Thursday, September 14, 2006
Current Event—Vicki Rusin
Kathy Gill wrote an article on September 12, 2006 about President George Bush's speech regarding the attack on September 11, 2001. "Bush Speech: Little New Ground" is a political article with a sarcastic tone. Gill's nationality may bias her opinion because she lives in the United States and she has the right to freedom of speech. Therefore, she can write about Bush's speech and whatever else she would like. This article has generalized propaganda in its headline. "Little new ground" is essentially saying that Bush's speech did not give people any new information and as a result, nothing was gained. This public document describes the promises Bush made five years ago and how he did not keep those promises. Osama bin Laden was a huge threat to the United States; Five years later, Bush is saying that he is not as worried about the danger he poses to the United States anymore. Gill's article is a secondary source with numerous accounts of sarcasm. The tone of her writing seemed as if she was mocking Bush's speech. Kathy Gill's newsletter shows her discontented attitude toward President Bush's speech.
http://uspolitics.about.com/b/a/207866.htm
Kathy Gill wrote an article on September 12, 2006 about President George Bush's speech regarding the attack on September 11, 2001. "Bush Speech: Little New Ground" is a political article with a sarcastic tone. Gill's nationality may bias her opinion because she lives in the United States and she has the right to freedom of speech. Therefore, she can write about Bush's speech and whatever else she would like. This article has generalized propaganda in its headline. "Little new ground" is essentially saying that Bush's speech did not give people any new information and as a result, nothing was gained. This public document describes the promises Bush made five years ago and how he did not keep those promises. Osama bin Laden was a huge threat to the United States; Five years later, Bush is saying that he is not as worried about the danger he poses to the United States anymore. Gill's article is a secondary source with numerous accounts of sarcasm. The tone of her writing seemed as if she was mocking Bush's speech. Kathy Gill's newsletter shows her discontented attitude toward President Bush's speech.
http://uspolitics.about.com/b/a/207866.htm
# posted by Vicki @ 5:42 AM 
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Vicki- I like the fact you identified the bias of the author. Look to point out specific examples of sarcasm as well as let the reader know what your thoughts of the article and situation are. We want to know what YOU are thinking.
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