Friday, November 16, 2007

last blog entry!

Studying EWS has been a great experience and having a wonderful and competent teacher like Miss Bina Shah only added to the joy! My writing skills have notably improved during this course in the context that many misconceptions that I had earlier about a good writing piece, have changed. For example now I know and even believe that a simple sentence written with honesty is way better than some pretentious one with fancy words. My true style of writing has also shaped up and it's just a matter of days that I will fully discover it.
The content covered during the course has been good too and the variety of topics offered has been the best part. That not only helped us develop our abilities in all kinds of writing but also saved us from getting bored. the Harvard Reader is a very good book, the guidelines mentioned in it are indeed very useful although I do think, better and more interesting essays should be included in the EWS book. Blogging is fun to do!
This may sound flattering but EWS is one of the very few courses I'm going to miss after they are over. I wish other teachers could learn the same teaching technique as Miss Bina's!

PS. I'm a big fan of your sarcastic humor! :)

Sunday, November 11, 2007


This is an advertisemnt for the soft drink Pepsi. It shows the super star Britney Spears who is a very famous American singer and especially popular among the young generation. This is a typical technique of company owners to associate famous celebrities with their products to increase sale. She is shown as to endorse the product, and presents a rock star image to attract audience. They are trying to propogate the idea that super stars like her, drink their product, and we should too. Not only will her fans go for it but the glamour image shown in the ad will attract other people too. thier tag line "Ask for more" sells a promise that once we drink Pepsi we will be wanting more.

Friday, November 2, 2007

I just don't get what the problem with this Jonathan Swift guy is? Why can't he just voice his opinions in a normal "standard, English writer, with excellent vocabulary," kind of a way? Just tell the government that you want them to solve the hunger issues instead of suggestions like "Eat your baby up careless fellows!" or " Hmm yummy...this pie is delicious.Wanna try some? It's made out of your children!"
Some day take me to Jonathan's kids and lets see if he finds it funny when I suggest making baby salads out of his kids!