Argumentative Essay On Australia

These articles discuss Eurovision 2018. The winner of this year’s Eurovision song contest was Netta Barzilai, an Israeli woman. She performed her song, Toy, as a statement about the #MeToo campaign. Her performance has been described as quirky and odd. Meanwhile, 28-year-old Jessica Mauboy represented Australia with her song We got Love. Despite predictions that she would place, she earned 90 points after the jury vote, but only received 9 votes from the audience, coming 20th. British singer SuRie's performance was also interrupted when a man came onto the stage and took her microphone to proclaim about "freedom."

The Daily Telegraph’s heading is capitalised and includes a pun. A pun is also included in the sub-heading. In fewer words, the

This can be seen when the stage intrusion is discussed: “when a man invaded the stage, during British contestant SuRie's performance… seizing the microphone ” “but at least we beat the poms/ British singer SuRie… contending with a bandana-clad stage-stormer who grabbed the mic and yelled… The Daily Telegraph chooses to call the man a “stage stormer” and include the fact that he was “bandana-clad” This creates a feeling that the man was extremely rude and took the whole stage, as well as being quite rough. The Daily Telegraph writes "grabbing the mic," compared to The Australian's “seizing the microphone," sounds less formal, reflecting what the paper thinks of the man. It uses more emotive language and more personal pronouns, in order to connect with readers and create a sense of frustration. This can be seen easily in the first sentence of the article: “we came, we sang, we were conquered.” the word “we” implies “us” Australians. A sense of unity will often stir up reader's emotions. There is a switch between active and passive voice. Passive voice is used here to keep the focus and emphasis on “us”. The last phrase is unexpected to the reader and contrasts with the first two phrases. Reader's expect a positive outcome after two words that imply a positive outcome, but it is not so. Instead, the newspaper presents a negative outcome, surprising readers and making them feel that this outcome is unjust. This again creates the frustration that the paper wants to make readers