Paradise Road
“Only in times of conflict are we able to comprehend that we are all the same”
Written Explanation
Form: I have chosen to write in an expository form employing conventions of format and style of a traditional essay. I believe that the expository form enables me to explore and define what my opinion of the prompt is; it helps me relate my thoughts to the modern and universal arena while considering their relevance to Beresford’s film.
Purpose: The purpose of my essay is to inform the audience that conflict is a trigger to self-discovery which ultimately helps us end discrimination and realise that we are ultimately all alike. However, I have talked about how not people feel that they are similar to others around them because of a strong disbelief in the oppositions ideals. I have also considered why there is such a difference in people’s opinion.
Audience: My audience are my fellow year 12 students who are familiar with the themes of conflict and Paradise Road.
Language: I have talked about the implications of the prompt, allowing for a more directed essay. I want to engage the reader in my writing without depending on emotional language, therefore I have chosen to write in third person so as to create an emotional distance and more formal credibility. I have employed various rhetorical questions through the course of my piece in an attempt to force the reader to question themselves before reading on and agreeing or disagreeing with my opinion.
Prompt, Text and Context: I have structured my essay in three body paragraphs each of which offer my response to the questions that I believe are the underlying implication of the prompt:
(a) How does conflict reveal that we are all the same?
(b) Is this always true? Are there people who do not believe that we are all the same?
(c) What is it that causes this difference in opinion?
The ideas that I have borrowed from the film are that in times of conflict the human mind craves support and love more than anything else
Written Explanation
Form: I have chosen to write in an expository form employing conventions of format and style of a traditional essay. I believe that the expository form enables me to explore and define what my opinion of the prompt is; it helps me relate my thoughts to the modern and universal arena while considering their relevance to Beresford’s film.
Purpose: The purpose of my essay is to inform the audience that conflict is a trigger to self-discovery which ultimately helps us end discrimination and realise that we are ultimately all alike. However, I have talked about how not people feel that they are similar to others around them because of a strong disbelief in the oppositions ideals. I have also considered why there is such a difference in people’s opinion.
Audience: My audience are my fellow year 12 students who are familiar with the themes of conflict and Paradise Road.
Language: I have talked about the implications of the prompt, allowing for a more directed essay. I want to engage the reader in my writing without depending on emotional language, therefore I have chosen to write in third person so as to create an emotional distance and more formal credibility. I have employed various rhetorical questions through the course of my piece in an attempt to force the reader to question themselves before reading on and agreeing or disagreeing with my opinion.
Prompt, Text and Context: I have structured my essay in three body paragraphs each of which offer my response to the questions that I believe are the underlying implication of the prompt:
(a) How does conflict reveal that we are all the same?
(b) Is this always true? Are there people who do not believe that we are all the same?
(c) What is it that causes this difference in opinion?
The ideas that I have borrowed from the film are that in times of conflict the human mind craves support and love more than anything else