Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Media Text Inquiry

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/21/health/global-insulin-shortage-diabetes-intl/index.html
How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers?
Throughout the Study of Reader, in the article "40 million people with diabetes will be left without insulin by 2030, study predicts" shows how can be people's reaction of reading certain article could be different based on their own situation; typically people who are concerned with the issue will be people with diabetes or people who have family member with diabetes, while other people who do not have any relation with diabetes will not feel any fear through this article.

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?
In the Study of Reader, culture and the text, in the article "South Korean pastor Lee Jae-rock jailed for raping followers" brings us to think about how the text could be different based on its time; as the me-too movement started to emerge in Korea, many people started to speak up with their happenings; which ends up with various news articles related to this situation.

Written Task 2 practice

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?
It is important to know how the text was written under what circumstances. For example, in the text For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside of Marriage was talking about negative events happening on single moms in America, and even though the birth occurring rate outside marriage is increasing worldwide, the statistic depends on the countries. Therefore the place the text was written is highly important as the information might differ based on the culture or country.

How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?
Based on the writer's view of a social group, it can be represented differently in the text. If the writer's view of a social group is negative, the text will create a negative atmosphere throughout the text, or the opposite will happen either. In the text For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside of Marriage talks about the single moms and the rise of birth rate occurring outside of marriage by providing supporting quotes, statistics, and interviews of the reason of rising number of single moms- so the reason for them being a single mom is not their choice.