Entry 1_Hoang Le Thanh Tu

Entry 1: Cartoon

Rhetorical device:
- Pun: "old questions require new answer"
- Irony: complex world-old questions-new answer

Message: In this modern word, sometimes such easy matters or situations have a very simple answer but people tend to think about them in a very complicated way.

Source: http://img.scoop.it/p7hgKIowRFDgB3HGvYVrIDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ

Entry 2: Story

The Fox and The Grapes

       
         It was a sunny day and fox was walking across the fields. Soon he came to a vineyard. As he came nearer, he could see some bunches of juicy grapes. The fox looked carefully around him. He had to make sure that he was safe from the hunters. He decided to steal some before anyone came along.
He jumped upwards but he could not reach the grapes. He jumped again as high as he could. He still could not reach them. The grapes were just too high for him! He was not ready to give up. He backed off, took some running steps and leapt into the air towards the grapes. Again he failed to reach them. It was getting dark, and he was getting angry. His legs hurt with all that running and jumping. At last he stopped trying. As he walked away, he said to himself, "I don't really want those grapes. I'm sure they are too sour to eat."


Rhetorical Devices:
+ Metaphor: "Juicy grapes" - good opportunity/ goal but hard to achieve.


Message:
- Sometimes, hard work alone is not enough to achieve your goal, you also need a good plan to get it.
- Do not make excuse for your failure.

Source: http://lil-legend.blogspot.com/2009/03/classic-short-story-fox-and-grapes.html

Entry 3 : Song lyric

Price Tag

Seems like everybody's got a price,
I wonder how they sleep at night.
When the tale comes first,
And the truth comes second,
Just stop, for a minute and
Smile

Why is everybody so serious!
Acting so damn mysterious
You got your shades on your eyes
And your heels so high
That you can't even have a good time.

[Pre-Chorus:]
Everybody look to their left (yeah)
Everybody look to their right (ha)
Can you feel that (yeah)
Well pay them with love tonight...

[Chorus:]
It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag

Ain't about the (uh)cha-chang cha-chang Ain't about the (yeah) Ba-Bling Ba-Bling
Wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag.

[Verse 2: Jessie J]
We need to take it back in time,
When music made us all UNITE!
And it wasn't low blows and video Hoes,
Am I the only one gettin... tired?

Why is everybody so obsessed?
Money can't buy us happiness
Can we all slow down and enjoy right now
Guarantee we'll be feelin
All right.

[Pre-Chorus:]
Everybody look to their left (yeah)
Everybody look to their right (ha)
Can you feel that (yeah)
Well pay them with love tonight...

Source: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/maddi_jane/price_tag.html

Rhetorical devices:
- Rhetorical questions: " Why is everybody so serious?"
                                  " Why is everybody so obsessed?"
- Rhyme: " price-night"
              " serious- mysterious"
              " eyes-high-time"
              " right- tonight"

Message: As in present, people's mind is now all about money that they forget what's around them like friends, love and fun...