Funeral Speech Comparison

So the funeral speech in Invisible Man and the funeral speech from Mark Antony can compare and contrast in many ways.
Firstly, they both involve the people there that are listening to the speech. The speakers draw them in and involve them. Also, both speeches speak scarce of the deceased and lack some personal information and history about the person being spoken about that would probably be involved in a regular funeral speech.
At the same time, the speeches are different. Mark Antony's speech is more old timey in the speech, while TIM's is more modern. Also, TIM gets more emotionally involved in his speech. He slips up and gets emotional when he shouldn't. Mark Antony on the other hand gets more...I don't even know how to explain it. It seems like he's more involved with what everyone else has to think.

Declaration of Independence Writing Workshop (Late Much?)

Fellow students! We have been made a fool of! All the homework and problems we're given that we think go toward our grade are in fact not! The only ting our hard work goes to is the trash can. It's absolutely unacceptable and we need to make a change.
The principles and teachers at this "wonderful" institution has played us as fools. Absolute fools.
They enforce rules that even our mama's don't believe in.
They assign work that isn't even pertaining to what we're currently "learning"
They draw out processes that shouldn't even have been introduced in the first place.
So here's what we need to do!
Take a stand!
 Show them we know what we're doing!
We have rights!
We should be able to sit where we want and with whoever we want!
We should be able to relax at night instead of being overwhelmed with homework from 5-11!
WE HAVE RIGHTS!
It's time our school starts recognizing them.
Take a stand students! TAKE A STAND!


So. I did the writing workshop about writing our own declaration of independence to our classmates. Nothing was meant by it, it's clearly fictional (:

"Letters From Birmingham Jail" P.A.S.S.

Purpose & Audience

1. To emphasize where he is and what he's talking about.
2. Everything is ironic because they kinda go against what they believe in, and they do bad things to get good results.
3. He uses "us" and "we" to involve everyone and not just a select few.
4. The thesis is stated at the very end of the first paragraph.

Style & Structure

1. In the first few paragraphs.
2. Throughout the entire letter in my personal opinion. I guess there are a few specific parts, but yeah, throughout the whole thing.
3. Moreover. Then. Now. Before.
4. To show that it is not just a problem in one place, but a problem everywhere with every kind of person.
5. He does this to show that he's intelligent and not part of the stereotype his race seems to have, and to get his point across clearer.
7. He wants everyone to join with the same views. He's kind of successful. He just wants everyone to get along, basically.

Insults

Thou art a bawdy clay-brained pantaloon!
Translation (In my own words):  "You're stupid and below me." 


Verily, thou art naught but a spongy rug-headed hedge-pig
Translation (In my own words): "You're nothing but a nappyheaded ignorant pig." 




Verily, thou art naught but a lumpish sour-faced maggot-pie
Translation (In my own words): "You're nothing but an overweight bitter stuck up miscreant." 


Thou be a purpled common-kissing pignut
Translation (In my own words): "Slut." 


Verily, thou art naught but a gleeking full-gorged clack-dish
Translation (In my own words): "You're nothing but an all out overenthusiastic geek." 

Jefferson Responses

Purpose & Audience

1. Jefferson's intentions with the Declaration was to point out all the things that the King did wrong and why they shouldn't be under his control anymore. I think he made his point pretty clear.
2. Jefferson made his argument reasonable by putting detail on things and explaining his points, and making a clear, precise argument.
3. The audience, I think, was meant to be everyone who cared and wanted freedom.
4. Jefferson makes a very, very effective argument. He really knew how to draw people's attention toward him and his writings, and not to mention to get attention to what he thought was right and what he wanted.
5. He addresses them to show that he's trying to be equal and fair.
6. He states his thesis, I think, at the end. Maybe he does this so that he can tie everything together and make the audience really take in and think on what he said.



Style & Structure 

1. I think the DOI uses deductive reasoning because of all the things it depends on. For example, he talks about getting rid of things that aren't needed.
2. He uses repetitive pronouns and collective phrases and words to make everything flow smoothly.
3. I think he lists all of his grievances to really get his point across, instead of summarizing them.
4. I think it's highly effective, because it shows that he isn't the only one writing it. Other people, "we," feels the same way he does. It makes it that much more powerful.

Thanks to Modern Science...Journal Entry

It was pretty convincing in the fact that obviously society makes mistakes and puts people where they shouldn't need to go. But at the same time, we all knew that already.

Dear ACLU,
The fact that innocent people are dying because a handful of selected citizens believe them to be guilty is horrible.  Nobody should ever be put on death row, and if they are, there needs to be DNA evidence or at least a confession. If there isn't, what evidence is being used? A gut feeling? I hate to break it down, but that is NOT evidence. Like, what are the jurors and people doing with their lives, besides ending the lives of others? It's horrible, and something, anything, needs to be done about it. Step up. You have the voice and the power that modern people like me don't. Honestly. Do something. Now would be nice.

Thanks,
A concerned and pissed off citizen.