Can't Bury These Tales (1)

In Jane Eyre by Charolette Bronte, the elevated diction and elaborate syntax contrast with the feelings in paragraphs 11 and 12 by showing her as very intelligent and educated while her feelings show her as vulnerable and has a history of villainous acts. She shows that she is intelligent through diction such as "dejected", "solace", and "abstraction". This diction combined with elaborate syntax structure that provides great detail would infer that the character should be very respected and should be in a good position within society, but it merely contrasts with the feelings in paragraphs 11 and 12. These paragraphs show fear and anxiety for what Mr. Brocklehurst has to say when he walks in the door. The character "watched her eye with painful anxiety"(Bronte 12), this shows that she has something to fear from Mr. Brocklehurst, but the elaborate and intelligent diction/syntax suggests that she should be proud and respected. Finally, she fears that Mr. Brocklehurst was "making disclosures of [her] villainy" (Bronte 11) and this is direct contrast of her elevated/elaborate diction and syntax that shows she should be confident and respected within her society.

Deadly Sins

This advertisement by Hardee's was released in 2009 in Pakistan. The advertisement was trying to show the public that the quality of their burger buns are fresh and delicious. Their goal was to promote their burgers fresh quality so that their costumers would be more likely to eat at Hardee's more often. The texts big picture is shown to be trying to use lust to grab the attention of the audience. They try to use unconventional methods to make the audience more likely to read their advertisement and therefore eat at Hardee's more. The use of visual images in the advertisement is attempting to be more appealing and portray the lust in a more direct way than the text does.

The audience of the advertisement is young adults. This is because the young adults would be more likely to be affected in a positive way by the lustful ads. The economic class of the audience would probably be middle class or lower because they would be more likely to eat at a fast food restaurant. Also, the social class that the audience would be apart of would most likely be males because they are more directed toward the male population. The cultural knowledge of the audience is that they know conventions of society. The audience knows that society normally does not publicize lust within the community, so when the advertisement plays it will really catch the eyes of the audience. Finally, the style of the advertisement is a print out, this means that the poster can be hung up in a variety of different places giving the advertisement plenty of chances to get ridiculed by people who are not the intended audience, and be seen by the audience that will persuade them to go eat at Hardee's.

What is in a Name?

My name, Ryan Johnson, has a significant meaning for me. My last name shows my heritage and who is in my family, so this is very important to me. To people who do not know me nor my family, my name is very significant to them because it is how they connect us all together. This makes my name very significant to me, I always feel that I need to keep a good reputation for my name because if someone gets a bad impression from me, then my name would connect to my other family members and would taint our family name in a negative way. I feel that my name defines me, but only in first impressions because after a first encounter then people will know me on a deeper level than my name.

A time where I feel as though there have been two me's is in a soccer game. I commonly want to perform at the best of my abilities so that I can receive recognition or awards for my efforts. This me is more concerned about myself and wants the name on the back of my jersey to have glory and perform at the best of his abilities. The other me is more concerned about the group, all I want is for the team to do the best it can so that we win. This me is more concerned about the name on the front of the jersey and does not care as much that I personally get recognition, but rather that the team gets awards and wins. Although this me is less selfish, I feel as though both me's are important to have and they support each other. Neither me is fighting against the other, but one just stresses some things more than the other. I also feel as though both me's help the team and are important to have so you are not selfless to the point where you don't feel you matter, but also it is important to not be too selfish that you lose sight of who you are playing with and why you are playing. This is seen in Beowulf because Beowulf wants to fight and defeat the Grendel because he wants to be a hero and get recognition for the victory, but he is also fighting Grendel so he repays a dept his father owed the Danes and also to get allies for when he becomes king. His two "me's" support each other and are important to be a confident prince and Geat.