Entry 1_ Vu Thi Lan Anh

Item 1: Cartoon

+ Rhetorical devices:

  - Pun: “warm–up” vs “burning”

     - Irony + Overstatement: a warm-up activity produces fire to burn cheaters.

+ Message:

          
        A funny cartoon demonstrates the humorous use of a combination of words (warm-up). Besides, it also warns cheaters of cheating.

                             Item 2: Poem

Friends

By Abbie Farwell Brown

How good to lie a little while
And look up through the tree!
The Sky is like a kind big smile
Bent sweetly over me.

The Sunshine flickers through the lace
Of leaves above my head,
And kisses me upon the face
Like Mother, before bed.

The Wind comes stealing o'er the grass
To whisper pretty things;
And though I cannot see him pass,
I feel his careful wings.

So many gentle Friends are near
Whom one can scarcely see,
A child should never feel a fear,
Wherever he may be.

+   Rhetorical devices:

           - Simile :  “Sky” vs “kind big smile”

                          “Sunshine” vs “my mother”

         - Rhyme :     “while – smile” , “free - me”, “lace – face”,        head – bed”,

                          “grass – pass”, “things – wings”, “near – fear”, “see – be”

      

+ Message :

          A child should not feel a fear because his/her friends are everywhere.

                             Item 3: Story 

Be Happy Now!

  by Alfred D. Souza

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we're frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We'll certainly be happy when they're out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with... and remember that time waits for no one. So, stop waiting ... until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you're off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you're born again to decide that. There is no better time than right now to be happy!

+ Rhetorical devices:

-   A rhetorical question:  “If not now, when?” ( line 6 )

-   Simile : “happiness” – “the way”

-   Climax : from “until you finish school” to “ decide that”

+ Message:

  

                    Be happy every single moment because time waits for no one.

Sources

Item 1: http://www.fun2video.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/india-cricket-funny-cartoon.jpg

Item 2: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/famous/poem/friends-by-abbie-farwell-brown

Item 3: http://www.inspirationalstories.com/7/746.html