also think people still look at the social status of a person before getting involved with them.

Argumentative Essay

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New Zealand Tasks

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Speech Analysis

In this speech ex-President Ronald Reagan shares his toughs and give his condolences to the families and friends of the Challengers shuttle crew, the Challenger Seven, who lost their lives seconds after take off  due to the vehicles breakup, the speech was delivered the same day of the disaster, January 28 1986. In this speech he praises the Challengers crew and he addresses them as daring, brave and pioneers. He appeals to emotions, specifically empathy meaning he uses pathos, you can also identify the use of ethos which refers to the trustworthiness of the speaker, but not directly in the speech like "US President Ronald Reagan here" but as the speech was broadcast through television you can see it was delivered from the Oval Office at the White House which put hims in a position of power. As to rhetorical devices in this speech you can identify the us of allusion when he compares the Challenger crew to Sir Francis Drake who coincidentally died that same day three hundred and ninety ago, the intention of this is to highlight the crews dedication and how they wanted to expand man's frontiers, just like Sir Francis Drake wanted. Another rhetorical device used in this speech is alliteration which consists of putting words with similar commencement together so that these words emphasize each other and are embed in the audience's mind.

The speech does achieve its goal to gently address the families of the lost ones and to explain how this things happen when expanding frontiers, the speaker speaks for the country and to the country, but in a special way because this country he speaks for is portrayed in his wife Nancy, "Nancy and I are pained to the core" after this he proceeds to employ the word "our" to talk about the country, the space program and the space quest but not with the intention to say that all of that is Nancy's and his but its the countries. He also speaks about freedom appealing to their constitution therefore patriotism.

I believe the speaker delivers the speech in a perfect fashion regarding the speeches theme and he convinces the audience how in pain all the country feels for the national loss.

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Bibliography: 20/06/2015 CLT 16:30

http://history.nasa.gov/reagan12886.html

http://millercenter.org/president/speeches/speech-3413

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

http://hubpages.com/hub/Examples-of-Rhetorical-Devices-in-Famous-Speeches

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alliteration

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/assonance

http://www.biography.com/people/francis-drake-9278809

Propaganda Techniques

I consider that one of the most effective techniques is the Bandwagon technique that consists of showing numeral facts about a product such as "over 99 billion served" and inviting you to be part of a group of people that are users of the promoted product, I believe that this is the best technique because of its simplicity and the way it makes people think the product is better just because a lot of people use it, you are convinced into buying the promoted product not because it is good or because of its price, because it's "popular", people tend to think that because of its popularity its worth their money, which in some cases is not.

                         
             In this case they try to get your vote trough statistics.


In the other hand I consider the testimonial technique to be the worst one (less effective) because it's expensive, you have to pay the famous personality to work with you and you can't completely relay on its effectiveness because lets say the celebrity you worked with to create your "hydrogen free water" propaganda is caught speeding and drunk, he will lose popularity and so will your propaganda.

      Rihanna, CoverGirl (makeup company)

Speech

Everything has a starting point, good things and bad things and there is one organization whose role seems to be the starting point of bad things. Wiki leaks, the organization that is in many cases the creator of tension, uncertainty and conflict, from October 4th 2008 up to now this terrorist organization has been posting confidential information from all around the globe, information that is not meant for the public eye, information that causes fear and controversy which leads people to take their sides and can divide a whole country or turn people against their respective government, this self proclaimed journalistic organization that opens  governments soul purpose is to publish secret information, news leaks and classified media.

The leaked information posted in this site exposes our government to the whole world meaning terrorist organizations get our classified information fed to them in a silver platter, it can lead other countries to lose trust on us, countries can stop offering help because of the fear of that shared information could be leaked, this would overall cripple our international relationships and diplomacy which is our only tool to not engage in any kind of conflict with other countries that could very well lead to war that is something that we must avoid at all costs. It is very important to note that not all information posted in this site is completely true of it could be a little fixed from its original state which can lead to problematic misunderstandings.

I'm going to tell you about Bob, a 34 year old man who works on a gas station and gets paid close to the minimum wage, him and his wife have enough money to live and to raise their child but not in the optimal conditions or even close to what they would like to, one day Bob goes on wiki leaks and he sees an article whose title is "Maryland Government to reduce the minimum hourly paid wage to $7.00" Bob doesn't hesitate in telling his wife and later telling his friends and co-workers and the rumor spreads quickly, walkouts and strike start appearing around the state and some citizens and law enforcement troops are injured. For absolutely no reason at all because the supposed a minimum wage reduction was only a mere plan in the government that had been already rejected, it only took two days for the government to deny it but it was already too late because the events had already happened, many arrested and injured people just because wiki leaks didn't get or post the complete story.

For these given reasons I propose to manufacture a a group of laws whose goals are to ban wiki leaks from the country and upgrade all our internet security to extinguish the possibility of leaks. It will be an obligation for all organization a companies in the U.S. that handle classified and important information to to install the necessary security to prevent any type of leaks or hacks into their classified files. We will work along with the FBI and all the internet providers and the in the country to track down and shut down all wiki leaks servers spread around the country.

This will not be easy or cheap but everything invested in this project will be regained in the later diminishing of disturbances due to the less tension there will be because of the non-existence of information that is not meant for the public eye thing that will lead to a safer and happier country.

We will be able to re-establish connections with other countries as their fear of information leak will be nonexistent therefore our diplomatic relationships will be stronger.

With this measures as well as severe punishment to anyone who intentionally leaks information or media that should be kept secret from the public eye we will be one step closer to the elimination of the fear of leaks insert in this country and diplomacy will be a more secure tool to solve national and international problems. We will avoid misunderstandings that could have led to conflicts and war.

Other countries will follow our same steps and all organizations with the same purposes as wiki leaks will start disappearing and governments around the world will regain the confidentiality they need to operate and the fear of leaks will not be a problem anymore.

In conclusion I am proposing a safer country, better diplomatic and international relationships all by the strengthening of our internet security and the slow elimination of wiki leaks from our beloved country, but the first step to achieve this is with your support and feedback on this ambitious plan. I now leave it in your hands to decide for a safer and happier country or not.

Thank you~


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Source 1 Visited: 13/04/2015 18:13:53

Source 2 Visited: 13/04/2015 18:14:30

Source 3 Visited: 13/04/2015 18:15:11

Rationale

My written task relates to wiki leaks and how it can impact modern society and diplomacy. I will be impersonating a member of the U.S. parliament whose goal is to propose a new law through a speech.

I will mainly refer to the cons and negative side of wiki leaks, I will explain what posts can lead to such as tension, fear, conflicts and misunderstandings which will diminish if my proposed idea gets a positive acceptance in the parliament.

The new law I will be proposing will restrict the use of wiki leaks and ban its use from the country as well as everything connected to it to prevent and avoid any conflict or contradictions produced by the site as well as the obligation of every company and organization that handles important and confidential information to install better cyber security and encryption.

I will convince my audience by my deep study on what leaked information or media can lead to and I will try to convey this anti wiki leaks ideology through the approach of extreme situations like war and terrorism and a example of how leaked incomplete information can lead to great damages and harmed people.

This speech is intended to convince his audience through crude and strong ideas and examples to put wiki leaks in a semi terrorist organization position and achieve my goal of inserting these ideas into my audience's minds and therefore making them supporters of my propositions. 

Words: 243

The Catcher In The Rye Visual Representation

Image Analysis Exercise

We can see a man looking through a window holding something that looks like a math compass, there is a closet behind him that has a globe and some books on top of it and behind that we can see the wall that has something written or engraved in it and is also holding a painting which has a chair under it and in front of it we can see a wooden suitcase which rests in the floor with something that loos like and armchair with a carpet on top of it.

It looks like a Sunday morning , I get the feeling the man in the photo is some kind of thinker or scientist that just got out of bed and put on his dressing gown to keep studying but he gets lost looking trough the window at all the risers doing their everyday activities and asking himself lots of questions. 

Graphic Novel Page Analysis Excersise

Panel N.1:

We can see Amir sort of spying his dad and Rahim that are sitting in a blue and grey couch, they are having something to drink that seems to be tea surrounded by a nice cozy environment in a "soft" afternoon lighting.

Baba looks to be asking himselft lots of questions without yet realizing that Amir is whatching Rahim looks like he just turned back and saw Amir and he has a sad look in his face, I think he is sad that Amir had to hear all the things he talked with Baba and by the position of this arms I think Amir is a little shocked about Rahim looking at him. The environment and the light gives me a sense of sadness.

Panel N.2

Baba is taking his pipe out of his mouth and he is looking at Amir and Amir is by the stairs looking at him back.

Amir has a sad look on his face which I believe is hiding the anger within him, Baba in the other hand looks more surprised and a bit worried about what Amir might have heard.

Panel N.3

Amir runs to the stairs crying, Baba looks very surprised while Rahim looks to be sad.

Amir probably realized where he was, he escaped his state of shock and started crying, probably what he heard remembered him of something, Rahim seems to be very sad for Amir while Baba looks surprised and probably disappointed. 

Panel N.4

Amir ran out the house and Hassan looks at him.

I get a sad feeling, I have a feeling its a windy day. Amir is no longer crying be he seems angry and cofused and Hassan is probaly confused too but I have a feeling that he knows what happened.

Panel N.5

The panel is cut in half, Hassans "dad" comes out and stops Hassan from intervening.

Hassans "dad" thinks that's is better for someone else to go talk to Amir.

Panel N.6

Rahim also runs out the house and catches Amirs shoulder he tells Amir that there was a miss understanding.

Amir is probaby blinded by what he heard and does not want to talk to Rahim, I get another feeling of sadness and I think that Amir has gone trough many problems in his life.

Panel N.7

The panel is cut in half but you can see Rahim Khan with a strange look in his face, he seems to be sweating.

By the look on Rahim's face I feel like he is confused, probably about what Amir is telling him, he also feels sad about Amir.

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WorkSheet

Universal Theme: Fear/Need 4 Change

Characters: 

• Holden: He goes over to Mr Antolini's house to talk with him and to stay the night. They talked while drinking coffee about Holden's "life" problems. Then holden fell asleep in the couch because he had an headache but the he waked up while being patted in the head by Mr Antolini it was an awkward situation, Holden decided to leave, he didn't know what to think about him anymore.
• Mr Antolini: Kind wise man that listens and gives advice to Holden, he is married to Lillian that is a kind old woman. Everything goes awkward and turns out wrong when Holden woke up with him patting his head.

Plot: Holden leaves his parents house to go stay the night at Mr Antolini's place, Mr and Mrs Antolini greet him warmly. Holden and Mr Antolini drink come coffee while talking about Holden's problems and questions but the conversation was cut short because Holden wanted to sleep because he has a headache, he was sleeping in the couch when suddenly he realises that Mr Antolini was patting his head while he was sleeping, Holden freaks out and gets out of the house as fast as he can, it was a very awkward situiation. 

Point of View:

Holden: He is scared that when he's old he will hate everything and that no one will like him.

Mr Antolini: Intelectual, he has an older wife and they kiss a lot in public he tells holden "The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one".

Symbols, Allusions, Patterns: 

Coffee : caffeine = Not sleep =  insomnia = paranoia = FEAR 

Cigarette : Drug& Not a Kid = Try to make him drunk = Forget what happened = Lose of Memory = Possibility that Mr. Antolini commit a perfect crime = FEAR

 (P.197 : 'I didn't feel much like going into it. I was feeling sort of dizzy or something, and I had a helluva headache all of a sudden. I really did.)

Conversation about {Holden's Family : Personal life & Family information = Know Holden's Family tree = Know where they live = Know who is isolated =  Possible Violation of other Caulfields = FEAR

Touch Holden's Head : Instant & Direct Violation = FEAR

Essay

"Who bears the greatest  responsibility bility for pollution: businesses, individual people or the government"

I believe that the Government has the biggest responsability for pollution over big industries and inviduals but... Why? 

Because the government is the one in charge of spreading and creating anti pollution/contamination laws, some governments do this some don't and some barely do it, and this is why many countries and cities have big contamination issues, the government can do many things to avoid air contamination but just some of them do.

 In undeveloped countries there are few and ineffective laws and programs to combat contamination, governments try to create programs and laws to prevent contamination, but its either ineffective or they just don't care much about it. For example and as written in Jonathan Kaimans article for theguardian.com in China the pollution level in Beijing reaches 750 points in a 0-500 scale and according to the WHO 0-25 is the safe daily level.

Governments have to create strong school programs so that our kids can have a real awareness about pollution and contamination not just a idea of what it is and what it can cause, also another issue is that governments could have and can do is to create strong laws for individuals and for industries to make them think twice before letting go toxic substances into the air, to fine the company for releasing toxic substances into the air would not just cut them from doing it because probably the fine equals just a 2% of what they make releasing toxic things into the environment so the only way to get in the heads of big industries that just want to earn money is to teach them about the consequences of contaminating the environment and that has to be taught when they are little and this goes back to my other point about strongly teaching about the consequences of contamination in schools and out of them.

The government can give a certain amount of money to businesses that work cleanly and for the environment, after all it is for the greater good. Because of inefficient government programs to spread environmental awareness and laws to prohibit contamination many countries are now stuck trying to clean their lands, sea and sky when meanwhile people are in their comes burning tires or throwing toxic things to the sky, land or sea, and this is all because they were not properly taught about the consequences of doing such things.

For this and for many other reasons I strongly believe that the government is the one to blame for air pollution and for any type of contamination that is affecting their country over individuals and businesses. 

Sources:

http://www.bcairquality.ca/101/individual-pollution.html

http://www.ehow.com/about_5407184_air-pollution-caused-industries.html

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jan/22/china-air-pollution-government-official

Annotated Bibliography

Retrieved From: Individuals
How individuals and families contribute to contamination and pollution, they pollute the air by burning different types of materials such as fossil fuels, plastic and many other types of materials.

Retrieved From: Industries and Businesses
There are many factors producing air pollution and industries is a big one of them, they are often considered as the prime factor in air pollution. There are many implications and health risks associated with industrial air pollution such as Acid Rain, Respiratory Disorders and the depletion of the ozone layer.

Retrieved From: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jan/22/china-air-pollution-government-official

According to this text The Chinese Government could have done much more 20 years ago to avoid or to have a cleaner and less polluted Beijing, but they didn't  and now people have many respiratory problems, the air pollution of Beijing hit a level of 755 on a scale that goes from 0 to 500 and according to the WHO below 25 is the safe daily level. 

Relatives' Reactions to Bloody Sunday Report [Summary]

As the title says the families of the killed people in the Bloody Sunday give their opinion of the report and tell the BBC what it was like the long wait for the official report to come out, many of them say what a relief it was for them and for their families and friends when the report came out after the long wait, many still suffer their loss but they are all happy that the truth has finally come out and that all the uncertainty has ended.