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2018 AA Club - Week 24
scout:
--- Quote from: Anonymous on October 29, 2018, 03:54:04 pm ---This is my final attempt at Language analysis before the exam.
Thanks in advance
The recent commencement of the year 12 exams, filled with high stress and anxiety has ignited in responses to calm their nerves from all sorts of people. Targetted towards year 12 students, Zuhor Xersi, a year 12 student wrote an article titled “Year 12 "Misery" Is Real, But Remember, Your ATAR Doesn’t Have to Define You”. In an assured and rational tone, Xersi contends that the atar is just a number and has no effect on your future. Xersi starts the article with a meme depicting the current situation.
Xersi emphasises the fact that the atar has no purpose after high school and that it is not worth the stress that comes with it. The author uses descriptive language such as “ emit waves of misery” and “bags that have bags”. By using descriptive language, readers are able to relate to the author's view as they have personally seen it. This instils a sense of fear on 'instill in' readers as they too are in a similar situation - fear of what? Of exams (can't be because that's contrary to the contention)? Fear of succumbing to exam stress?. The author draws on his personal experience as he describes “the happiest people succumb to poison” - damn answered my previous question!. His personal experience urges readers to calm down and to de-stress as they too do not want to fall victims to vce. The use of the word “poison” used to describe the life of year 12 students contains a negative connotation of evil and resulting in death = lethal. Thus this evokes a sense of worry as they too have the potential to succumb to the poison.
The meme supports Xersiis stance as it captures year 12 students relaxed of relaxed attitude towards the HSC. The words “the worst” on the meme highlights that academic stress is a result of man-made events suffered by humans. Thus the butterfly flying away signifies that the year 12 academic pressure and stress will fly away just like the butterfly -yup. Thus this is motivated readers to try their best, but not worry if things don’t work out the way they are supposed too as the stress is only temporary and will eventually go away.
Xersis argues that the Atar will be pushed back and soon forgotten about. He compares it to the primary school awards where it is congratulated then pushed back as other awards soon come to take its place. Thus by creating a comparison, he is able to demonstrate the lack of importance the atar is has, therefore, compelling readers to reduce their stress for the exams as their atar will be less important as time passes on.
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Anonymous:
--- Quote from: Anonymous on October 29, 2018, 06:34:24 pm ---Thank you so much for this!
Haha! I meant to say "Year 12 students and possibly any parents reading his comment to de-stress" NOT 'to dress' ;D ;D
Just goes to show how I'm out of my mind!! Can't wait for Wednesday to be over!! ;D
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Clearly 'stress' isn't in your dictionary! ;) It'll all be over in no time so be sure to soak up the moment
scout:
That was me, I must be feeling the exam jitters too
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