In what does Rudd make this an engaging article? You should explore his used of (a) language (b) how he organises and structures the article (c) his use of facts, opinions, experience, history and any other types of content

The author uses lists to show the extensive care that McDonalds goes into for protecting their food. Visitors would have to ‘answer 20 health and safety questions, remove nail varnish, remove snickers bar and remove jewellery’. Such lists emphasise the safety concerns when making Big Macs and from this it makes the reader engaged because of the detail, however also the several health and safety guidelines that must be put in place to make our everyday food. In addition the author uses humour to engage us in the article because he shows ‘lettuce is just the tip of the iceberg’, and by bringing humour it makes the article more engaging because it makes this part of the passage different to the rest and thus engaging us in this phrase. The tone of the article is also quite informal, as he refers to how the sorting machine ‘cost a cool £350,000’, so it makes the article easy to read and as a result the article engages a wider audience due to its succinct fluidity. The writer also splits up the article into short, concise paragraphs however each paragraph =is in chronological order in order to engage the reader because it makes the article easier to follow and understand, and this simplicity makes each step more vivid and engaging. The author also uses short sentences that enable the reader to understand a concept with much more ease, on the other hand it also brings emphasis to such words like ‘Lunchtime’. Furthermore the author uses emphatic placement to engage the reader because it draws emphasis to points like the employees in McDonalds as being ‘without a name tag’. Saying this at the end of a sentence emphasises the point that McDonalds workers aren’t being given simple things like a name tag and thus drawing our attention to this and engaging us in a fact that very few may even notice. The use of facts also makes this an engaging article because it strengthens the points he is making yet also it brings more detail into such areas like ‘freezing the patties to -18 C in 90 seconds’. The author also uses historical evidence to emphasis how McDonalds has expanded so rapidly and this draws attention because it represents the progress the company has made and emphasised the role it takes in society since its origin.

How has the writer made this description of the V&A entertaining and engaging? (15 marks)

The writer shows the different sensual feelings that you will experience when entering the V+A because of how ‘it stinks of fried chicken on Wednesdays’, and by showing a different sense it emphasises what you are able to detect in the V and A making the passage more entertaining as a result. Furthermore, by referring to it as ‘our school café’, the personal pronoun makes the reader more engaged because they act as if it’s theirs as well making the passage more engaging from the reader’s standpoint.  The writer is able to represent the change that the area has had since it used to be ‘boys changing room’ to now a ‘light, bright generously proportioned room’. By using a list to describe what it was once like when it had ‘studs, mud, terrible items of clothing … and brutal showers’ the writer is able to add what it was once like in detail and making it entertaining. As well as this he uses a tricolon to represent the change that it has made to a place which is now used by ‘staff, students and visitors a like.’ A tricolon emphasises the change it has made to a modern facility and makes the passage more engaging. Short sentences also emphasise the majestic nature of the V+A café that is ‘boggling. And brilliant.’ This short sentence puts the point across as fact and makes the reader fully understand its brilliance making it a part of the passage that is particularly engaging. The writer also compares the V+A and the V+A museum through a juxtaposition when referring to the ‘Victorian architecture and ‘London’s hottest displays’, and through this juxtaposition in terms of time, Victorian architecture and London’s hottest, hottest being a synonym for modern, makes the passage more engaging because it gives the impression that it incorporates both the past and present and provides a fresh perspective. The writer also employs an interesting form of vocabulary because he referred to the reception as a place with ‘casual propaganda’ and from this it gives connotations of control and when comparing this to the V+A it makes the passage more entertaining. The positive undertone of the text makes the passage more engaging because it emphasises the positivity of the V and A and their ‘utterly delightful people’, which run it. Also by employing humour it makes the passage more entertaining because when he refers to the V+A as a place where people ‘actually have fun’ it makes us more engaged in the article because we as the reader enjoy humour and would want to inquire further about the V and A. The writer also employs sarcasm as well as giving periods of time to refer to when he says that the ‘various rules, which are only fully appreciated after four years’ and this sarcasm exaggerates the slow introduction of tranquillity that now occurs in the V+A and through this techniques it makes the passage more interesting. The writer also uses vivid imagery to express what can be seen in the V+A when the ‘pockets of teenagers, amoeba like, merge split and wobble around, coagulating into various social compounds’ and through this detailed vocabulary the writer is able to create a vivid picture which makes the image that more entertaining for the reader. The employment of metaphors when describing how ‘the tables became small cities of calorific slums’ deeply exaggerates and portrays the state of the tables and since they’re such a key part of the V and A it can be seen as a generalisation that can be expanded when describing the whole café, and this makes the passage more entertaining. Exclamation also portrays how students show disregard to their health and state, and since this applies to the human part of the V and A, we can feel more involved and this makes the passage entertaining. Rhetorical questions have also been placed to help the reader think about what it is like to be in the in the mind of a student in the V and A and what they think about, stuff like ‘who’s there? Why? With whom? Who’s not? Why? Not with whom?’ Similes are another great technique because when describing the evacuation of the students it is superbly summarized and explained because ‘at about 9:59 pm it’s as though the Plague has been detected and all is abandoned.’ The simile is used to show the extremity of the evacuation and it’s emphasised by the word plague as well as if the idea that people didn’t want to leave but had to. Finally the writer refers back to what he said in the beginning because he comments on how ‘the noise of rugby boots being clattered around and damp towels hanging pathetically in its ghostly predecessor.’ Since he referred back to the beginning of the text it makes the reader first reflect on what’s been said, but also it helps show that that era of the area is over and the new one of the V and A has started, and showing this finality and genesis it makes the passage evermore entertaining and exciting.

Opening 200 words

Eyes followed our every move in the forest, and every step only made escape that more difficult. High, towering oak trees circumvented our position clinging onto the remaining summer leaves as they gently began to fade into their autumn tone. The healthy green grass had been worn away by the stomping of boots and heavy tyre tracks that all funnelled into the centre of the forest. The paths were intertwined between the bare overhanging branches and were lined with the graves of shrubbery that had once held the homes of the surrounding wildlife. Purple blossoming heather could be seen in places still with its strong potent smell of earth, accompanied by the bodies of fallen soldiers that weeped blood onto the purple flowers of the heather staining their beauty.
          It had all began after the Germans entered Hürtgen Forest, and it was then when we were sent in by the 1st Infantry Division to try and suppress what appeared to be a weak threat. However as each bullet casing that hit the floor, one meter was gained and blood would again besmirch the flowers of that purple heather. No man walked back after seeing the eyes of a grey uniform armed with death and ordered to slaughter us like cattle. No mercy. Men trembled not in fear, but the certainty of what we were facing.

http://www.100wordstory.org/3580/never-nine/

I personally found this narrative is filled with metaphors, as long as you understand them. For example:

The doctor tells me over the curl and swoop of telephone wire, 

implying that she was told over the telephone. By making such a simple task seem so difficult to understand it makes this poem even more confusing. In addition, there seems to be vacancies in the text, as in the first line seems incomplete, showing an example of writing showing the traits of a post-modernism piece.

8 opening sentences to a book

The cold blood began to trickle down his warm cheek and onto the white marble floor.

As I sat there and thought on what was being said I realised that the image in my mind began to coalesce.

Our what seem insignificant daily experiences, I have just realised, is the very foundation of ourselves; however, it's the things that hurt the most that influences our actions.

I could picture it now, it was early morning outside the crooked and rotting entrance gates to where my childhood once flourished.

We could tell that the abundant silence meant something had happened to him.

London is a miserable place on a winter's night.

The end, I believe, is difficult to see no matter how far from the start.

The prospect of being able to go back and start all over has diminished ever since we took that first step outside.  

Form, Purpose, Audience and Topic

Speech
Convince
Satanists
How to hack the pentagon?

Hacking has become a part of the modern world, something which everyone is threatened by; yet it is eccentric to believe that a simple thing such as a single set of code could not only change the world, but manipulate it. We have been mislead to believe that out world is safe from exploitations, the simple illusion that whenever you put your credit card in a machine it is only taking the precise amount of money, no other details and personal information which may leave us vulnerable to other simultaneous cyber attacks. So, this will be the infrastructure of how we could hack into the pentagon, by the use of a deceptive distraction.

Furthermore, if we infiltrate one of the most secure firewalls in the entire world would be a risk, nevertheless, the pay off would be magnificent. We will have control over the world's largest arsenal of nuclear and other advanced weaponry, we will be able to seek information of other potential targets and we will declare war on any country which shall throw a rock at our Goliath. But, perhaps the most paramount of all the points is the potential money involved. We could be paid millions in order to cease our now inevitable attack. The amount of power which we may be able to hold in our hands is infinite, nothing of any kind is parallel to the potential power which me may possess. A point which I may have overlooked is the ability to humiliate the Americans, allowing us to breach their secure, impenetrable security. However, as a way to exacerbate their problem even further, we are now able to exploit them one by one, as a way to do this I will use this quote by Abraham Lincoln, 'A house Divided cannot stand.' By implementing this it will remind the tarnished population of the US that their decedent inner souls aren't impervious to every attack originating from a foreign source, and by doing so this shall emphasise how they take things for granted, and we shall take it from them to teach them the words of Satan.

What we are doing is treason, there is no compromise and there is a chance that we may be put into prison for the rest of our lives; on the other hand, with our untraceable servers which 'bounce' round the globe this problem shall be diverted. Obviously there will be risks and limitations for the idea, however, the power of Satan shall be cooperating with us to achieve our goals. Nonetheless, we shall be in this together when fighting the enemy, we stand together, through the good and the bad; so don't feel alone in our fight against these pretentious God Lovers, but feel stronger in moments of peril. Our fight for this noble cause will cause sacrifices to be made, but, we stand together when we make them and drive on.

We will hack the pentagon, and we will win the fight against God and his followers.








 

My odd source

Subject: Riots
Purpose: Persuade
Audience: Irish People
Form: TV advert

We live in an age where political debate is boring; so, don't do riots, and keep it boring. Why would you want to encourage your right to freedom of speech. Try and find the problems which you are passionate about: turn them off and forget them.