Day: January 5, 2015

Final draft.

‘We will shortly be arriving at Honolulla. Please ensure you have all your personal bags and articles safely stored in the overhead lockers or under the seat in front of you. Please fasten your seatbelts, before assisting someone else and make sure your seat is also in the upright position. Turn all electronically active devices off now. Cabin crew are making their way through the aircraft to check all landing precautions have been correctly carried out. Thank you for flying with us today.’

The announcement strangely echoed merrily throughout the small gangway of the aircraft, an unusual tone for a cabin stewardesses with the stress of a long haul flight. Nonetheless, it heightened Jo’s mood dramatically and after paying attention attentively to the announcement she quickly buckled up. Alan returned to his seat beside her and she assisted Alan in fastening up too as she just couldn’t wait to land. Despite Alan not being at his wife’s side for most, the majority of the flight, it was still pleasant for the both of them and they soon landed.

Jo had, for the first time managed to get Alan to take this break away with her. Getting him to leap from his rather humble ladder, home, and come away with her this once. After getting off the plane, Alan did have his regrets but undeterred, they both made their way to rather small looking terminal like every other passenger from the plane. The terminal contained a passenger desk; alongside a security desk; which ran parallel to the check in desk; which was attached to the unmanned information desk. The terminal on the whole was immaculately clean, had great staff, a modern image but just too minuscule.

As passengers fought to reunite themselves with their bags, Alan popped off following the air crew to duty free whilst Jo hung back patiently waiting for their bags to become visible. Their bags did, being the only 2 left. Alan returned even happier, despite his hands being empty from all the joys of duty free and they both hopped into the taxi waving good-bye to the building that would soon end their holiday and went to sleep when they got to their hotel.

In the early hours of the morning, Alan’s phone rang, though he didn’t answer it. He stirred and put the phone down, despite expecting the call. He slowly opened his bag beside him, and drew a blade 5 inches in length. Jo bustled in her sleep but Alan put an abrupt end to her movements, forcing the knife quickly between her ribs. Jo’s eyes opened and blankly and stared at Alan, she continuously gasped. He pushed the knife deeper until the hilt hit bone. Alan pulled the knife out, blood dripping from his hands and phoned for medics.

‘She’s been stabbed! Help this lady! Come to the Harrow Hotel room 13. HURRY!’

Alan ended the call, throwing his mobile and the knife from the balcony to their place of discovery later that day. The sirens and lights of the approaching ambulances and police cars soon overpowered the dim light roads and the crashing of waves against the beach. The hotel was beginning to flood with emergency personnel. Whist they were making their way to Jo, Alan sprinted down the hallway of the hotel to a fire exit. Hearing the sirens ringing constantly in his head, Alan reconsidered, was this a mistake? Had he risked it all for nothing? As Alan opened the fire exit’s door, a car was waiting. The engine revved and the identity of a grown man was no more.

Frankenstein and Tempest Plan.

Theory: Both characters developed their monstrosity quickly though rejection and self disbelief.

Intro: Explain my theory and how it will be explored during the essay.

Para1: Outline why I think both of them are actually monsters to clarify it to the reader allowing them to understand why I am using those 2 characters in particular using examples.

Para2: Show how quickly both of the developed as monsters throughout the book and compare how each of them did. Show how the books panned out and how they compare.

Para3: Show that they both became to be from bad choices in life like rapping Miranda and killing that lady (sort that out!). Compare these.

Para4: Show that through rejection from the fatherly figure they became monstrous. Caliban = Prospero & Frankenstein = Victor. Use examples.

Para5: show how both characters didn’t think they were worth living. Ie. Looks and outsider. Show that/how their surroundings and communities have rejected them. Use examples.

Con: Round up all points and finalise.

Dear Elizabeth ,

In todays world, the use of slangs i dominant, whether that be when texting or talking between old and predominantly young people. Is the slang used by young people of today such a bad thing? I will highlight both sides to this argument.

Some people fear that slang is a preventative in our world of today and that because someone uses it they are not as smart as someone who does not. This is not necessarily true. Using slang is not always rude words like ‘cool’ or ‘nice’ used by the older generations as well as the young are not rude, or do not make some appear less smart. It is better to use formal language in an interview for example but it should be able to change depending on the situation. As long as people are able to separate social life with business life through adapting and restricting the use of slang in a professional situation there is no harm. I would like to believe that everyone have their own way of talking to their friends and families, and that they use slang as and when.

People have the right to be unique and this should also come own to the idiolect too. We all strive to be unique and this should be no different in the way we speak or choice of words, much like our appearance.

A lot of people use slang without knowing and this is no different to William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was a man that used a lot of slang in his plays, words such as nervy, puke and assassination were included, nevertheless he was not seen as a man that could not communicate, but a man that had a talent for it. It is used in everyday life and we cannot escape from it as we have been brought up around it, it is a part of us that is inevitable.

Others disagree as they think that it can impair peoples lives greatly like when getting a job. People want to hire potential employers that are able to communicate unmistakably. How is that going to be possible when slang only prevents young people from conversing clearly and making them ill-equipped for the future? It is going to be hard for young adults that use slang to face the real world, because slang is not prohibited in today’s work setting. It is the contrary, it is obligatory to speak in correct grammar in order to keep a job. The understandings of slang words are so different in every city that it is going to be impossible for them to take care of themselves, unless they decide to stay where they are forever.

Some think it affects childrens schooling too they think students perform poorly in formal language tests because they’re out of practice when it comes to using. Saying ‘yeah’ in lieu of ‘yes’ is a common problem and one which is never tolerated in the classroom or in tests/exams. Some slang words are new and older persons may not know them. Using these words can inhibit conversation greatly. Sometimes a language gap resulting from slang usage can manifest a language block between people of different generations.

I think that slang is appropriate in certain informal circumstances but it is not only you idiolect that changes, it is your appearance, facial expressions, it all does. This is when I think slang that has been built into your accent and idiolect is appropriate.