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    because everyday people of your social rank die of starvation and disease. One would think that this is not fair‚ but in the seventeenth century a voice was needed to raise support to help solve this serious social and political problem. Jonathan Swift was born into a poor family on November 30‚ 1667. He attended Trinity College to get

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    After staying away from social media for some time‚ Taylor Swift finally was back on Instagram‚ wishing Selena Gomez a happy birthday‚ on July 22‚ 2016. This is the first time for “Love Story”singer to put aside the drama involving herself‚ Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian by posting a birthday wish with a pic on social media. Taylor posted a photo of herself with Selena‚ who turned 24 yesterday‚ with a statement that she can’t live without ex Justin Bieber’s girlfriend. Both singers have been

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    Satirical Elements of Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy Ever find yourself wanting something‚ saving up money to get it and then still feel like your life is insignificant? Have you ever stopped and thought about how governments never take the people into consideration‚ only what’s best for the society as a whole? Or possibly find yourself thinking about why you voted for a president that tells you one thing to get votes and does the complete opposite when elected? In the exciting science fiction

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    From the excerpts studied in The Rape of the Lock‚ Alexander Pope skilfully uses the mock epic genre to satirize the trifling nature of his society through exaggeration‚ parody and juxtaposition in rhyming couplets. The epic form makes everything larger than life which Pope uses to reveal the absurdity of the society he lives in. A simple card game is turned into a complex “combat on [a] velvet plain‚” which exaggerates the little action that actually takes place in the Canto. In the card game

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    Julie Leon WRD 103 Long Live the Queen‚ Taylor Swift In the past years of the music industry‚ there has not been quite the artist like Taylor Swift. She is simply a young‚ brilliant‚ and stunning singer. Though she might not have as much experience as many other artists‚ she is making her way to become a huge success. At just the age of twenty‚ she has released 3 albums all of which have had hit singles. Though it was only a span of 4 years from her debut to her most recent album Speak Now

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    The short story Jonathan Swift a Modest Proposal takes place in the United Kingdom during the turn of the century. The story is a satire of aristocratic opinions of the time about what to do with the mass amount of impoverished persons during the time. In the novel‚the way the author satires the upperclass of the time‚ is by recommending a final solution for the impoverished; turning them into food for the upperclass. The way that the author uses cannibalism in a very grim matter is quite disturbing

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    Death can be one of the hardest things to deal with‚ especial the loss of your own kids. The battle between acceptance of death and the constant reminding of them can drive even the strongest to a state of insanity. Or so it can seem. This is one of the main themes in Graham Swift’s short story “Fusilli” from 1996. In this story we meet a father who has lost his son‚ a soldier‚ in Afghanistan . The father is out grocery shopping thinking about his son‚ and how his own actions might have influenced

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    The Simple Life is a reality television series broadcast from December 2‚ 2003 to August 5‚ 2007. The comedic show depicts two wealthy young socialites (Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie) as they struggle to do manual‚ low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms‚ doing farm work‚ serving meals in fast-food restaurants and working as camp counselors. In the first season‚ Paris and Nicole agreed to leave behind their cell phones‚ credit cards and celebrity status to move in with the Leding family in Altus

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    The Ironic Satire of Reality Television When you think about the content and fibre of reality television there’s really not much there. Many people feel that reality television is the best production to come from ABC‚ NBC and all the corporate conglomerates trying to make easy money. That’s exactly what they are doing. Selling easily produced television to easily minded recipients. The first problem with reality TV is that it isn’t even reality. As soon as a camera is placed in front of someone

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    Swift Marketing Plan: Phase II Swift is the largest transportation company in North America. It transports with the largest fleet of trucks and largest number of intermodal terminals‚ as well as by sea. The goods transported are varied in sizes‚ from large cargo bays to small packages. Swift is attempting to improve its business by offering a unique service. It would like to allow its customers the opportunity of precise transportation tracking‚ enabling customers more control over their products

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