triangle of issues, writer, reader and with gaps
issues- ethics of admin
writer- Stein (uses irony and humor, post 9/11, published in Time Magazine, US forces in Afghanistan, deploying forces in Iraq
reader- time subscribers, people who stay up on current events
baseball because its America’s pasttime
2. What is the gap in this conversation? Gap is the lack of conversation of America and how we are suffering post 9/11. At this time, Yankees may be superior but is America really superior right now? The more important issue is military forces rather than baseball. other gaps: all is fair but question if US really is fair, unacceptable use of force and money, this is not a good look for US, the readers to understand there are big issues in the US and things like A Rod are a distraction
3. Yes, I still agree Stein is writing to multiple viewpoints- especially because where America is at as a country
4. What is the danger of an essay like this? The danger for readers for how Stein is writing could be the people taking him seriously, that America truly is the best and they form their viewpoint to not see a problem with the “superior” or lack thereof, of America. Readers may not hear the satire and irony in his writing and take it literal. Or the readers may get offended in how he is speaking because they do not realize his writing persona. Distracting with baseball talk.
5. What is the purpose of Stein’s challenging essay? Stein’s essay challenges the readers to look at historical perspective, strengthen their recognition of satire writing, as well as apply current events to the old writing.
John Swales
- Speech communities are centripetal because they tend to absorb people into the general fabric or culture. Discourse communities are centrifugal because they tend to separate people by interest or occupation.
- 1. a discourse community has a broadly agreed set of common goals 2. has mechanisms of intercommunication among the members 3. uses its participatory mechanisms primarily to provide feedback 4. utilizes and possesses one or more genres in the communicative furtherance of its aims 5. acquired specific lexis 6. has a threshold level of members with a suitable degree of relevant content and discoursal expertise.
- Discourse communities are not sought after or talked about. We all just settle into our “belonged” area and can feel uncomfortable being in a specific community, but do not know how to get out or feel like you belong.
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