Practice Paper 1 HL Template

Paper 1 Template

Introduction:

• Info
• Background on the two
• Holistically compare and contrast
• Thesis - Through the use of ACTS text 1 aims to sell a product to a wealthy audience (Great white fleet cruise) written with a colonial lens whereas Text 2 aims to highlight the struggles of squatters in the caribbean to a wealthy audience, both having elements which compare and contrast to understand the viewpoints at different time periods.

ACTS Outline:

Audience Purpose Content Theme Tone Style and Structure:

Purpose:

Text 1:

• To advertise and sell the product of the cruise to the wealthy population of USA

The advertisement is a “summer brochure” therefore main purpose is to attract consumers. Considering the cruise only allows first class passengers it also aims to achieve a certain level of credibility especially using a the name “Great white Fleet”. By doing this they aim to attain a certain market.

Text 2:

• TO provide a different perspective to the wealthy audience. Written for the squatters the article reveal the plights of the islanders and evoke a sense of sympathy for the seeming colonialism occurring in the area  

Audience--Origin:

Text 1:

• The following is an advertisement from around the 1950’s

This is stated because the “The Great White ship” was actually named after a world war 2 battle fleet. Also visually the bottom of the text passengers (potential) are dressed in 1950’s wear (hats, dresses with fringes, etc.)

Text 2:

• Post colonial- published in 2007

Holistically there is a major difference at the two time periods that they were published in where one is published with a colonial lens where the other is a more modern post-colonial lens. The significance at the two articles being published in two completely different time periods is it helps view one perspective in two different lenses.

Audience- Who

Text 1:

• Advertisement is specifically targeted towards the “wealthy”

The advertisement specifically says “Only First Class Passengers carried” on the upper left hand corner.  

• Targets towards American passengers

The advertisement states that the ports are American destinations (New York, Boston, etc). Additionally the destinations are in North America - (Jamaica , Canals, etc. )- places where the common  American tourist would find “exotic”.

Text 2:

• Takes a similar approach to audience to reveal a different perspective

Considering the article is published in 2007 - Panama would be just coming out of a time period where colonial oppressors were present.. Therefore the audience would again be targeted towards a wealthier population who can afford to buy land (developers).

Text 1: Content

• The great white fleet used to be a an American battle fleet Using a credible name (ethos) to sell the product to the consumer. Has information about the cruise selling it at a reasonable price. “reduced rates:
• Advertisement begins with a pictorial Large heading “The great white fleet” to emphasize its superiority.
• Then goes into the information with the heading “Reduced Rates” - Empty claims are additionally used.

Text 2 Content:

The article overall creates an overwhelming sense that the story is being perceived from a post colonial perspective; multiple indicators of this are in the diction “occupy these once-isolated isles”, “threaten to displace hundreds of low-income residents”, “charges of colonialism”, “homes have been burned and been torn to the ground”

• The last sentence “speculators will use any means necessary to get land” creates a Machiavellian sense of the “ends justify the means” and the “ends” mostly consist of profit

• Begins with general background information about the conflict which heavily relies on negative diction such as “shacks” “scavenged” “rough” “cracks”; diction is utilized to convey imagery of the poor, urban setting
• Passage then goes on to describe a particular case study, of Jimenez, once again emphasizing the fact that he earned specifically a measly amount of $1 an hour, a despicable minimum wage; furthers the overall feeling of poverty especially with the alliteration that highlights “Panamas poorest residents”; strong p sound is not light on the ears
• The newspaper article then gives a testimony which appeals to the audience’s sense of pathos as it elicited empathy for a man who seems to deserve rightful ownership of his property
• the statistic of $1 billion dollars greatly contrasts the $1 wage cited earlier in the passage

Text 1: Theme

• The theme is very general - selling a luxurious lifestyle  Theme- Using a certain luxurious lifestyle to sell a product.o want to go on the cruise.

The way the advertisements ment is written is to portray a very posh and classy lifestyle, so the text aims to portray the same theme with using “classy images at the bottom of the advertisement, and language that is very direct. “better than your other costing less”. Very summer theme and vibe resonates through the article to put a sense of carefree and relaxation to hard working first class passengers especially considering the article claims to be inexpensive.

Text 2: Theme

• Title referring to squatters take on developers already sets the theme of a competition between the two groups of people, one pitted against the other

Refers to the competition between squatters and developers, a theme of survival is put across as the squatters are put across in a helpless position. An urgency and desperation is put across as well as the squatters are voiced to be under an oppressive force - developers. .

Text 1: Tone and Mood

• General ambient tone- carefree summer, exclusive

Exclusive tone- clearly only speaking to the target audience. Because the tone is exclusive and seems to only target the higher class, it makes people outside of the target audience “craves” what this advertisement is trying to sell.

Happy and enthusiastic mood- encourages the audience“The Great White Fleet” has summer trips that go from New York to countries such as Panama, Cuba, and Jamaica. It’s targeting a high class that goes on vacations like this usually.  When mentioning the countries such as “Jamaica” and “Panama”, a very foreign and “touristy” tone is used. The countries are placed in a very exotic context- the company is trying to sell these locations.  

Tone- Very accessible for the rich- not easy for the middle and poorer classes

Text 2: Tone and Mood

• Completely different tone from text 1 very contrasting

The tone and mood consist of two main areas.:

• When in regards to the “squatters” we see a tone of indignancy at the situation we have forced them to. Which results in a mood of pity.

• When in regards to the companies of developers and real estate agents, we see a tone of annoyance at their money grubbing actions that have displaced and harmed so many less fortunate.

With a mood of rage from the audience.

This contrasting elements helps set the audience but clearly identify that the message is not the same.

Text 1: Style and Structure

The content is both visual and literary using advertising techniques to again sell the product. When looking at it at least ⅔ of the advertisement is visual:

• The title “The Great White Fleet” is the name of the cruise ship. It uses ethos as it is named after a popular US Navy Battle Fleet. Sense of patriotism.
• Emphasizes the word “White” by making the word itself in white, in contrast to the black background. White=American?
• Very pictorial.
• Uses Ethos by stating the company name at the end of the advertisement, thus making it reliable. It also includes the areas of specific branches of the company for accessibility.
• Image at the bottom- women and men put across very elegant with the women wearing fashionable hats and arched necks. Intention - so audience can visualize themselves in that position.
• Note that Reduced Rates for Summer Cruises is in Bold - Eye catching marketing technique and considering the time is summer the font is emphasized so it appeals to the common consumer.
• “Sailings, every week, from New York, Boston and New Orleans”. This highlights the accessibility of the cruise ships. Furthermore, serving from top capitals only, emphasizes the exclusivity of this cruise.
• “It is cool in… much cooler” - Put themselves in a position of superiority over other vacation packages through use of language.
• Propaganda techniques - “official temperature records prove this” (Empty Claim)
• Locations: Jamaica, Cuba.etc - put across in a very exotic manner - almost the “fishhook” reeling people in after prior claim.
• Ethos - United Fruit Company - Reliable company
• Glittering Generalities
• Vague language - “Extra Large staterooms” - What is the regular size - Again appealing to the audience as it seems this liner is very luxurious.
• Pictorial elements take up ⅔ of the page

Text 2: Style and Structure

Since it is an article has no pictorial elements but rather visual.graphic language to create images the way text 1 visually shows them:

• The style and structure follow that of a newspaper. It uses the following to manipulate the viewpoint of the reader
• Testimonial, Plain Folk, Card Stacking, Source manipulation, and Glittering Generalities
• Lit devices include
• Imagery, weighted diction, Alliteration, hyperbole
• All of this is done to sway the reader towards a more liberal viewpoint

Conclusion:

• Certain elements in text 1 and 2 which compare and contrast
• Highlight that major contrasting moments are the Style and structure, tone mood and a theme
• Highlight audience is main comparing point
• Note that the text contrast more than they compare

Introduction:

The following is a paper 1 analysis of two texts. The first first text is a visual advertisement targeted at a wealthy audience aiming to sell the product of a cruise whereas the other advertisement is an article targeted to the wealthy population but takes a different perspective. As text 1 glorifies a luxurious lifestyle text 2 aims to take the position of aid towards the lower class in this situation the squatters. Additionally both texts use different literary and pictorial elements to further address their point. The reason for establishing the different viewpoints but same audience is to provide a comparison on the viewpoints considering the articles were written almost 70 + years apart from each other. Having the two different lenses colonial and postcolonial aims to show and highlight a location is more than just a vacation destination but also a home to others. Through the use of the different ACTS components Text 1 aims to establish colonial power where as text 2 highlights colonial oppression struggles in order provide multi-perspectives so the reader can establish the development of colonial power over a large time span and understand the after impacts.

Proposal Form WT2

Outline Form – Written Task 2

IB Language & Literature HL

Question	Answer
What is your name?	Devyani Pejathaya
What part of the course does your analysis fall under?	Part 3: Media Bias
What topic is the focus of this task?	Media Bias
What is the title of the text you are using as the basis of your analysis?	5 Little Words from Hillary’s Benghazi Email That Four American Servicemen Never Had a Chance to Say
Highlight the question you are answering.	How and why is a social group represented in a particular way
Thesis statement	Through the use of literary devices, stylistic features and propaganda techniques Kyle Becker a republican supporter aims to highlight and resurface the “Bengazi Crisis” in order to portray and represent the democratic party specifically presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as a “un-suitable president” for the United States of America
Key point 1	Looking at the republican view point- examining how they present the democratic political group. How its presented- through the news channel – highlighting that the article is derived from a Republican broadcasting network (Independent Journal)
Key point 2	Understanding the why – Examining the ideologies of both groups to see where they “clash” Highlighting why this viewpoint has resurfaced because the event initially occurred in 2013 Why this political group is represented in this way:  (Intention – To bring down Hillary Clinton’s Political Campaign)
Key point 3	Use of literary devices: -          Stylistic Features -          Propoganda Techniques Cohesion of the how and why
Key point 4 (optional)

The Use of Propoganda

Prompt:

Is it okay for the government to mislead in order to promote nationalism?

Propaganda is a term that refers official government communications released to the public in order to influence an opinion.  Statistically the use of propaganda increases in times of war or international conflict. As propaganda is heavily biased it has a tendency to provide extremist views in order to voice a strong opinion. Also a group tends to favor certain information and in a sense may provide a misleading image to their audience as the "whole story" is not visible.  The documentary "control room" aims to voice that the broadcasting network Al Jazeera was the only broadcasting station at the time of the Iraq-USA war that showed the public the "entire story".  

Governments have been known to withhold, spin and even at times fabricate information in order to promote a sense of nationalism within the country's civilian population. Personally I do not agree with this ideology. A government of a country is one of the key foundational elements in a nation and not only do they voice the views and opinions of a nation but they also influence and impact other worldwide audiences. When there is a sense of instability in the foundation it is obvious that the structures surrounding it will also be impacted. Similarly when this key establishment misleads the public there will be an impact, in this situation a negative one. For example in the United States there tends to be large parties with opposing extreme ideologies. When the information presented to them is misleading the claims they build off of this original idea will be irrelevant and inaccurate.

 In the documentary it was evident that the director aimed to portray Al Jazeera as a superior news-reporting station and claimed that they were more reliable than the American news coverage. There is even a section in the documentary where there is a clip from an interview with an American official stating that the images and stories broadcasted to their audience is in a sense "fake “as Al Jazeera would quote "go find children and crying women to act as if they were in pain". From prior understanding it was stated from President Bush that Al Jazeera was the "mouthpiece to Bin laden".  Hence it is clear that this was a form of American Propaganda which was "spun" from an original source (Al Jazeera) to clarify to the American Public that there was no large negative consequence from the bombing of Baghdad.

The Jessica Lynch story is another example of how propaganda has been theatrically spun in order to sway the public’s opinion through misleading information. Jessica lynch was put across as a war hero rescued by her American comrades in Iraq. It was stated by the Pentagon and United States news broadcasting network that she was “shot” and interrogated by soldiers in a hospital where she was being held hostage. Her miraculous “prison-break” was used as propaganda for the American Public with a negative outlook on the Iraqi people holistically.  This story was sold well in the States and the nationalistic view and patriotic response increased. After the initial story was released there were apparent discrepancies with resulted in counter-stories being released with perspectives of the actual patients and doctors in the hospital who claimed that there were not any armed individuals in the hospital. They also claimed that the Americans had used this story as way of communicating to the American public with video footage in a dramatic “Hollywood” style way. This use of propaganda to form the public’s opinion is not only negative but in some ways also completely fiction.  Yes this did initially result in a increased patriotic response but after people understood the counterclaims it made them question their government. 

Class activity : Bias

Original Article:
 http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/hillarys-view-benghazi-we-live-dangerous-worldwe-have-learn-things
(Side note: This is a class activity, in no way do I support the claims made in the following passages)

Being the secretary of state at the time Hillary was in charge of ensuring national security Did she deliver? In simplistic words no. As this woman runs for presidency it makes sense to look at her past and dig up the real skeletons so you know the kind of person you are voting to run and ensure the success of our nation.

Hillary claims she was blindsided by the tragic events of the Benghazi crisis where our nation lost the beloved souls US Ambassador J.christopher stevens and U.S foreign service information management Officer Sean Smith. America's tragic heroes fell at the hands of another American , Hillary Clinton. There has been much speculation to whether Hillary had a faint idea but according to the evidence she did. There have been recordings and reportings of the then secretary of state receiving emails from her top aids about the security precaution from Libya. The messages are a part of a collection of back and forth information exchange with over 250 messages made public. The messages not only reveal the truth but also expose Hillary's thinking and "executive style". 

After the initial public shock of the crisis Hilary was not done. It was uncovered that she intentionally cut security and silenced her witnesses. After silencing her witness she still had to clear her name so she lied about the video which was leaked. In the video Hillary blamed the deaths explicitly on the "libyans" holistically. Even as she stood over the caskets of the fallen heroes she denied to tell the truth and had the audacity to tell the parents that the maker of the video was responsible.

Not only did Hillary lie to the public but she lied to congress as her entire story unwinds it is clear that Hillary can not be trusted. A woman capable of lying and keeping the truth from not only the public but fallen heroes just proves that she  does not have the right to hold a position of honor in our glorious nation's government.