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    George Harrison was one of the four fabulous members of the Beatles. Not only was he a talented guitarist‚ songwriter‚ and vocalist‚ but it turns out he was quite intelligent as well. Here are some of his most inspiring bits of wisdom. Number Seven: “If you don’t know where you’re going‚ any road’ll take you there” This is quite an abstract quote‚ but it makes a lot of sense. People worry about what they should do with their lives‚ but even if they are uncertain‚ things have a way of falling into

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    growing connection the son feels‚ because of the father’s death. One meaning of the title could be related from the sentence: "(...) made me look more "working class"(...) bridge that gap!)" This shows that his father is working class and he is not. T Harrison used to be working class until he went to grammar school and became middle class. When assuming that this is an autobiographical poem we could assume that the speaker undergoes the same change and this could be the meaning of the title. When the

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    Olivia Harrison was always top of her class. In high school she was cheer captain‚ and graduated as valedictorian. She was from an old money family and was the stereotype in ever trope. Being a lawyer was in her deck of cards from the moment she was born. Sure she had an evil streak and with her pretty face and nice body she was alarmingly disarming to most people. She wasn’t like most thought‚ she hadn’t hit her peak in high school‚ and here she was in law school still shining bright. As she made

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    or using satire. Colonial authors explored different aspects of writing‚ but the theme that seems most present and persistent in the authors of the Chesapeake region is satire. Satire is a type or style of writing that was used in the seventeenth and eighteenth century‚ which criticizes and mocks its subject. Some good examples of authors that used this style of writing are Ebenezer Cook and William Byrd. To better understand satire I will define satire‚ tell how the authors use satire‚ and why they

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    Slowly‚ student disapproval began to show. In the December 1906 issue of the Augustana Observer Emil F. Bergeron wrote about the somewhat absent spirit at Augustana. Bergeron‚ a captain of the 1904 Augustana football team‚ was confused on how Augustana‚ once a place where students were proud of their athletic accomplishments‚ could become such as place of dread. Rival newspapers ran articles describing how honorable and “clean and fair” Augustana athletes had been at previous intercollegiate events

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    Satire is a way of expressing speech or idea’s in a nonthreatening way Satire can be used to start discussion Satire has been used for 100s of years. According to oxford dictionary the definition of satire is defined as irony‚ exaggeration‚ ridicule or to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices‚ particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. It is sometimes serious‚ it can be comical when used to poke fun at something. Other types of forms of satire is

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    content in the video Satire: PC‚ the video basically illustrates the topic of politically correctness through quotidian conversations between two high-school students. One of the students gets shackled by a shock collar from the third student‚ who performs a supervisor. The supervisor makes the shock collar beep whenever the student discusses something politically incorrectly; for example‚ the supervisor says “You can’t say ugly. You have to say visually challenging.” (Satire: PC) Utilizing “visually

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    The Great Gatsby as a Satire Satire is an implement used by authors to point out a flaw of society or group of people in general. There are different levels of satire that the author can use. For example‚ the author may employ a type a formal satire known as Juvenalian satire. Here‚ the writer points out a subject with anger and contempt for it in a bitter fashion. There is also the contrasting form of Juvenalian satire called Horatian satire. Here‚ the writer points out a subject with

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    Many satires use irony and/or humor to entertain their audience while at the same time present a serious topic. The satires “The Little Girl and the Wolf‚” and “The Princess and the Tin Box” both by James Thurber‚ use the literary techniques of irony/humor in order to expose a serious message. In “The Little Girl and the Wolf” Thurber changes the plot-line of the fairy-tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” In his “The Princess and the Tin Box” Thurber changes the princess’ actions than what the reader

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    Have you ever seen Jay Leno or Mad TV over exaggerate or mock the society? If you’re up late enough and have‚ then‚ you probably encountered the works of satire. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn uses a great deal of satire. The author‚ Mark Twain‚ uses satire against religion‚ government‚ and society in general. I believe that without satire in the media‚ there wouldn’t be enough humor. Throughout the novel‚ we meet people whose live were ruined by alcoholism. Huck’s father is a drunken‚ abusive

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