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    many different subgenres such as Comedy of manners‚ Parody‚ Romantic comedy and Comedy horror (which contains Black comedy and Zombie comedy). Comedy of manners satirizes manners and affections of a social class and it is intended to show the audience what lies behind traditions and manners of society. Parody movies mock other works‚ genres‚ people or fictional characters. The audience of these movies should be familiar with the source of the parody. Romantic comedy like its title is a combination of

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    used all around us there three things I will be analysing for satire uses things like hyperbole‚ caricature‚ irony‚ metaphors and similes satire is used so widely in different this it does add humour to things like the TV series angry boys‚ musical parodies (weird al yankovichs perform this way) and political cartoons (sorry Band-Aid) . Chis ley uses satire in angry boys which draws attention to life perceptions of the teenage boys there many humorous parts in this show which engages in anti-social

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    1. There are many theories of humor which attempt to explain what humor is‚ what social functions it serves‚ and what would be considered humorous. It would be very difficult to explain humor to a hypothetical person who did not have a sense of humor already. In fact‚ to such a person humor would appear to be quite strange if not outright irrational behavior. Verbal humor often requires the use of thinking. When a character says something‚ or even a comedian‚ the audience has to make sense of

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    Retrieved 12 1‚ 2013‚ from comedians.about.com: http://comedians.about.com/od/glossary/g/Slapstick-Comedy.htm Creative Commons Attribution Johnson‚ M. (n.d.). Knoji. Retrieved 12 1‚ 2013‚ from Knoji.com: http://fashion-trends.knoji.com/postmodern-parody-and-pastiche/ Purvis‚ T Running Man‚ K. (2013). Running Man Episodes English Subs. Retrieved December 1‚ 2013‚ from http://runningmanepisodes.com/ Storey‚ J

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    What are the qualities that make a utopian society? How does a society react and live in a utopia? Will all impurities in a utopia be forever expunged? Will everything be equal? In George Orwell’s fable Animal Farm‚ the animals want equality and freedom‚ but is not achieved due to the nature of their human oppressors. The animals rebel and send their humans oppressors off like a herd of turtles. The pigs on the farm become the dictators‚ turning the farm they live on into a utopia. But over time

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    firm stances on social issues. Such is the case for an anonymous author whose article was published in the satirical magazine "The Onion." Using an imaginary example of shoe inserts that can heal aches and pains‚ the author uses ridicule‚ humor‚ and parody to give a satirical depiction of modern marketing tactics and consumer responses. For example‚ he continually attacks false scientific research often touted in today’s advertising campaigns. Perhaps his most effective way of doing this is praising

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    William Shakespeare is known for one of his plays‚ Macbeth. Not every cartoon is able to replicate the exact play of Macbeth but two cartoon parodies of the original‚ The Simpsons and Arthur‚ were able to recreate similar scenes of Macbeth. Each cartoon’s parody focuses on tone‚ language‚ and dramatic effect all tying in to the modernization of Macbeth. No matter which way Macbeth is parodied the central theme is that guilt can eat someone alive through their minds. Shakespeare’s Macbeth introduces

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    author Jonathan Swift. Swift’s style of writing was iconic and very often ageless‚ as he frequently merged the general and specific in order to create cutting commentaries on the issues of the world. In particular he was known for his use of irony‚ parody‚ and personas in order create claims while remaining detached from them as an author and leaving his reader guessing as

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    researched on the Horror genre‚ looking at when it begun‚ the decline in popularity it has foreseen and how it has been able to recreate itself each time. I looked at comedy horror films and what part it plays within the film industry. I found that parody films like Scream are made to reinvent the genre. It quotes previous horror films as well as re-enact a horror story. I also found that pastiche films like Scary Movie are solely to entertain the audience. It is to make the audience see the funny

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    Satire On Campus Analysis

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    satirical flyers and blogs. Like newspaper theft and denial of newspaper funding (which we have already explored this week)‚ this is an issue that FIRE has seen time and time again on university campuses over the years. For any number of reasons‚ parody‚ jokes‚ and satire-whether in print or otherwise—tend to rankle students and university administrators alike as few other forms of expression do. Consequently‚ student humor is often the target of calls for campus censorship and punishment. This despite

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