Qld Floods 78 Flood Analysis

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Ten die in Qld floods, 78 missing January 11, 2011 AAP A four-year-old boy's death during an attempt to rescue his family has taken the Queensland floods death toll to 10, with 78 people still missing. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said the number of missing people had risen to 78 from 59, with grave concerns held for 18 people. The four-year-old boy was swept away in floodwaters at Marburg, west of Brisbane. "The best advice we have at this stage is that this boy's life was lost during an attempt to rescue him and his family," Ms Bligh told reporters on Tuesday night. Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale said the boy had fallen out of a boat. "We've just found out a four-year-old-boy has fallen out of a boat and they've just found the body,"…show more content…
Summary: Queensland’s have torn through the state taking people’s lives. With ten dead and 78 missing QLD has really changed. How is change represented in the text? Change: Change is doing something different where something is modified. Transform from one thing to another. Change is represented in the newspaper article by the head line “ten die in QLD floods, 78 missing. The head line tells the reader that a negative change has occurred. The first opening paragraph represents emotional change as a boy as a four year old boy has died. This is an emotional change for the family of the little boy as they have to cope with the death of a family member. Change has also occurred in the article with people gone missing. "Clearly as we get more information from families looking for their loved ones, these numbers are going to fluctuate." Change has been depicted with "Many roads will be cut off, clearly many people won't be able to get to work or access the shops." Change has occurred in day to day life. People not being able to go to the shops or go to work. Meaning, change in lifestyle and income. Change in the newspaper article is being represented as a bad or negative…show more content…
“The four-year-old boy was swept away in floodwaters at Marburg, west of Brisbane”. This fact effectively communicates change as it gives a reader an interesting fact. It also gives attracts the reader to read more of the article as a boy has died and the reader wants to know how it happened. Another fact that effectively communicates change is the title “Ten die in Qld floods, 78 missing”. The title effectively shows a change has happened and that draws the reader to read the article to see how the change happened. The technique of using opinions works effectively to communicate change because the reader gets to hear what other people have to see how negative the change is to the people. "We've just found out a four-year-old-boy has fallen out of a boat and they've just found the body," Mr Pisasale told the ABC. Also how to fix the change. "We have every available resource deployed to assist them over the next couple of days," Ms Bligh

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