TONE: to begin with, Day adopted a somewhat humorous tone which allowed her to establish a sense of intimacy with the readers. Her voice turned to one of longing and nostalgia throughout the blog as she recalled the days when tattoos were a symbol of oppression. Disappointment is hinted at when she realises that today, it is rather a fashion statement and has been commodified. There is also a sense of regret, as she looks at her own tattoo and realises that because of social attitudes, that tattoo on her skin has forced her image into one of fashionary statemennt, when initially it was a symbol of her rebellion as a feminine. This tone full of longing becomes contagious to readers as they too realise that modern society has “dimished’ the image and “power” which tattoos once yielded
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in title, tags, annotations or urlVCE English | VCE English exam 2011 review - 1 views
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a) that the image of tattoos has changed over time. This is made undeniably clear by Day and inevitably becomes adopted by the readers as part of their views. This is important.
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however she implictly argues against getting a tattoo, yet this is not the majority of her argument, the other one is) As the onus is placed on the reader to decide they read the opinions and are swayed either for getting tattoos or against.
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Things You Really Need to Learn ~ Stephen's Web - 0 views
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But while you are in school, you should always be taking the opportunity to ask yourself, "what will happen next?" Watch situations and interactions unfold in the environment around you and try to predict the outcome. Write down or blog your predictions. With practice, you will become expert at predicting consequences.
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The four major types of writing are: description, argument, explanation and definition. I have written about these elsewhere. You should learn to recognize these different types of writing by learning to watch for indicators or keywords.
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learn how sentences are joined together to form these types of writing.
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