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…
Text: “”Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music.” https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2014/feb/mathematical-beauty-activates-same-brain-region-great-art-or-music Extract: “People who appreciate the beauty of mathematics activate the same part of their brain when they look at aesthetically pleasing formula as others do when appreciating art or music, suggesting that there is a neurobiological basis Read more…
Text: Ishigaki Rin’s poem “Gake (Cliff)” in translation: Rin, Ishigaki. “Cliff.” Ed. Makoto Ooka and Shuntaro Tanikawa. Modern Japanese Poetry: One Hundred Years (n.d.): n. pag. Cirje: Centre of International Research on the Japanese Economy. Web. This translation of the original Japanese poem differs in a few ways. One significant Read more…
Robert Gaskin’s poem “HAIKU ARE LIKE TROLLIES”: Wandering in mist Reaching out to soft sunlight Blue-scaled dragons pause. Moon low over sea Glimpse of discarded cocoon Small fish swimming idly. Prehistoric Digital Poetry an Archaeology of Forms, by Chris T. Funkhouser, The University of Alabama Press, 2007, pp. 58–59. John Read more…
Text: The Beaverton. “Shocking Grand Theft Auto VI leak reveals new game set in Regina.” https://www.thebeaverton.com/2022/09/shocking-grand-theft-auto-vi-leak-reveals-new-game-set-in-regina/ The satire website The Beaverton published the above article after the leak of gameplay videos from the yet unfinished GTA 6. The article isn’t really about GTA 6 but more about the city of Read more…