Text: Cartoon is from https-//www.puddlemunch.com/ Cartoons obviously make heavy use of visual representations. Some, like this cartoon, use both visuals and language. This particular cartoon has a humorous tone but it also does highlight the growing problem of the overuse of prescription drugs. To what extent to the visuals in Read more…
Text: Ben Jennings. “Rishi Sunak’s plan for extra maths lessons” The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/jan/04/ben-jennings-on-rishi-sunaks-plan-for-extra-maths-lessons-cartoon Editorial cartoons as a text type have certain features (e.g. exaggeration, labelling) that could be considered “methodologies.” How does conveying a view of the PM’s math plan in the form of an editorial cartoon affect the knowledge Read more…
Text: Trisan Hopper “FIRST READING: Canadian politics might have a nepotism problem” https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics-nepotism-problem Extract from the article: “Ben Carr is mulling a run for the Liberal nomination in Winnipeg South Centre, the seat vacated by the recent death of his father Jim Carr. And with Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie set to retire from Read more…
There are certain aspects of art and religion which some might argue cannot be explained in certain ways given the deeply personal connection to each. Consider the Japanese statue below. There are artistic and religious aspects of the statue which can be explained quite clearly such as the use of Read more…
Text: Nikk Ogasa “Io may have an underworld magma ocean or a hot metal heart” Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/io-magma-ocean-hot-metal-core-jupiter This news article uses words like “may” and “maybe.” This choice in language indicates the lack of certainty in the results which the article explores. The inability so far to conduct different Read more…
Text: Jason Burke and Zeinab Mohammed Salih. “Young Sudanese archaeologists dig up history as ‘west knows best’ era ends” The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/27/young-sudanese-archaeologists-dig-up-history-as-west-knows-best-era-ends The Guardian article discusses how many local voice hav been “excluded.” The article details how a significant amount of archaeological research has been done by visiting western researchers Read more…