<span>L. Frank Baum’s
“The Cowardly Lion and Hungry Tiger,” begins with the Cowardly Lion deciding he
wants to tear a person to pieces and the Hungry Tiger deciding he wants to eat
a “fat baby.” The story progresses with the lion and tiger walking around the
Emerald City looking for person and baby.
However, when they find the objects of their quest, instead of tearing
the person to pieces, the lion helps her up after she falls down and “</span><span>with much
gentleness carried her into her house.” </span>And, instead of eating a lost baby
the tiger finds crying for its mother, the tiger “s<span>afely
deposited [it] beside its mother,” which just so happens to be the same person
the lion helps. Irony can be seen here
in how the opposites of the beginning intentions of their adventure occur—helping
instead of killing.</span>
Select A Newspaper. Pick a newspaper that is of interest. It can be a major newspaper or a local alternative paper. Select a news article and read it from beginning to end with an eye the way the information is delivered. Pay close attention to the reason the news article is being written.
