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    Satire of Abortion

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    Satire of Abortion The title of this satire is not given‚ but this satire mimicked abortion. The satirist is from cnsnews.com. The flaw that is exposed by this satire is abortion and how some people against. This satire is juvenalien‚ because it is a bad sense of humor towards pro-abortion. This cartoon is very sarcastic to abortion. The satirist of this cartoon exploits exaggeration‚ grotesque‚ and inflation. CNS News exploits exaggeration in this cartoon about abortion. The cartoon shows a

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    In our society drugs and the people involved with drugs are a major issue. People who use drugs or sell drugs tend to do outrageous things to get the drugs or to make money off selling drugs. I believe that these type of people are endangering others in their lives‚ their community and even the world. I came up with a brilliant solution to stop their outrageous antics. I feel that the addiction of most drug attics will never stop. We will never get rid of drugs but‚ we can get rid of the people

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    In one of his most famous novels‚ Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens creates several character based on humor. However‚ Dickens’ acerbic wit has a more serious agenda floating just below the surface of the text. In fact‚ Dickens’ wonderfully ridiculous characters serve as metaphorical commentaries of life in England during the 19th century. One of these characters is Mr. Pumblechook‚ who embodies the obsessive yearn of individuals in Victorian England for social improvement. His numerous and comical

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    A school board has come under attack by the religious organization‚ Christians Against Sex‚ CAS‚ for its approach to dealing with the high rate of pregnancies in the district. In their board meeting of February 15th 2010 it was noted that 20 students had become pregnant and had to leave school to have babies. This included students in grades 9 through 12. Board member Marcia Helmsley lamented the loss of family values by the introduction of Planned Parenthood’s advocacy of birth control and abortion

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    Satire Analysis

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    Satire analysis: Hannah Milner Primrose Red Brown Jerry Du May 5‚ 2013 Organizer Making connections What does the story remind me of? ▪ “not listening to parents’ advice” o “don’t talk to strangers” ▪ Vanity/self-conceit and the consequences o Not listening to advice on account of looks or impressions ▪ Chinese proverb [roughly translated]: “saying the grapes are sour when you can’t even taste them.” Connects to Hannah Milner because she concludes that

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    Satire Essay

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    Yearly Satire Essay: Satire is typically intended to be comical although its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism‚ using wit as a weapon and as a tool to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. In particular it aims to expose its audience to the nature of the political atmosphere by exploring the trivial and self-serving nature of governmental objectives. Rob Sitch’s television programme The Hollowmen ironically depicts the shallow values of contemporary

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    Estate Satire

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    Monika Pareek Professor Abraham English A 10th February 2014 Chaucer And Estate Satire The meanings of the word “estate” defined by the Middle English Dictionary is ‘a class of persons‚ especially a social rank or a political class or group; also a member of particular class or rank’. The idea of the "estates" is important to the social structure of the Middle Ages. (Mann‚ Jill. Chaucer And Medieval Estate Satire. Introduction. London: Syndics of Cambridge University Press‚ 1973. 1-7.Print.)

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    Satire on Smoking

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    Amy Gage 3/16/13 Mrs. Singer` Period 3 Satire on Smoking Over time‚ cigarettes and smoking have developed a bad reputation. People don’t understand that the real problem is not the negative sides of smoking‚ but the people who refuse to smoke. These people are an irritation‚ and want to spoil your fun. In fact‚ smoking can be very beneficial to society; the positives of smoking clearly outweigh the negatives. It is important for the world to increase smoking habits because of the

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    The Importance of Being Earnest Satire Essay “There is something in that name that seems to inspire absolute confidence.”(Act1part2/Act2part2‚Wilde) The drama The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde‚ is a satire on love‚ relationships and women. Wilde showcases two different types of women that hopelessly fall in love with “Earnest” the name‚ not the man. Gwendolen comes from a high society in which the look of honesty and integrity are highly sought after‚ which is exactly why she

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    Satire Letter

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    over a great many years‚ the truth about “A Modest Proposal” has been revealed. It is satire‚ or a piece that points out flaws in society by poking fun at problems. The reason behind his piece was simply to spur the reader to action. Although each statistic in “A Modest Proposal” is very accurate sounding and methodical and nearly sensible‚ there are reasons within the piece to reach the former conclusion of satire. One such reason is quite obvious: there is no proof

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