When one wakes up in the morning with bad breath‚ do they rinse with mouthwash and say "it’s never been fresher?" The Onion is a website dedicated to writing about controversial topics with a twist of humor. One article in particular‚ "Girl Moved to Tears By ’Of Mice and Men’ Cliff Notes‚" preaches out about losing the meaning through all the shortcuts that younger generations seek. The youthful Grace Weaver was gripped by the retelling of the George Steinbeck classic‚ feeling this emotional connection
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The poem‚ “Monologue for an Onion” written by Sue Kim‚ the onion is a metaphor and is the whole poem is written about it and based off of it. The basic main viewpoint of the poem is about the feelings and thoughts that onion experiences when being handle by the person or more specifically when it is being cut. The poem revolves around the whole idea of how the onion feels and thinks as the person cuts away at it and how it reflects on the actions of the person and the person themselves. Sue Kim’s
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MONOLOGUE FOR AN ONION: AN ANALYSIS Cutting an onion breaks cells in its skin causing a reaction that results to the formation of volatile sulfur compound which‚ when mixed with tears coating our eyes‚ becomes sulfuric acid. This triggers the tear ducts to produce more tears to alleviate the imbalance in acidity the irritant has caused; the longer the eyes are exposed to the acid the greater the quantity of tears produced. Sue Kwock Kim uses this certain property of an onion to tackle a specific
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Satirical Essay With an increase in consumer culture and a minimal amount of common sense‚ the onion uses a satirical tone to draw attention to the consumer’s gullibility and the power of the advertising industry. Through subtle humor‚ the Onion is able to successfully mock the intriguing diction of genuine advertisements. The advertisement claims that through “no fewer than five forms of pseudoscience”‚ Magnasoles are able to “stimulate and soothe” consumers feet. This directly mocks the unanimous
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The fake article by The Onion used satire in many ways to get their point across. By making fun of the product‚ they were able to effectively get their point across that the soles were not what they were said to be. They used sarcasm‚ complicated words or words that appeared important‚ hyperbole‚ and poisoning the well. By using these rhetorical devices‚ they were able to accomplish satire‚ which was the primary way for getting their message across. By using sarcasm‚ which was a good way to
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Background of the Study The pornography industry’s profit has been estimated by some analysts at over $14 billion dollars in the U.S. and is growing at an alarming rate. More than 4 million Web sites worldwide show images of children being sexually exploited‚ according to the U.N. investigator’s report on the sale of children‚ child prostitution and child pornography. (Najat M’jid Maalla‚ Sept. 16‚ 2009‚ U.N. investigator on the sale of children‚ child prostitution and child pornography) Among
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Eddie is the main character of the book Buried Onion. Eddie is 19 years old who had been in trouble some many times. However the death of some many love ones has make him realized that he need to change he life for good. Even though Eddie is a college drop off he is try to do whatever is possible to make out of Fresno‚ California. Eddie can be described a hardworking‚ fun‚ and smart young adult. Eddie is very hard working person because even since he drops out of college he is always looking
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With the use of criticism‚ this press release is used to satirize how advertisement is degrading to Americans‚ and to mock the ordeal methods used by marketers to sell products to consumers as absurd. By using obvious fictional fads‚ and somewhat surprisingly effective persuasive writing skills‚ this article is humorous and completely irrelevant. However with the correct use of persuasive writing techniques‚ mixed with irrelevant‚ and unrealistic factual information the authors create a humorous
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A BACKGROUND STUDY OF KARL MARX A POSITION PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. WARREN JONES‚ JR. OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE PHILOSOPHY: 211 IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITY ALYSIA JOHNSON 03/02/2015 Karl Marx was born in in a Jewish family in 1818. His family ended up switching their religion due to laws banning Jews from high society. Karl’s father became a Christian after turning 35. Karl along with
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complete lie. In this case “The Onion publishes a mock article that is satirizing how products are marketed to consumers. As ridiculous‚ and absurd‚ as this process maybe‚ it doesn’t stray far from typical marketing rituals. This article discusses the magnasoles company/products using the advantages and “powers” of the insoles‚ the price‚ and consumer quotes to advertize and sell their product. Each strategy is humorous and pathetic‚ and that is what The Onion is expressing. Throughout the article
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