Daniel Palma

End Yemen’s Agony "Satirizati-on" Mr. Trump seems to be worried more in the protection of lucrative arms deals and maintaining his cozy relationship with Prince Mohammed. The ongoing bloodbath that's occurring in Yemen where multiple children and woman suffer serves neither American nor Saudi interests. Controversially, the united states would rather be “at no risk of making itself an accessory to war crime” when felonies and bombs are being dropped on the non-oppressed people of Yemen.  

1. How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/opinion/yemen-war-Saudi-arabia-trump.html This extract entitled “End Yemen’s Agony” derived from the new york times instills derogatory diction in regards to the rulers of Yemen and the act of war. Subverting pity into a political jurisdiction of morality vs. political perspectives implying biases that appeal to the emotional stimuli. Through this, the perspective of the political group is seen through negative connotations. Implementing pathos and victimization to highlight the tyrannical power dynamic between the people of Yemen and the political jurisdiction in Yemen's government that lead to the death of many children. Conventionally instilling the blame in trump as it’s the norm of media in order to gain more consumption and reads. 2. How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/18/the-

Power and privilege How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? The article published by New York times entitled; “The majority of children born to women younger than   30 are born to single mothers” written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise. The portrayal of individual mothers through statistical bias confirming the notion of single mothers in negative connotations; sheds light on the distinct social group in  Lorain, Ohio. Therefore, it highlights the perceptions of media and it's biased consumption towards specific social groups instilling the ideologies of the author's preconceptions of premarital pregnancy, indicative of a conservatives ideology. Text and Genre How does the text conform to or deviate from, the conventions of a particular genre, and for what purpose? The text entitled  “The majority of children born to women younger than 30 are born to single mothers” written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise, confirms th