Reading 1.2 Stories and Facts
Stories and facts is a two kind of form that different from each other in term of its function and the different or the type of writing. This two kind writing is build with its purpose in bringing and deliberating the meaning in the text. In this reading is focuses on form of the actual writing in recount, procedure writing, report writing, creativity and imagination in factual writing, developing report writing, explanation, sexism and factual writing, exposition and the summary of all content.
Stories are about what has happen that are usually the story teller. It was told in casually conversation. Spoken recount tend to be personal that it is mostly talk about ourselves, about what we feel, what we did and the way we think towards what had happen in the event that we’re experienced in it. In writing system where the procedure may draw a general conclusion from specific events and described how thing are happen in instruction order writing procedure the text tells that the young child should be learn the recognition in writing impersonal and personal text and know the differences between two type of writing. Which can use be to describe and express the feeling in the story better through writing?
Reading 2.2 Language, Perspective, Ideology
Language and perspective the linguistic reflexes of differences of perspective across speakers of the same language. The text that the writer chooses is has something to do with the fact that it is the kind of report that one reads every day in the news paper. The writer brought the white perspective that occurs at the second word of the text. Assign the modifier black here to the noun township is the relevance of ethnicity to the general situation that is the subject of this report. Perspective and ideology seem to have a connection but they have their own meaning. Perspective can be changed based on the situation. Rules cannot be changed and also can’t be wrong. It depends on the individual’s perspective towards the ideology.
The writer clarifies how the notions are connected to the choices made by it in the construction of texts. By clarifying these connections, the writer aims to show how the careful reading of texts can reveal the ideological assumptions which inform their production. The first marker in the text is white perspective occur at the second word of the text. This is expected that the township of Soweto direct to the expectation on the part of the reader that people are white.
Reading 2.3 Texts and textualities
In this reading text is a considered the different sorts of meanings that signs generate we emphasized the paradigmatic axis of meaning. There are many possible on signifier and signified; a sign’s meaning results from its sign can be combined. Sign has meanings for various groups of people in various social contexts use the sign in different ways depending on the situation.
Myths are naturalized coding of social meanings and values. The extreme effect of myth is to hide the semiotic workings of a texts signs and codes. Myth guarantees that Dunhill cigarettes do not merely signify status and taste; they are turns social signs into facts. The key signifiers in this advertisement include the colors. The dominant signified seems to be nature. The text sets up a contrast between the natural and the cultural. The myths that influence texts are not simply true or false. They rather process of thought that both structure and get represented in texts, and thereby often reproduce and reinforce certain values and beliefs for readers. I this way reading texts become a social practice.
The verbal and visual signs come from codes that represent the orient culture difference from the western world. The mythic effect of this fused, double sign of Bill Taylor is naturalize patriarchal politics through linking it to a seemingly natural, truthful image of the family.
Reading 1.2 Battling the Bullies
The article is telling us the story about handling schoolyard bullying by illustrating Mary Watson’s experience in conducting her six year old son whom had been victimized by bullies at his school. At first, she did not notice that her child has been bullied at school. After looking at her son’s condition, she feels something is wrong with her child. Finally, she knew that her son was bullied by his schoolmate. Eventually, Ms. Watson changed the schools. The next year, her son looks forward to school everyday. The case shows just how much effect a bully can have on a student. Usually, the victim will traumatized when they feel so terrified about it. The participants in the article are students, parents, teachers, and psychologist.
The article describes bullies that they deviant whom physically and mentally abuse their victims. The writer then enlightens her claims by proving that bullies are no longer acceptable in schools. Furthermore, he stand for all the victims of bullying who suffered “panic, headaches, insomnia and else”. The writer also concern about the victim’s right to fight against the bullying case. In contrast, the writer also admits that bullies happen because of the victim’s bad behaviors and require a counseling session to free from their hidden self. The other thing is the bullying victims which is Mary Watson’s son represents as six-year-old boy which being traumatic and escaping the school after being bullied by his friend. Mary Watson positioned as concerned and responsible mother, as she is so concern about her son’s situation who has been bullied by his schoolmate. In addition, school also positioned as worthless as they managed to remain the anti-bullying policy and not try to stop or prevent bullying in the school. The writer construct the readers by including advises from expert especially psychologist named Dr Cross. Last but not least, the examples from Mary Watson case will give guidelines to parents on how to make a survey on their children as to avoid bullying.
