Text Analysis Essay Examples

Journal Article Analysis tgkoontz University of Phoenix

Abstract

A Week 3 assignment in the class, PHL/717 Constructing Meaning, required a philosophical analysis of an article in the Journal of Psychology. The article investigated how the connection between knowledge and learning influenced individuals to think about controversial everyday issues. The analysis included identifying philosophical assumptions, explaining practical significance and applicability, and relating assumptions and methodology to class readings.

Journal Article Analysis An article in the Journal of Psychology investigated how the connection between knowledge and learning influenced individuals to think about controversial everyday issues....show more content... The scientific community has debated the methodology of the attainment of knowledge since Aristotle. Socialscience, such as the study analyzed here, wants to develop a more engaged relationship between knowledge and practice (Delanty & Strydom, 2003). Conceiving their study on previous research done about the nature of knowledge and the nature of learning that influences thinking, Schommer–Aikins and Hutter (2002) introduced an additional element of contemporary controversial issues encountered in everyday life. Their research looked to populations outside of academia to support their hypotheses. Generally, they were able to prove a relationship exists between individual beliefs about knowledge and learning and the ability to demonstrate higher order thinking. Education and critical thinking influence these beliefs (p. 16). The nature of knowledge and learning beliefs influence thinking in everyday life.

Methodology

Kuhn (1996) describes a paradigm as the accepted norm of a science. The standards, rules, and scientific tradition one follows in a particular area of scientific study comprise the paradigm. Research, such as the one described here, "is a cumulative enterprise, eminently successful in its aim, the steady extension of the scope and precision of scientific knowledge" (p. 52). The study provided

Advertising has become one of the most powerful and effective tools that business uses to launch and brand products. Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Everyday we are surrounded by advertisements, influencing us to make different purchases without our mind even realizing how much they really affect us. Advertising is available in many different mediums and communicated across many different forums. Of all of the forms of advertising, visual advertising has proven to be one of the most successful. Graphic designers have the ability to put subtle references and innuendos into your mind by utilizing different fonts, colors, and visual points...show more content...

"We know moms struggle to get their kids to eat well, and we believe our message provides a reminder that the taste of Hidden Valley Ranch has the power to encourage kids to eat their vegetables" ("New Hidden Valley Ad"). A recent study at the University of California shows that kids ate 23 percent more vegetables when paired with a moderate amount of ranch dressing ("New Hidden Valley Ad"). This visual advertisement published in multiple target advertising markets such as the June 2008 volume of Good Housekeeping periodical targets parents, especially moms, who worry about their children's diets, constantly struggling to get their kids to eat enough vegetables (Hidden Valley). Hidden Valley uses a common photography strategy in the advertisement known as encapsulation. "Encapsulation is a classic technique used to hijack your visitor's eyes and create a tunnel vision effect, preventing your eye from wondering somewhere else in the photo" (Gardner). Hidden Valley creates the picture in a way that makes you look at the ranch being used on the broccoli, almost as if making your eyes focus in on that particular spot. The ad uses association to connect the viewer to the message of the ad. "When advertisers use association, they attempt to associate their product with the people, values and lifestyles depicted in the ads. Associations are positive and Get more content

Textual Analysis Examples

The two items I chose from the Speed museum were the two vases by Fulvio Bianconi and Vicktor Emanuel as the modern pieces and the ancient Egyptian canopic jars. Upon first sight, my first thought was that the purpose of these items is obliviously to hold and serve as containers for other objects. Though they are different in size, it's clear they serve that same idea. Both items are also shaped in sort of a rounded and spherical way; the edges are smoothed out and they all have a nice organic flow to them. There is nothing geometric or jagged about any of the pieces. While reading deeper into the description of the Egyptian jars, I found out that they were used to store the deceased's organs during the process of mummification. These jars...show more content...

Though the vases themselves aren't geometric in shape, the design in the painting creates a bunch of abstract squares and rectangles. The design on the other vase looks to be like a tree growing upward. The black strokes seem to represent different size branches as those found on a tree or a plant of some sort. Another noticeable difference is that the modern vases are European, one being from Sweden and the other fromItaly. The ancient jars, as previously stated, are Egyptian. The sizes seem to differ between the modern and ancient containers as well. The modern vases appear taller and leaner compared to the shorter and more rotund jars. This may be because the jars did not have to be very tall in order to hold the organs; they were able to serve their purpose at a smaller height and a wider circumference. The tall and slender shapes of the vases were probably just a design or style choice the designer made to achieve his vision. The materials used to create the pieces are worth noting as well. The vases were probably glass blown and then hand painted while I couldn't really tell for sure what the jars were made of but it appeared to be some sort of stone or clay. Either way, the Egyptians used organic and natural materials found in their environment and carved and chiseled them by

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MODULE 1 1.1. The fictional world of a literary work Literature is writing that can be read in many ways. We can read it as a form of history, biography, or autobiography. We can read it as an example of linguistic structures or rhetorical conventions manipulated for special effect. We can view it as a material product of the culture that produced it. We can see it as an expression of beliefs and values of a particular class. We can also see a work of literature as a selfcontained structure of words – as writing that calls attention to itself, to its own images and forms. Viewed in this light, literature differs from other kinds of writing – expressive, persuasive, and expository. Expressive...show more content...

Yet in analyzing works offiction it might be useful to adhere to a certain scheme, like the one given in the box below.

In studying fiction, use the following questions as a guide: What are the theme and the message? How does the title relate to them? What is the plot structure like? What does the setting contribute to it? What central conflict drives the plot? What are other conflicts? How is the story told? What does the particular type of narrator contribute? Which narrative modes are used? How do they relate to the plot structure elements? How does the story reveal its main characters? What means of character drawing are used by the author? How does the language of the story contribute to the development of the theme and character drawing? Tasks to Module 1 1. What kinds of writing are there? Give an example of each from an authentic source. 2. How does literature differ from other kinds of writing? 3. How does the world of fiction relate to objective reality? Substantiate your answer with examples from English fiction. 4. Give examples of an epic, a tragedy, a comedy, a novel, a short story. Are they in the genres of prose or poetry? 5. Give definitions for creative non–fiction, satire, allegory and pastoral. Can they be called genres? In what relation do they stand to the genres mentioned in the question above? 6.

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1) What is the background of the text ;

I–What is the original meaning of the passage in the past.

2) textual Analysis– what is the original meaning of the text;

8) Historical assessment: setting, conditions, and circumstances;

3) Source evaluation– who writes the text;

4) Identify the nature of the text (Literary; Narrative; Rhetorical.)

B–Locate the meaning of the Text; the social. Historicaland the cultural context or meaning is found in the text itself

–Establish the connection of the passage to the present generation.

1) Similarities

2) Differences

3) Advantages

4) Disadvantages

5) Promises to keep

6) Any Command or Instructions to be obeyed

7) Warning to watch carefully

III–Bible passage contextualization (culture, customs...show more content...

However, based on my experience, an effective Bible interpretation not only tells what the passage mean but it should be able to satisfy the spiritual needs of the people to make them desire God more in their lives. My Bible interpretational method varies because I normally consider my audience spiritual needs, interests and weaknesses to get their attention to listen to God's truth and benefit from what they will discover about God.

6.How was the Bible usually viewed in your childhood home? If applicable, how did your parents interpret the Bible? Do you interpret the Bible in the same way as they did? If not, what has changed and why? How do you feel about differences in Bible understanding between yourself and others in your family currently?

When I was younger, I did not know the Bible because my mother used to read and pray with using the Roman Catholic guide booklets. So, when I became a Christian, I just read through it and derive my understanding as the passage revealed the meaning in a practical sense and then apply them to my life and circumstances. But my seminary education contributed much to enrich my understanding of the Bible messages following the proper method of

Examples Of Genre Analysis

Literature review

Genre analysis, literally is to analyze a piece of genre which is "a staged,goal–oriented,purposeful activity"in which speakers/writers engaged to express a certain meaning (Martin,1984,p.25). In other words, people use language in various occasions, for some certain purposes, perceived to be a meaningful and coherent whole which focus on communicative function: "language"in action or "language in use" , can be called as a type of text or discourse. While genre analysis is treated as discourse analysis more like a text analysis. Text is a record of communicative event while discourse refers to the interpretation of the communicative event in context (Nunan,1993),which shows discourse connects text with context. Following...show more content... writer use hedges like"would,can,could etc." to tone down the manner of language: this would...kindergarten education(Line11),especially in terms of giving the solution: It can consider...premises(Line23).In order to facilitate constructing writer–reader relationship,rhetorical question was used: Yet,should...will pay?(Line13). Also typical is the high frequency of using some directives: Firstly,there should...kindergartens(Line17), which implicates the authority of this article.

Different coherence types represented in this text : At the beginning of this article there is a clear reminder In response to...(Line 1) contributing to the logical coherence. Using of phrasal connectives,e.g., "at the same time" and single–word connective"but" "yet" "and" all help the text with logical coherence. But adversative coherence is not used much in this text, for the genre of this text is to giving support to argue for the subsydise. However ,semantic coherence stands out in this

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Literary Analysis of Two Texts

Renita Redding

Instructor: Irene Robles–Huerta

ENG 125

March 21, 2015

The short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been", by Joyce Oates, (1966), and the poem, "What it's Like to Be a Black Girl", by Patricia Smith, (1991), are both about the coming of age of young girls and the conflicts that they encounter. The two pieces explore issues that most young girls have with their bodies and others during their puberty years. The literary elements that will be compared in this essay is imagery and symbolism. The main conflict in both pieces that will be explored is individual versus self. These literary elements and conflict will help us to explore the issues that these two individual young girls...show more content...

"First of all, it's being 9 years old and feeling like you're not finished". It's as though, the changes that are to come are going to be better than what's already been. The main change she hopes is that she will be considered beautiful because unlike Connie in the first story this 9 year old girl don't believe she's pretty at all. So she's hoping that, what's to come? Is better than what's been?

Although there are many different literary techniques used in these two pieces imagery is an element that is depicted in the both of them. Imagery is a literary technique that appeals to the senses of its readers. It gives the reader a visual of what the writer is feeling about what he or she is writing. In the poem, "What it's Like to Be a Black Girl", by Smith, (1991), imagery is used to display the writers feelings of being black and not necessary proud of being black, "it's dropping food coloring in your eyes to make them blue and suffering their burn in silence". The writer could be using the word blue as a way to depict the wanting to have beautiful blue eyes like many White women as opposed to the dark brown or black eyes that she probably possessed. Imagery is also seen in the way how the writer explains her encounter with the opposite sex. "It's finally having a man reach out for you then caving in around his fingers". It is having a man finally paying attention to you but not knowing that he only wants to control your body.

Global Warming

Global warming is an increase in the earth's temperature due to fossil fuels, industry, and agricultural processes caused by human, natural, and other gas emissions. (Melissa Phillips). This results in an increased emission of greenhouse gases. (Caroline Quatman). Short–wave solar radiation sinks into the Earth's atmosphere and warms its surface; while longwave infrared radiation emitted by earth's surface is absorbed, and then re–emitted by trace gases. (Brent C. Willhoite)

Climate changes occur in our earth's atmosphere due to a buildup of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases can occur naturally as well as a result of human activities. (Melissa Phillips). Problems can occur when higher concentrations of greenhouse...show more content... These gases trap heat and cause the greenhouse effect, rising global temperatures.(Heidi Sterrett).

Human activities add to the levels of these gasses, causing more problems. The burning of solid waste, fossil fuels, and wood products are major causes. Automobiles, heat from homes and businesses, and factories are responsible for about 80% of today's carbon dioxide emissions, 25% of methane, and 20% of the nitrous oxide emissions. The increase in agriculture, deforestation, landfills, industrial production, and mining contribute a significant share of emissions too The gases released into the atmosphere are tracked by emission inventories. An emission inventory counts the amount of air pollutants discharged into the atmosphere. These emission inventories are used by many organizations. NASA and meteorologists also use them.(Heidi Sterrett).

The Centers for Disease Control have been involved in studying global warming's effect on human health. Global warming is a danger to a human's health. Its affect on climate can adversely affect humans. Plagues have been attributed to global warming. An increase in temperature can result in a longer life cycle for diseases or the agents spreading them. Living in a warm area makes egg production a quicker process. Global warming will lead to more precipitation, which enables infectious diseases to be more easily contracted and spread.

Overview:

The text, Writing on Demand: Best Practices and Strategies for Success is designed specifically for teachers by teachers. With a quote on the cover of the text that is highlighted by a bright orange background and explicitly states that this book is "Ideal for SAT, ACT, AP, and State Assessment Exams", the text quickly announces that its core audience is going to be teachers within the middle school to high school range. Given the aim of this text, it proves to be a highly beneficial work for aiding teachers in understanding how to adequately prepare their students for the rigors of writing on demand, be it for regular classroom assignments or standardized tests. After a thorough analysis of the text I found many of...show more content...

Context for Usage: The grade levels this text is designed to prepare educators for teaching is evidenced first in its overall discussion of properly preparing students to be able to write on demand for state assessment tests. Given that such tests do not regularly take place until students are out of elementary education it is apparent that this text is directed towards teachers working with a higher age bracket. This is also further revealed in instances where teachers are directed to help students think backwards, a skill that is not highly promoted in elementary education as most children at this age level have not yet developed the capacity to think backwards. The process described for enabling students to analyze prompts is also one that would be dominantly used beyond the beginning years of education. Considering each of these factors, the aim of this text is to be utilized by teachers working with a middle school to high school age bracket.

Learning Objectives: Learning objectives promoted in the college level class on teaching writing that this text was handed out in, strongly emphasize the importance of group work, as revealed in the writing theory handout and the scholarly overview handout (see attached). Get

The host and moderator sits in the middle between the two other cast members. The majority of this was assumingly done on purpose by FS1 as "Undisputed" was created almost nine years after ESPN's first debate show. However, in order to reach ESPN's success, you need to format your show similar to theirs, as Jim Shea's article discussed. FS1, saw the masses of sports fans gravitating towards "First Take", and realized in order to stay relevant in the new age of media new programming had to be brought to the forefront. The ascetics of each show are the same, but what about the content? In order to find the answer to that question, textual analysis will continue to be used, comparing and contrasting "Undisputed" and "First Take". The focus...show more content...

Therefore, on September 25th, 2017 the day after the protests took place, both "Undisputed" and "First Take" debated over the highly controversial issue. "First Take" opened the show at 10am discussing the topic, as Molly Qerim asked for each cast members opinions The opening segment on the anthem protest lasted roughly ten minutes. The mood seemed somber, as Stephen A. Smith was the first one to begin speaking, as he is an African Americanmale. It was easier for him to discuss his opinion first, as the topic is a sensitive one because America is divided on the issue. Smith claimed he was "disgusted", and went on to state, "President Trump does not conduct himself benefiting of the President of the United States of America". The tone appealed to the emotions of that specific weekend, and what many Americans were feeling at the time. Already, we observe that ESPN's number one rateddebate show is able to talk at great length about political issues. It is clear that would have never been the case ten years ago. Smith voiced a strong opinion claiming "the president condemned NFL players peacefully protesting with more fervor than those the words, and the actions of Neo Natzi's and White Supremacists". Smith said it wasn't about politics, but one man (Donald Trump) as to why some African American players knelt for the playing of the National Anthem. The words of Smith were powerful, and intelligent to the common viewer. Smith spoke for Get more content

How have the authors, Hunter and Dahl, created a sinister tone in their short stories you have studied?

Tone is of great significance to the storyline as it portrays the reader's attitude while expressing the genre. Tony Hunter's 'Listen to the End' and Roald Dahl's 'The Landlady' both guide the audience through their violent and mysterious stories that begin with a powerless main character on a dark, shivering evening. However, through varying and distinctive techniques, the two short stories differ notably in terms of setting, characterisation, and point of view, which ultimately convey the menacing tone.

Both Hunter and Dahl use point of view and setting to form the sinister tone in their baleful narratives. Written in third...show more content... Although he is naГЇve and is entirely oblivious to the Landlady's evil. He soon queries his surroundings by memory of strange events, "There is nothing more tantalizing than thing like this that lingers just outside the borders of one's memory". Here, Dahl is motivating the readers to question the Landlady. 'Listen to the End', Hunter did not name his main character and left the girl's life unidentified. Whereas Dahl has named his character "Billy Weaver" and mentions more detail of his background and life story, which has the reader more empathy for the character.

Through various techniques featured in the texts 'Listen to the End' and 'The Landlady', Hunter and Dahl, have created two texts with similar themes, but with varying execution of techniques. 'The Landlady' begins inconspicuously, with a young travelling man searching for a hotel. Like a true ominous tale, it builds the tension slowly, through means of foreshadowing and symbolism. Through the usage of sentences from the Landlady, such as, "I knew you would", Dahl enlightens the reader with the general sense of consciousness to danger. The technique of unusual illustrations engages the active reader. Comparably, Hunter has built tension, starting early in the story with strong figurative language of gloom and misfortune. This technique brings great imagery, which allowed the reader to picture easily, and feel close to the story. For example, "The

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Examples Of Semiotic Analysis

1. Introduction and Background In this essay I will evaluate the various components used to construct meaning in Figure 1 by means of a semiotic analysis. I will discuss the theory of certain semiotic concepts and apply them to Figure 1 throughout the text. The image in Figure 1 delivers a visual message and it is supported by illustrated text, three captions, and two logos. The knowledge necessary to interpret the illustration is knowledge of writing and English (Barthes 1977: 153). This analysis is applicable to an adult audience familiar with 'food'– and 'diet' ideologies, as well as concepts of celebrity endorsement. 1.1 Context and Representation of Figure 1 The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) were founded in 1980 and...show more content...

The consumption of meat becomes a moral issue. If consuming meat is considered to be immoral, then a vegetarian diet is the morally acceptable option. This logo challenges the morals of the viewer and is used to illicit a guilty response (Bailey 2007: 44, 50). Connotatively6 this sign can imply that, unlike animals, the reader does not have a 'heart' until he/she embraces a vegetarian diet. This connotation contradicts the primary phrase in Figure 1; "All animals have the same parts". Another connotation deliberately used by PETA, is the image of the blue silhouetted cow; its shape is popularly associated with dairy and beef products within the consumer market. Through this the reader immediately associates the symbol with food products and Get more content

This essay is about to analyse certain media text by using particular semiotic codes. The semiology study in particular is based on theory developed by Saussure and Pierce and means study of the signs in the text. According to Saussure the 'language is a system of signs that express ideas' (Saussure 1915/1966 cited in Berger, 2012:7). When media analysis is made it is about to show the relationship between the signs in certain text. Pierce states that everything we do can be seen as sign. According to him the signs can be iconic, symbolical and dimensions (Berger, 2012:4). Symbols and icons are used to represent companies 'corporate identity' (Berger, 2012:11). This paper in particular will be focused on the way that media text use...show more content...

According to Jonathan Bingell (1997:78) every magazine is 'collection of signs', the front cover itself aim to produce connote meanings to the reader in many different ways. The readers are very important, because by analysing the product they bring to it their own cultural meaning and the connotation and the denotation in the picture and text have different interpretation according to every reader`s cultural values (Berger, 2012). Title and the publication of the magazine have very important role in shaping customers' expectations. The title as Goddard states is 'little capsules of meaning' (1998:80). By analysing the meaning of the title and the production, we can find out the class of the magazine. The cover which will be used in this paper is the May 2012 UK Harper`s Bazaar edition (Appendix A) with title 'Jubilee Chic'. The 'Jubilee' connote the so special for the British nation upcoming Queen`s 60th Diamond Jubilee, which was due in the beginning of June.With its monthly publication and made from glossy papers the magazine connote 'glamour and sophistication' (McLoughlin,2000:2).The star of the cover is also very important for the consumer. In this edition of May 2012 the star is Victoria Beckham. According to the magazine there is a reason for her appearance and it is connected with her last cover made for the same magazine, which years ago celebrated her transformation from pop star to fashion icon. This time Harper`s Bazaar celebrated Get more content