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    Twain’s short stories that were read was his satirical style of writing. He commonly used satire in stories to evoke a response in readers – his form was mainly used to compel the reader to pause and reflect on his literature. In the three short stories that were read; "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"‚ "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"‚ and "The Invalid’s Story"‚ Mark Twain wrote in a funny and sarcastic style that would entertain any reader. Sometimes‚ his choice of words and

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    rather than another.” (Blithe 2009) Humour has become a mainstay of advertising campaigns and has proven to be one of the most effective methods ever devised for selling products and creating a positive brand image (Clayton n.d.). That is because Funny advertisements are a way to make sure they provide something different to the eyes of customers to stand out in the crowd of products of services (SloDive n.d.). Advertising is defined as a paid insertion of a message in a medium‚ and it is probably

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    Humorists

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    Humorists in our society are to entertain us‚ however their purpose is to also voice their opinions which may not always be acceptable in public‚ but they say it in a funny‚ carefree manner that we‚ ordinary people are allowed to laugh at. I believe de Botton’s point of view towards humorists having a vital role in society makes sense because humor allows people to say what they want without society looking down on them‚ but it also shows people the wrongs in society as well. Comedians are allowed

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    Pope as a Satirist

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    POPE AS A SATIRIST Satire is a literary genre‚ usually meant to be funny. The word ‘Satire’ was defined by Richard Garnett as‚ The expression in adequate terms of the sense of amusement or disgust excited by the ridiculous or unseemly‚ provided the humour is a distinctly recognized element and the utterance is inverted with literary form. Without humour satire is invective‚ without literary form‚ it is mere clownish jeering. (Encyclopedia Britannica 14th ed. vol. 20 p. 5) Satire is defined by Long

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    Gulliver's Travels

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    adventure story‚ fable and satire has entertained and confounded readers for the better part of three centuries. It is at once a parodic treatment of travel writing and a satirical exploration of politics‚ colonialism‚ human characteristics and human ideals. When dealing with a multi-genre text like Gulliver ’s Travels‚ criticism can easily lock the book into one particular category. On one level‚ Travels appears to be a travel narrative and the subtext appears to be a political satire and fantasy‚ not a

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    Political philosophy is the attempt to understand the foundations of society that we are in today. In order to understand current political situation we have to try to read and recognize early writings on political philosophy‚ Some of the earlier works by Plato called "The Republic"‚ in the piece there are conversations between characters Socrates and Glaucon‚ Aristophanes‚ Adeimantus where they try and explain ideas and views of justice and what a truly just man and/or just "state" would appear

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    A Funny Incident

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    A funny incident A funny incident occurred when I was in the 8th standard. It was a normal day at school. Our dramatic competition was not far away. I had to help prepare the props for our house‚ the blue house. Initially everything was going fine and our props were being painted really well. The fourth prop was being painted red. I felt very thirsty and went to my classroom to drink water. When I came back the had almost finished painting this prop so I sat down next to my friends to see

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    The use of irony in "Advice to Youth" by Mark Twain “(born Nov. 30‚ 1835‚ Florida‚ Mo.‚ U.S.—died April 21‚ 1910‚ Redding‚ Conn.) American humorist‚ journalist‚ lecturer‚ and novelist who acquired international fame for his travel narratives‚ especially The Innocents Abroad (1869)‚ Roughing It (1872)‚ and Life on the Mississippi (1883)‚ and for his adventure stories of boyhood‚ especially The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). A gifted raconteur‚ distinctive

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    Funny Memory

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    Funny Memory New Year is coming; many of my friends have made a plan of where to go and what to do. Some go to Taipei attending the countdown party nearby Taipei 101. Some go home to enjoy the delight wither their family‚ and so do I. It seems that everywhere is full of joyful atmosphere. However‚ I got a bad news recently that my mother told my father’s company asked him to be on a business trip to Indonesia for three weeks. I think it is pity that I cannot share the happiness of the New Year with

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    An elegy is a poem of lament‚ usually formal and sustained‚ over the death of a particular person; also‚ a meditative poem in plaintive or sorrowful mood. Through an elegy authors are able to convey their deepest remorse and grief through the eloquent use of the English language. Three elegies in which show the possible interpretations and moral convictions of death are “Elegy for Jane”‚ “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”‚ and “A Satirical Elegy”. Jane’s unfortunate death in an equestrian

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