At some point in life‚ one will face a decision that they may not know how to answer; for example‚ one could simply choose the decision that sounds easier or one could strive for more and take the complicated path. This image created by Mona Abdurrahman shows two paths. The path with the open gate has people lined up outside waiting to get through. The second path right next to the first path looks harder due to a brick wall in front. The young boy standing in front of the bricks is asking for help
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government. Some think it works well and others seem to pick out all of its flaws. In The Simpsons episode “Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington‚” some of these flaws which include greed‚ sexism‚ the idea of the intellectual and the overall corruption are highlighted but in a comical way. It allows all of these issues to be questioned in a less serious manner. Through satire and irony‚ “Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington” emphasizes the divide between the glorified portrayal of American government and the actual
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The Simpsons: Laughing at Ourselves Jessica French Professor Jean Graybeal The Existential Imagination 16 October‚ 2003 Comedy gives no better an answer to existential question than any other form of art or literature. It does however‚ give such a familiar yet ironical response‚ that the relief attained is often more satisfying than other medium. Jerry Rannow states‚ “humor is necessary to life.”1 The Simpsons is for many‚ the quintessence of comedy and offers a wonderful philosophical study
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comedy‚ and in doing so make millions of dollars every year and influence millions of kids everywhere. Comparing the three shows for you today will be quite an interesting task at hand. The Simpsons‚ staring the Simpson family: Homer‚ Marge‚ Bart‚ Lisa‚ and Maggie in their fictional town of Springfield. The show started off in the head of Matt Groening‚ while waiting to pitch his idea he quickly made up names for his characters‚ using the names of his own dysfunctional family‚ him being Bart. Then
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approached‚ depending on their gender (not that I watched them too often or anything). <br> <br>First of all I’ll have to break the characters in two groups‚ because you cannot compare old people with children. So the first group will be composed of Lisa and Bart (the children) and the second one of Marge and Homer (the parents). <br> <br>Just by taking a glance at the show you see that it portrays the typical image of the "traditional American family" of the last decade: mom stays home to cook‚ clean
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Discuss the relationship between gender and the sitcom genre in one screened episode of one sitcom studied in this unit The Simpsons). Your discussion should pay particular attention to the ways in which generic conventions of the sitcom are employed as a means for exploring gender roles and/or sexual difference in the nominated episode and the series as a whole. Gender in The Simpsons. It is known in today’s world‚ that males and females are seen as two distinct separate classes‚ owing mainly to
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more dominant/powerful sex. Marge‚ the wife‚ stays home and does chores. She takes on feminine characteristics because she is always shown as the typical housewife and mother. Bart is the destructive son that is taking after his father’s laziness and Lisa is the intelligent daughter that has her own opinion and thoughts. In The Simpson‚ since it is a cartoon I am not quite positive if Marge is portrayed as beautiful or not. However‚ I do not feel like Marge is unattractive. Her hair is big and tall
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of satire. The two school going children of the Simpsons‚ Bart‚ the delinquent child and Lisa the straight A well behaved child are used to
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Scenario 1: Lisa to leave for Atlanta without the family In the first scenario‚ I would have Lisa moving to Atlanta to get the new job. She would have to do this without her family. Since she has been offered the promotion‚ she can take on the new challenge and boost her career experience. The feeling of something missing can easily be translated to the absence of excitement and boredom. This could be possible as Lisa and Jim have grown in the same neighborhood since they were children and may need
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the symbolic interactionist perspective and how society is harmed by social inequality bias. There are two distinct social inequalities in the episode‚ “Luca$” that deal with skinny verses obese and outlaw verses law. The skinny characters of Marge‚ Lisa‚ Maggie and the outlaw characters of Snake and Bart were seen as educated‚ strong‚ cunning‚ and idolized. The obese characters such as Homer and Luca$ and the law characters portrayed by the Springfield Police are looked as inept‚ lazy‚ undependable
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