Analysis of an Article
The broadsheet newspaper article titled “Muslim Schoolgirls risk
careers for their symbolic headscarves”, written by Amelia Gentleman
reacts to the new law in France prohibiting the wearing of religious
symbols. This article highlights the calamity faced by Samia and her
sister in having to choose between a symbol of huge significance (the
headscarf) and something as equally vital as their careers. The youth
of the girls is emphasised as they are just starting secondary school
and “They have to choose what to wear for the first day of term this
morning”. The deictic “This morning” points to how close to the
present this is and highlights the immediacy of the issue, which makes
it more vivid, appealing to the reader. The addition of the “skull
caps, turbans and large crucifixes” appeals to a wide audience and
causes the reader to empathise for all suffering at the hands of this
ban.
The general tone of the article is serious, which is to be expected
due to the seriousness of the topic. Primarily, the article is
informative and gives a balanced viewpoint, as it’s from The Guardian;
a balanced, liberal paper more in favour of the “worker”. However, the
writer appears to sympathise with the Muslim girls, despite the fact
that they may be defying the law. This is evident from the title;
“Muslim schoolgirls risk careers for their symbolic headscarves.” This
suggests that firstly, the girls are willing to risk their careers for
the headscarf and secondly, being described as “symbolic” suggests
that doing this is just and noble. The words in the title are from a
semantic field of fighting for religion, to get ac...
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very serious matters.
In general the text is cohesive through the use of conjunctions and
sentence structure. In the beginning of the article, there is a
repetitive sentence structure. It begins with “They will be making
more than a fashion statement”, followed closely by “They will be in
direct breach of a new legislation”, the veil and other religious
symbols “Will no longer be permitted” and anyone wearing them “Will be
sent home”. The imperative makes the sentence seem more forceful and
definite. “Repeated breaches will result in expulsion” and
“politicians insist they will enforce the law” also follow the same
pattern. The modal verb “will” adds force and the repetition of
sentence structure emphasises the harshness of the law. The article on
a whole is informative but persuasive.
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that I am unable to do anything without God's help, I do humbly entreat him
that you should believe in God as you will gain more from it when you
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that life is precious and that no one has the right to take life away,
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correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work" (NIV
... us making time in our busy lives to serve people in need, they too will learn the importance of self-sacrifice. Our actions speak louder than our words. We can preach to them all day long about service and sacrificing for others, but if they don’t witness our active participation in these acts, they will likely follow our example and not heed our words.
that there are others in this world who are not so wealthy as you and who are in need of