Racismissomethingthathasmessedupourcountryforyears.We'vefoughtoverit,therehasbeen timeswherewethoughtitwasover,butitalwayslingersaroundandcomesbacksomehow.I believethatit'stheoldgenerationsthatarebringingintothenewonesRacismissomethingwe learn,notsomethingwe'rebornwith.Whenwe'reborn,everyone'sthesametous.Wedon'tthink thatsomeone'snotasgoodasusorthatthey'regoingtodosomethingwewouldn't.Justeveryoneis exactlyalikeinoureyes.Howeveraswelearnmore,andpayattention,wecreatestereotypes.At twoyearsoldwe'llsitbyanyone,nomattertheircolor.Butwhenwegrowolderweseemtoonlysit withthepeoplethatlookusandarethesameasusWhy
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TotheDepartmentofPublicSafety,Theamountofcaraccidentsthathappeneachyearcontinueto increase.Thiscontinuestohappenbecauseofthenumberofpeoplewhoconsistentlydrive distractedeveryday.Thisisduetoasurplusofreasons,however,manyfallsubjecttodriving distractedbecausetheyprioritizetheircellphonesmorethanwhatishappeningontheroadinfront ofthemIwasinvolvedinacaraccidentayearagowhenIwasstruckinmydriverssidedoorby anotherperson.Theeventsafterareablur,butIrememberlosingcontrolofmycar,travelingover themedianthatdividedthedirectionsoftraffic,spinningaround,andthenrollingovertoendup withthepassengersideofmycaronthegroundItwasamiracleshowmorecontent Hewassittingthere,hiscarbarelytouched,onhisphone.Whenaskedifhesawmetravelingonthe roadbeforehemadehisturn,heresponded,"Ididnotseeher.Iamsosorrythatthishappened."
AlthoughIamnotexactlysurewhyhedidnotseeme,Icanassureyouthatbythewaythatheacted afterwards,lookingathisphone,hewasdistractedwhilehewaswaitingtoleave.Thisyearinmy englishclass,wearelearningaboutthedifferentsatiricaltechniquesauthorsusetocriticizespecific issuesthatarefoundalarming.Ourclassanalyzedasatiricalpaper,"AModestProposal",byDr.
JonathanSwift,whowritesaboutthepovertythroughoutIrelandandEngland,providinga exaggeratedsolutiontocleartheproblem.Weweregivenanassignmenttowriteasatiricalessay basedonthesameformatasSwift'sproposal.Icanassureyouthatmypromptwasnotadifficult onetobrainstormManypeopleareguiltyofdrivingwithouttheirfullattentionontheroadInmy essay,Iconcludedthatapropersolutionwouldbetocompletelygetridofallcellphones,andany technologicaldevicesinstalledincarsthatleadtodistracteddriving.Thiswouldsolvemany problemssuchas,safertransportation,moneysavedandusedelsewherebecausethenationwould notneedcontributesomuchtoeconomicandsocietalloss,andalertnessonthe
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SatireEssaySocialMediaistakingthelifeoutofouryouth'severyday.Moreandmoreofour youthsisturningintobigcouchpotatoesbecausetheyarealwaysonanelectronicdevice.Itseems likeeverythingthathaveacolorfultouchscreentheyareonit.Whathappentothegoodolddays whenyoucangooutsideandenjoynature?Whathappenwhenyoucaneasilycommunicatetothem withouttextingthemorspellingwordsrightWeallarecapableofcommunicatingwithwords;we don'tneedemoji's.Myplanistoputalltheelectronicsinarocketandshootthemtoouterspace.If wedothattheyouthcan'tbeonsocialmediaandthentheywilllearnhowtocommunicate.This mightbefunforthembecausethentheywilllearnhow
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SocialMediaManyadolescentsconsidersocialmediaasawaytobelonginaccordancewith societalexpectations.Withthedevelopmentofthefirstrecognisablesocialmediasite,SixDegrees, in1997,severalothersensationshavebeencreated.Thissiteenableduserstouploadaprofileand makefriendswithothers,beginningthesocialmediarevolution.Duringitspeakinthe2000s,social media'sprominenceoccurredwiththecreationofseveralpopularsitesAsanadolescentIamguilty offollowingthetrendthatrestrictsandconfinesmyidentity.Usershavetobeextremelycautious whenpostingorcommentingonline,forthefearofbeingjudged.Thesocietalexpectationsof teenagerstofitinhasthepowertoinfluenceandchangetheirattitudetowardslifeSocialmediahas theabilitytocorruptsomeone'sjudgmentthatpressuresthemtofollowthecrowdtherefore,wedo notcontrolsocialmedia,itcontrolsus.Facebookisthebiggestsocialmedianetworkontheinternet withamassivefollowingwhichcontinuestoexpand.MarkZuckerbergalongsidehiscollege roommatescreatedandlaunchedtheworld'smostpopularsocialmediasiteon4February,2004.
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Automatically,ourdefencesaretriggeredwhensomethingwebelieveinischallenged.Socialmedia hasapurposetoinfluenceuserstoreactinacertainwaywhichalwayscausesdispute.Inaschool community,ifyourfriendistargeted,youautomaticallyfeelaneedtogetinvolvedtoprotectand standupforthem.However,behindascreenpeoplecanbesocruelinthewordstheyusebecause nooneistheretostopthemBehindthisshieldpeopleareobligedtocommentwhattheytrulyfeel, solelyonthefactthattheydon'thavethegutstosaythatinperson.Thisangeranddisputesimply beginsduetoamisunderstood
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Foralaugh,really.Ifeelliketheauthorwantedtoputoutsomethingnewandexcitingwith situationsthatwereveryrealisticwhilstbeingcomedic.Ipersonallythinkthatthisbookserieswas intendedforanolderaudience.It'sprettysatiricalwithhumorthatwouldappealtosomeonelooking backonmiddleschoolasopposedtosomeoneexperiencingitatthattime.
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Formysatireproject,Ichosethetopicofthestruggleofcustomerserviceandhowitcaninfluence youpsychologically.ThereasonIchosethistopicwasbecauseIaminfactaparttimeworkerata fairlybusyicecream/finechocolateshopinwhichourprimarygoalistokeepthecustomerhappy andsatisfied.Butsometimes,theprocessofdoingthatcanbechallenginganddrainingforthe employee,suchasmyselfThereforeIchoseatopicthatIfeltpassionateaboutandthatIcould physicallyrelateto,whichhelpstomakemywritingmoreeffective.
I'mnotmuchofanactor,noranartist,leadingmetousemystrongsuitwhichiswriting,topresent myidea.IdecidedtomakeitinashortstoryformbecausethatistheformthatIlikethebestandthe onethatcomesthemostnaturallytome,becauseIdoindeedlovetellingstories.Iincludedtwo characters,oneofthembeinganexaggeratedversionofmyself,andtheotheronebeingmylife coach...showmorecontent...
Iusedamoderateamountofexaggerationasthelifecoach,whowasexaggeratingthesituationthat Iwasinandthesolutions/tipsthatiIcouldusetosolvemyconflict.Ialsouseafairbitofmockery/ parodyasIwasdescribingthedifferenttypesofcustomersthattherearewhilemakingfunofthem andtheirvalues.Anotherexampleofmockery/parodythatIusedwasmakingfunoflifecoaches/ motivationalspeakers/inspirationalbloggers,etc.byusingexamplesofactivitiesthateveryone suggeststhesedayssuchasyoga,drinkingsmoothies,anddoingallkindsofspiritualactivitiesLast butnotleast,Ialsoincludedafewsmalljokeshereandtheresuchasthereferencetothequoteby HannahMontana,orthebenandJerry'sicecreamscenarioandalotmorethatarenotasnoticeable astherestofthetechniques,butarecertainlytheretospiceupthewriting
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"Socialmediafrenzy"Inarecentsurveyshockinginformationwasrevealed.Almost87%of teenagersintheUKarehookedontosocialmedia.Noweveryonehastheirownprivatelifeand hobbiesthattheyenjoy,howeverbeinggluedontoamobilephoneoratabletandbrowsingonsad websitessuchasFacebookisdamnrightinsane.Iwonderwhathappenedtosociety?Backinmy dayeveryonelovedtohangoutandsocialiseitwasconsideredasbeingahumanbeingThesedays' teenagerswouldmuchratherprefertosocialisewithpeoplethroughtheuseoftheinternet.Nowit's nottheinternetthat'saproblem,andIamnotsayingthatpeopleshouldnotbrowsethroughtheweb, butsocialmediaisdamagingourteenagerslivesSocialmediahas
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HOMELESSNESSItisamelancholyhearingabouttheissueofhomelessnessworldwide.Thereare countlesshomelesspeopleonthestreetsoftheselargecities.Soweaskourselves;whyarepeople stillwithouthomeswhennewjobsarebeingcreatedeverydayorwhenunemploymentstillhasnot reachedzero?Thisseemstobeaneverhauntingproblemeventhoughitwouldbesoeasytoerase itIthinkwehavereachedourlimitsofdealingwiththousandsofhomelesspeopleblocking doorstepsandsidewalksdisturbinguswiththeirbegginghands.Whilemostclaimtousethemoney weprovidethemtobuyfoodorshelter,mostwilluseitfeedtheiraddictions.Doyouwantyour moneybeingspentoncigarettesandalcohol?Whyshouldwehavetogiveshowmorecontent Thinkofalltheadvancementsintechnologywecouldarriveatthroughusingthesepeoplefor research.We'llbeonestepclosertoacureforcancer.We'llbeonestepclosertobeautyproducts helpinguslook10yearsyounger.Usingthehomelessexperimentallywillnotonlybenefit themselvesbutusaswell.First,thiswillgeteveryoneoffthestreetsandallowthemtobecomea partofsomethingthatisprofitableandrewardingTherewillnolongerbeanissueofhomeless people.Second,thinkofalltheimprovementsinmedicineandsurgerywecouldaccomplish.Orthe advancementsintechnologywecouldreach.Thinkofthelovedoneswecouldsavethroughfinding cures.Third,thinkofallthemillionsandbillionsofdollarswecouldsaveandusetowards somethingproductiveinsteadofthrowingitawaytocharitiesorfoodbanks.Weneedtostop thinkingofothersandthinkofourselvesWeneedtoputourselvesfirstanddowhatisbestforus Now,don'ttalktomeaboutaffordablehousingorinclusivementalhealthservices.Don'ttalktome abouttax–fundedservicessuchasshelters,foodbanksorhealthcenters.Don'ttalktomeabout volunteeringtohelpbuildschoolsorhomesDon'ttalktomeaboutvolunteeringatlocalsoup kitchens.Don'ttalktomeaboutbuildingmoretransitionalhousesordistributingfoodstamps.Don't talktomeaboutgivingthemanactualchanceinthe
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ThisTVserieswasinspiredbycomicbooks.AllgoodTVserieshavetheircrutchthatmakesthem brilliant,betheythedynamicbetweenMulderandScully,thesurrealfeelingofgroundinginthe Sopranos,totheintricatescienceofCSI.ThisTVshowtooktheriskofusingMovie–styleaction scenes,whichisriskybecauseitisoftenveryexpensiveifyouwanttomakeitlookgood. ConsideringthefacttheyhadaTVbudget,theyhavedoneagoodjob
Despitetheseeminglysillypremise,theyhaveinsertedquiteafewsmartplotlinesandclever characterarcsTheproblemisthattheseriestakesalongtimetocomeintoitsownYoudonotget aninstantfeelforthemoodorcharacterthesamewayyoudowithFamilyGuy,SouthParkorthey wayyoudidwith24.showmorecontent
Someepisodesarefillerepisodes,whichisendemicofaTVseriesthatisbasedstronglyonone over–ridingstoryarc.Theyhavehadtoputinafewfillerepisodestostretchitoutalittle.Itisnota terriblething,buttheyarethesortofepisodesyouwillskipthesecondtimeyouwatchthem through.Overall,itwasariskyendeavorgiventhepremiseandtherelianceonreturningviewers thatareawareoftheplot,butitseemstohavepaidoffthistime. Article2–
Satire
AsCharlesDixonwalkedinhisofficehewasthinkingaboutwhatotherfunthingsheshoulddoto punishthestudentsatgoodoleMercedHigh.AsyoucouldseeMr.Dixonisthecommander,leader, orjustaswecallittoday,aprincipal.Afterthewarthathappenbetweenthestudentsandthestaff thereasbeenalotmorestrictnesstotheschoolrulesEversinceIleftthisschoolitsbasicallybeen morelikeapublicmilitaryschool.YourprobablywonderingwhyI'mnotatMercedHighSchool well,Igotkickedout.Iwaswalkingwithmydiscmantomyclassandallelectronicsmustbeoff whenthebellsringinfuriatelytherehappentobeasniperonthewestwingofthecampusandhas soonasthe...showmorecontent...
Theyshouldn'ttakethistotheirownhandshere.Weshouldn'tbegoingtoschoolifwearegoingto beabusedbyalltheminorcrimeswearedoingtheyshouldbegladweshowuptoclassanyways wedomaketheschoolmoneybuyshowingupsoshouldn'ttardiesbeoutofthepicture. WhenIshoweduptoschooltheyhadsnipersalloverme,unbelievableIshoweduptomyfirst classandallthestudentswereseatedintheredesk.IheardMr.Dixonputoutanewruleoutonthe tardypolicy,thatifyouweren'tinyourseatyouweretoasted.Theystillhadthesnipersuponthe roofsbuttheydidn'tonlyhavethattheyhadlasersinstalledineachclassroomthatwouldjustburn yourskinoff.
ThroughoutthedayIreunitedwithmyoldbuddiesTheyweregladtoseemebacktheyknewI wasgoingtogetmyrevenge.Ididn'twantDixonrunningtheprogramhereattheMercedHighsoI wasgoingtodosomethingaboutit.Igottheboystogetherandmostofourseniorclasswediscuss aboutwhatkindofriotshouldwebreakoutandthoughaboutwhatourconsequenceswecouldget bydoingthis.Weallcameupwithanideawe'regoingtoallbelatetoclass,youfigurethatthere areonlysomanysnipersthattheycantgetusall.Ourmainideawastoblowupthemainoffice,the attendanceoffice,andonebigpartoftheschool'sclassrooms,bydoingthattherebasically
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Mentalhealthissues.Ifyouusesocialnetworks,you'llbequitefamiliarwiththeword.It'sallover theinternet,mentalhealthawareness,storiesandexperienceofdepression,peopleexplainingin detailhowitfeelsliketohaveanxiety,it'sthenewtrendamongus.We'dthinkthatit'sagoodthing, somuchpublicityonamatterthatmanypeoplechosenottobelieveinafewyearsback,right?But howdidthisinnocentneedtoraiseawarenessbecomesomethingthatbackbitethepeoplewho suffersmentalillnesses?
Humanbeingsarepronetobelieveinthingstheycantouch,seeorfeel.Eventhoughthehuman brainhasprovedtobetoocomplexforustotrulyunderstandit,mostofusareprettyhappyto disregardanythingthatwecannotreallyseeproofof.Ifapersonhadcancer,everyonearoundhim wouldnaturallyfeelsympathetic,andtiptoearoundhisfeelings.Butwhenitcomestomental health,showmorecontent
Itisnotapersoncryingwithmascararunningdownherface.Anxietyisn'tashygirlsittingina cornerofacoffeeshopsippingherteagivingnervousglancesaroundThesethingskillpeopleIt takeawayaperson'swilltolive.Itdestroysfamiliesandlives.Thisisn'tsomethingoutofamovie anditisnotpretty,andinyourstruggletomakeitlookso,youaretakingawaytheseriousnessof theissueathandhere.Peoplewithrealanxietyisn'ttakenseriouslyanymorecause"everyone suffersit".Whentheworldfinallystartedbelievingintheexistenceofdepression,ithasbecome something"everyteenagersuffers"somethingyoucanjust"snapoutof"Foryou,thismightnotbe anissuebecauseonedayyou'llgetup,brushyourselfandmoveonwithyourlifewhenyourealize howchildishthisis.Butwhataboutthepeoplewhoactuallysuffer?Theycan'tdothesame.And becauseofpeoplelikeyou,theyarenottakenseriouslyanymoreTheyareexpectedtojustgetup andmoveonwiththeirlivestoo,butyousee,they
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Whatisallaroundus?Whatisusedeveryday?Whatmakessomelaugh?Whatistheanswerto thesequestions?Theanswerissatire.Satireisaformofcriticismthatcanbeusedinmanyways andinmanydifferentsituations.Sometimessatireiseasytospot,othertimesitmaybeincognito.
Satireiscommonlyfoundinliteraryworks,movies,cartoons,andevensomenewscasts.The formaldefinitionofsatireistheuseofhumortoexposehumanfollies(Dictionarycom)Satireis mostlywrittenbecauseacertainissuebotheredtheauthor.Throughsatire,theseissuesarebrought intothesightofotherssothatissuescouldpossiblybeimproved.Therearefourtechniquesthatare usedtocreateasatireThereisexaggeration,showmorecontent
InthenovelLordoftheFliesbyWilliamGolding,satirecanbefoundintheactionsofone characternamedPiggy.Piggyistheboythatisthenerdorintellectualofthegroup.Piggy representstheintellectualsthatcreatedthatatomicbombinWWII.Goldingwasstronglyopposedto theatomicbombhencethesatireinhisnovel.Thefirstexampleofsatireisfoundinchaptertwo TheboysaretryingtostartafireandtheyareallgatheringwoodexceptforPiggyInsteadof helpingPiggy,"...justsat."(Golding39)andwatchedeveryoneelsedothework.Thisisan exampleofHoratiansatire.Goldingdoesn'toutrightsaythatheismakingfunoftheintellects,itis subtle.Thenextpieceofsatireisinchaptereight.Anassemblyhasbeencalledandthedecisionof movingthefireontothebeachhasbeenmade.Piggywastheonewhosuggestedthis,andbecause hewassoproudofhimself,hehelpedfetchwood(118)Eventhoughhehelped,thewoodwasclose athandsohedidn'thavetoexerthimselftoomuch.ThisisalsoanexampleofHoratiansatire becauseGoldingisimplyingthattheintellectsdon'tactuallydothatmuchwork,theytendtojust bosspeoplearoundunlesstheywanttodoagooddeedeveryonceinawhileTheonetechniquethat isusedhereinbothexamplesisparody.Piggyisimitatingtheactions,orlackthereof,ofthe intellectswhoinventedtheatomicbomb.ThenextbookthathassatireinitisHarperLee'sTokilla
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Satireisaliterarytechniqueusedbywriterstoexposeandcriticizefoolishnessandcorruptionofan individualorasocietybyusinghumor,irony,exaggerationorridicule.Itintendstoimprove humanitybycriticizingitsfolliesandfoibles.Oftenasatireusesfictionalcharactersthatrepresent realpeople,todepictanddenouncetheircorruption.AfewexamplesofsatireswouldbeThe CanterburyTales,AnimalFarm,andGulliverTravelsThiswouldbeconsideredjuvenaliansatire becauseitiscausticandacerbic.Satireisusuallyaimedatethicalreform.JonathanSwift:hetook "delightinrevoltingideasfromwhicheveryothermindshrinkswithdigust".(12)JonathanSwift's "AModestProposalforPreventingtheChildrenofPoorPeopleinIrelandfromBeingaBurdento TheirParentsorCountry,andforMakingThemBeneficialtothePublic"laysthegroundworkfor thethemeshowmorecontent
(11)thosewhocannotaffordtolivebytheirownmeansarereducedtotheirretailvalue,andselect selectivebreeders.Thepoemisasatirethroughirony,becausethisisoneman'sopinionhowa nationbecamesoloathsomeandapatheticoftheirneighboringcountryIrelandHeisexaggerating hishateoftheIrish,inanattempttoridiculeandmockthegovernmentofhistimeperiod;heuses wordsthatdehumanizesthemsuchasdame,apathetictotheminanattemptexaggeratingmocking thegovernmentsimilartoWorldWarTwo,howtheNazipartyconsideredandtreatedtheJewish
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Iamprofoundlysorrytohearaboutyou'reconcernasaparent.MsVogthasinformedmeofthe complaint,andIunderstandthatyoumaybedistraughtandtroubledabouttheuseofthe "mockumentary",SummerHeightsHighwithinyourchild'sclassroom.Youmayfeelthatyourchild maybeinfluencedbysomeoftheactionswithinthepiece,butthereisnothingtoworryaboutatall! Everythingisundercontrolandweknowwhatisbest!Aspartoftheyear11Englishcurriculum,all Englishclassesareexploringtheuseofsatirearoundtheworld.Weareshowingthisshownottosit aroundandlaughasyouwastevaluablemoney,butasaclasspointouttheproblemsthatwithstand inthefilmandtalkaboutwhypeoplecanfindthesetypedofseriessoenjoyable!
Firstofall,Iwanttointroduceyoutotheseries.SummerHeightsHighshowmorecontent Wewillbelearninghowsatiricaltextcanbeusedtoentertainanaudienceandhowaspectsofsatire suchasironyandexaggerationcanbeusedtoentertainalargeaudience!Anotherkeyreasonisso thatyourchildisawareofwhathappensandwhytheytreatotherpeoplethataredifferenttothemin seriessuchasSummerHeightsHigh.Inaperfectschooleveryoneistreatedequallyandnooneis abusedandoffended,solearningaboutSummerHeightsHighcanbeusedasaguideonwhatnotto do,soyourchildbecomesmorerespectfulandhumbleofwhereheis.Furthermore,welearnabout thetypeofsatireonwhetheritisHoratianorJuvenalianandwhatthismeans.Additionally,how satirecanbeusedtoshowdifferentpersonalitiesofcharacterswithinapublicschoolFromthis,we lookatthestylisticfeaturesofthecharacterswhichincludeslooks,clothing,physicalappearance, andattitude.Thesestylisticfeaturesgivemeaningandfeelingtowhatisbeingshown.Doyoureally wantyourchildtomissoutondeepmeaningfullearningsuchas
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DuringtheAgeofEnlightenment,peoplebeganbelievinginandrelyinguponrationalthought insteadofreligiousdogmatoexplaintheworld.Thisnewfoundemphasisonrationalitypromoteda breadthoffreedominspeechthatwaspreviouslyunknown,afactwhichwasutilizedby philosopherssuchasJohnLocke,Rousseau,andSirIsaacNewton.Inaddition,theAgeof Enlightenmentproducedfamouswriterswhodidn'tagreewiththeirrationalpoliticsandold traditionsoftheirrespectivecountries,andinsteadrelieduponwitandsatiretoexposethe corruptionandpoorhumanconditionexistingaroundthem.TheseEnlightenmentwritersuseirony intheirsatirestogettheirinterpretationsregardingthehumanconditionacross InTartuffe,...showmorecontent...
Heguidesourlives,andtoprotectmyhonorStaysbymywife,andkeepsaneyeuponher;Hetells mewhoshesees,andallshedoes(Molière26)
SinceOrgonwasblindedbyTartuffe'sspiritualstature,OrgondidnotnoticethatTartuffewas actuallycovetinghiswife;dramaticironywasusedhereinthatOrgon'sfamilyandtheaudience alreadyknowthatTartuffeisablackguard.Laterinthestory,Orgonfinallychangeshismindabout TartuffewhenheseesTartuffetryingtoseducehiswife,butitwastoolatetomakeTartuffeleave thehousebecausebythen,Tartuffeownedit.You'rejusttheproperpersontoremindme.Come, youareofftojointheotherboardersIntheKing'sprison,accordingtohisorders(Molière66) Situationalironywasusedinthattheoppositehappensthenwhatoneisleadtoexpectbecause officersusuallydonottakesidesduringanaltercationbetweentwopeoplewithoutevidence;ifthat wasthecase,Orgonwouldhavegonetojailfortrespassing,ashehadsignedallofhisbelongings overtoTartuffeMolièreusedtheoldRomancomedytackonhappyendingtosymbolizethat malevolencewillneverprevail.
Inadditiontousingironytoattackreligioushypocrisy,Voltaire'sCandideusesironytocontestthe ineffectivenessoflogicalconjecture,thedemoralizationofpeoplebygreed,and
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Satire:TheArtofExposingFoolishnessPositionistheincentiveforsocietytoinnovateand perform.Thoseinhighpositionsmaythinkthemselvesabovesocietyandtheyarefoolsforthat thinking.AsWilliamShakespearewroteinhisplayAsYouLikeIta,"fooldoththinkheiswise, butaswisemanknowsheisafool"().Oneofthegreatestpitfallsofsocietyistheignoranceofits ownfoolishness,itisuptothewisetorecognizethisandexposeitforthebenefitofthepublicThe wiseusealiterarytechniqueknownassatire,toperformthisserviceforsociety.Withinsatirethere arethewhy's–thepurpose,andthehow's–themethod,bothofwhichcontributetothequestion: whatissatire?Well,whatissatire?Abasicdefinitionwouldbethemodewhichcombineshumor, irony,andridiculetobringaboutarecognitionorchangeinsociety().Thetypesofsatirefallinto twomaincategories:JuvenalianandHoratian.Theyderivefromtheshowmorecontent Commontechniquesinclude:exaggeration,incongruity,reversal,andparody.Splittingexaggeration intotwosubcategories,definedbytheInternationalReadingAssociationas,caricatureand burlesqueItdefinescaricatureasaphysicalexaggerationandburlesqueasanexaggerationof languageorintelligence().Incongruityincludestheuseofoxymora,metaphors,andirony,italso displayseventsthatareimpropertothesetting().Parodyimitatesthestyleofsomeperson,place,or thing;however,itisimportantforthereadertoknowtheoriginaltoknowwhattheauthoris satirizing().Thelast,reversal,simplymeanstopresentthingsoutoforder.Anexamplethatthe IRAgivesis,"whenayoungchildmakesallthedecisionsforafamily"Anaccomplishedsatirist canuseallthesetechniquestofullyconveythefoolishnessofthe
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Satireisagreattoolusedbymanywritersandactorssinceancienttimes.Theearliestexamplethat weknowaboutisascriptfrom2ndmillenniumBCinAncientEgypt(Definition:Satire)andsince thenhasevolvedintoagreatpartofoursociety.Satireisusedtopointoutthefaultsofhumanvice inorderforchangeandreformineitheroftwoways.ThereisaverybitterJuvenalianoramildand lightHoratianInordertofullyunderstandtheseformsofsatire,method,purpose,andapplications willbeaddressed.
Thebestwaystopresentsatireiseitherthroughincongruity,parody,reversals,orexaggeration. Whenawriterpresentsincongruity,thereareelementsthatareoutofplace,andtheyshouldn'tbe there.Thisnot...showmorecontent...
Forthisreason,satireoffendsveryfewpeople,butstillinspiresthatimportantchange.Whatever formsatiretakesishowthiswillbeaccomplished.IfitisJuvenalian,itisdonewithindignationand harshness.Thistoneissomewhatdarkandmakesinspireschangethoughaformofresentment.This isusuallymoresuccessfulthantheotherbecauseangercausesactionTheotherformisHoratian, andistheamusedandwittyformofsatire.Itispresentedasmockery,butnevertoinsultoroffend anyone.Thisisjusttoshowthefaultsofsomethingandmakepeoplerealizewhytheyarewrong. Bothencouragechange,andbothareimportant.
Arguably,oneofthemostsuccessfulJuvenaliansatireseverwrittenis"AModestProposal"by JonathanSwiftSwiftsatirizesmanythingsintheessay,withthemostprevalentbeingthewaythat EnglandtreatsIreland.Manyoftheinhabitantslivingtherewerepovertystrickenandstarvingto death.Swiftthenpresentshisplantosellthechildrenforfoodandthatwaytheycouldearnalittle bitofcashHesays,"IhavebeenassuredbyaveryknowingAmericanthatayounghealthychild wellnursedisatayearoldamostdelicious,nourishing,andwholesomefood"(JonathanSwift). Thisisaverystrongincongruitybecauseeatingbabiesisn'tsomething
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Beyondthehumor,satirecanforeshadowmanyaspectoftheissuesthatarecurrentlyhappeningin themodernsociety.Humansseesatireasaformofperception,andwithinthatperceptionisirony, humor,andexaggerationofmanyeventscurrentlyhappening.Furthermore,satireatoolto challengeandexposemanypopularideas,andevents.Satireispresentedthroughmanytopics, eventsthathadandishappeningNevertheless,satirecanpersuadehumanstochangetheiropinions ondiversetopics,andtheiridealimageofsomething.Forexample,satirecartoonsmaybe humorous,butitcanbearealeyeopener,agreatawakeningforhumans.Withinthecartoons,it givesaclearperspectiveandunderstandingofwhatthey'retryingtoconveyto
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ObesityweighsonsocietyIsthereahugehealthissueoccurringinourcountry?Yesobesityisa quagmirethatthiscountryfaces;itcausesmanyhealthissuesandcanlowerqualityoflife.Obesity alsomanagestoburdensociety,iteffectseveryone,theobeseandthenonobese.Althoughsome extenuatetheissue,believingthatitdoesnottobeaddressed;obesityisaissuethatcannotbe ignoredbysocietyorthegovernmentTherearethosewhotrytodenythefactthatactionis necessary,theymaytrytorationalizeanobeselifestylebystatingitdoesnotharmothers.They mayalsostatethatpersonalfreedomsareviolatedinattemptsbythegovernmenttocontrolweight. Othersmightalsoarguethattargetingobesitycreates
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StupidityorSatire?
Laughtercanbeaninstinctiveexpressionoflivelyamusementalthoughwedon'tusuallyrealisethe offenceofthejokewearelaughingat.Tamaradiscussesmodernsatireanditspositioninhumanity. Sometimestheworldweliveincanbetooblindedorcarelesstoreallydiscoverthereasonswhywe laughatsatiricalcomedySatirecanbelikeadreamWhenwereinthedreamwerememberbitsof detailsandwhenwewakeupwedon'trealisewhatourdreamwasaboutinthefirstplace.Satirecan relatetothisbecauseaswerewatchingsatiricalthingswereabletolaughatthesubjectofmockery evenwhenitcanbesostupid,yetwhenwewalkawayfromitweforgetwhatwewatchandkeep livingourlives.TVshowssuchasSummerHeightsiswell–knownandprominenttoalotofpeople includingmyselfandclosefamilyandfriends.Thereareprobablymanydifferentreasonswhywe watchthisstupidyetshowmorecontent
LilleymocksseveraldiversesubjectsincludingAsians,privateschoolgirls,Polynesianteenagers, housewives,policeofficers,deafpeopleandjuveniledetentionfacilities,justtonameafew"White meninsultingotherwhitemencanbefunnyyetstillamusing.JustasChinesepeoplemockingother Chinespeoplecanbeamusing.Whatisn'tfunnyispeoplelikeLilley,awhitemalemockingethnic minoritiesattheirexpensetogetssomelaughs"saidanoutragedviewer.
Now,letustakeacloserlookatoneofLilley'smockumentaries,'JonahfromTonga'(seepicture below)'JonahfromTonga'isanAustraliantelevisionserieswrittenbyandstarringLilleyA satiricaltechniquesuchasreversalisusedthroughoutthiswholemockumentary.It'sTVseriesthat followsthelifeofJonahTakalua,arebellious14yearoldAustralianboyofTonganbackground whohadbeenintroducedinLilley's2007series,SummerHeights
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