I picked out two different headlines from Oct 2015 with two different subjects - one was political and the other was fashion. I wanted to see the tone of voice between the two articles based on the subject matter. Feminism in 2015 and 2016 is a huge thing and it continues to grow, I think the boob article is quite mocking and sexist the way it describes the bare back trend more tasteful and timelessly elegant yet when women do show their cleavage the media goes crazy. The Sun newspaper even had it's own cleavage rating in a double page spread.
The other article is really serious in comparison and the tone is a lot more concerning rather than mocking and has a political agenda behind it as it is in relation to war. Especially since the rise of IS, this article I think is used to create a sense of security to the public and reassure them that this country will not go to war as our troops have been pulled out of Afganistan and people will remember the affects that war has had on this country in previous matters. In a cultural aspect this article is aimed to reassure it's reader and for people to feel better about this situation.
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