Terrie Yang
One of the reasons we study Shakespeare's plays is because of the universal themes that can be found in the content.
Answer the following:
1. What do you think a universal theme is?
As a class, we have determined that a universal theme encompasses the following things:
a. It is an idea or concept that can be easily related to by a wide variety of individuals.
b. The idea or concept is not limited to one society, culture or time period.
c. The ideas or concepts that can be viewed as universal themes are easily recognisable.
2. What universal themes can be found in Much Ado About Nothing?
As a class, we also came up with the following list in answer to Question 2:
a. Jealousy - Don John is jealous of Claudio and all the attention he was receiving. There was evidence of jealousy between Don John and his brother Don Pedro (Don John is jealous of the respect and admiration, etc that Don Pedro receives because of his position).
b. Heartbreak - Hero feels heartbroken when Claudio rejects her and accuses her of being unfaithful. Claudio also feels heartbreak when he is led to believe that Hero has betrayed him and also when he finds out she is 'dead' and he realises that she was pure.
c. Anger - The supposed betrayal of Claudio (by Hero) demonstrates that many characters display anger. Claudio is angry, Leonato is angry, Beatrice becomes angered. As well as this, Don John appears to be an angry character throughout the play.
d. Love - Throughout the play, the story line is focused on the love of two separate couples: Hero and Claudio and Benedict and Beatrice. Hence, love is one of the central themes in the play.
3. Knowing about universal themes, write a paragraph addressing the following:
Is Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing relevant for a modern audience? Explain your answer with reference to the play's content and characters.
Terrie Yang
In this advertisement, I can see a large green coloured text ‘Go Green!‘ on the top of a big rounded frog. The frog was green, its tongue hangout with a recycle symbol on it, and was surrounded by many recycle symbols. If you look at the frog closely, you may see that it was earth shaped with a kangaroo and countries on it. There are three green words which have put into order at the bottom of the advertisement, ‘reduce, recycle, reuse’. The used of the language features had clearly send out the message across the world, and tell everyone to reduce, recycle and reuse the rubbish, to make the environment of the world more green and clean. The audience this advertisement aimed at are children, I can tell it from the simple and clearly text which are easy for the children to understand, and the used of bright colour and the picture of a cute big rounded frog which are to catch the attention from the children. I think the creator have achieved its purposes. Because it is very simple that can get into people’s head easily, and the used of graphic features are very powerful that the audience can get its message in their first look.
In this advertisement, I can see the buildings were under the water in a swimming pool, above it there was a text says ’Don’t let this be our future’, and there were also some small text says ‘Save our rain forest, stop Global warming’. The purposes of the advertisement were to send the message to people to stop things that cause Global warming, including using carbon dioxide, air conditioner and fridge. The global warming which causes the temperature of the world increases and ice melt, the earth would end up with a under water world. The audience this advertisement aimed at is all the people around the world and the community. Because it cannot achieve by only one or few people, it need everyone to do the same thing together. The used of language features were connected to the graphic features, it tell the audience don’t let the picture of this advertisement be our future, and it also persuade people to stop Global warming for saving our world. I think the creator have achieves its purposes, because the graphic features are powerful and creative that catch people’s eyes, and stay in their heads to remind them to stop Global warming. But this is also a bad thing too, because some of the people might think the pictures are too over, that our earth will be under the water is never going to be happen.
In this advertisement, I can see a polar bear with a baby bear were sleeping in a cardboard next to the rubbish on the ground. Water from the polar bears was flowing on the floor. There is some text on the top left hand side which says ‘Global warming is leaving many homeless ‘. This advertisement is about Global warming that have causes the ice melt and some animals that lived in the Antarctica become homeless. This advertisement is to send out the message to variety of people around the world to stop Global warming to help the homeless animals. The audience it is aimed at are the teenagers, because the advertisement with simple pictures or pictures with buildings cannot catch teenagers’ eyes, so the creator have used ‘homeless’ as another topic of Global warming, and have include the attractive picture of polar bears to send out the message. I think the purposes of the advertisement have achieved, because the creator have get the right point of catching teenagers’ attention, and used the homeless animal to persuade them to stop the Global warming.
In this advertisement, I can see a light bow with the earth in it was flying in the sky. This advertisement was different to others, because it has not contained any text. The purposes of the advertisement were to send out the message across the world to persuade people to save the electricity, and turn the light off if it is not needed. The audience they aimed was the teenagers, because the children cannot understand the purpose without the text. I think the purpose of the advertisement have not achieves, because it missing some text that needs to state the purposes more clearly, but its good thing was that It have used bright colour for the light bow to show the center point of this advertisement.
In this advertisement, I can see some large black coloured text ‘Don’t stick your butt out of the car window’ at the top of the advertisement, and a graphic feature of butts in the middle, and there were some small text below the graphic features ‘Please butt it, then bin it‘. At the bottom of the advertisement, it says ’keep Australia beautiful’; this tells me that it is an Australian advertisement. The purposes of the advertisement were to persuade people to take care for our environment and keep Australian beautiful. Not to stick our butt out the car window, and butt it before bin it. The audience it aimed are the people in Australia who smoke. Most of the people look at the picture before the text, but in this advertisement, the size of the text was bigger than the graphic feature, because that the advertisement have clearly send out the purposes in the text than the graphic features. I think the creator have achieves its purposes, because the used of the colour was simple, and the creator have used the clear text and picture in this advertisement which make it easier to understanding.
In this advertisement, I can see a person with a yellow body cover coat was walking towards the sea with a surfing board. The sand and water was very dirty, and there is rubbish on the beach. The sky was so dark; it seems that the sky was going to raining. In the middle of the right hand side, there were some small text, it says’ Billions of litres of pollution are flushed into our Oceans each day ‘. The purposes of this advertisement were to persuade people to take care our environment, and to send out the message to everyone to stop throwing rubbish on the beach and Oceans. The audience this advertisement aimed are people who like going to the beach and swimming in the sea, and tell them to stop throwing rubbish, and to stop people when they see anyone is destroy our environment. I think the purposes of the advertisement have achieved. Because the graphic features it have used was powerful. The clothing the person wore to surfing makes the advertisement more interesting, the colour of the background was dark which makes it look dirtier and more horrible, so it can catch more attention and more people will take care for our environment and pollution.
In this advertisement, I can see a large text’ VOTE EARTH’ on the top of the advertisement. In the middle, there is a light switcher above a voting box with ’60 earth hour’ on it. In the bottom of the advertisement, there are some texts ‘your light switch is your vote’. The purposes of this advertisement were to persuade people to switch off their lights for earth hour for 1hour, to saving the electricity. The audience it aimed was everyone, because 60 earth hour for people around the world not just for some people.
Terrie Yang
Spelling List: Week 7 Term 3
1. absolute
2. immediately
3. necessarily
4. carefully
5. obstinately
6. voluntarily
7. sensibly
8. frantically
9. efficiently
10. optimistically
11. scientifically
12. temporarily
13. unbelievable
14. irretrievable
15. inflammable
16. charitable
17. irresistible
18. resignation
19. autonomous
20. receivership
DEFINITIONS:
1. Free from imperfection; complete; perfect. -absolute-
2. Without lapse of time; without delay; instantly; at once. -immediately-
3. By or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement. -necessarily-
4. Cautious in one's actions. -carefully-
5. Stubbornly adhering to purpose, opinion; not yielding to argument, persuasion and entreaty. -obstinately-
6. Done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice. -voluntarily-
7. Having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment. -sensibly-
8. Desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied. -frantically-
9. Performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort. -efficiently-
10. Disposed to take a favorable view of events & to expect the most favorable outcome. -optimistically-
11. Of or pertaining to science or the sciences. -scientifically-
12. Lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent. -temporarily-
13. Too dubious or improbable to be believed. -unbelievable-
14. Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable. -irretrievable-
15. Capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable. -inflammable-
16. Generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons. -charitable-
17. Not resistible; incapable of being resisted or withstood. -irresistible-
18. The act of resigning. -resignation-
19. Self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. -autonomous-
20. The condition of being in the hands of a receiver. -receivership-
SENTENCES:
1. We have the absolute power to do what we want to do.
2. The ambulance had sent the patient to the hospital immediately.
3. More work does not necessarily need for more workers.
4. The men climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder.
5. He was obstinately bent on having one's own way even he knows that he was wrong.
6. Many people have voluntarily to help some ill, indigent or helpless people.
7. I had sensibly dressed for my graduation.
8. Rescuers were frantically searching for more survivors in the fire.
9. I have organized all my things, so I can work more efficiently.
10. If the handicapped are able to live optimistically, we healthy people should live an even better life.
11. The teacher explained scientifically the most important questions of this research.
12. The wind eased temporarily after few days.
13. It is unbelievable that he did it by himself.
14. The breakdown of our marriage was irretrievable.
15. Petrol is one of the most common and dangerous fuels which is highly inflammable.
16. She was a charitable woman who feed the hungry and clothes the beggar.
17. A girl was staring at an irresistible skirt in the store window.
18. It came as a surprise when she gives the resignation to me.
19. Each of the U.S. states has an autonomous government.
20. My friend’s restaurant is in receivership.
Terrie Yang
Spelling List: Week 6 Term 3
1. Psychology
2. acknowledgement
3. design
4. privilege
5. quotation
6. ghastly
7. precaution
8. deletion
9. assignment
10. prejudice
11. quantities
12. benign
13. inquisitive
14. development
15. imaginative
16. accompaniment
17. astonishment
18. hurtful
19. conjunction
20. extraction
DEFINITIONS:
1. The science of the mind or of mental states and processes. -Psychology-
2. An act of acknowledging; to thanking someone for doing something. -acknowledgement-
3. To sketch, plan and fashion artistically or skillfully. - design -
4. A right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most. -privilege-
5. Something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech. -quotation-
6. Shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible. -ghastly-
7. A measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results. -precaution-
8. An act or instance of deleting. -deletion-
9. Something assigned, as a particular task or duty. -assignment-
10. An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge thought or reason. -prejudice-
11. A particular or indefinite amount of anything. -quantities-
12. Having a kindly disposition; gracious. -benign-
13. Given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious. –inquisitive—
14. The act or process of developing; growth; progress. -development-
15. Characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination. -imaginative-
16. Something incidental or added for ornament, symmetry. -accompaniment-
17. Overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement. -astonishment-
18. Causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful. -hurtful-
19. Any other word or expression of similar function, as in any case. -conjunction-
20. An act or instance of extracting. -extraction-
SENTENCES:
1. My work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology.
2. These flowers are a small acknowledgement of your valuable help.
3. The design of these cars is very modernization.
4. Education is a privilege in many countries.
5. I finished a speech with a quotation from Leonardo da Vinci.
6. He felt ghastly after he drunk too much at my birthday party.
7. I take the precaution of locking everything in the safe.
8. The deletion of these sentences is considered to be indecent.
9. The teacher gave us an assignment of writing an essay on the Black Death.
10. Discrimination based on races, especially prejudice against the black.
11. A girl had drunk large quantities of alcohol before a horrible accident.
12. The benign weather brought the farm a bumper crop.
13. A perfunctory answer is not going to satisfy an inquisitive audience.
14. The economic development improved the living standards
15. This child is a bit to imaginative about the hero.
16. The red wine provided the perfect accompaniment to the meal.
17. I could hardly say a word and being astonishment after they gave me a surprise.
18. Maybe he was right, but he said to me was very hurtful.
19. The people were working in conjunction with the police about the robbery.
20. I went to dentist to have the extraction of my teeth.
