Satire
A review of Satire, including examples and definitions
A Definition of Satire
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Always has a moral and never bullies.
An Example of a Satirical TV Show....
There are many different satirical Tv Shows one of my favorite is Saturday Night Live. He it a television show built off of trends in the form of sketches usually poking fun at either famous people or famous trends.
Protected Free Speech VS. American Mindset Against Hate
This Cartoon gives us a glimpse into the American Mindset on one hand we Preach about how horrible hate crimes and hateful speech can be and on the other we love to say whatever comes to our mind and use our right to free speech to protect us. FLAW: of course this isn't always the case. There are many different people in the USA and they all have differing views. But it does reveal a sad fact in the american way of life.
Bad Grades in School
This is a comparison of the 1960s vs. the 2010s. Overtime there has been a shift of blame about who is responsible for the failure of students. Early on students were kept accountable for keeping their grades up. Nowadays trust is not put into teachers. They blame them for their students bad grades. FLAW: the American mindset has changed over the years but I believe this is an issue of how kids are raised and treated.
The Real Killer.
The media is everywhere. And they love to get viewers. Sadly viewers want violent crimes and the Kardashians. This picture depicts how violent behavior, specifically that of racial injustice is so prevalent in today's media. The minority says "Don't Shoot!" the Police say "Don't Shoot!" and in the end everyone gets fired.
Research on Satirical Tools...
This picture is a composed list of Satirical tools follow this link to the quizlet with all of them on it. https://quizlet.com/18261625/ap-english-satire-words-flash-cards/
George Bush on Global Warming Spoof Satire Example
My Own Attempt at Creating Satire
Above you see a picture of a teenage boy. The text says...Smokes at School, Prays at Church. This is my attempt to bring people to the realization that people are double sided. What you see is not often what you are actually getting. I can say easily that a majority of people identify as christians (at least in H'ville) But most of the time end up not living out their faith and pursuing what the majority of christians would say is "Godly".