mode: what is used to get the message out. (voice)
genre: (essay - original narrative)
In the projects we did in this class there were definietly things specific to a particular culture, especially in the case of the gay marriage projects. As a culture we still associate homosexuality with rainbows and many of the images were done in technicolor hues to give the "homosexual" vibe. When I'm writing, particularly on Facebook or Twitter, I consider carefullythe double meaning of my words. Often, passive aggressive people will write vague things on social media sites to express their feelings. I am one of those people (well for some things). I usually take the lyrics to songs and use specific words or lines that suit my needs and post them. I know that the person that it's directed at will never see or understand it, because some people are just unintelligent. Or women expect too much in the way of cognitive thinking.
I think that pictures can better convey messages than words can because words can have a double meaning and pictures show exactly what they are talking about. For instance, children's books have pictures to help children better understand what the book is about. Children often cannot read well by that point, and words mean very little to them. They understand the action in the picture and can learn what the words mean through use of the pictures.
Considering the meaning of images definitely helps in understanding difficult readings. In lab reports and science text books the language is often difficult and clinical, with a jargon that the reader needs to learn and understand in order to understand the text itself. Diagrams and drawings help people learn scienc like when learning abuot the parts of a cell. They also help builders when the drawing is of a blueprint. If the directions were written out they could be unclear; a visual image is absolute.
Five issues that affect me:
student loans
birth control
gay marriage
drug abusers slipping through the system