Text CC analysis

Juliane clearly has high power throughout the whole of the text CC which is a conversation over the phone between her and her friend, Maureen. Her use of interruptions help her asset power while taking away any power that her friend may have over her, which is also a main constraint of the conversation as they are talking over the phone instead of face to face. An example of doing this is by saying 'you're joking' when Maureen explains that she wasn't able to get the tickets. This reduces Maureen's power by belting her friend and using second person speech. By saying 'you're' joking instead of saying something in third person such as; 'this is a joke', it instantly puts the blame onto her friend by making it only her fault by referring to her only. Another main thing that Juliane does to take any power of her friend is by not allowing time for Maureen to give any attempt on an apology which reduces her ability to use any politeness strategies which would make her gain influential power as it would make her more liked and respected by her friend. When Maureen begins her apology with 'sorry, I didn't' she is interrupted by J who simply says 'nothing you could have done'. As result of how simple the sentence she replies with suggests she uses a very blunt tone implying that Maureen isn't as forgiven as she makes out.

God's among us

 

GOD’S AMONG US #10

 

DICAPRIO

This hunky hero has captured our heart since 1990 and we still wish he was the Wolf on Our Street…
By Lauren Cozens

In an interview on Leonardo’s fame after Titanic, the 39-year-old idol claimed he was the one with ‘the blond hair, and I was jack Dawson, this heroic figure’ but we all know Leonardo, named after the artistic genius Da Vinci, doesn’t need to be in front of the camera to be heroic in our eyes. He fought through a obsessive-compulsive disorder when he was young and felt so strongly about the environment changes in 2004 that he visited 11 states and gave 20 speeches on how he believed the Bush Administration had damaged it. Our gorgeous god also shows he has never ending love to give when he ‘adopted’ a South African baby girl whom he met while filming Blood Diamonds.

At the age of 10, our all-time favourite Romeo was advised to change his name to ‘Lenny Williams’ for a friendlier, more America feel. However, he turned this down and lucky for us or we’d be calling our future child ‘Len’ for short. DiCaprio talent really came clear to us back in the early days when he played alongside Johnny Depp as his mentally handicapped younger brother Arnie. These are one of films that contribute to our strong belief that Leonardo is completely under recognised.

Jason works as a driving instructor for Damon’s Driving School. It’s 4pm and he’s returned to his office in his home after a lesson.  Jason is 46 tomorrow and age has gotten the better of him.

The definition of a midlife crisis is a loss of self-confidence and feeling of anxiety or disappointment that can occur in early middle age. My mum always says that’s what is happening to me right now, but then she’s 78 and doesn’t even remember her first name most mornings so what would she know? Bless her. Maybe she is right though. My mum is usually right, well she used to be, back when she knew what was going on during a conversation. The midlife crisis definition doesn’t include the fact that the person being affected is giving driving lessons to a girl who may or may not be their long lost daughter. No, I’m not going through a midlife crisis; I’ve just fucked my life up.

See it’s a little less messy than I’m sure it sounds. When my boss rings to tell me my next client is a 17 year old Sophia and of course I think nothing of it but I do receive a small sick feeling in my stomach. I knew it was the name but I couldn’t put my finger on what about it.

Jason lights a cigarette and takes a long drag.

I’ve been filling her with all my car knowledge for 2 weeks now, she tells me about her crush in college and I moan to her about my boiler malfunction. Yet every time I open my mouth I want to ask her the all important question; ‘Are you my daughter?’ I’m more scared of the answer than I am of asking though, so instead I just remind her to check her blind spot, or something tedious like that.

In some ways I think I might be going through a mid life crisis. Tomorrow is my 46^th birthday, my career is to basically be a dad to several pre-adults for a couple of hours and I live in a three bedroom house with no one to share my bed or children to fill my spare bedrooms with. I’ve had the same job since I left college and had a one-night stand at least once in three months to keep myself satisfied.  To conclude my thinking, no I’m not going through a mid life crisis, my whole being has been a crisis.

He puts out his half smoked cigarette into his ash tray and swings around on his desk chair.

I’ve slept with a lot of beautiful ladies in my time but my encounters with them are now all blurs buried where my soul should be. All but one...  Anastasia Nakos, half Greek with olive skin and green eyes. Anastasia was powerful and self determined and only I knew how to make her go soft and that’s why that one night was so exceptional. I placed one tender kiss on her forehead and instantly her guard was down. Something about the cobwebs surrounding her heart made me realise that she’d never allowed herself to love before yet she gave nothing less of it that night. She was dangerous, mysterious and strong but I couldn’t say no. I finally understood what “crocodiles teeth are white daggers” really meant. It was a saying my mother had always said to me, to protect me from girls who break boy’s hearts. 

About me.

EBAY

Teenager, Lauren Cozens for sale.

Item condition: 16 years old
Listing time left: 2 more years
Buy now: expensive to go with her expensive taste
Postage: covered by buyer depending where she must catch the train. (no air travel unless someone’s hand is available to hold during taking off and landing, she’s a wimp)
Returns: no returns, she’s your problem now.
Quantity: only one available, one of item.
Seller information: her parents, experienced sellers as they have also got rid of her siblings too.

Description
Hair colour: blonde
Eye colour: brown
Skin colour: very pale
Length: 5”3

Selling a stubborn yet bubbly teenage girl. Is willing to ship ASAP as family are desperate to get rid of her. She enjoys regular shopping trips and is happiest when doing nails and make up. Doesn’t require much to keep her happy, however you must:

•          Feed her (ordering her a dominoes will usually do)
•          Give her a big bed to sleep in (king-sized preferred)
•          Clothe her (this may get expensive)
•          Drive her to see friends, alternatively save yourself time and get her a chauffeur

Also comes with a free baby hamster.

Warning
May find she can be argumentative and can get bored very easily. Also is extremely moody in the mornings, shouldn't be woken up before 1PM unless absolutely necessary. Seller not responsible for the odd tantrums (usually triggered by asking her to do chores around the house or not getting what she wants)

My linguistic fingerprints

My linguistic fingerprints include fillers, specials words and habits. The main filler I use when speaking is saying 'you get me?' and 'you know what I mean' after explaining something although I usually say this is as a rhetorical question. I also regularly say 'not gonna lie but' before saying things even when there is no need for me to say this.

Special words I use is saying 'sick' instead of good and if I want to say something is really good I'd say 'well good'. These are both habits I have picked up from my surroundings. I tend to use swear words regularly in my sentences when having a conversation with my friends however I usually soften these words when I'm around my family such as using less harsh swear words. 

A particular habit I have when in a conversation is repetitively saying 'yeah' even when I'm not particularly paying attention to what they're saying. I also have a habit of drifting of topic and end up talking about something completely different to what I was previously saying.

I have a strong Bristolian accent and I'm told I often drag my words at the end of my sentences a lot.