hese are hard times, no doubt for just about all of us. Let's give some consideration to automobiles. There are people who have purchased new cars within the last couple of years. Sadly, since that time they have lost their jobs and can no longer afford to make a car payment in the neighborhood for $400+ per month. Before they know it, they find themselves getting their beautiful cars getting repossessed by the finance company. How embarrassing this can be for you with your neighbors, unless it has happened to them too. Now you do not have a car, your credit is ruined, you need a car, what are you to do?…
“Satire is moral outrage transformed into art.” How do the novel you read and another satirical text support this statement?…
South Park is an American animated television comedy series about four third grade schoolboys who live in the small, backward mountain town of South Park. The series was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and has been aired by Comedy Central since 1997. The show is well known for its pop-culture parody, outrageous humor, and sardonic handling of current events. Family Guy is an American animated television series about a family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. The show focuses on the fictional Griffin family and its ungainly character Peter Griffin. Seth MacFarlane created the show for the FOX channel. Family Guy was cancelled once in 2000 and again in 2002, but strong DVD sales and the substantial viewership…
On December 3rd, 2013 a man by the name of Ki-Suck Han was struck by a train in the late afternoon at the Time Square Substation. After having an altercation with Naeem Davis, a homeless man of the age of 30, Han was pushed down onto the tracks by Naeem Davis. Surrounded by several witnesses, Han seeing the oncoming train, pleaded for help and tried to lift himself off the tracks and back onto the platform. Instead of helping, those around him, instead stood there, pressed a few buttons on their phones (probably less than they would have in comparison of calling 911) and proceeded to record the incident before Han was impacted by the train. As Han’s struggled and pleaded…
Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle is a fictional embedment of satirization used to reveal the flaws in mankind. Throughout the story Vonnegut introduced objects and characters that are meant to be satirical representations of people and things in the world. For example, Felix Hoenikker is a satirical element of science and technology in that he is presented as a man who believes that everything in the world is a game or puzzle and has no consequence. The hook in San Lorenzo is used as mockery of the death penalty. Finally, H Lowe Crosby is a representation of capitalism and all of its problems that is causes society. Mankind’s failure to solve the repetitive problems that negatively affect the country is Kurt Vonnegut’s message in Cat’s Cradle,…
But that is the dance of the birds, that is not how we should be.…
One of the most commonly used elements of satire is irony, which Swift uses freely to show the monetary and religious divisions in society. After suggesting the idea of eating babies and wearing their skin, Swift mentions that “there are more children born in Roman Catholic countries about nine months after Lent” (Swift 5) to show his dislike for Catholics and the large families they produce, especially after the “Irish famines of the preceding three years” (Hunting 92). He continues to scorn the Catholics for their numerous children when he mentions his belief that the only possible criticism of his plan is “that the number of people will thereby be lessened in the kingdom” (Swift 11), rather than the morality of eating human babies and skinning them for clothing. By doing this, he is again satirizing the Catholic majority, though the Protestants ruled Ireland at the time, based on the way Swift says a positive outcome of his plan would lessen the number of Catholics who wished to return a Catholic king--who was overthrown in 1688 in favor of two Protestant monarchs--to the throne (Swift 8-9, 9n30). Moreover, Swift shows his distrust view of his nation when he informs the readers that he had “been assured…
working for this job of theirs. All they have to do is poke around a little…
Hip Hop is the great American paradox. A culture encompasses art, politics, and all things intertwined with urban life, and gives a platform for the populace of American poverty. Hip Hop is a blurred culture in the sense that it distinctly represents a social and ethnic class, and also indistinctly perceives a negative stereotype of these classes to a detached or unconcerned bystanders, that brandish Hip Hop as a dysphemism; an expression so substituted and contemptuous of themselves and to the greater society. The music video I will be discussing is from a 1990’s Hip Hop group named De La Soul, and the song is titled “Stakes is High”. The music video for this song illustrates Elijah Anderson analysis of inner city deism and examines the micro and macro circumstances that entail the philosophy of “The Code of the Streets”. This code that Anderson describes are the unwritten laws of urban neighborhoods—the norms that reflect the extensive social and economic complexities of many of the nation's inner-city urban inhabitants.…
MOM AND DAD: Without my mom and dad where would I be in the world, here i’ll tell you I wouldn’t exist. Mom and Dad are important they feed you, care for you, well they should do this stuff for you. They spend a lot of money a month I don’t know how much they spend because I don’t keep track but it’s a lot. Can’t forget about Christmas and you’re birthday getting you presents, Oh I almost forgot about vacations they pay a lot money for that stuff too. Not only that they work hard almost everyday to keep us fed.…
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 Australian politics that appear to altruistically appease the stipulations of individuals and society. While The Ambassador reveals the skewed, self-serving nature of politics, Rear Vision conveys the duplicitous, impressionable practicality that overwhelms the proper political process. Similarly Reitman’s movie Thank You For Smoking controversial issues are brought to light, the way smoking is perceived in and by society as well as the inner workings of the government and how their authority and decisions can be swayed or negated by large corporations with smooth talking lobbyists. Stich and Reitman through there works both incite an awareness about issues crippling society by satirising governments and politicians, as well the impressionable, unthinking general public.…
There are hundreds of homeless people out on the streets of the large cities in this great nation. With low unemployment rate and new jobs being created every day, people are starting to ask why there are still homeless people in the alleys and on the sidewalks of this country. This seems to be a haunting problem even though it would be so incredibly easy for homeless people to get a job. The general requirements for applying for and keeping a job are to have nice clothes to make a decent impression, a home address and some way to be reached in tight situations. That is it!…
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 infuriating to someone else. You know what irritates me?! Get ready for this.. Nothing irritates me more than people who breathe loudly, as if they just ran a 15 kilometer marathon. Breathing is not a difficult process, all you need to do is inhale and exhale oxygen again and again. It's not algebra; it's breathing! So why in the name of God do people have to breathe so loud? Like seriously!…
It is a melancholy hearing about the issue of homelessness worldwide. There are countless homeless people on the streets of these large cities. So we ask ourselves; why are people still without homes when new jobs are being created everyday or when unemployment still has not reached zero? This seems to be an ever haunting problem even though it would be so easy to erase it. I think we have reached our limits of dealing with thousands of homeless people blocking doorsteps and sidewalks disturbing us with their begging hands. While most claim to use the money we provide them to buy food or shelter, most will use it feed their addictions. Do you want your money being spent on cigarettes and alcohol? Why should we have to give them our spare change when we have new clothes to buy, vacations to take or gas tanks to fill?…
When I first heard this movie, I said in my mind, what would this movie about and would it be nice to watch or it is going to be another boring movie. But when I started watching this movie is was impressed but it is a very nice movie and you can pick lessons from it which made it even better to watch. The movie is about 3 college student who met each other at the Imperial College of Engineering and became friends. They have done a lot of crazy, naughty and also good things to other people to make them happier. It inspires us a lot of things about education, morality, technology, self-motivation, and friendship. They try to achieve their goals despite coming from poor families.…