Wednesday, January 30, 2008

V for Vendetta(2)

V for Vendetta is movie about a revolutionist seeking revenge upon Parliament in London, England. He feels he can best achieve this goal by getting through to the people of this country. V evolved his ideas from Guy Fawkes. A man who in the 1600’s failed to put an end to the injustice and unfairness of London’s system of government. V is inspired by Fawkes’s motives and plans to mark the 5th of November, a day that Fawkes planned to blow up the gates of Parliament, as a day that the people of London will come to realize that they are not entirely free. V takes over London’s most popular media station and broadcasts a speech that rang in the ears of citizens throughout London. The sole purpose of V’s speech was to convince the people of London to stand up for the freedom that their government is depriving them of. He uses Aristotle’s first mode of persuasion, ethos, saying, “I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of the everyday routine, the security of the familiar, and the tranquility of repetition.” He connects with the people by reassuring them of his experience of living a life in the streets of London. Means to an end expresses V’s argument by introducing his idea about marking November the 5th as a day to remember. As V begins his speech he brings up the fact that “there is something terribly wrong with this country.” By using pathos he brings the emotion of fear into the citizens. He tells them that mean with guns are being given orders to try and stop all of this by using violence. “Words offer the means to meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth.” V sees that that London chooses to push away the meaning of all words and turns to a way that makes people afraid and keep to themselves. He believes that government doesn’t allow its citizens to speak their mind and express their opinions. He uses forensics to be the voice for the people of London. “Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression” are words that V describes what London has become. Curfews, censors, and surveillance cameras were placed on the general public which V saw unfit for a supposed to be progressing society. He understood these methods to be unfair. V blames those in the past who have corrupted the way of normal democracy, but also blames the people of society of this act bigotry. But V feels that the person who is most responsible is no other than High Chancellor Adam Sutler himself. Throughout the speech, V hints blame on Chancellor Sutler, but now he’s really started to key in on the faults of what’s supposed to be London’s high chancellor. He emphasizes the fear in the citizens by using pathos to give proof that they were being degraded by violence by their own government. He later confesses to the destruction of The Old Bailey. Building up ethos, he takes full credit in explaining his reasoning. He tells the people how he was inspired by Guy Fawkes to end London’s injustice. He’s tired of this reoccurrence of London’s perspectives being used just as words instead of being acted upon. Like Fawkes, V wanted to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are things that citizens still had the right to possess. To put an end to this argument, V want the men, woman, and children of London to stand with in putting an end to this inequitable government and mark November the 5th as a day the people of London shall prevail!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Me(1)

Hi, my name is Madison Kling. I'm seventeen years old, and have been attending East Ascension my whole high school career. I am a junior and will be graduating in 2009. I have been on the tennis team at EA for two years. I'm also a member of National Honors Society and the Beta Club. I have lived in Gonzales, Louisiana my entire life, surrounded by a big Cajun family. I have one sister, Darbie. She is twelve years old.I love making people laugh. I'm friendly and outgoing. I love meeting new people. I have the best friends in the entire world! I love hanging out and going places. I am rarely home. I like to keep myself busy so I won't stay home all day not doing anything. I am sometimes extremely stubborn and do things just to make people mad. I'm emotional and I over analyze just about everything. I love to read, whether it's a magazine or a book. I like when it's cold outside. Christmas is my favorite holiday.When I graduate I want to major in elementary education. I love kids. I want to attend Southeastern University. When I get to college, I would really like to Study Abroad. I've always wanted to travel to places like Ireland, Greece, Spain, and many other places.