Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory

      In this sound article, a guy talks about Apple products and where they come from. In his story he first questions the program on Apple products called Siri. He asks her where she was created, and she responds by answering "I am not allowed to tell." He uses not only people to interview, but also a computer voice. He then goes on to turn the iphone over and say that on the back is printed that it was made in China.
      He then finishes his dialogue and introduces a new speaker named Mike Daisey. Mike Daisey's dialogue is about how much he loves technology, and especially Apple. In the background the listener can hear an audience laughing in response to Mr. Daisy's dialogue. As his dialogue continues, he takes on a more serious tone. He talks about pictures that were found on a factory iphone, and the expressions of the people in the pictures. He takes pauses after a serious statement to let the impact hit the listener.
      He will signal that he is changing topics by taking a pause, and maybe stating facts about what he is about to talk about. For instance when he talks about China, he first states facts about China and places in China. He then talks about his translator, who he also describes and gives funny anecdotes about. along with the city named Shen Jen, who he describes as a city that looks like "bladerunner threw up all over it."
      His fact stating and funny anecdotes sort of gives the listener a feeling as if they know and understand everything he's talking about. It lets the reader get to know the people and places he is talking about. Such as the air in Shen Jen, he compares it to a boot pressing down on your chest. He will randomly go into a serious moment such as that, and he pauses every time he does so as to enunciate the solemness. He pauses after he says that after just a few days, you get so used to the pressure on your chest, that you don't even realize it.
      He will also use irony and pause during a funny moment that will make you think for a split second that it is supposed to be serious, until you realize what he said. In this case he was talking about a "Single... solitary.... cone...," and the audience has a brief moment before they laugh until they realize what he is talking about. I think things like this keep the audience on their toes. They have to actually listen to his words to understand what he is talking about, and to be able to laugh along with the audience. 

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Winthrop student named women's basketball Big South Player of the Week

After helping Winthrop's ladies basketball team win 2-0 finishing one of them with 32 points, Diana Choibekova was named player of the week for the Big South's Player of the Week Conference

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Winthrop's womens' tennis defeats Wofford in first match of 2012

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MLK is remembered through community service at Winthrop University

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Jazz, contemporary ballet and modern dance featured in senior schowcases

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Primary elections bring political analysts from CNN, NBC, and The State to Winthrop University

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CNN's Steve Brusk, NBC's Chuck Todd, and The State's Steve Brook will be coming to Winthrop University 2 days before the GOP's First in the South to talk about the media coverage of the candidates and elections. http://www.scgop.com/