Speaker: The speaker is Charles Blow. He seems to be republican based off his voice against the democrats. He also does not seem to like President Obama (even though he did not outright say is name) very much.
Occasion: The main occasion of this article is clearly the elections. He does not support the newly re-elect of Obama, because he sees nothing getting done in the office. In addition, he might be writing this article, because he did not see the first term of the president as successful. In addition the state of the Union Address seemed to make Blow annoyed with the president.
Audience: The audience of this election most likely are the Republicans. Most likely, it also includes those who are against Obama. It might also be to voice his opinion against the democrats who read it.
Purpose: The purpose of the writing is to show that he does not support Obama. I think it might be to demonstrate his feelings towards the fact that Obama got re-elected. He wants to voice his opinion that this was not a smart move because it will not get the countries economy moving forward.
Subject: The subject of the writing the re-election of the president.
Tone: The word that best describes the tone is irritated. Blow seems annoyed that nothing is getting done in congress, because of the president not doing anything.
The author does a wonderful job in providing background information. By including the background information on Obama's first term, the State of the Union Address, and information on the Congress, Blow helps the reader understand the setting and where he is going with his ideas. Blow also includes many forms of evidence. Some were in the form of statistics when he included the statistic over how few laws have been passed with Obama in his second term, or by including expert accounts. Though, Blow used his accounts in a creative way. By including mostly expert accounts from the president, he was able to refute them and use them against the president. By doing this he was able to demonstrate all that Obama has not done for the people of America. I think the importance of the author's subject is that he is his point of view. Culturally, African Americans will tend to be for Obama, but because he takes a stand against his view, it gives his point a little more respect or criticism depending on how you view the article.
Occasion: The main occasion of this article is clearly the elections. He does not support the newly re-elect of Obama, because he sees nothing getting done in the office. In addition, he might be writing this article, because he did not see the first term of the president as successful. In addition the state of the Union Address seemed to make Blow annoyed with the president.
Audience: The audience of this election most likely are the Republicans. Most likely, it also includes those who are against Obama. It might also be to voice his opinion against the democrats who read it.
Purpose: The purpose of the writing is to show that he does not support Obama. I think it might be to demonstrate his feelings towards the fact that Obama got re-elected. He wants to voice his opinion that this was not a smart move because it will not get the countries economy moving forward.
Subject: The subject of the writing the re-election of the president.
Tone: The word that best describes the tone is irritated. Blow seems annoyed that nothing is getting done in congress, because of the president not doing anything.
The author does a wonderful job in providing background information. By including the background information on Obama's first term, the State of the Union Address, and information on the Congress, Blow helps the reader understand the setting and where he is going with his ideas. Blow also includes many forms of evidence. Some were in the form of statistics when he included the statistic over how few laws have been passed with Obama in his second term, or by including expert accounts. Though, Blow used his accounts in a creative way. By including mostly expert accounts from the president, he was able to refute them and use them against the president. By doing this he was able to demonstrate all that Obama has not done for the people of America. I think the importance of the author's subject is that he is his point of view. Culturally, African Americans will tend to be for Obama, but because he takes a stand against his view, it gives his point a little more respect or criticism depending on how you view the article.