2012 Democratic National Convention Article Analysis with 5 codes

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/05/dnc-god-jerusalem-platform_n_1859200.html?1346881622&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D201523

     The Hermeneutic Code is shown in the beginning of the article as it tries to grab people’s attention and make them continue reading, when it talks about how references to God were eliminated at the 2008 platform and then added back in 2012. This makes a person wonder why they took it out and what was the reaction when put back in. It establishes a good question and beginning that the narrative can answer. 

     The Proairetic Code is directly used when the author tells us about how the new language about Jerusalem is added in the speech.  He or she does not give us many quotes relating to this action but describes the negative connotation brought up by it.  The author did a good summary of the speech but probably limited the amount of action talked about to get the viewer to go watch the convention possibly.

     The Semic Code is seen throughout as it characterizes Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.  The whole article is negatively portraying the democrats as bringing up God upset many of them.  It gives a person the feeling as if the Mayor tried too hard to include Americans ties to Israel.  The article made it seem as though the Mayor pretended that two thirds of the delegates had approved when it sounded like less than half approved.  It shows that democratic officials made a big mistake and that they did not know their people as well as they thought, which makes the confidence level in them drop.

     The Symbolic code is obviously shown since it talks about religion and Israel.  Jerusalem is a religious hot spot that is an important and symbolic to many people.  The democrats were very unhappy with the added language and it created an awkward scene at the convention.

     The Referential Code is seen when the author knows that the audience understands the controversy over Jerusalem and the history of it. This might be the code that prevails the most because a lot of information is assumed that the viewers should already know about our time.  For example democrats v. republicans, religious issues, Israel, Jerusalem, and the Middle Eastern conflicts.