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    Satirical Satire

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    pocket‚ “we’re just two letters in‚ and already its like having a penpal who is in deep with some loan sharks‚” Oliver satirically commented‚ gaining yet another laughing response at the poke. This is evidence that parody works in cooperation with satire‚ though parody hardly can exist outside of satirical context. The mailing correspondence engages in a normal practice of those who are exploited by the Televangelist Tilton‚ but the latter joke comparing him to an “in deep penpal” is the scornful

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    The Simpsons Satire

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    then for the older audiences for its wit and [satire]" (Batscha). Satire is the common thread with binds all of The Simpsons episodes. The writers show the absurdity in ordinary everyday situations including religion‚ politics and other social issues. This has been the leading cause for its controversy and longevity. However‚ the Simpsons’ crude style is necessary and meant to induce anger. The public school system is one of the most common targets of satire. The two school going children of the Simpsons

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    Satire In The Alchemist

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    The satire that appears throughout The Alchemist does more than show the flaws in society‚ it creates and supports the intricate character-based theme of reality versus desire that helps to “sell” the image of London that Jonson creates. As stated earlier‚ The Alchemist relies on a gambit of fabricated characters‚ with the three main characters‚ Face‚ Subtle‚ and Doll‚ relying heavily on made-up personas that help them with their cons. Besides protecting the main characters‚ the personas used serve

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    Candide Satire

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    stone unturned in terms of what he satirizes. Though a great many topics are touched upon‚ Voltaire ultimately uses Candide to satirize the philosophy of optimism offered by the German philosopher‚ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. By examining Voltaire’s satire of armies‚ we can see that he uses the pointless atrocities and violence in Candide as a basis to discredit the German philosophy of optimism. The first instance in which Voltaire utilizes armies to discredit the philosophy of optimism occurs shortly

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    Satire Of Rap

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    This a satire all about rap and I’ll explain to why it’s all a bunch of crap. Word! (ment to be rapped). Rap is not music for the soul. In fact it shreds your soul. Rap does more harm to society than good. Rap in recent and past years made some controversial songs and introduced many controversial topics to songs such as many of the lyrics‚ music and sound as well as the references in the song makes rap so controversial. Rap was introduced around 1970 and became a big sensation in the 1990s

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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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    Chipotle Satire

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    cruelness and fraud and of big food corporations‚ and then starting his own organic restaurant‚ which the audience assumes is Chipotle; all to the tune of “Pure Imagination” covered by Fiona Apple. Funny or Die‚ a well known comedy web site‚ made a satire of Chipotle’s “Scarecrow”‚ called “Honest Scarecrow”‚ which changed the lyrics and added other words‚ images‚ and sounds in order to mock Chipotle’s‚ and other restaurants’‚ emotional and exaggerated way of advertising. “Honest Scarecrow” by Funny

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    Candide Satire

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    Satire is defined as a literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony‚ derision‚ or wit. Candide is a successful satire because it includes the main components of satire‚ and in writing it Voltaire intended to point out the folly in philosophical optimism and religion. Satire is designed to ridicule a usually serious idea. Because Voltaire was a deist he was more than comfortable deriding religion and philosophical optimism in his novella Candide. In contrast to the standard

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    Miley Cyrus Satire Essay

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    artistic bathroom photography. You go girl! Keep on setting praiseworthy examples for your prepubescent fans!!! Your judgment and manner of behavior are very commendable and show what a great role model you truly are. The fairly recent leaked video of you smoking salvia was inspiring‚ and since it is harder to obtain salvia than other drugs‚ I asked Melvin to grab me some cigarettes and I smoke a pack a day now. Another clear example of your beneficial influence on my actions is that I now am more famous

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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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