PARODY OR NOT SO PARODY. “My name is Greg Gregson. The kids at school call me Mr.G‚ which is one of the sort of an abbreviation some of the more popular teachers get.” The face squirmer of a TV show is a funny/sad office style mockumentary outlining a year in the life of a typical Australian high school. Chris Lilley‚ who is the creator of the hot mockumentary is a wildly talented writer/ actor that loves making viewers cheeks hurt‚ while he is busy submerging himself into three characters so incredibly
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According to Roscoe & Hight‚ parodies are engaging works‚ that present themselves as documentaries but are not‚ and contain non-factual text. They work on several levels creating humor‚ sparking anger and sometimes critical reflection in the viewers. Both parodies and satires rely on the sophistication of its audience and a general familiarity with its content. Their comic elements can only be appreciated if one recognizes the objects are being mocked. The mock-documentary can only develop inherent
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Satire uses several literary devices‚ such as exaggeration‚ invective‚ parody and irony to ridicule and criticize people’s stupidity‚ folly and/or vice‚ particularly in the context of politics and other topical issues. Satire aims to change people’s views. Good morning/afternoon 10A and Ms Lewis‚ today I will be analysing an example of satire‚ which is a political cartoon. This political cartoon‚ from 2006‚ criticises the Liberal party’s policies on the very controversial issue of the arrival of
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problems of overpopulation and unemployment. Johnathon Swift wrote "The Modest Proposal" in order to reveal that the Irish’s politicians‚ upper class‚ and the ENglish are responsible for the nation’s appalling stsate through his use of satires‚ parodies‚ and organization. Jonathon Swift uses satire to mock the politicians‚ wealthy‚ and the English. AFter reading "A Modest Proposal" attentively‚ the reader can assume that there were many unsuccessful journalism essays about this topic to achieve
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The US constitution does not contain a specific right to privacy but the Bill of Rights does imply it. The ninth amendment of the Bill of Rights reads “the bill of rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people”. This amendment states that the rights of the people that are not specifically named are still equally important as the ones that are. Since the constitution does not give the government the right to violate privacy‚ it is said to be the same as
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Conquering the Conqueror Parodies are pieces of writing or presentations that deliberately copy and make fun of other writings or subjects. Although parodies may offend or make others uncomfortable‚ they have a peculiar way of benefitting learners by forcing them outside of their natural realms‚ allowing them to be analytical‚ and curious of their surroundings. Mary Louise Pratt describes this as creating a contact zone where parody‚ critique‚ and unseemly comparisons create social disruptions
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invasion of privacy‚ libel‚ and intentional infliction of emotional distress. FACTS: The inside front cover of the November 1983 issue of Hustler Magazine featured a "parody" of an advertisement for Campari Liqueur that contained the name and picture of respondent and was entitled "Jerry Falwell talks about his first time." This parody was modeled after actual Campari ads that included interviews with various celebrities about their "first times” time they sampled Campari however the ads clearly played
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stay up to watch it with them. Another reason I chose the clip because of my love for sports. The example I chose from Weekend Update‚ satirizes the sports industry‚ which I show a lot of Interest in and provided good humor and is a good example of parody and has a lot of exaggeration as well. Sports is something I have enjoyed playing and watching and have always shown great interest in them since I was young. Sports is something that will remain important to me because I have met great people and
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viral‚ People always got to wonder what kind of sound does it make. Is it Fraka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow? No one really knows. But‚ "The Fox" by Ylvis can be defined as a viral video. It can be defined with these three characteristics: Viewership‚ Buzz and parody. Furthermore‚ Viewership is the number of views that the video got at the time it was released. According to the webpage on Amazon.com‚ What does the fox say had gotten more than 200 million views. This quote represents that after the video was released
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Python and the Holy Grail A British Parody By: Norwin Adarve Monty Python and the Holy Grail has been a comic success in the film industry for almost four decades. The main reason for its success is because the jokes have kept the audience laughing whether they watched it in 1975 or just saw the comedy for the first time yesterday. Monty Python and the Holy Grail would fall under two categories of comedy‚ a satire and a parody. In contemporary usage‚ a parody is a work that imitates another work
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