Drug N Guns

From the drug and guns articles, it really shows me the reality of the outside countries and what is really happening there. After I have go through with this readings, I founds that this issues is really interesting. This is because arguments presented by the text author are identified, and the ways in which he supports these arguments are evaluated. Clearly, the writer stance is negative. This is because there are insufficient resources to administer the drug on a national basis and it has confirmed that AIDS is indeed the country’s leading killer. But most of all, the president of Africa itself is very irresponsible. He can be very rich and having everything because of the illegal drugs and guns smuggling. While his people of the country is suffering due to disease and other thing. There many corruption happening in the South Africa too.

The effect on readers is likely to be negative towards the passage. This is because the government had been done something to the society and the society had difficult to accept the new environment in their society. In addition, Mbeki’s also been the controversional issues due to his slowness to acts about the drugs addict in the country. The government willing to sell the drugs in a society in order to buy the guns until missed their responsibilities to take care their people’s health. In addition the guns are not vital in use in the society and the health of the people is very important and it represents the leadership of the country. The visual aspects of the text are significant because it shows whether the article is important or not. There is less white space left which shows that the article is important and the headline is bolded because the writer wanted to stress about the issue in the article. These article also will attract the readers when they bolded the headline and make the catchy headline and this article also was divided in 3 section that shows there is lot information to be share with the readers. The pictures shows the connection between the article when a man with a luxurious car and also together with the Mbeki’s picture that people critics his slowness to act.

Reflection on Dieting

After finishing analyzes the article of the Dieting, it really gives me big impact to me especially in the way of dieting nowadays. People nowadays tend to do anything to get the body type that they want until willing to do a liposuctions to expel the facts that do not needed. When people who faced the overweight problems, they will get stressed and they do not know with that, their weight will extremely increased more than normal.

Many people believe, the best way to get back their body figures by do not eating at all, imagine if they do not eat anything, how the body want to get the energy and proteins? Does, it will also effects the other system failure of the body. Mostly for the women, they are really particular about their weight, when they didn’t get in with the pans or skirts, they will bloody idiot with the shape that they have and tend to not eating anything until get their body back. Majority the women who are really concern about the health will take place with this situation but not for a man. Life begins at 40 and the new day has come in their life. They are really big contra in women body compare to man when they reached at 40. Mostly, man at 40 will be more masculine but not with the women after delivered the baby. They will increase double than usual and at that time, they will feel they are not precious to their husband at all.
With that, the women tend to do anything includes aerobics, yoga and also with the liposuctions. They do not realize with that, they are closed with the death with the simple mistakes. With that, do not do anything with your body until will suffered entire of your life and from my opinion, eat whatever you want, taste anything do you think attract you but need to know also, the body cannot support all the nutrients that you download in your body.

Reflection on Dieting

After finishing analyzes the article of the Dieting, it really gives me big impact to me especially in the way of dieting nowadays. People nowadays tend to do anything to get the body type that they want until willing to do a liposuctions to expel the facts that do not needed. When people who faced the overweight problems, they will get stressed and they do not know with that, their weight will extremely increased more than normal.

Many people believe, the best way to get back their body figures by do not eating at all, imagine if they do not eat anything, how the body want to get the energy and proteins? Does, it will also effects the other system failure of the body. Mostly for the women, they are really particular about their weight, when they didn’t get in with the pans or skirts, they will bloody idiot with the shape that they have and tend to not eating anything until get their body back. Majority the women who are really concern about the health will take place with this situation but not for a man. Life begins at 40 and the new day has come in their life. They are really big contra in women body compare to man when they reached at 40. Mostly, man at 40 will be more masculine but not with the women after delivered the baby. They will increase double than usual and at that time, they will feel they are not precious to their husband at all.
With that, the women tend to do anything includes aerobics, yoga and also with the liposuctions. They do not realize with that, they are closed with the death with the simple mistakes. With that, do not do anything with your body until will suffered entire of your life and from my opinion, eat whatever you want, taste anything do you think attract you but need to know also, the body cannot support all the nutrients that you download in your body.

Metaphor.

It will be the last group to do the presentations from the reading of Critical literacy. Time has began so fast until I did not realize that now it almost for my mid term break! I so excited to come home together with my families and do what I want there.
Back to our business, last group will presents about the topic “Metaphor” that presented by Farah, Fidah and Izzayati. Based from their presentation or explanations, I as the students and the viewers can adapt their skills of explanations to my life. For example, Fidah got a talent to become a teacher when her explanation really attract my attraction when she gives the full meaning if what is metaphor is all about. Metaphor plays a key role in enabling us to talk about and constructs the world and allows language users the flexibility to cope with rapidly changing circumstances. It is not merely a device occasionally employed by poet but facilities communications throughout the language.
The effects of metaphor in language on the readers and the interest and motivations which leads to the use of certain metaphors. It also included detailed analysis of the role of metaphor in the discourse associated with nuclear weapons or nukespeak.
Overall they have done their own part very good

TYPES OF EXPOSITIONS: PERSUADING THAT AND PERSUADING TO

There go for another two groups left. One of them is Anis’s Group who took place in that chapter. When it become to Anis turn, the volume will decrease automatically and do not know what happen to them.
In this chapter and based on their presentations, it focusing on characteristic features of those texts is that they attempt to justify something, to provide reasons to support some thesis. There are two types of identifies and there are analytical and hortatory expositions. The former attempt to persuade the recipient that something is true while the later try to persuade the recipients to do something.
After identified the different types of expositions, we can manage to examine how the producers of expositions employ reasoning, personality and metaphor to achieve the ends. Overall from their presentations, I quite understand from the way they delivered and conduct the presentations. If I not mistaken, they did not come out with any critical issues and forgive me if I’m wrong.

CROOKED AND FALLACIOUS THINKING

Another week with a new group of presentation. That what I like about this subject and also its lecturer itself Madam Ros. This week we have been presented by Shad’s group about the crooked and fallacious thinking.

First of all I quite blur about the topics when I cannot make it to read the topics first a day before the presentation. But with the collaborations with Shad’s group, it makes we understand very well due to the topic. This chapter is not only evidence of illogical mental processes and poor communication skills but is also a manipulative tool in the hands of speakers and writers wishing to influences and affect the judgment of the listeners and readers. Hence, the context where there is an intent to persuade someone towards particular belief or course of action and it also included a course on critical literacy itself.

Based on their presentation, we as the readers quite understand but if they come out with the critical issues, it could be nice. Thanks a lot.

STATISTICS.

There is another group that presented on the same day as Tenkujoh’s group. There are Liyana and Aqilah that presented about the Statistics. What make me funny about them is with both characteristic that almost the same. It become worst when Aqilah nervous before the presentation and need to go to toilet. Same goes to Liyana, after aqilah came in, she automatically stand up and went to the toilet.
Statistic got two meaning, first is refer the information about any phenomenon or activity expressed in numerical form such as vital statistics, college enrolment figures and opinion poll percentages. Another meaning for statistic is when it denotes the art and science of collecting, presenting, analyzing and interpreting numerical data. Liyana and Aqilah are the best pair woks ever after when both of them can work even though in hard situation. Aqilah knows her point and know how to deliver the presentation to make the viewers into their mind. From their presentation, it makes me like hit by dizzy spell when I heard about the topic itself “statistic” and it make me afraid if I need to learn the calculation or mathematics at diploma level. I don’t want to face it anymore….
They put very high effort to the presentation; instead of tend a high mark during presentation but also they tend to adapt the knowledge to their selves and also to the others. Overall, from their presentation, I totally love statistic until I can’t wait to take it for my degree level. From the reading, basically the statistic is been used in business term or business filed in order to present their profits. According to Shakespeare, just as the devil can cite Scripture for his purpose, people with vested interest may enforce figures to serve their ends. For instance, abound with misleading statistical statements and reports such as those which begin with “statistics prove that…..”.

WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?

It was a cool Wednesday on February 4th 2009. On that day I have been present about the topic “What is the Evidence” that presented by Tunku Aimi’s group. From their presentation, I quite understand the way they delivered and conduct the lesson. This is because Tunku Aimi or well known as Tengkujoh is good in term of presentation and how to make us the viewers and the readers to understand the content from their presentation.
Personally, for this topic and based from their presentation, this sub topic is very interesting if we get into the topic. What I can conclude from the presentation is the evidence is very vital in certain cases to prove something in order to judge them either they are guilty or not. Without the evidence how we want to confirm that the people involved or not in the cases. With the evidence also it will help to make sure the truth always on the top, but not in every place. Many people said don’t be afraid because of your nervousness but be afraid if you already done a bad thing and afraid that been know by others. I still remembered when Izamuddin ask them about the case of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and how they look to the issues. Honestly from Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim got they have many barriers and also the gossip until we did not know how to believe it or not. For example the case that charge him as a gay in year 1999 but they don’t found any evidence to proof that he is really involved in the insane of orientation. For the new one until the victim came out with the “sumpah laknat” to prove that he has being “done” by Anwar. The question is, is he unconscious during that time or what? I don’t want to comment more about thethat because I don’t know the truth and afraid if it will contribute a sins to me.
Overall from their presentation, they have done their work very good and thank you for them for their efforts.

Speech & Speakers: the formation of information of individuals in discourse and genre.(Reading 3.4)

On the reading 3.4, we will discuss about the Speech & Speakers: the formation of information of individuals in discourse and genre that presented by Ulliyana and Syifaq last week. Based on their performance i can really figure out about their understanding about the subject. Syifaq like usual really interested with her performance and try very best to make us clear.
First of all I quite blurs to the topic until I get the curse from dizzy spell and almost want to cry. It is very hard to define the article and maybe during the presentation I did not pay attention at all and I need to be more alert for new coming. The topics are discussing about talking and exemplified by two types of women in the article. It also gives the definition of sub topics and perception of language user towards society. This kind of article maybe found on the newspaper and my friend said that this article is all about bias especially to the women itself. Example like “Chick” refer to the women and also same like “beach”. Why we not simply call women in police uniform just policewoman instead of policeman? Why superhero over the world just simply known as “superman”,”batman”,”iron man”? And why they use man to represent people instead of women? So all of this sort thing seems like a bias to women and women look like a weak creatures ever after.
These elements can cause by lack of information and the person who just stay at one place and not going everywhere. When the discrimination happen, it will shows to another people how weak they are in the society. So far, I still on the right track in this subject and on the way to understanding more deeply. This group also did not come out with current issues that related with our world nowadays but overall I fine with this group’s work.

**looking at Syifaq, remembering me to my good friends Liyana Mohd Rosli or more closely call her “Yana Gelud”. Miss her so much!

A sketch of a possible linguistic approach to critical literacy(Reading 3.3)

New week with new presentation and with new mood to judge the presentation. The same feeling goes to Madam Ros in order to her to judge the presentation. This time, she is very strict rather than before and it makes me afraid to her although knowing her since semester 1. The first victim who gets the comment from “American Idol” judges is Ain’s group. She never ends her presentation yet but already goes the comment and it a little bit makes their presentation disturbed.
Their topic is a sketch of a possible linguistic approach to critical literacy. In this topic, it will focus more on and the roles of a linguistic approach to literacy as making explicit the technology of written text. Then it will talk about how written language works and how you can use this knowledge to become critically literate. Basically this group already out of topic when they have starts their presentation. They did not use their own language and only depends on the text book but this is not my feelings to condemn their presentation maybe this is their misunderstood due to the issues.
Based on my understanding, this reading is all about the business world and includes the entire variety business article. It also indicates to the economy itself when we talked about business. From my opinion, this is the interesting topic and I think if they come out with current issues and attach with critical literacy elements, it will contribute a interesting debate, unfortunately they could not make it. They are lot of article about business nowadays and many of them seem like a bias. They will be at the strongest side because want to get a better and secure bail for their side and they will condemn the article seriously and can contribute quarrel in the market.
I hope with my comments did not make anybody feel uncomfortable with me but take it as the constructive criticism which is can help you to develop your self confidence and can take any comments although it really bitter to take it. Life is just a drama.

Text and Textualities.(Reading 2.3)

This is the last group from first four group presentation for the first week presentation. Nad, Madi and Syamir who presented Reading 2.3 “Text and textualities . At first I really shocked when this group did not come out with any slide of power points and it was shocked me because from my experience with Nad nad Madi they will make something very serious and perfect and for Syamir o perhaps so. Every people did their mistake and we need to learn from mistake as well as me too.
They presented this topic very detail and make a long duration of explanation rather than others group, but their effort to make sure we understand is really important. Thanks for their efforts! Although they don’t have any slides, from their efforts it makes me understood what they are try to figure out. Madi and Nad, you are the best and perhaps the other members exactly will followed your attitude.
From their presentation, I can say that texts are always socially constructed to have certain meanings. From the text or advertisement, the readers can uncover attitudes and beliefs. The process for unpacking a text is particularly useful to show how text can encourage readers to favour one set of values and meanings rather than another.
Although it quite blurs and a little information set on my mind, I still confused with the topic. I totally agree if other students said this subject is really tuff and need lots of critical thinking in order to understand the article and how to spread it to the others. Hence, this group also did not come out with any critical issues or currents issues that related to the subject. Luckily these subjects do not have any final exam…thank GOD. Other than that, their presentation good and I can see their effort to make us were in their mind.

Language, Perspective and Ideology(Reading 2.2)

Now we already in week five of semester four and it seems like yesterday we register in this college. Back to our agenda, last week, Aida and Ell already presents in a class about Language, Perspective and Ideology under Critical Literacy.
Language presents our culture and it is very vital for us to completely understand from what their presents. From my opinion, both of them really worked in a team where we can see their collaboration in order to contribute a better presentation. Their explanation very detail about language in use especially in article writing in order to attract the readers to read their writing. After rules and regulation, they need to follows the language that appropriate with the article that want to be writing and followed by rules and regulation in language. So, my presentation really connected with their topic when language need to follows the rule and regulation in every aspect.
From my opinion, they already present really good idea and their efforts to make sure we understand their topics but if they explain more detail about the language and perspective, it could be nice. It interesting when the writer use a metaphor to represent something like black for African. From my reading, I also met the writers use that type of things to represent something until contribute quarrel among the subjects.
Every people got their own weakness and also go to this group. The topics are interesting but they did not come out with any critical issues or the currents issues. If they attach the issues, it will be better for them and our understanding. As the conclusion, the language, perspective ideology is very crucial and like have they said before
 Text are the product of the operation of linguistic system
 Those who control the production (writer) of text control the operation of ideology.
 The way of using language can influence the reader.

Rules and Regulation (Reading 1.3)

There are many rules in regulation in this world. World is not complete without the rules and regulation. According to the oxford dictionary, rules are principle governing conduct or procedure within a particular sphere. According in this topic, there are rules in regulation in language. Without any elements of it, the writing will be dull and will over the limit and will be bias. This topic elaborated more about the rules in using of language.

Readers of such text are generally not aware and they are being coerced in this way and if there were aware, they would resist the controlling influences. The chapter will show about the text can control their readers. The article of rules and regulation will discuss about terms which is unfamiliar. The way we speak and write indicates the social circumstances of both speaker and writer. On the other word, language is a part of the rules and regulation. Language is allows us to manage our own behavior as well as influencing or controlling that the others. If the writer understands how a people in a particular social use language, then the writer may be able to use language to manipulate or control them.

 Declarative (page 28) : A statement which asserts something as a fact, as if the reader/listener can’t argue with it. Example include “The sky is blue”, or “I’m leaving now”.
 Imperative (page 28) : A sentence which is in the form of a command, like “Do this!” and “Say sorry”. This form of address assumes obedience by the reader/listener to the authority of the writer/speaker. It gives no room for disagreement. The greater the power of the writer/speaker over the reader/listener, the more direct the writer/speaker can be (page 28).

That is the parts of the elements in this chapter that makes the rules and regulation in language. It also will be the guided for the writer to use the appropriate language and skills in their writing. Furthermore, the writers can use their own power to condemn the readers to agree with their own points without break the rules. For an example, the critical issues nowadays is the writers behavoiur in the writing skills until spark the arguments between the police and the writer. For example Azwan Ali had been accused by law when he did not follow the rules or in other word the ethics in writing. It does not stop there, there are numerous of people who do such thing like that and what is the worse they humiliated aour Islam by critics our beloved Prophet Mohamad with the embarrassed characters of cartoon. Why this situation still happen although the rules and regulation already stated there. Open your mind and critically think about this.

Stories and Facts(Reading 1.2)

From the presentation of “3 Destiny’s Child” (Tiqa, Zila and Shyreen) about the reading 1.2 of Stories and Facts, we can figure out little bit about the topic. The great impact to me is when they said there differences between male and female in their writing skills. For an example, if there are man and woman who given the same task, the female will directly focusing on the topics but it is totally different from the male perception, they are more creative and relate it with an appropriate example outside the topics who had given. The style of writing can be recognize either they are male or female. There are many differences between stories and facts. For a example, stories can be manipulate or can add later but when it comes about the facts, it is totally different and can not add many others opinion in factual writing. In their opinion that they said the man in their writing skills they got lots of imagination rather than factual facts.

Do you know that nowadays there lots of writers but most of them are woman? Are they popular compare to the male writer? From my opinion there are not. Readers especially like to read the writing’s part from male description rather than female although they are female. From their presentation we can guess there are some biases in order to condemn the viewers to agree with their points. It can be because they are female and they agree with their statement but as a male, I strongly did not agree with them when they said male use lots of imagination and it does make the writing excellent. Basically they are many types of writing and not all female writers can conquer the readers and same goes to the male writers. Some of the readers love to read from female writers but they are numbers also who find the works of art from male also.

Introduction

Critical Literacy, that was the name of my new subject in the new semester. Critically killing my mind at first when get exposed to the subject. At first it is totally hard to adapt the subject like the previous semester for an example Individual and Group Skills (IGS). Critical Literacy is a continuous study of General English from last semester, and this subject is quite tough for me because I need to critique on other’s writing, and it is confusing with the terms that the writer’s of the book used. Luckily, the coordinator provided study guide to be used and a really helping lecturer to guide me and she taught new things and helps to improve a lot of things during my presentation. Thanks a lot to her.
It is totally clear that critical thinking in Academic Studies 2 and 3 is very important in order to connect it and make it relevant. Luckily we had given with the great lecturer, Mrs. Rosmawati. She is very suitable for the subject because it needs a lot of open minded skills and it does not have to all lecturers. Hence, she is studying at abroad and does she can adapt any opinion and share her experience with us. After got an explanation from Madam Ros, we finally can figure out a little BIT about the subject.
Firstly, we get exposed with
1. Topic
2. Content
3. Source
4. Audience
5. Rhetorical function
6. Purpose
7. Perspective
8. Positioning
9. Impact and,
10. Visual literacy
This is the vivid part in order to critics the article perfectly. 10 elements is the major point in the critical literacy and it makes the article perfect. After got the explanation from all the important part in introduction, it makes me feel interested to learn more in this subject and makes it critically. Now the auras of English Communication almost reach at the peak when all the elements unite and will contribute a perfect generation of Decomerz. Beginning is fun; intermediate is climax and final will be the fun. Sweet memory of critical literacy.