Analyse the ways in which satire can engage and provoke its audience Satire aims to expose to its audience the shortcomings of humanity through an assemblage of wit and mockery; it provides momentum for change and reform through ridicule. Robert Sitch’s television program ‘The Hollowmen’ seeks to expose the nepotistic and often superficial nature of Australian politics through the use of political satire‚ showing us that Australian politics is “inherently without values or moral grounding’ (Louise
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Satire Essay By: Ethan Pham Cars are a fantastic invention. They make our lives more carefree by getting us from place to place quickly while abolishing the need for legs altogether. Instead of walking that 3 blocks to McDonalds‚ why not drive there? You get there faster and you can eat sooner. Driving has a lot of benefits. But driving also takes a lot of fuel‚ and everyone knows that fuel for cars isn’t the cheapest of resources. The gasoline that keeps your car running is supplied
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Satire Essay “A Modest Proposal” Obesity in America Obesity is a major epidemic in America. American’s are known for their obsession with food. At church last Sunday‚ the pastor was preaching on the topic of “fasting”. Fasting would be defined as the abstinence from eating certain or all foods in an effort to rely solely on God for inner strength. The pastor talked about how we as Americans are constantly looking for our next meal. We are always anticipating when and what we are going to eat.
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Satire Essay Many things are happening right now on our earth. For instance we are dealing with global warming‚ loss of freshwater‚ Ebola outbreak and last but not least over population. Although I have many solutions to all of them‚ I believe that we should deal with overpopulation by ways of sizing down. I propose that we use labour camps to effectively do thi Every country must have at least one labour camp to cut down on population‚ but countries with more people must have more camps. The camps
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Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” was originally printed in the form of a pamphlet. In 1729‚ the year Swift had publicized this story‚ a pamphlet was a written work that stepped up against political‚ religious‚ social‚ or any other issue of public interest. He had written it to call for change against the abuse inflicted on Irish Catholics by the English Protestants. Swift had noticed that England was exploiting and oppressing his native country‚ Ireland. He aimed to stir up a revolution by suggesting
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It is an unremarkable object to those‚ who walk down streets and dwell outdoors. They see people‚ maybe groups of two or three‚ with cigarettes between each their fingers‚ chatting about anything that comes to mind. These smokers‚ while carrying on ordinary conversation‚ are not aware that they are putting carcinogens and chemicals into their bodies with each breath… and others around them too. Researchers have recently found that secondhand smoke can cause cancer‚ and second hand smoke from
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The Darth Vader within Why do we breathe? To stay alive of course. The main substance that we benefit from breathing is oxygen which is necessary for the body‚ the heart‚ the brain and the blood. Without enough oxygen‚ we don’t live long‚ hence the reason behind breathing! In general‚ everyone has a pet peeve‚ some people get irritated by wearing underwear; others get bothered by taking a shower; and‚ many other strange irritating quirks that may seem absolutely normal to one person but be extremely
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Ella Brooks Mrs. English AP Lang. 2/26/2013 Homeless Trash (A) Americans‚ most of the world believes we are rich‚ plentifully fat‚ stuck up people‚ who waste food and resources‚ and our only enjoyment in life is watching reality TV shows such as Honey Boo Boo and Extreme Couponing. Not all of America is like that‚ just a large amount of it. The truth is thousands of Americans are starving and are without a home. In the rancor winter nights they are forced to subsist on dead bugs they
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Sky Sports-Mitchell and Webb As true football fanatics and lovers of the game‚ many around the world find it normal and traditional to wake up in the midst of the late night and the early morning to watch the “beautiful game”. This beautiful game is the international sport of football‚ not to confuse it with the American sport involving the use of the hands. The English Premier League is the root of such excitement as it can easily be named the most watched and loved men’s football league in the
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Going back to the 1700’s when America was in the process of becoming America‚ smoking has always been present. Now in present day America‚ walking down the streets of any town‚ or road‚ you see and smell the awful and thick smell of tobacco smoke. 9 out of 10 times you are guaranteed to find an old cigarette on the ground. Attempts to better this issue have been made of course. Gruesome commercials tell the terrible consequences of smoking on the body‚ taxes have been raised on them‚ but people
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