Learning From Tison Analysis
“Learning From Tison” is an article that been published on December 15, 2009, in Sun Star, a weekly newspaper runs by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The author of this article is Tom Hewitt. He was a student there during that time. Hewitt got the chance to travel to Indonesia to make a documentary film about an Indonesian child named Tison who got burn. In the article, the author Tom Hewitt talked about his journey to Tison’s village. Also, he talked about the tough time he went through because he was a student at that time. In the article, he mentioned how people in that area were feeling happy even though they were poor and live under hard conditions. Even though Hewitt was a college student when he wrote
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The author used two types of exposition to write his article. The first one is sequence exposition and the second one is comparison exposition. First is sequence exposition, the author wrote most the article in chronological order where he started his journey when he was in his hometown before leaving for the airport, summarize his long trip until he finally arrived at Tison house, and finally talked about what significant events happened there. The way he wrote the article was so clear and it is not confusing for readers because he focused on one element each paragraph until he reached the point and the message he wanted to tell at the end. The second type of exposition he used in his article is comparison exposition. The comparison that the author used was between his life and the society that he came from and compares it to the life of Tison and his society. Also, he compared between his problem and how he dealt with it and Tison’s problem and how he dealt with it. He said, “ On his worst day, he was several times cheerier than I am in the best of times” (92). The way he used comparison was effective because this comparison showed to the readers what problem is more worth to get attention. Finally, the examples he used were sufficient and relevant to the idea of the article. To have the chance to travel to a foreign country that has entire different culture is worth to write everything you witness there. However, the author chose to concentrate on one element, which was what he learned and he summarizes it by saying “ I don't know where I stack up, but the most important thing Tison taught me was that while things don't always turn out the way we want them to, all we can do is our best” (92). This sentence that the author illustrated at the end of his article is a clear and obvious way to end up his thoughts about his
In this particular moment of the essay, Hemon’s daughter Isabel is rushed to have an emergency surgery. Hemon recalls the time of going to the hospital and how things were moving at a totally different speed, as if a child’s life wasn’t at stake (pg. 4). It is normal for Hemon to think that people are moving too slow and how he needed to be with his daughter immediately. People on the outside do not know that this is going on. To those individuals they are just continuing with their daily lives while Hemon’s new norm is being witness to seeing his child in a hospital and he cannot do anything about it but sit and wait for news of what is to come
The language that Coates uses engulfs the reader into his thoughts by using vivid descriptions and actions. As he reveals his thoughts and concerns for his son, we are placed in the mist of his fear and experiences. Although he is able to paint his world for us, he also allows us to contemplate and interpret some of the meanings behind his words. Much as if we, ourselves were developing the thoughts and ideas behind his points of view. In this sense, he is telling the reader what to think while allowing them to process the information he has presented. Even though his ideas are drawn from personal experience and may have no factual backing, the mere contemplation of its correlation or being given some truth to the statement. Additionally, a tone is set throughout the article, his language not only captures the mind but emotions. His descriptive language intensifies when he
The first passage reveals the parallel suffering occurring in the lives of different members of the family, which emphasizes the echoes between the sufferings of the father and the narrator. The narrator’s father’s despair over having watched
The essay goes into great detail of his relationship with his father. He describes his father as cruel (65), bitter (65), and beautiful (64). He does mention the bad in length. On the flip side, he tells us some of the good as well. Throughout his storytelling, the reader gets a glimpse into his life and the way he feels. His feelings evolve during the extent of the essay.
First, in his article, Rose sets the scene by efficiently using personal anecdote as an essential to achieve the emotions of the readers to argue his claim. Rose introduces his readers
The most significant part of the entire text is that most of the readers will never feel the pain of author. The ability not to be able to relate and understand someone’s struggle is very impactful.
Along in with the author’s use of metaphors is the frequent use of imagery. In this reading, it is simple to envision the scenes as the different scenarios are explained and the audience can easily picture Staples in the places he is describing and also the people he comes across. Perhaps the most powerful and memorable imagery is provided in the author’s description of people’s different reactions and faces when they come into contact with him. Actions speak volumes and an immediate change of facial expression is possibly one of the
Talbot beings her essay with a relatable spokesperson by the name of Alex, who is a graduate from Harvard and establishing an informal and personal tone to her article. By creating a personal tone to begin her article she draws the reader’s attention by giving them someone to relate to was well as what Alex is going through. She gives the readers experiences
They are strategically placed throughout the writing for emotional intensity. The first anecdote sets an atmosphere and offers a light-hearted insight into his world. He allows us to imagine his life and how he envisions it to be in the future. This is an inclusive technique that gives his audience something to relate to and gets their attention before hitting them with difficult information. Penberthy’s second anecdote is a quite shocking personal account. This is an example of hyperbolic anecdotal evidence with the intent of maintaining the reader’s interest. His last anecdote, ‘Don’s story’, was offered as a counterpoint argument. Penberthy did this to soften the blow to the older readers and show that they may not be as difficult as he has portrayed them. Penberthy has used personal information through his article to engage with the reader and convince them that his argument is correct. This is a strong way of building an argument and Penberthy has used it
This essay will explore the function of the narrative which helps the readers to perceive the meaning of the narrative. It will do so in terms of the point of view, narrative voice as well as the structure of the narrative. Furthermore, the setting of the story will be another focus which exploits the generic convention which reflects the social anxiety behind the story at the time. I
It explains to the reader that no matter how many times a man fails or succeeds in his life, it comes down to whether or not they give it there all or not.
But, I think the society overemphasis Mortenson’s action, he did some good things and became popular, he was tempted by the fame, lucrative book contracts and failed to be a real hero. Also, he was not justice, he considered his own needs and interest after he became a hero (double-dipping, 60% funds on promotion of books and administrative expense). Mortenson’s failure is also result of lacking integrity. He is not honest with his readers for lying in the book. The lack of integrity undermines Mortenson’s moral authority quickly.
In the story the author portrays the protagonist differently from the other characters because she talks about the physical appearance of other characters and when it comes to the narrator we have no idea what she looks like but she is developed partially through her relationship with other characters, although we the readers do come the find out that the narrator is around the age of 15-17 years old and we can assume that she has a bad relationship with her parents because first of all she talks about them maybe once or twice in the whole story and second of all we know that they sent her to boarding school so that alone proves that her relationship with them is lacking. As readers we also know that she has trouble opening up in the story she say “To open your heart. You open your legs but can’t, or don’t dare anyone, to open your heart” (237). This is a prime example of how author characterizes the protagonist as broken and emotionally damaged. And as the story progress the author becomes more honest with us the readers and herself, she starts the reveal the pain she is in and how lonely she feels. The narrator gives us an example of how she feels after sex by saying “After sex, you curl up like a shrimp, something deep inside you ruined, slammed in a place that sickness at
The peculiarity of the first two paragraphs is a wide usage of such stylistic devices, which author employed in order to create the tense atmosphere of a tragedy. The text under analysis is very emotive and causes the reader a sense of terror.
The main analysis this essay with cover is comparing how the three stories discuss and express class and heritage, as well as how death can cause people to not only think things in a different way but also how death can open your eyes to something you never would have seen otherwise. Another thing that is potentially easily missed is how each of the individuals writing styles and backgrounds affect the ground work of the stories and how they progress.