Satire Noun. A literary manner which blends humor with criticism for the purpose of instruction or the improvement of humanity The necessary ingredients • Humor • Criticism‚ either general criticism of humanity or human nature or specific criticism of an individual or group. • Some kind of moral voice: simply mocking or criticism is not “satire.” The Satiric Manner • Ironic/Sarcastic • Either good natured criticism (Horatian) or bitterly cynical denunciation (Juvenalian) • Always opposed to pretense
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Satire is defined as a literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony‚ derision‚ or wit. Candide is a successful satire because it includes the main components of satire‚ and in writing it Voltaire intended to point out the folly in philosophical optimism and religion. Satire is designed to ridicule a usually serious idea. Because Voltaire was a deist he was more than comfortable deriding religion and philosophical optimism in his novella Candide. In contrast to the standard
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“The Age of AIDS” by frontline is an apt study for two reasons. First it details the process of identifying a disease which was new and mysterious; second in doing so it gives us insight on how epidemiology plays an important role. This gives us an understanding of epidemiology and its basic concepts in force while executing this role. The objectives of epidemiology of identifying the cause of disease‚ in this case AIDS‚ extent to which it has penetrated. Finding records for similar cases for further
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Famous Thinkers Sandra Faye PHL/458/ Creative Minds and Critical Thinking April 22‚ 2010 Famous Thinkers By this time‚ 2013‚ the world has been blessed with a good handful of creative thinkers who have greatly contributed to their communities‚ thus‚ to the world. Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr are to excellent examples of outside the box thinkers who strove
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Remember that one show Arthur you probably watched as a kid? Guess what‚ it’s a meme now. What about that one sad video of the ex couple talking? Oh wait‚ that turned into a meme as well. What about that news report of a dead gorilla? Darn‚ it’s a meme as well. In today’s culture‚ no matter how much you avoid it‚ everything that goes viral on the internet becomes a meme in a matter of seconds. Memes are unavoidable. They are easy to make and if it’s unique enough‚ it’s likely for it to become viral
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The Walking Dead; A Different View on Society Today’s world has a fascination with zombies. There are stories about these undead creatures; from Dawn of the Dead and Resident Evil‚ to more comedic or romantic versions like Zombieland and Warm Bodies. However‚ there is one portrayal of an apocalyptic world that stands out above the rest. You have probably heard of a TV series called The Walking Dead. This series has received lots of attention and has grown to have a large cult following today. Why
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In this excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard‚ the two characters discuss the horror of death; despite the fact that they are concentrating on a gruesome topic Stoppard finds a way to make the scene comical. Stoppard is regarded as a leading figure in plays deemed “serious comedies”‚ this excerpt is the epitome of a serious comedy - a funny play that discusses important topics. This decision contributes to the overall meaning of the play by lightening the mood and taking
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pocket‚ “we’re just two letters in‚ and already its like having a penpal who is in deep with some loan sharks‚” Oliver satirically commented‚ gaining yet another laughing response at the poke. This is evidence that parody works in cooperation with satire‚ though parody hardly can exist outside of satirical context. The mailing correspondence engages in a normal practice of those who are exploited by the Televangelist Tilton‚ but the latter joke comparing him to an “in deep penpal” is the scornful
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Knowledge comes‚ but wisdom lingers. Lord Tennyson Frailty‚ thy name is woman! Shakespeare In the end‚ everything is a gag. Charlie Chaplin The best love affairs are those we never had. Norman Lindsay Brevity is the soul of wit. William Shakespeare Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. Will Rogers Fortune favors the brave. Virgil I made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it short. Blaise Pascal Great works are performed
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1 Abraham Lincoln He saved the Union‚ freed the slaves‚ and presided over America’s second founding. 2 George Washington He made the United States possible—not only by defeating a king‚ but by declining to become one himself. 3 Thomas Jefferson The author of the five most important words in American history: “All men are created equal.” 4 Franklin Delano Roosevelt He said‚ “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself‚” and then he proved it. 5 Alexander Hamilton Soldier
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