Shame

The subject of the song is a mistake, in this case a mistake in a relationship. The tone of the song is regretful. One word that contributes to the tone is blame. He wants the blame to "lift up" meaning go away. He regrets what he did and he wants it to go away. Another word is boatloads. He feels very bad for what he did, whatever that may be. He has "boatloads of shame." Another word is guilt. He feels guilty for what he did and he regrets it. These three words all help to prove the tone is regretful.

The subject of Dave Barry’s essay Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is that men and women, by nature, are very different. Barry illustrates the difference between men and women by showing something that women notice right on the spot and something that males are completely oblivious to. He writes about how women can notice a speck of dirt while men can’t see filthiness unless it is growing live bacteria. He used the example of his wife asking him to clean their son’s bathroom, he thought he cleaned it but to the wife it was still filthy. To him, a quick swipe with Windex was all it took to clean a bathroom. However, his wife, like most women, knows it takes elbow grease and loads of Clorox to clean a bathroom. He also writes about an occasion when he and his wife went to a friend’s house and all the males were desperate to watch the game but the women were far more interested in meaningful conversation. Knowing that the game was on, the men could not possibly concentrate on anything else whereas the women were completely oblivious that the game was on.

            Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out was written during the 1980’s, 1988 to be exact. The essay’s time of creation is illustrated by the fact it says “This essay is from Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits (1988). It was also shown by the male’s interest in the World Series. Baseball is still big today, but it was a much bigger deal in the 80’s and early 90’s. When they are at their friend’s house, they are desperate to watch the game. The probable place of the essay’s creation is probably a well-known capital of baseball, such as Boston.

            Dave Barry’s specific audience for Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is males and females that have to deal with each other’s capabilities and likes. The author’s target audience is shown with the opening sentence, “The primary difference between men and women is that women can see extremely small quantities of dirt.” It goes on to talk about how men and women differ.  The opening sentence just teases the reader and is just a broad statement about the difference between men and women.

           

            Dave Barry’s purpose in Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is to show how men and women are not only different but also how frustrating these differences can be. He mentions the perfected look he gets from his wife when she does not approve of what he has done. All women have a perfected look they give the opposite sex when they are unhappy with them. Men tend to understand this look without even hearing the words. This article not only shows the divide between men and women it also puts each sex on a team. Guys stick together, girls stick together.

            Dave Barry, who The New York Times has called “the funniest man in America”, believes that men and women start out life believing the same things. However, he decidedly believes that somewhere in the growth process of humans, men and women separate. This value is illustrated by broad stories that allow the reader to think of a time when this has happened to them. Barry’s use of imagery is evident in the part where he talks about Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart”. He uses this imagery to show the reader how important it was for the men to watch the World Series. The thoughts of the game pounded in their heads and took all their thoughts. Therefore, they were unable to participate in any kind of conversation with the women.

            Dave Barry exhibits a humorous and enjoyable attitude in writing about the differences in men and women in Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out. These attitudes are expressed in his word choice. He uses phrases like “men don’t generally notice it (dirt) until it forms clumps large enough to support agriculture.” When speaking of women he says women notice dirt at “the level of molecules.” Further showing the differences in men and women in a humorous way is how Barry views his important activity as “doing an important project on the Etch-a-Sketch.” Women would think cleaning the house was way more important than that!

SOAPSTone

The subject of Dave Barry’s essay Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is that men and women, by nature,

are very different. Barry illustrates the difference between men and women by showing something that women

notice right on the spot and something that males are completely oblivious to. He writes about how women can notice a speck of dirt while men can’t see filthiness unless it is growing live bacteria. He used the example

of his wife asking him to clean their son’s bathroom, he thought he cleaned it but to the wife it was still filthy.

To him, a quick swipe with Windex was all it took to clean a bathroom. However, his wife, like most women,

 knows it takes elbow grease and loads of Clorox to clean a bathroom. He also writes about an occasion

when he and his wife went to a friend’s house and all the males were desperate to watch the game but the

women were far more interested in meaningful conversation. Knowing that the game was on, the men could not possibly concentrate on anything else whereas the women were completely oblivious that the game was on.

        Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out was written during the 1980’s, 1988 to be exact. The essay’s time

of creation is illustrated by the fact it says “This essay is from Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits (1988). It was also

shown by the male’s interest in the World Series. Baseball is still big today, but it was a much bigger deal in

the 80’s and early 90’s. When they are at their friend’s house, they are desperate to watch the game.

The probable place of the essay’s creation is probably a well-known capital of baseball, such as Boston.

            Dave Barry’s specific audience for Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is males and females that

 have to deal with each other’s capabilities and likes. The author’s target audience is shown with the opening sentence, “The primary difference between men and women is that women can see extremely small quantities

of dirt.” It goes on to talk about how men and women differ.  The opening sentence just teases the reader

and is just a broad statement about the difference between men and women.

           

            Dave Barry’s purpose in Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is to show how men and women are

not only different but also how frustrating these differences can be. He mentions the perfected look he gets

from his wife when she does not approve of what he has done. All women have a perfected look they give the opposite sex when they are unhappy with them. Men tend to understand this look without even hearing the

words. This article not only shows the divide between men and women it also puts each sex on a team.

Guys stick together, girls stick together.

            Dave Barry, who The New York Times has called “the funniest man in America”, believes that men

and women start out life believing the same things. However, he decidedly believes that somewhere in the

growth process of humans, men and women separate. This value is illustrated by broad stories that allow the

reader to think of a time when this has happened to them. Barry’s use of imagery is evident in the part where

he talks about Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart”. He uses this imagery to show the reader how

important it was for the men to watch the World Series. The thoughts of the game pounded in their heads

and took all their thoughts. Therefore, they were unable to participate in any kind of conversation with the

 women.

            Dave Barry exhibits a humorous and enjoyable attitude in writing about the differences in men and

women in Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out. These attitudes are expressed in his word choice. He uses

phrases like “men don’t generally notice it (dirt) until it forms clumps large enough to support agriculture.”

When speaking of women he says women notice dirt at “the level of molecules.” Further showing the

differences in men and women in a humorous way is how Barry views his important activity as “doing an

important project on the Etch-a-Sketch.” Women would think cleaning the house was way more important

than that!

SOAPTone

The subject of Dave Barry’s essay Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is that men and women, by nature, are very different. Barry illustrates the difference between men and women by showing something that women notice right on the spot and something that males are completely oblivious to. He writes about how women can notice a speck of dirt while men can’t see filthiness unless it is growing live bacteria. He used the example of his wife asking him to clean their son’s bathroom, he thought he cleaned it but to the wife it was still filthy. To him, a quick swipe with Windex was all it took to clean a bathroom. However, his wife, like most women, knows it takes elbow grease and loads of Clorox to clean a bathroom. He also writes about an occasion when he and his wife went to a friend’s house and all the males were desperate to watch the game but the women were far more interested in meaningful conversation. Knowing that the game was on, the men could not possibly concentrate on anything else whereas the women were completely oblivious that the game was on.

            Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out was written during the 1980’s, 1988 to be exact. The essay’s time of creation is illustrated by the fact it says “This essay is from Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits (1988). It was also shown by the male’s interest in the World Series. Baseball is still big today, but it was a much bigger deal in the 80’s and early 90’s. When they are at their friend’s house, they are desperate to watch the game. The probable place of the essay’s creation is probably a well-known capital of baseball, such as Boston.

            Dave Barry’s specific audience for Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is males and females that have to deal with each other’s capabilities and likes. The author’s target audience is shown with the opening sentence, “The primary difference between men and women is that women can see extremely small quantities of dirt.” It goes on to talk about how men and women differ.  The opening sentence just teases the reader and is just a broad statement about the difference between men and women.

           

            Dave Barry’s purpose in Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is to show how men and women are not only different but also how frustrating these differences can be. He mentions the perfected look he gets from his wife when she does not approve of what he has done. All women have a perfected look they give the opposite sex when they are unhappy with them. Men tend to understand this look without even hearing the words. This article not only shows the divide between men and women it also puts each sex on a team. Guys stick together, girls stick together.

            Dave Barry, who The New York Times has called “the funniest man in America”, believes that men and women start out life believing the same things. However, he decidedly believes that somewhere in the growth process of humans, men and women separate. This value is illustrated by broad stories that allow the reader to think of a time when this has happened to them. Barry’s use of imagery is evident in the part where he talks about Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart”. He uses this imagery to show the reader how important it was for the men to watch the World Series. The thoughts of the game pounded in their heads and took all their thoughts. Therefore, they were unable to participate in any kind of conversation with the women.

            Dave Barry exhibits a humorous and enjoyable attitude in writing about the differences in men and women in Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out. These attitudes are expressed in his word choice. He uses phrases like “men don’t generally notice it (dirt) until it forms clumps large enough to support agriculture.” When speaking of women he says women notice dirt at “the level of molecules.” Further showing the differences in men and women in a humorous way is how Barry views his important activity as “doing an important project on the Etch-a-Sketch.” Women would think cleaning the house was way more important than that!

Voice

Voice in literature is the writer expressing one's self. They write how they would talk or how they want the reader to imagine them talking. A writer can create their voice by word choice and arrangement of words. "I mean I don't know" is an example of my voice. I say this a lot so it is pretty much part of my vocabulary. One thing I would beat around the bush is telling my parents I got a bad grade. I would do this by slowly going into and changing the topic. Voice is important because it allows the writer to express how they feel and makes sure the reader doesn't get bored. When I write academic essays, I avoid using first person. To create voice, one should write down exactly what comes to their mind without revising it.

Musical selections

I personally liked the classic version the best. It appealed more to my musical taste. The metal one almost seemed scary. I think the dubstep or classic one appeals to the most people. It depends on the age group. Elders would most likely like the classic one and teens would most likely like the dubstep one since it is contemporary.

I like Pollacks better than Kandinskys because it appealed to my taste more. It seemed calmer and the colors were more nuetral and warmer. It reminded me of chocolate. It is also less confusing because it has less going on, unlike in Kandinskys. Even though I prefer Pollacks, Kandinskys is more pleasing to look at due to the bright colors and non-organic shapes. For some, it creates a happy feel.

The single effect I got from this short film was always take chances before it's too late. I was persuaded to this effect when he walked passed the girl, there seemed to be some love tension between them. Also, when he talked about her when he was describing his co workers he had a look of want on his face. Also, when he was leaving all his co workers made their signs say go talk to her. This led me to the single effect. If the director had changed it to where there would be no facial expressions, you wouldn't be aware of his want for the girl which could alter the single effect.

Shooting the Elephant

The subject of George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant is saving face in front of others. Orwell shows this moral dilemma through the struggle of police officer’s decision to shoot the elephant simply because he was in front of a crowd. Had he not been in front of people he needed to impress, he would have never shot the elephant. The police officer shot the elephant just so he would not look like a fool. The combination of being hated by the very people watching, knowing the people expected him to shoot the elephant and his own ego caused the police officer to fall prey to this idea of saving face or preserving his dignity.

Shooting an Elephant was written during a very oppositional time. The police officer was stationed in Burma in 1936 during the takeover of Burma by the British Empire. As an officer of the British, aiding in this hostile takeover, he was hated. After being treated with disdain, the police officer felt it necessary to take control of the elephant situation.

George Orwell’s specific audience for Shooting an Elephant is those who have had to or will feel the need to save face in front of others. The author’s target audience is revealed by the subject of the essay, which is doing things that are expected of you so you will not appear foolish. With great detail, Orwell reaches out to his audience and allows them to recall a time when they were faced with a decision to save face.  

Orwell’s article was written to show the dilemma of humans struggling with the decision to do what they know is right or do what makes them look better in the eyes of their audience. As Orwell details, the police officer made the decision to shoot the elephant because the Burmese collected as an audience and expected him to kill the elephant. The article ends with the police officer saying “I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool.” This is the lesson most everyone has learned in some form. The police officer justified the shooting because it was legal to do it but he simply did it to save face.
George Orwell’s writings often focus on his beliefs of social injustice. This article is no exception. Orwell expressly shows the division of the British and the Burmese. The social heirarchy of the Burmese people is clearly shown when many of them feel it was not of importance that the elephant killed a “coolie”, an Indian which is very obvious a second class citizen. Also, the owner of the elephant was of no regard because he too was an Indian. Orwell was able to help the police officer justify his decision by showing that this group of people did not matter. Orwell also believes that it is human nature to want to preserve your dignity. The article shows this with the police officers dilemma and the decision he made to save face.
Orwell’s use of imagery helps the reader understand the extreme pressure the police officer was under. The description of the trampled Indian “..with arms crucified and head sharply twisted to one side. His face was coated with mud..” gives a grotesque image to the reader. Also, Orwell uses imagery when describing the immense crowd. He describes the crowd as “it blocked the road for a long distance on either side. I looked at the sea of yellow faces above the garish clothes.”

Orwell shows a dramatic and frustrating attitude about saving face in Shooting an Elephant. These attitudes are expressed by in the story Orwell weaves of a divided group and the pressures exerted to behave a certain way. The story show dramatic details of the elephant’s rampage and the frustration felt by the police officer to preserve his dignity – to save face. The details of the elephant’s rampage is needed to set up the frustration, it gives the police officer reason to kill the elephant. As the article ends, it clearly shows that even though there was reason, morally the police officer is frustrated.

Good Old Desk

The subject is something in your life that is always constant, in this case God. The occasion is possibly a worship. The audience is anyone who has someone or something that is always there for them. The purpose is to show appreciation for something that is always there for you. The speaker is Harry Nilsson. The tone is happy and cheerful. He is talking about something good, dependable, and constant in his life. In the song he is talking about God. One way it is showing he is talking about God is when he says "It's always there."

The Runaway

The painting shows a police officer, a little boy who appears to be running away, and a waiter. The waiter and the police officer are talking to the little boy. The feeling is comfortable and accepting. They are oblivious to the fact the boy is running away and struggling. He is showing that he thinks everything should always be fine and dandy when in reality, it's not. Rockwell's "The Runaway" over looks the fundamental rift that is rising in America though out the 1950's- an emerging counter culture that was not concerned with how things were in America put rather how things are.

Across the Universe

Three images in the song are shines around me like a million suns, endless rain into a paper cup, and restless wind inside a letter box. The restless wind inside a letter box could be a symbol for all your thoughts going through your mind and confusing you. There are so many thoughts scrambling in your head. One symbol I know to be a symbol is a heart. It symbolizes love. The fact that it is always used to demonstrate love makes it more than just an image.