My personal evaluation of the academic write "Survival in Auschwitz" the writer is trying to identify the answer to a common question asked time and time again. The writer is attempting to point out the oddity of the topic and question; she is also trying to find out why there is not one exact answer to this question. I believe that this specific academic write may have been intended for a more humanitarian group, the awareness of the author influences the writing through the choice words she has chosen, since the writing seems to appeal to a humanitarian society she is trying to sympathize with her reader. She is also using very descriptive words such as dread and shameful to convey a clear image of emotion into the minds of her reads so she is also reaching out for pity.
In this academic write the author is discussing the justification of the holocaust and the likelihood of its reoccurrence in the near future. The audience this discussion has been admitted to, I believe will appreciate the points and arguments presented. As I read through the essay I found the main point to be. The author is able to use evidence freely as through conversation. The author presents there problems along with historical references, so every thought is combination of historical references and self opinions and questions. The writer uses college level diction, there grammar is not necessary correct but it still allows the text to function and convey a clear message. The language is very proper and formal the organization of the paper was random, thought where not exactly in a correct order, arguments and opinions ran in together.
The language that the writer uses doesn’t really impact the message to the audience very much at all, and the language didn’t really add or take away from the writer’s argument. As I read all the language to me seemed to be directed to a certain audience so if someone that wasn’t a part of this audience read this essay they might have a hard time understanding the meaning or image the authors trying to provide for her readers.
The Author in my opinion started off with old information and then led into their argument. She gave facts and examples of different things before she lead into her actually discussion, she used the introduction to kind of get the audiences support before she went into her actual argument. She begins the introduction like you would begin a normal conversation, her second sentence she asked a question to engage the audience to get their attention. She also quoted work from the author that wrote the poem she is elaborating on. Her paragraphs and thoughts are random, each paragraph kind of discusses a thought revolving the topic but none of them flow in together.
I personal think that the write has established herself as an authority on the matter because she has sited other people works and has even quoted from the document she is using to do her essay on. The write has built a very strong and convincing ethos. I could understand where she was coming from and I felt the urgency she was trying to stress on the matter. After readings this academic write, I have learned that there are many different ways to write a paper and still be able to communicate your message to your audience. I also learned that the choice of diction should be more targeted to the audience you plan to write or present your works to. This essay has in many ways contradicted the rules I have been taught growing up, such as the way we organize our thoughts and feeling. I was always told to write less about how I feel and more about the topic or matter, the order of the paragraphs I thought the introduction could only give a preview of works to come not present a problem.
