Project 2

PartⅠ. Supporting articles

Alice G. Walton:

①   Alice G. Walton. (2014, October 11). The Problem With Ebola In The Media. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2014/10/11/the-problem-with-ebola-in-the-media/

Topic: The possibility that Ebola breaks out in America is a little, and South Africa’s Ebola needs some management

Stance: People should care more about Ebola

Where be published: Forbes

②   Alice G. Walton. (2014, October 27). Compound In Cocoa May Reserve Age-Related Memory Loss. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2014/10/27/compound-in-cocoa-may-reverse-age-related-memory-loss/

Topic: High doses of flavanols can affect people’s brain and memory.

Stance:  After the research completed, there might some special product of chocolates.

Where be published: Forbes

③   Alice G. Walton. (2013, October 16). Why Oreos Are As Addictive As Cocaine To Your Brain. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2013/10/16/why-your-brain-treats-oreos-like-a-drug/

Topic: Why Oreos can addict people?

Stance: Oreos may make good effects for people

Where be published: Forbes

Elisabeth Øvreberg:

①   Elisabeth Øvreberg. (2013,February 24). Reindeer Meat Is As Healthy As Fish. ScienceNordic. Retrieved from http://sciencenordic.com/reindeer-meat-healthy-fish

Topic: Reindeer meat is better than fish

Stance: Reindeer meat is better than fish

Where be published:  University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway

②   Elisabeth Øvreberg. (2012,December 4). Field For Religious Feelings. ScienceNordic. Retrieved from http://sciencenordic.com/fields-religious-feelings

Topic: Religious feeling express in lots of ways, crop circle is an example

Stance: crop circle is appropriate for today

Where be published:  University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway

③   Elisabeth Øvreberg. (2012, October 10). Leprosy Rages Still. ScienceNordic. Retrieve from: http://sciencenordic.com/leprosy-rages-still

Topic: Leprosy is destroying people’s lives as usual

Stance: Leprosy is a terrible disease, people should care about it.

Where be published: University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway

 Conclusion: Both of the authors are writing generally

Part Ⅱ:

Source 1 : How Parents’ Stress Can Hurt A Child, From The Inside Out

A: Determine the Rhetorical Situation

  Author: Alice G. Walton

  Publication: An international publication

  Audience: International audience who care about the bad stress effect on child

  Stance: The stress from parents will hurt child

B: Examine the language

Tone: natural

Specific words:

①  parents’ levels of chronic stress can seriously impact a child’s development.

②  For developmental and neurological disorders, while there are almost certainly genetic factors at play, it is possible that environmental factors (like the environment in utero) may be a contributing factor.

③   Epigenetics is the study of how genes can be turned on or off with certain environmental cues, stress being one of them.

④  So pregnancy isn’t the only time that parental stress can affect the development of the offspring 

⑤  This bubbling, happy prattle of parents talking with each other is music to a kid’s ears.

All of the routes tell that parents’ behavior affects their child. The first three shows that parents’ stress will hurt child.

Evidence of being objective: “Remember, no one ever had a perfect pregnancy, and no one’s a perfect parent,” says Code.

This sentence says that parents’ stress is unavoidable.

Evidence of  giving opinion: The author didn’t give her own opinion.

C. Strong point: Parents’ stress will hurt child

D. Weak point: We should do our best no matter what situation we meet

Source 2 : Stress Is Good For Children

A: Determine the Rhetorical Situation

  Author: Elisabeth Øvreberg

  Publication: a local publication

  Audience: Local audience who car about the good stress effect on child

  Stance: the stress from parents will help child perform well

B: Examine the language

Tone : natural

Specific words:

①  stress is healthy, especially for children.

②  "Everyone needs to experience stress. This is how we learn to solve challenges, build knowledge and acquire new skills," says Friborg, 

③  Parents cannot do everything for their kids. If children learn at an early age to overcome their shyness, they will develop self-confidence and a feeling that they can cope with different social situations.

④  Being able to cope with stress liberates many positive emotions. The desire to learn increases.

⑤  People who can cope with stress find it easier to forget negative and painful things, and they find it easier going through life.

The first two routes says that stress is necessary for child. The last three routes says that stress has good effect for child.

Evidence of being objective: You have to know where the boundary is. Parents must establish an environment where their children can learn to master the situation − and this is very important.

This sentence says that there is also a boundary of stress we should care about.

Evidence of giving opinion:  The author didn’t give her opinion in a clear way.

C. Strong point: The stress from parents is good for child grow up

D. Weak point: Child need support from family and friends, and there is a limit of stress which parents give to child.