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    LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SESSION TEN LANGUAGE AND POWER (2): POWER BEHIND DISCOURSE Main points in this session: 1. Power behind discourse: Standard language 2. Power behind discourse: discourse types as ‘effects of power’ 3. Power and access to discourse The idea of ‘power behind discourse’ is that the whole social order of discourse is put together and held together as a hidden effect of power. Fairclough (1989) = three aspects of ‘power behind discourse’‚ i.e. of hidden effects of power:

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    Authority is the power or right to give orders‚ make decisions‚ and enforce obedience. Authority‚ can affect relationships between people and the outcome of situations. One’s relentless strive for authority and the greed for power can overwhelm a character. In Act 1‚ the loss and gain of authority‚ and the resulting consequences characters suffer when there is a struggle for authority is discussed. Through Prospero’s grand authority and the lack of authority of Antonio‚ it can be said authority is

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    Transcript for Jamie Oliver’s Steak and Guinness Pie - Jamie at Home (Close up) I got 3 onions here (.) peeled and sliced (.) (long shot) with a little olive oil (.) salt and pepper (.) (Close up) I want (1) a sprig (1) of (1) rosemary (1) and then I’ve got 3 cloves of garlic (2) and at this point I want a nice nub of butter (2) straight in (1) while its melting (.) (medium shot) I’ve got 2 sticks of celery (close up) (2) 2 carrots (1) peeled (.) and sliced (2) mushrooms (2) (long shot) slice

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    Investigate the ways spoken language is used By the TV chefs Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver have the same purpose to entertain and share their love of cooking but they go about it in different ways. Lawson and Oliver differ in many ways‚ for starters Lawson is all about sharing the “pleasure” of cooking whereas Oliver wants to prove that cooking is easy and it is not difficult or a long process to make a simple healthy meal‚ especially for parents cooking for their

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    The Power of Language The power of language can be one of the most dangerous‚ frightening and influential tool available to you. The word usage and sophistication of your language can drive the outcome for the better or worse of any situation. Most of the outcome is banked on how you use the words and the language. Bilbo in The Hobbit is a prime example of this. Bilbo learns that he needs to learns language to survive and builds a great amount of courage while on his adventure. He learns to use

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    Power and Authority in Dead Poets Society The film Dead Poets Society (1989) directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman is an inspirational story of seven teenage boys who attend the private school Welton Academy for Boys. The young men face the challenge to defy the schools’ strict and traditional disciplines‚ led by the role model of their English teacher Mr Keating. Many of the boy’s face the tough challenge of living with the school and Headmaster Nolan’s strictness and Neil Perry faces

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    “People obey authority out of respect‚ while they obey power out of fear.” Power and authority are interpreted in many different ways. Authority is respected and recognized‚ where as power is used to exploit and manipulate situations simply to gain control or sway judgments. In some scenarios‚ power and authority are essentially indistinguishable‚ in others; one is taken advantage of by the other to dominate. E.g. Power may use authority to gain control and respect. I do not agree with this

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    Stolen Dialogue reveals how spoken language expresses meaning not only at the spoken level but through the implied meaning. It can be said that what’s left out of a conversation is sometimes more important than what is put in. Jane Harrison’s Stolen is an honest and compassionate play that follows the lives of five aboriginal kids who have been stolen from their families as part of the governments’ assimilationist agenda. Harrison employs a range of theatrical and written techniques to highlight

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    Curriculum Guide for Spoken Language and Word Recognition Supported by Research-Based Practices SPE-359 Characteristics of Learning Disabilities and Strategies to Teach Individuals with LD May 31‚ 2015 For students‚ understanding the ways written language represents the way they speak is key to literacy (Bear‚ D.‚ Invernizzi‚ M.‚ Templeton‚ S.‚ & Johnston‚ F. (2011). Wilson Fundations‚ better known as “Fundations”‚ is a K-3 phonological/phonemic awareness‚ phonics and spelling program for the

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    Nikki Valles Haddix English 100 March 18th 2013 I wish I could’ve said something but I didn’t I remember getting out of the car on the morning of Mac’s funeral. The sky was clearing with the sunlight peering through the clouds‚ the ground still damp from the early morning showers. I slammed my door shut‚ taking in a deep breath after being in my grandmother’s car for an hour and a half. Her car always smelt of cigarettes and plastic

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