SPEAKER - This piece has multiple contributors. They include NBC News journalists Elizabeth Chuck, Alex Johnson, and Corey Siemazsko.
OCCASION - The occasion of this piece is the tragic death of 17 and injury of 15 due to the cowardice of Nikolas Cruz, a 19 year old who went to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to kill innocent students and employees. It is the second shooting of 2018 with more than 15 victims and only 51 days have passed. AUDIENCE - This article was made for the general public so that they could be informed about a tragic event that happened recently. More specifically, this article pertains to people that were a part of the school's community that want to see how this even came to be. PURPOSE - The purpose of this article is to inform the general public about a sad mass shooting as well as to bring attention to gun problems in the United States. SUBJECT - The subject of this article is a school shooting that went down five days ago at a Parkland, Florida high school. TONE - The tone of this article gloomy and serious because it covers a topic where there really is no room for other tones. The gun violence is a very sensitive topic and if the contributors tried to make jokes or had a happy tone, the piece would be recieved very poorly. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-respond-shooting-parkland-florida-high-school-n848101
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SPEAKER - The information in this article was curated by NBC News writers Alex Smith and Daniel Arkin. Johnson reports from Los Angeles while Arkin reports from New York.
OCCASION - The occasion of this piece is a shooting at Los Angeles's Salvador Castro Middle School. This is actually the second school shooting on US soil of 2018 and it has only been 32 days. AUDIENCE - This piece's audience consists of people who live in the Los Angeles area who were wondering what was going on. It is also for people who are just wondering what is going on in US news at the moment. PURPOSE - Johnson and Arkin wrote this piece to inform people about a recent school shooting and explain how it all unfolded to people who may not know. SUBJECT - The subject of this article is a school shooting that went down today at Salvador Castro Middle School in Los Angeles. TONE - The tone of this article is extremely serious. The topic is very sensitive and sad so adding other tones like humor would not have been very appropriate. http://wc.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/los-angeles-middle-school-shooting-two-students-wounded-female-student-n843726 SPEAKER - The writer of this piece is Alex Seitz-Wald. He writes many articles for NBC News and he is an expert in election analytics and money in politics.
OCCASION - This piece was written because Democrat Doug Jones won the senate race in the very Republican state of Alabama. AUDIENCE - Wald's primary audience consists of people who want to know who won Alabama's Senate Race. Other audience members could be those wondering about the reasoning behind Jones's victory. PURPOSE - Alex Seitz-Wald wrote this article to inform American citizens from both parties about the unusual Democratic win in the Alabama Senate race. SUBJECT - The subject of this piece is Doug Jones's victory in the Alabama Senate Race. TONE - The tone of Wald's article is very serious and objective. He sticks to facts throughout the piece an is surprisingly unopinionated despite it being on a political topic https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2017-elections/alabama-senate-race-results-moore-jones-n829011 SPEAKER - Evan Greer is a trans/genderqueer activist singer/songwriter, parent, and writer for various major news outlets including NBC News, The Guardian Time, HuffPost, and more.
OCCASION - The occasion of this piece is the recent controversy over the FCC possibly getting rid of Net Neutrality, the idea that Internet service providers must treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, method of communication, etc. AUDIENCE - Greer's primary audience consists of those who want to learn about what net neutrality is. This piece tells them that as well as why Greer and many others favor net neutrality. PURPOSE - The purpose of this piece is to provide an opinion on the whole Net Neutrality debate. Greer clearly favors Net Neutrality and would like to persuade others to do something about its possible demise. SUBJECT - The subject of this piece is the possible removal of Net Neutrality and why it isn't good. TONE - Greer's anger is extremely prevalent in the article. He shows how he feels about the issue. "The FCC doesn't even seem to be pretending that it’s acting on behalf of the public. The corruption is almost cartoonish." However, it's he is hopeful at the same time by saying there is something that can be done. "Net neutrality is not dead yet, and the path to saving it is actually quite clear. ... the FCC still has to answer to Congress, which provides crucial oversight for the agency. And our members of Congress have to answer to us, their constituents." https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ending-net-neutrality-will-destroy-everything-makes-internet-great-ncna823301 DICTION - Throughout the article, both authors use formal diction. They are all business from beginning to end. A mix of mono and polysyllabic words is used throughout the piece. This keeps the article from being boring and over complicated. This diction creates the very serious tone.
RHETORICAL DEVICES - Pathos us the otherbrhetorical device that is used in this piece. Although the articles mainaim was not to tug in the readers heart strings, I most definitely felt bad for the family struggling from the fathers actions. TONE - In the piece, Ortiz and Giambruno maintain an extremely professional and serious tone. They realize that the topic that they’re on is serious and not something to joke about. PURPOSE - The goal that authors Erik Ortiz and Stephanie Giambruno aimed to achieve was to raise awareness on an issue that is hurting the innocent. They want their piece to show how the mistakes of a parent can wrongfully harm the life of their child. The position that they hold is very important because they are putting something out to the public that is seen as unimportant when compared to what is usually broadcasted. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-year-old-georgia-boy-s-kidney-transplant-delayed-after-n811386 SPEAKER - The speaker in this article is author Ben Popken.
OCCASION- The occasion is the United States in 2017, specifically September 20th. The piece was written because Toys R Us recently filed for bankruptcy due to kids using technology over toys. AUDIENCE - The audience of this piece is anyone who believes PURPOSE - This article was written to inform the people of the United States about the closing of the former biggest toy store as well as to show the influence that technology has on kids. SUBJECT - The subject of this article is the closing of all Toys R Us stores due to bankruptcy. TONE - The author's tone is serious and upset because they believe that less toy use and more screen time is detrimental to kids. However, they are slightly in support of the closings because of poor reviews of they store chain. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/did-video-games-ipads-kill-toys-r-us-n802751 |
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