Raining Bad weather/ rain makes me feel happy -weather has little effect on our mood. -Usually the rain makes people miserable‚ but it causes the total opposite to me. I love the rain‚ It makes me happy! Is this a strange thing? Especially considering that most people become sad when the weather becomes worse. - but when it’s all dark and gloomy with rain pelting down‚ I feel in a good mood. I don’t feel the same when the sun comes! haha. Although‚ maybe it’s because I don’t feel comfortable
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Satire in Gulliver’s Travels Satire is a literary genre of Greek origin (satyr)‚ in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn‚ derision‚ or ridicule. Although satire is usually meant to be funny‚ its purpose is often irony or sarcasm‚ ideally with the intent of shaming individuals‚ religion‚ and communities themselves‚ into improvement. In Gulliver’s Travels‚ satire is shown through narration‚ setting‚ character‚ and plot. Jonathan Swift uses utopia and dystopia as elements of setting‚ and
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adult and teen satire. But it mostly‚ pokes fun at the stereotypical advice and coaching given to youth through the use of firearms. However‚ the last sentence has a much darker and more of a bitter tone‚ and attacks the teachings he has just mocked‚ “Build your character thoughtfully and painstakingly upon these precepts‚ and by and by‚ when you have got it built‚ you will be surprised and gratified to see how nicely and sharply it resembles everybody else’s.” Twain uses satire in describing the
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The stress of always wondering when they get to watch their favorite sport again is overwhelming and the financial toll it has taken on aspects of our country is becoming detrimental. To think that all of this stress is due to players wanting fifty-one percent of the owners profit rather than fifty percent is outraging. In order to diminish these and other problems the NBA lockout is causing‚ I propose that we end the NBA lockout (and future lockouts that will come) by simply eliminating the sport
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When Smithers discovers that Homer has charged the hair re-growth product to the nuclear power plant‚ Homer loses his promotion along with his hair. One cannot ignore the moral message that stealing has its consequences in this episode anymore than one can disregard the prevalent theme of oppression under the institutional power of the media. Homer’s act of immorality can be seen as an act of desperation‚ as he is made by the media to feel inadequate
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billion annually” (“Teen Pregnancy”). Based on these statistics‚ high schoolers often enjoy unprotected sex. However‚ teenagers are not even close to being mature enough for the responsibility of raising a child. It is not an age issue‚ but a mental one‚ since teenagers do not realize that if protection is not used‚ they are simply asking for a baby. Teens do not bother thinking about the repercussions‚ and therefore‚ are missing out on life’s opportunities‚ including college‚ and a social life. Since
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the highest percentage of honor students out of the entire fall sports participants. This shows that cheerleaders are actually quite the intellectuals. On my cheerleading squad‚ only 3 people out of 18 have dyed blonde hair‚ and I can only thing of one slut (shh). Lastly‚ cheerleaders wear their skirts short to allow them to be at the peak of their flexibility. With longer skirts many cheerleaders wouldn’t be able to pull their leg up and around their
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streets of your beautiful hometown‚ only to see women and children struggling financially?. Well‚ In Dublin‚ Ireland it was quite normal to see most of the town overflowing with beggars‚ at least that’s what Jonathan Swift states in his well known satire “A Modest Proposal.” Ireland was under a british rule since 1171‚ which meant that the irish were being controlled by the british. At the time the british parliament passed on some laws that limited the irish catholics rights. England’s trade policies
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feeling inclined to put off work‚ and wishing to stay home and do nothing. Because of these symptoms‚ acquiring a job seems like too much effort and is often put off. Many high-paying jobs will refuse to hire them if they suffer from this disease. One study shows that people suffering from Lazy Syndrome have a whopping 50% chance of being unemployed. Even if they can acquire a job‚ studies show that men and women with this disease earn 15-20% less than those who are not infected. Seymour Butts
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In all examples of satire the NFL is credited to the allegations of their players and crimes and what they do to combat it. In the first article it talks about all the wonderful thing the NFL is doing and how I show to the world like an open book‚ but then calls everyone very brash names. This shows that the writer believes the complete opposite‚ that they are very lucrative. I believe this article is mediocre at best for satire. This article show the flaws of the NFL and sandals‚ but it doesn’t
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