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Speaker: Anne Applebaum, a journalist for the Washington Post. She writes a collum regarding the regime of North Korea.
Occasion: The main occasion that lead to the writing of this article is the recent hacking of Sony Pictures by North Korea. Applebaum also discusses the families kidnapped and starved inside of the country, as well as the defectors who managed to escape.
Audience: The writing is directed towards anyone living outside of North Korea, mainly adults involved in world events.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform the outside world of the harshness and evil nature of the North Korean Regime, and how little we know of what goes on inside of the country.
Subject: The focus of the writing is on the North Korean Regime, its actions, and its mysterious nature.
Tone: The article evokes a gloomy tone, as well as an angry one. The gloomy tone is created whilst the information is being given on what little information we know about what goes on inside of the country. The angry tone is created when Applebaum discusses the new movie, "The Interview", and how it mocks the country and its leader, even though people are likely being slaughtered.
Applebaum's diction is educated, strong words that evoke the emotions and tone she wants the reader to feel, it shows that she finds what is going on inside of the country is horrible, and she is frustrated by the inability of Western civilization to comprehend the horrors of what goes on inside, and angered by the fact that we can joke about it. It is clear she is attached to this subject.
Occasion: The main occasion that lead to the writing of this article is the recent hacking of Sony Pictures by North Korea. Applebaum also discusses the families kidnapped and starved inside of the country, as well as the defectors who managed to escape.
Audience: The writing is directed towards anyone living outside of North Korea, mainly adults involved in world events.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform the outside world of the harshness and evil nature of the North Korean Regime, and how little we know of what goes on inside of the country.
Subject: The focus of the writing is on the North Korean Regime, its actions, and its mysterious nature.
Tone: The article evokes a gloomy tone, as well as an angry one. The gloomy tone is created whilst the information is being given on what little information we know about what goes on inside of the country. The angry tone is created when Applebaum discusses the new movie, "The Interview", and how it mocks the country and its leader, even though people are likely being slaughtered.
Applebaum's diction is educated, strong words that evoke the emotions and tone she wants the reader to feel, it shows that she finds what is going on inside of the country is horrible, and she is frustrated by the inability of Western civilization to comprehend the horrors of what goes on inside, and angered by the fact that we can joke about it. It is clear she is attached to this subject.