English HW Blog post introductions

English HW Blog post introductions


2.  If the text had been written in a different time or place or language or for a different audience, how and why might it differ?

This editorial by the New York Times editorial board showcasing President Donald Trump’s unprofessionalism in office. The editorial criticizes President Trumps choice in diction and “name-calling” to other preventatives in office. NY times uses negative connotations and biases towards Trump and his actions while in office of the USA. This raises interesting questions such as “What if this editoral was written by a news outlet that was Pro-Trump?” or even “What if this paper was written by a paper situated outside the USA?”. Many NY times readers will generally agree with this editorial but other readers may be very much against this rendition of the editioral.



1.     How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?


This article by Gregory S. Schneider represents a group of Native Americans, the Rappahannock Tribe, in a positive light and how they almost “died from history” because the Europeans did not interact with them. Schneider represents the Native Americans as part of American history and needed for better understanding America but as well as other cultures and people. This raises the question “Why are certain social groups represented in particular ways compared to others?”.

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