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Grammarnub Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
usage and understanding themes part deux
For some reason I get an error in the previous thread I created, so here's to hoping the second time works.
In any case, I'm not sure if this is the right subforum, but I had a question about themes. I recently had to do a paper analyzing tobacco ads from various magazines. I was to select several themes that were prominent throughout most of those ads. I had selected what I thought was 3 themes, however, my professor considers them 5 themes. I was wondering if anyone else would agree with the professor?
"After examining each ad, I came to several conclusions regarding their portrayal: they displayed either sophisticated or homely traits (theme 1), provoked an aura of mystery (theme 2), or issued a sense of glamour and rebellion (theme 3)."
Could those 3 groupings be considered 3 different themes?
I also had an issue with her regarding the usage of homely. As she describes it, homely denotes a negative connotation. However, I had looked it up prior in the dictionary and was able to find an alternate meaning of "simple" and "unpretentious." I even had an argument about using down-to-earth with hyphens.
"It provides a more down-to-earth feeling and doesn’t selectively outcast the reader according to their persona, much like the sophisticated ads."
The paper was for my upper level Sociology class - Sociology of Health and Illness.
In any case, I'm not sure if this is the right subforum, but I had a question about themes. I recently had to do a paper analyzing tobacco ads from various magazines. I was to select several themes that were prominent throughout most of those ads. I had selected what I thought was 3 themes, however, my professor considers them 5 themes. I was wondering if anyone else would agree with the professor?
"After examining each ad, I came to several conclusions regarding their portrayal: they displayed either sophisticated or homely traits (theme 1), provoked an aura of mystery (theme 2), or issued a sense of glamour and rebellion (theme 3)."
Could those 3 groupings be considered 3 different themes?
I also had an issue with her regarding the usage of homely. As she describes it, homely denotes a negative connotation. However, I had looked it up prior in the dictionary and was able to find an alternate meaning of "simple" and "unpretentious." I even had an argument about using down-to-earth with hyphens.
"It provides a more down-to-earth feeling and doesn’t selectively outcast the reader according to their persona, much like the sophisticated ads."
The paper was for my upper level Sociology class - Sociology of Health and Illness.
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Hi, I had selected what I thought was 3 themes, however, my professor considers them 5 themes. I was wondering if anyone else would agree with the professor? Yes, I see them as 5.
- Hi, I had selected what I thought was 3 themes, however, my professor considers them 5 themes.
- I was wondering if anyone else would agree with the professor?
- Yes, I see them as 5.
- " Could those 3 groupings be considered 3 different themes?
- Perhaps you could change sophisticated or homely traits to widely varying levels of sophistication, and thus make it into 1 theme.
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Hi,
I had selected what I thought was 3 themes, however, my professor considers them 5 themes. I was wondering if anyone else would agree with the professor? Yes, I see them as 5.
"After examining each ad, I came to several conclusions regarding their portrayal: they displayed either sophisticated or homely traits (theme 1), provoked an aura of mystery (th
I had selected what I thought was 3 themes, however, my professor considers them 5 themes. I was wondering if anyone else would agree with the professor? Yes, I see them as 5.
"After examining each ad, I came to several conclusions regarding their portrayal: they displayed either sophisticated or homely traits (theme 1), provoked an aura of mystery (th
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