SOAPSTONE of Battling Clean-Up and Striking Out

Subject: The subject of Dave Berry's Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is about getting humor out of the simple family life that he lives. He illustrated it through examples of his normal family life, and the things that people don't notice that they are going through as they do it. He is pointing out the obvious that others don't really notice, and this is humorous in the way he does it. His word choice, and casual tone make it an easy, fun read.

Occasion: Observing events that have occurred to the speaker regarding the differences of women and men, and the obviousness that people can't seem to observe. This was created probably on a Monday reflecting the weekends events in a time near the world series. He portrayed this to us by using his story about the world series game, and evening talk session. This proves that he was reflecting the events because he was speaking in past tense about the events that have recently occurred.

Audience: This article is for the specific audience of men who fail to recognize the obvious things that they will do on a daily basis in their family unit. He revealed his audience when he explained how he gets angry letters from female readers when he talks about their uncaring about sports. His general audience is adult people in a family unit that could use this to sympathize with their differences in observations and feelings over certain subjects. This is shown through his example of cleaning the bathroom, and the struggles every family goes through.

Purpose: His purpose is to explain the normal, obvious differences between men and women in a family setting. He wants the audience to be more tolerable of these differences, and he wants to give the reader a good laugh. He illustrates this through all of his examples specifically when he is describing the main differences between men and women in certain circumstances.

Speaker: The speaker is the author of the article, Dave Berry. In this article he is just a normal dad in a normal family going through the normal issues that are caused by the differences of men and women in a relationship. He believes that certain biological make up causes conflict and differences in some families, and takes a humorous spin on the situation. This is shown through his examples primarily of the cleaning the bathroom. Barry also believes that men care differently for certain things then women. Women view dirt as a bad thing, and don't care too much about sports, whilst men care loads about sports, but not about dirt all too much. This again is proved through the whole essay when he describes the dinner party/world series issue, and the cleaning the bathroom example as well.

Tone: Dave Berry shows and articulates a sarcastic, humorous tone towards this topic. He shows this through his word choices in his examples, and the organization of events when he is describing his predicaments. He uses casual word choice and because of this he comes across as quite funny.

Beatles Vs. Metal Beatles

I liked to Beatles version more because I could understand the lyrics better and make out what the song was intended to be about.
I thought the Beatles version was more pleasant to listen to because I am more accustomed to hearing that type of music and I enjoy the tone the singer uses.

Kandinsky vs. Pollack

I liked the Kandinsky more because it allows more room for imagination and thought of what it could be portraying.
I thought the Pollack was more pleasant to look at because it had a smoother, easier to follow picture.

Song critique

The composer's theme for the song was to sypathize with humanity. He let us know this when he repeated the same lines over and over again.

Short Video

The single effect I got was inspiring.
The song in the background, the colors the guy was wearing, and the signs at the end.
I would change the setting they were in, and if there were less people in the area it would change the feeling.

Good Old Desk

Subject: GOD
Occasion: arriving home after an event, or a trip.
Audience: Any person willing to listen
Purpose: The fact that people are happy when there is consistency in their life.
Speaker: A person who believes in God
Tone: Thankful
He is talking about how he enjoys stability and consistency in his life. It is always there for him to keep his hopes alive.
He has no place to go.
It never needs a rest.

"The Runaway"

America in the 1950's was full of prejudiced and inequality towards blacks. The black citizens were not allowed to eat, drink, go to school with the white citizens. The citizens in America at this time did not put blacks on the same level as whites because they came to America as slaves. Rockewell's "the Runaway" overlooks the fundamental rift that was rising in America throughout the 1950's- an emerging counter culture that was not concerned with how things were in America, but rather how things are.

"Across the universe"

1. Endless rain into a paper cup
2. Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes.
3. Like a restless wind inside a letterbox

Endless rain into a paper cup, the fact that it is on going and will never stop.
It is more than an image because it means that it is eternal.
Words=ideas

SOAPSTONE of the article

Subject: An individual facing peer pressure.
Occasion: The late 1800's to early 1900's in India. The man was a cop who the Indian's hated because of his English being. The Indians were treated like dogs and felt it was not fair for them.
Audience: Any individual facing peer pressure, or a group of people forcing somebody to do something.
Purpose: To prove that it is not always the right thing to do what a crowd wants you to do. It is best to always trust your gut, and not do what others want you to do regardless of the repercussions.
Speaker: A man who was a cop in India during the English rule of the area.
Tone: Reminiscent.