Contrasting View Points

Part A
Beep! Beep! Beep! My alarm clock is going off and I have to get ready for class. As I sluggishly wake up, I make my way to the shower. As I step into the nice, hot, and steamy shower I immediately wake up. After I put on my attire for the day; I grab my brand new book bag with my recently bought books and supplies, and head out of the building. As I walk out, other cheerful students pass by and show a smile as I do the same back. The cool, crisp morning air brushes against me as I make my way to the ISAT building. As I get closer to the trees that are by the entrance to the building, I can hear the birds singing their merry morning songs. What a great way to start off my day.

Beep! Beep! Beep! Aw, come on five more minutes. Another Monday, this means another long week of classes. As I barely roll out of bed, I have to get ready for my eight o’ clock chemistry class at ISAT. I look over and see my roommate sound asleep. He is so; lucky he gets to sleep in because his class isn’t until twelve thirty. I am tempted to just throw something at him so he has to suffer with me and be up for the time being. After I leave my dorm building I see other students who are much like me; a zombie. As I make my way to class, I realize that it is extremely humid out and that today will probably be a scorching hot day. I have to walk all the way to Memorial Hall and back when the day is at its hottest. This week is going to be the worst.

Part B
It is amazing how the same situations can be totally different with a different look on it. The tone can be determined based on the word choice. At the same time, students can relate to both sides of this situation. It has to deal with the way the story is told. In the positive angle of view, I used words like: steamy, new, cheerful, crisp, ect. All of which give a positive look on could just be another normal day with the same old routine. As for the negative however, the word choice gave readers a negative look on the day. Words like suffer, zombie, scorching make the day sound like nothing good will happen and that it is going to be the worst day ever.
As you can see word choice and angle of view can influence any piece of writing. Word choice and angle of view can influence: an article on a controversial topic, like stem cell research, or just someone’s view on a common topic like a movie or the day. It all has to deal with the way the story is told and with that authors can influence their audience to take a specific side of a certain topic.