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    Swift’s day. In 1690‚ at the advice of his doctors‚ Swift returned to Ireland‚ but the following year he was back with Temple in England. He visited Oxford in 1691: in 1692‚ with Temple’s assistance‚ he received an M. A. degree from that University‚ and published his first poem: on reading it‚ John Dryden‚ a distant relation‚ is said to have remarked "Cousin Swift‚ you will never be a poet." Between 1696 and 1699 Swift composed most of his first great work‚ A Tale of a Tub‚ a prose satire on the

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    Satire in 1984

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    illustrates the idea that marriage is a sham – people do not marry for love‚ they marry for other reasons supporting Orwell’s belief that religion portrays the idea of the ‘sanctity of marriage’‚ when in reality marriage can be forced or devoid of love. In modern society this reason could be money or status‚ in ‘1984’ this reason appears to be for procreation. Winston’s wife describes sex as “making a baby” and as a “duty to the Party” illustrating that the Party have made sex a “duty” – it is not for pleasure

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    After a night out in town with friends‚ two groups meet‚ Capulet and Montague‚ both popular but it’s the school that defines there worthy. Maitland High & Hunter Grammar‚ rich and the poor keep these two star crossed lovers apart jenny & Paul. EXT . JENNY’S HOUSE BALACONY – MIDNIGHT Poor Montague boy dressed in Nikes and track pants with a hooded jumper approaches Capulet house balcony. Paul looks up at jenny’s balcony hidden from her underneath a garage. PAUL Gosh she is so hot

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    Time less plots‚ compelling stories‚ strong female characters and a wide range of human emotions engage and captivate audiences. In addition Shakespeare had a major effect on the English language. The timeless plots of Shakespeare’s work are always compelling and never seem to grow “out of time” or get uncool. This demonstrates how we still manage to relate to the characters in plays even after all these years. As a result Shakespeare’s plays have always been very popular because the storylines

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    Gulliver's Travels Satire

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    in need of something more than poetry to rationalize what was going on in their society‚ English prose took the forefront. Politics were rampant at the time‚ with the two battle groups the Whigs and Tories at each other’s throats. Prose brought a modern simplicity and practicality that was easily comprehensible‚ void of any rhythmic structure aimed to inform and relay information of factual discourse and produced works of topical fiction. Swifts use of prose makes every scene‚ no matter how surreal

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    Satire On Cosmetics

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    Cosmetics are bought‚ sold‚ and used every day in all areas of the world. They are a part of people’s every day personal hygiene‚ part of their routine before they leave the house. Cosmetics change the way people look‚ help them feel that they are good enough to go out into the world and be seen by people. They are believed to be essential‚ but this comes at a cost. The cost is often times the life of an animal. A poor innocent animal that has to be used to make sure these products are safe for people

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    Satire in Le Misanthrope

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    The use of satire in The Misanthrope Satire is primarily a literary genre or form‚ although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts‚ such as plays. In satire; vices‚ follies‚ abuses‚ and shortcomings are held up to ridicule‚ with the intent of shaming individuals and society itself. Moliere‚ an actor-manager-director-playwright all in one‚ knows and loves his stage as few have done‚ and writes with the use of literary satire. This research paper will express Moliere’s

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    Tim Manyak 10/21/12 English !01 DISCRIMINATION IN AMERICA Although great strides have been made in the past century for awareness and avoidance of discrimination of all types‚ these practices remain prevalent to some extent. There has been a change in perception such that when the term discrimination is used that it refers primarily to racial bias against minorities. Racial discrimination towards any particular group is to be condemned. The prevailing stereotype may be that racial discrimination

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    Swift and Pope on Satire

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    Swift said that he wrote Gulliver’s Travels to ’vex the world ’. Discuss the purpose of Augustan satire‚ with reference to works by Swift and Pope. This essay will strive to prove that the ‘Augustan Age’ was the first example of a literary community using satire to directly challenge cultural‚ social‚ political and challenging intellectual issues. It is quite usual to find in satiric works of the 18th century an unusually direct assault from the writers against contemporary government officials

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    Speaking With Satire Lord Bryon once said‚ “Fools are my theme‚ let satire be my song”. A satire is a literary composition‚ in verse or prose‚ in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn‚ derision‚or ridicule (dic.com). A well recognized satire is George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Orwell wrote this allegorical novella in England when the wartime alliance with the Soviet Union was at its height and Stalin was held in highest esteem in Britain both among the people and government. George

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