the Obama years and the inauguration of the Trump presidency the untreated wounds of American society have attained new levels of visibility. The “dog-whistle” racism which forms the base of the New Jim Crow is rapidly crumbling‚ exposing a virulent white supremacy no longer able to legitimize itself behind the fiction of racial “colorblindness.” In such periods of social unrest the power of racial representation is critical. Beyond providing a snapshot of the prevailing attitudes and morality of the
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Voltaire’s Satire‚ Candide Voltaire’s satirical work‚ Candide‚ has many aspects. He attacks the conflicting philosophy of the Enlightenment‚ which was the aristocracy. He also states how unbelievable romantic novels. But‚ Candide is a satire on organized religion. It’s not that Voltaire did not believe in God‚ it’s that he disapproved of organized religion. He believed that people should be able to worship God how they saw fit‚ not by how organized religion instructed them to. The first place
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Satire in Gulliver’s Travels Satire is a literary genre of Greek origin (satyr)‚ in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn‚ derision‚ or ridicule. Although satire is usually meant to be funny‚ its purpose is often irony or sarcasm‚ ideally with the intent of shaming individuals‚ religion‚ and communities themselves‚ into improvement. In Gulliver’s Travels‚ satire is shown through narration‚ setting‚ character‚ and plot. Jonathan Swift uses utopia and dystopia as elements of setting‚ and
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adult and teen satire. But it mostly‚ pokes fun at the stereotypical advice and coaching given to youth through the use of firearms. However‚ the last sentence has a much darker and more of a bitter tone‚ and attacks the teachings he has just mocked‚ “Build your character thoughtfully and painstakingly upon these precepts‚ and by and by‚ when you have got it built‚ you will be surprised and gratified to see how nicely and sharply it resembles everybody else’s.” Twain uses satire in describing the
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Praise to Sandy When Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast many people were in shock and disbelief. They couldn’t believe that this hurricane was this powerful. People were frightened that destruction would happen like the destruction of Katrina when it hit the Gulf but this wasn’t that severe but in a little way it was better. People just simply thought that this hurricane would be major destruction and death. Sandy wasn’t your typical hurricane and when asking a New Jersey native Steve McKenzie
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Teenagers in Charge Adults! Who really needs them? I mean seriously‚ they are way over populated. Besides they are dumb‚ they don’t know anything! A great proposal has come to my attention. Why not‚ perhaps‚ throw out all the adults from any sort of power. They will be below us. They won’t be our parents‚ they won’t be able to tell us what to do in our home or even in work. We shall take over all of their work‚ property‚ vehicles‚ money‚ finances‚ and of course‚ seniority. First‚ we will
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What Does Love Got To Do With It Love is a very complex emotion. People everywhere search for it‚ but some never find love. It is a very coveted thing. Many are willing to do whatever it takes in order to obtain it. In the end‚ love is said to bring true happiness. If finding love really brings true happiness‚ it sounds like a lot of unhappiness to get through. Let us take a moment to examine love with this thing we call "love". The search for love makes people do crazy things. Think of all
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Due to government budget cuts schools were told not to teach multiplication. “We have looked at cutting other things but this saved us the most money out of all we looked at.” chief of budgeting in Washington D.C. said. This is said to save over 7 billon dollars in the budget a year. Do you believe it? Some schools are complaining that we need to cut something else‚ but you see this saves the most money and what ever can save the most money the government is going to cut that. “Multiplication
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Welcome to High School‚ where we look after your kids! After they walk through the school doors‚ they will ecstatically be immersed in a long string of senseless invectives from both strangers and friends- just a wonderful way to start off the day! Public schools are often scheduled so that they make sure students are most sleep-deprived and least attentive. This helps students with unlocking their subconscious mind and learning with it. It has been shown that people learn more when their brains
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GMO’s- genetically modified organisms. “In the United States alone‚ GMOs make up about 70-80% of the foods we consume. Most foods that contain GMOs are processed foods.” Gmo’s are in everything we eat. Everytime you look in your pantry or fridge you see foods that have been genetically modified to change the appearance‚ size‚ and taste. In order to genetically modify something it has to be changed by chemicals that are unhealthy and damaging to our body. 70-80% is too high. New laws should be made
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