1) The barrister in the transcript only ever use proper nouns when addressing and talking to others. The barrister is questioning Mr Neil and almost everytime he speaks to him he addresses him by his name. The repitition of his name being used may make Mr Neil feel more underpressure as he is constantly being reassured by the barrister that it is specifically him on trial. The effect of doing this is that he is more likely to get the truth out of him.
2) The parts of the dialouge that seem prepared are th barristers parts; the parts spoken by Mr Neil seem to be more spontaneous, for example, Mr Neil laughs quietly before answering one of the barristers questions. The reason for this laughter may be because Mr Neil was in shock about the barristers comments and questions and found it amusing. The barrister's parts are all very well constructed and he seems to have a question ready for any answer given by Mr Neil. The barrister has no pauses at the start of his sentences which gives the impression that he had preplanned what to say.
3) In the transcript, the barrister definately seems to be the one who holds the power over Mr Neil. The barrister puts emphasis on certain words when speaking to Mr Neil, 'So many times Mr Neil'. This whole sentence has emphasis put on it making it seem as though the barrister is almot talking down to Mr Neil as though he is a child. He also frequently pauses between words. This could potentially make Mr Neil feel on edge and underpressure to answer the question in answer as quick as he can which gives him less time to think about his answer making it more likely that he will come out with the truth.
4) Something I found unusual about the transcrpit was that, despite the fact that the barrister clearly holds an upper hand as far as power is concerned, Mr Neil speaks over the barrister more than once. You would think that with the barrister being of an higher authority than him, he would respect the barrister when speaking and listen to him silently. Mr Neil is quick to interupt the barrister when he is asking him questions.When the barrister asks whether or not Mr Neil remebered a crutical event, Mr Neil is quick to jump in and defend himself with the quick reply of, 'I don't'. Mr Neil is almost too quick to defend himself here and whilst doing so almost makes himself look more guilty than he would have if he waited for the barrister to answer the question and then answered it in an orderly fashion. He also interrupts the barrister again at the end of the transcript when the barrister asks Mr Neil if driving without insurance did not cross his mind. Mr Neil is once again very quick to jump in and defend himself with the answer of 'no'. Mr Neil doesn't give too much information away here and comes back with a very uninformative and short answer.
Extension
Barrister: so (.) Mr Neil (.) where exactly were you on the 16th of October at 7:42am when this crime occured?
Mr Neil: (2.5) I was taking my daughter to school
Barrister: ok Mr Neil and did you not see Mr Peterson on this morning?
Mr Neil: no
Barrister: what, not at all?
Mr Neil: no
Barrister: so you're telling me that you did not purposely hit into Mr Peterson's gate despite your past feud with him?
Mr Neil: as far as i am concerned our problems are well and truely behind me and i wouldn't get into more trouble with the police because of him
Barrister: yes i can understand that Mr Neil and of course as you previously mentioned you were on your way to the hospital at this time
Mr Neil: yes that is correct
Barrister: the only problem with this Mr Neil is that you actually said that you were taking your daughter to school at this point
Mr Neil: (3) yes i was i didn't mean that
Barrister: like you didn't mean to hit into Mr Peterson's gate?
Mr Neil: yes (1) no
Barrister: you see Mr Neil you've admitted enough evidence to me to believe that you actually did intend to and suceed in hitting into Mr Peterson's gate
Mr Neil: No i didn't
Mr Barrister: Yes you did Mr Neil and I have no further questions
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Sunday, 4 October 2015
Controversial Issue- Abortion
Controversial Issue- Abortion
Characters are for and against abortion.
Speaking as a character who has had an abortion
Doesn’t everyone have the right over their own bodies? Today I am going to talk about the controversial issue that is abortion. I myself have recently been through the struggle that is an abortion. I just felt completely physically and emotionally drained. The bags under my eyes stuck out like a sore thumb and I could feel myself dozing off on my bus route to work, and other people began to see the change in me too. Put it this way, if I had to pay 5p for the bags under my eyes I would've been bankupt. I wasn’t my happy outgoing self that I normally am and that I should’ve been. I was completely embarrassed and ashamed at what I had done! And why should I be, why did I feel this way? Simply due to the way that abortion has been painted out to the public. It is seen as a vicious crime on an unborn child. Although I respect people’s views, I simply cannot let other women feel the way that I felt when going through this. This is quite a taboo topic that is rarely discussed within everyday life; however, I believe that more people need to understand the arguments for abortion. Women shouldn’t feel ashamed to speak about this and, due to women not having the confidence to speak out about their experience, they feel very alone, like the whole world is against and judging them. Women have a moral right to decide what to do with their bodies. You do not know the women’s situation or reason to decide to abort. It could be critical for their dreams in life. I desperately want to (and always have) had such a love for travel and a desperate desire to one day be a part of a cabin crew. Just tell me this: how on earth could I lead this sort of lifestyle with a child? Completely impossible! This leads on to my second point. The right to abortion is vital for individual women to achieve their full potential. If a sporting hero was too accidently, inconveniently get pregnant before a big sporting event, they would have no choice other than to abort. From a feminist’s point of view, abortion is vital for gender equality. Banning abortion could be highly dangerous. Banning abortion puts women at risk by forcing them to use illegal abortionists. In countries where abortion is illegal, such as Argentina, women are left severely ill by the illegal methods of abortion they are forced to use. The right to abortion should be part of a portfolio of pregnancy rights that enables women to make a truly free choice whether or not to end a pregnancy and they should feel un-judged and confident on their decision. The women may not feel happy about having to get an abortion and therefore we should not be judgemental on them and make them feel as comfortable as they can with their strong decision. Women have a right to decide what she can or cannot do with her body and should have to right to decide whether or not the foetus remains in her body. To finalise, women need the right to abortion to have the full rights over their own bodies, without this right they do not have the same moral status as men. We as a whole need to realise that that we should not judge anyone under any circumstances until we understand one hundred percent the situation that they are in!
Speaking as a Catholic against abortion
How would you feel if your life ended before it even began? How would you feel if you were never given the opportunity to live, see the world and explore new places? Speaking as a proud Catholic, I must put forward my opinion on the highly controversial issue of abortion. The fact that some of you believe that it is an acceptable thing to do makes me feel physically sick! How could you possibly live with yourself knowing that you took away the greatest gift a person could ever receive; life. We as Catholics see abortion as simply being the termination of the unborn human life. We believe that, whatever the circumstance, abortion is always wrong, sinful and completely not right! The circumstance in which the life was conceived is completely irrelevant to the poor life of that fragile life. It is evil. The whole concept of the abortion route in evil and no how good the intention is, it will always remain a sin in my eyes. Abortion does not free women. They say that what women need for equality is not free access to abortion, but to be given what they need to survive financially and socially as mothers. They need inexpensive and realises childcare and a school that understands and acknowledges the needs of mothers. Abortion also actually damages women; some people oppose abortion because it can damage the long-term physical and emotional health of women who have had an abortion. Women will eventually come to the realisation that what they have done to their unborn child is plain and simply wrong and cruel and they will have an eternity of pain thinking about it, every time the see a child’s rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes, guilt will rush through their veins like a river and their whole body will overcome with hatred towards themselves. All children are unique, who says this child won’t be the one to come up with a cure for a major illness? Aborting this child will not just affect you and the child, but the entire world. Abortion is murder; it is the deliberate taking of a human life. Unwanted babies could be adopted, so many desperate couples are looking to adopt every single day, so abortion is, in this case, very selfish! The rights of the unborn child are equal to those of the mother. Defenceless babies need special protection against since they cannot stand up for their own rights. The embryo, if left alone, will develop into a beautiful, unique human being; So if you are ever thinking about having an abortion, stop being selfish and look at the bigger picture. It’s not all about you; it’s about equality and the right to live.
Evaluation
The genre of this piece of text is a blog post. The intended audience for this text was women who are either going through an abortion or for people who judge abortion but do not think about the feelings, ethics and situation behind someone's story when contemplating having an abortion. The purpose of the blog is to comment upon the issue of abortion and to inform the audience of the emotions and feelings behind abortion. I think that the expectations were to receive a civil balanced argument on abortion; however both sides seem to go in very hard on the topic and reinforce their opinions of abortion being either right or wrong. The second blogger uses the word ‘evil’ several times. This reinforces their thought on the topic and the word creates imagery in the mind of the reader. The use of the term evil paints a picture of the devil and is associated with the colour red which screams danger. This is the intended message of the blogger to get across to their audience. The first blogger keeps reinforcing the fact that we as an outsider could not possibly understand the situation of the woman debating/going through an abortion. This person who has been though an abortion is very passionate for women not to feel guilty for having gone through an abortion. The second paragraph was shorted due to limited points to make against the topic. There are so many emotive things to include in the ‘for’ abortion paragraph. My characters are unknown bloggers who are just eager and passionate to get their views and points across.
Speaking as a character who has had an abortion
Doesn’t everyone have the right over their own bodies? Today I am going to talk about the controversial issue that is abortion. I myself have recently been through the struggle that is an abortion. I just felt completely physically and emotionally drained. The bags under my eyes stuck out like a sore thumb and I could feel myself dozing off on my bus route to work, and other people began to see the change in me too. Put it this way, if I had to pay 5p for the bags under my eyes I would've been bankupt. I wasn’t my happy outgoing self that I normally am and that I should’ve been. I was completely embarrassed and ashamed at what I had done! And why should I be, why did I feel this way? Simply due to the way that abortion has been painted out to the public. It is seen as a vicious crime on an unborn child. Although I respect people’s views, I simply cannot let other women feel the way that I felt when going through this. This is quite a taboo topic that is rarely discussed within everyday life; however, I believe that more people need to understand the arguments for abortion. Women shouldn’t feel ashamed to speak about this and, due to women not having the confidence to speak out about their experience, they feel very alone, like the whole world is against and judging them. Women have a moral right to decide what to do with their bodies. You do not know the women’s situation or reason to decide to abort. It could be critical for their dreams in life. I desperately want to (and always have) had such a love for travel and a desperate desire to one day be a part of a cabin crew. Just tell me this: how on earth could I lead this sort of lifestyle with a child? Completely impossible! This leads on to my second point. The right to abortion is vital for individual women to achieve their full potential. If a sporting hero was too accidently, inconveniently get pregnant before a big sporting event, they would have no choice other than to abort. From a feminist’s point of view, abortion is vital for gender equality. Banning abortion could be highly dangerous. Banning abortion puts women at risk by forcing them to use illegal abortionists. In countries where abortion is illegal, such as Argentina, women are left severely ill by the illegal methods of abortion they are forced to use. The right to abortion should be part of a portfolio of pregnancy rights that enables women to make a truly free choice whether or not to end a pregnancy and they should feel un-judged and confident on their decision. The women may not feel happy about having to get an abortion and therefore we should not be judgemental on them and make them feel as comfortable as they can with their strong decision. Women have a right to decide what she can or cannot do with her body and should have to right to decide whether or not the foetus remains in her body. To finalise, women need the right to abortion to have the full rights over their own bodies, without this right they do not have the same moral status as men. We as a whole need to realise that that we should not judge anyone under any circumstances until we understand one hundred percent the situation that they are in!
Speaking as a Catholic against abortion
How would you feel if your life ended before it even began? How would you feel if you were never given the opportunity to live, see the world and explore new places? Speaking as a proud Catholic, I must put forward my opinion on the highly controversial issue of abortion. The fact that some of you believe that it is an acceptable thing to do makes me feel physically sick! How could you possibly live with yourself knowing that you took away the greatest gift a person could ever receive; life. We as Catholics see abortion as simply being the termination of the unborn human life. We believe that, whatever the circumstance, abortion is always wrong, sinful and completely not right! The circumstance in which the life was conceived is completely irrelevant to the poor life of that fragile life. It is evil. The whole concept of the abortion route in evil and no how good the intention is, it will always remain a sin in my eyes. Abortion does not free women. They say that what women need for equality is not free access to abortion, but to be given what they need to survive financially and socially as mothers. They need inexpensive and realises childcare and a school that understands and acknowledges the needs of mothers. Abortion also actually damages women; some people oppose abortion because it can damage the long-term physical and emotional health of women who have had an abortion. Women will eventually come to the realisation that what they have done to their unborn child is plain and simply wrong and cruel and they will have an eternity of pain thinking about it, every time the see a child’s rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes, guilt will rush through their veins like a river and their whole body will overcome with hatred towards themselves. All children are unique, who says this child won’t be the one to come up with a cure for a major illness? Aborting this child will not just affect you and the child, but the entire world. Abortion is murder; it is the deliberate taking of a human life. Unwanted babies could be adopted, so many desperate couples are looking to adopt every single day, so abortion is, in this case, very selfish! The rights of the unborn child are equal to those of the mother. Defenceless babies need special protection against since they cannot stand up for their own rights. The embryo, if left alone, will develop into a beautiful, unique human being; So if you are ever thinking about having an abortion, stop being selfish and look at the bigger picture. It’s not all about you; it’s about equality and the right to live.
Evaluation
The genre of this piece of text is a blog post. The intended audience for this text was women who are either going through an abortion or for people who judge abortion but do not think about the feelings, ethics and situation behind someone's story when contemplating having an abortion. The purpose of the blog is to comment upon the issue of abortion and to inform the audience of the emotions and feelings behind abortion. I think that the expectations were to receive a civil balanced argument on abortion; however both sides seem to go in very hard on the topic and reinforce their opinions of abortion being either right or wrong. The second blogger uses the word ‘evil’ several times. This reinforces their thought on the topic and the word creates imagery in the mind of the reader. The use of the term evil paints a picture of the devil and is associated with the colour red which screams danger. This is the intended message of the blogger to get across to their audience. The first blogger keeps reinforcing the fact that we as an outsider could not possibly understand the situation of the woman debating/going through an abortion. This person who has been though an abortion is very passionate for women not to feel guilty for having gone through an abortion. The second paragraph was shorted due to limited points to make against the topic. There are so many emotive things to include in the ‘for’ abortion paragraph. My characters are unknown bloggers who are just eager and passionate to get their views and points across.
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