Examine the presentation of women in AHWOSG

'Beth being as much or more owed than Toph and I... '

Beth in Daves eyes is owed more as she was the full time career for their dying mother, meaning him and Toph don't deserve it as much. The adjective 'owed' shows Dave feels that dealing with ill parents and then to be a orphan, society owes you money, happiness especially when it comes to Beth.
The conjunction 'and' link him and Toph together showing through the deal of their parents dying they have become one yet Beth is no longer part of the group, Eggers presents her as someone who wants to move on with her life.

How much should I/can I/ will I burden Kristen?

The / between shows how Daves thought process is all over the place and Eggers presents Kristen as someone who can't be there for Dave and isn't fully supportive. The burden Dave is talking about is his life, Toph and him being a full time career now. The question shows Dave wonders if Kristen is really ready for the career responsibilities he now has.

'And something should be done about (or to) that gaunt and severe woman on the BART, the one with the hair pulled back so tight she looked half-onion.'

Dave links woman to their looks and if whether or not they would be a good mother, girlfriend and if they aren't then he uses irony to insult them. The word 'guant' means bony or bleak so his feelings towards her are shown through the description, he then uses and adjective of pulled to describe her haor and then using a metaphore describes her to look like a half onion. Irony is here as Eggers creates an harsh personality for Dave towards woman who he doesn't find attractive.



'The woman was not wearing any rings. I wondered if we could all move in together. She would understand.

Eggers presents woman as a mother, sister and girlfriend for Dave. Dave yearns to fullfill the mother role he no longer has to have a female in his life seems to be massively important to him and for Toph to grow up properly. This is shown by the adverb and adjective 'not wearing any rings' he signifies rings with being married meaning she is a possible candidate for his life. 'She would understand' using a short sentence he assumes she is in the same role, a single parent to help out.

'Many of the woman are old enough to have mothered me, and look it'

The adjective 'old' supports how expected to find a perfect woman for him and Toph yet all he sees is people who don't fit his paticular criteria and so are judged. Eggers presents woman as unflattering and unattractive if Dave can't visualize them in his life. The adjecticve 'mothered' supports the idea of Dave wanting a mother role but for Toph, he feels as if he needs a girlfriend instead.

Essay on the theme of home

Eggers shows the theme of home consistently in the novel, as Dave throughout has linked home to his mothers illness and in remembrance of his parents. On the first page Dave says ' The house is a factory' he uses this metaphor to describe his home purely because of his ill mother and how  the colour and happiness has vanished, instead he has become a carer and worker, he does not play the usual son role and so this affects his view upon his home,

Dave however when describing his family home is very detached and doesn't have an emotional attachment when describing it. He describes the family room as '...ultimate refection of our true inclinations' implying  it represents his family and how they once were when together, Using another  metaphor Dave then says 'It's always been jumbled, the furniture competing, with clenched teeth and sharp elbows, for the honour of the most wrong looking object' at first it seems to be describing this family room as loud and violent in colour yet it can also foreshadow how the family has been feeling as if they are an outcast to the outside world, Dave repeats the theme of being different and how people watch from the outside.

When Dave describes his new home with Toph there is a sense of  insecurity and a need to make it as home like as possible. Dave feels he doesn't fully give Toph the security that he needs in his life and so tries to attain it through their new home, '...for decoration and protection I paint two huge superheroes, Wolverine and Cable...' he uses childish lexical fields of comics which shows his youth and how protection is a must for Dave as he almost  feels as if death surrounds him.

Acceptance is another part of Dave and his new idea of home, 'Only here would we blend.Only here, by comparison, would we seem ho-hum' repetition of 'only here' exaggerates how already they feel a lot more accepted, he also uses the verb 'blend' this indicates that everyone has a story that him and Toph aren't the odd ones out no more, no longer seen as the orphans. By adding on 'by comparison' he's explaining that no one knows about the cancer in the new neighborhood and that no watches and look anymore as everyone is too wrapped up into their own life problems. Finally the word ho-hum which means boring, he seems happy to be accepted and to no longer to be judged and for his life to seem interesting as if he feels like his new home is somewhere he can restart.

'We get applications'

 quotes that explore what the reader might learn about Dave in his work with the Might team.








  'We place an add with the local media organization, saying that we are not this and we are not that, that this will be, unless something bizarre or terrible happens, the very first meaningful magazine in the history of civilization'




Repetition is used to show that Dave knows there is no hope yet still continues with his ideas almost as if he has hope.


Adjectives bizarre and terrible show Dave as someone who has to link everything to a bad theme(death) by Dave doing this it indicates he feels as if people pity you or give you more opportunities in life almost a guilt trip as he he repeates this theme of pity him through out the book.




 'We seek out alliance with others,  like us, who are taking a formless and mute mass of human potential are attempting to make it speak, sing, scream to mold it into a political force'


Alliteration is used to express how Dave is and how he expects others to react, his emotions are on a rollercoaster and doesn't express them in the conventional way.


 'We seek out alliance with others, like us' this shows Dave feels comfortable with people who are similar to him, who don't judge him and his past as they have been through it, Dave shows he wants acceptance into society for him and Toph and even this  magazine.                                              






'Of course, we, and our magazine, can't let on that we're part of this scene, or any scene.


By Dave saying 'we' it shows he's is relating not just to himself but to everyone, he wants to be part of something yet be an individual. The possessive pronoun 'our' shows Dave has something of his own he owns something and is proud.

review on spectre- Hettys homework

Spectre

The new bond movie is officially out, directed by Sam Mendez who also directed skyfall. The amazing directer had a lot to live upto considering Skyfall won the BAFTA award for best british film.  The overview of spectre, a message from the past leads Bond  to mexico city where he comes across a secret nemesis organisation... Spectre, Bond searches for the leader but along the way finds the enemy is a lot closer to home.  To watch this action filled film that you just can't miss go to any cinema close to you as its a must see.

The movie Spectre was shot in three different locations and is the second bond movie to be shot in the snow since 2002, amazingly the dedicated film crew covered a mountain with 400 tones of snow to fulfill the affect. It certainly didn't lack special affects and was extremely realistic .

I definitely recommend to watch the film Spectre. I enjoyed the story line and allows you to piece the clues together, not giving away the story line straight away. Through the new Bond movie it allows you to see a new side to Bond, played by Daniel Craig. The action and film set is mind blowing and makes you wonder how they achieved so much in one film! I also enjoyed the new bond girl Lea Seydoux who didn't play the usual bond girl character. This amazing movie is a must see and I hugely recommend it.

Analyzing a documentary

'A Very British Romance' with Lucy Worsley 

"In our modern world, there's an idea that fills our dreams and desires. Something  we've all searched for: Romantic love"

The opening sentence of the documentary 'A very British romance' gives a sense of authority to the speaker Lucy Worsely as it shows the public that she knows what she is talking about. Using 'our' she is able to relate to the public as its quite informal and shows that this relates to everyone's history, this also allows the narrator to not intimidate viewers by how formal the BBC are.  Also alliteration is used by the narrator 'dreams' and 'desires' to link to love and is used as a hint what the documentary is based on. The narrator draws the public in by relating to them and making them apart of the documentary, she does this by saying 'we've' this engages them to watch more. 

Introducing myself

Hey, my name is Taylor Clift- Chard and I'm just going to be talking about myself (boring) and my interests ( even more boring) in all I'm a extremely dull person.

Lets get down to the factual stuff first, well I am sixteen years old and my birthday is the 20th of march (hint, hint) presents would be happily accepted. Anyways I went to Bristol Brunel Academy for secondary school and in all I enjoyed it massively as the students and teachers all impacted my life hugely. The GSCE's I chose to do was triple science, art, music and health and social and I did fairly well on results day. I'm afraid I don't play an instrument, I tried to learn how to play the guitar and golly! it defiantly wasn't for me  so instead I took singing lessons which was actually my mums idea to help me with my fear of performing.

I also joined the girls rugby team for a bit but decided to stop when it got closer to GSCE's so I could fully concentrate, shame St Brendan's doesn't have a team but oh well. My hobbies are sleeping, reading and watching TV which isn't interesting at all. The reason why I don't have hobbies is because ...
1. I don't like sports
2. I have no effort in going
3. Since I was little I could not commit to anything (gymnastics, tap dancing etc)
4. My life is too busy to do any activities

The book I read was The Hunger Games, I absolutely love the hunger games books as they fill you with so many emotions where you feel so part of the story being told.

Teaching and learning methods for me

I am not massively confident in the English lessons and would prefer if I wasn't picked to answer questions very much, I do put my hand up however I feel massively uncomfortable answering questions on techniques. I find I benefit more when discussing quotes or poems as a group as I manage to learn more from hearing what other people have to say.

commentary of news paper articles

How does the article inform and entertain its reader? 

The article is by the Daily Mail and was titled...

 

The moment Tesco security guard accused a shopper of STEALING a basket after she used it to carry her groceries to her car to avoid paying for a 5p plastic bag 

The title informs the reader what the article is about by the large title that goes straight to the point and gives a short version of the story, this attracts the reader and intrigues them to wonder what happened next once the 'thief' was caught.

By using photos of the scene and the victim in the advent it allows readers to get a better insight in the article and to see what the people looked at. A video is also on the news article which allows readers to watch to see exactly what happens, this is entertaining for the reader as they don't have to read the whole story and so they are kept engaged in the news story.

Bullets points are used to show useful information for the reader, this allows them to gather information without reading through the whole article.