David Malouf and Jeremy Sims use the idea of war being life changing to influence the use of language features, stylistic features and conventions within the novel ‘Fly Away Peter’ (FAP) and the film ‘Beneath Hill 60’ (BH60). ‘FAP’, follows life of Jim Saddler, a young bird watcher from Queensland, Australia as he enlists up for Word War 1; where he fights for his sanity and the ability to return home. ‘BH60’ trails the life of Oliver Woodward and his journey as a miner throughout World War 1 and
time of six minutes. The opening was well put with a nice attention grabber and a relatable connection with the audience. The speech flowed very awkwardly the main point are the only part the could be made out, but the long pause took away the effectiveness of the transitions and it seemed very sloppy and rushed. The conclusion was weak and didn’t do the job of sticking with the audience as it should have; it could have used a more powerful closer. My research was very useful with a few interesting
The dim glowing of the sphere lit up the pitch black of the room, only enough so that the hand holding it could be seen. The large audience was a collection of quiet oohing and aahing, barely audible whispers could be heard from where the sphere was. It took only a second to recapture the audience’s attention as the sphere started to move around slowly, the glow grew stronger, now barely illuminating a body. The person was controlling the sphere with such ease, as if it was just another extension
emotions felt by soldiers from the graphic scenes or actions envisioned/written. 3. Factors that influenced the author to publish this novel was partly due to his way of coping after war, using stories to keep the imagination alive and causing the audience to reflect on their own lives. Another is telling an honest view of the what war really is and how the soldiers were affected from the start of being drafted until life after the Vietnam War, trying to find their identity. 4. The novel version
at. There is a great emphasis on attracting a certain reader, as it is the key to gain more customers and attract the right audience. As a matter of fact magazines such as Men’s Health have around 300000-330000 readers monthly in Australia. (reference) And the magazine Good Health for women has
When you’re in high school you rarely find yourself listening stories about kings and queens and actually enjoying it. However otherwise on a regular Wednesday, I was watching Nick Hennessey’s performance in our schools’ hall. The stories this storyteller told had many kings and other typical characters you’d meet in stories that are meant for children. Nevertheless even adults could find there many things to learn about life, wisdom and ethical problems. Hennessey was dressed like a gentleman
sang in the american Idol, and by this she began her song “Falling in love “ Which is placed in the commercial. This is going to persuade the people because maybe if she can fall in love then they can to. It appeals to the audience by how the audience feels about the audience will feel after they see the commercial. Which makes you see that the song and the way the song makes you feel sad and romantic. And making
Introduction What was the attention getter? In the beginning, the speaker captured the audiences’ attention by simply asking them to make a realization of time. The speaker asked them to take a pause of 10 seconds; she also stated, “you are never more alive than when you are close to death.” What was the relevance to the audience? The speaker connected her topic and her audience by asking them to take 10 seconds to pause; those 10 seconds are all shared by everyone in the room and her topic could
Outline Worksheet TOPIC: How to survive and prepare for an earthquake. ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN: Sequential Pattern SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform the audience on how to prepare for an earthquake. PRIMARY AUDIENCE OUTCOME (I want my audience to…): I want my audience to gain knowledge so they themselves can use the information I presented to prepare for an earthquake. THESIS STATEMENT (A single declarative statement that captures the essence/theme of the speech): Surviving from a major earthquake
Rhetorical Analysis of ‘Babies’ I. Social Context & Topic: Every work exists within a social and cultural framework. Analyze the contemporary social elements that this work is reacting to. Explain the topic and the contemporary issues surrounding your product. Babies is a Documentary produced by Thomas Balmes who originally got the idea from Alain Chabat. It is set in the present time in four different countries and four very different settings. These babies are documented from birth to