Written Task 2

NEW ORLEANS, LA LOCAL NEWS, BREAKING NEWS, SPORTS & WEATHER

Man kills himself near a casino in New Orleans
New Orleans - The man found near a lake last night, Allan Grey, shot himself once in the head, according to detectives investigating the killing. This took place at about 02:00h. He was a young man probably about seventeen or eighteen years old.

He was in the casino with his wife, Blanche DuBois. They were dancing. All of a sudden he ran out of the casino. She had no clue and all of a sudden she heard a shot. She later told to the detectives.

She ran to the lake, but everyone tried to keep her away from her dead husband. A witness saw everything, she said that he'd stuck a revolver into his mouth and fired. The back of his head blew away. The witness said she has never seen something like that, she was very shocked.

Rationale
For this week the assigment was to write a news report about the death of Blanche's young lover, Allan Grey, in "A Streetcar named Desire". So I imagined myself being a journalist writing for the New Orleans' newspaper. I used my knowledge about the incident to write the newspaper report. The register of a newspaper is academic language and to inform the reader. So I told what really happened, who were involved, etc.

Written Task 1

Dear diary, Rosings, 1st November

Today could have been a delightful day, however it was a huge disappointment. I made plans for visiting Longbourn to have an important conversation with Elizabeth Bennet. I have heard a rumour about a marriage between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth. I was scandalized. Elizabeth is ruining all my plans! I’ve already made an appointment with my dear sister, that once our children are going to get married. Mr. Darcy may never make a promise of marriage to Elizabeth, instead he has to marry my daughter.

So I went to the Bennet’s place to convince Elizabeth. I asked her to join me to the garden. I told her that her plans of marrying Mr. Darcy, are ridiculous! The Bennet’s have such low connections, and when Darcy’s marrying Elizabeth, would ruin him in the opinion of all his friends and family. Elizabeth reacted in a terrible way, telling me that marrying Mr. Darcy would constitute her happiness and that she had no reference to me! How could she think of something like that, the egoist! She has nothing to offer Mr. Darcy. How could such a handsome, rich, high-classed nobleman marry to a terrible, low-classed and unfriendly girl? I was so furious and frustrated, that I left the Bennet’s place immediately!
I hope that today’s conversation is having a great influence on Elizabeth. I hope, eventually, she would turn the marrying plans down. She doesn’t deserve Mr. Darcy!