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    states that religious people can be hypocrites in instances like this‚ where they purposely ignore certain teachings of their religion. The Bible encourages that people treat others they wish to be treated‚ and here Miss Watson blatantly ignores that by being a slave owner. By saying‚ “they fetched the niggers in and had prayers‚” there is no evident contrast or pause highlighting this contradiction. Twain leaves the syntax in this manner to prove how leisurely and commonly people in society contradict

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    characters using them to discuss things about their Social Class‚ problems with them‚ and who they are. Chaucer used Satire to shine a light on the problems of people as if you were to just say it out right depending on where they were in social class you could get into serious trouble. Chaucer used satire to explain that a Nun cared more about how she looks then helping other people. Chaucer talks about Aristocrats first talking about a Knight and his Squire. The Knight was a prime example of an

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    period‚ many people were much more wealthy and were only interested in big‚ extravagant things. Jay Gatsby is an example of this. He was born poor‚ gained his wealth‚ and now he throws big parties at his mansion to impress hundreds of people. In the beginning of Chapter 5‚ Nick arrives at West Egg to find Gatsby’s mansion lighting up the night sky. Nick said to Gatsby‚ “Your place looks like the World’s Fair” (81). The significance of Nick’s statement shows how Gatsby tries to be “old money”‚ when

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    history‚ by rooting the film industry in the aesthetics of racism. Minstrelsy is politically charged and its influence has clearly continued to influence film historically and contemporarily. Bamboozled and Birth of a Nation share two common elements of satire and stereotyping. Birth of a Nation The Birth of a Nation relays a strong message of its white supremist vision through minstrelsy and propaganda which implicitly

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    Satire of the Knight in Prologue and Knight’s Tale Satire. Satire is a biting literary tool‚ one that Geoffery Chaucer used liberally when he wrote his Canterbury Tales. Webster’s New World Dictionary says that satire is "the use of ridicule‚ sarcasm‚ etc. to attack vices‚ follies‚ etc." Using that definition‚ I think that all of the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales are satirized to some extent; some of the satirizations are more subtle than others. The Knight is one of the pilgrims

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    Compare the satire in Gulliver’s Travels & Candide Satire means irony. People use satire to expose folly or vice. Interestingly‚ in Voltaire’s Candide and Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels‚ they both use satire to express their profound observations. They have some similarities; such as they both criticize the human weakness. They also have many differences between them. In "Candide"‚ Voltarie offers sad themes by jokes and criticism. The story itself presents a distinctive outlook on life through author’s

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    2013 Neat Vs. Sloppy In Suzanne Britt’s "Neat People Vs. Sloppy People" and Dave Barry’s " Batting Clean Up and Striking Out" both author’s examine just complicated human relationships can be considering how many types of personalities are out there. They both share certain literary elements‚ but differ immensely

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     stiff  drug  laws  that  were  set  under  the  Controlled  Substance  Act  during  this   era.  These  laws  have  been  criticized  harshly  by  a  variety  of  different  people  including  politicians‚   academics‚  and  activists.  These  critics  come  at  current  policy  from  a  variety  of  different  angles  but   agree  that  current  policy  is

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    I agree with the position Bernard Crick took in his article “The savage satire of ‘1984’ still speaks to us today”. Although the world made it through the year 1984 successfully without any Big Brother trouble‚ no one knows if something so controlling could actually be realistic one day. No one knows what can happen in the future. The scary thing is‚ ‘the future’ can be anywhere from tomorrow‚ to five hundred years from now allowing that hint of fear to stay present. It seems that everything in

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    people “We cannot change the cards we are dealt‚ just how we play the hand.” ― Randy Pausch‚ The Last Lecture tags: advice‚ last-lecture‚ life‚ randy-pausch 1317 likes like “Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.” ― Randy Pausch‚ The Last Lecture tags: experience 1051 likes like “The key question to keep asking is‚ Are you spending your time on the right things

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