Jake's Satirical Box of AP Lang
A pack a day, keeps the lungs away!
Satire (Definition)
Satire - /'sa,tī(e)r/ -
1. a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc. : humor that shows the weaknesses or bad qualities of a person, government, society, etc. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satire)
2. the action of using someone else's stupidity and mistakes to teach lessons to others (Personal Definition)
South Park - Season Seven Episode 13 - "Butt Out"
In this episode of South Park an anti-smoking campaign comes in telling cigarettes to 'butt out' referring to the butt of a cigarette.
Dying for a smoke (1967)
Dying For a Smoke
Thank You For Smoking (Movie)
Thank You for Smoking is a movie, starring Aaron Eckhart, that depicts Nick Naylor as a lobbyist for a big tobacco company, and uses the title 'Thank You for Smoking' as a play on the saying 'thank you for coming,' showing its satirical roots. (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm597334272/tt0427944)
Anti-Smoking Ad
This advertisement uses satire saying, 'Smoking is Very Glamorous,' whilst showing a person that most person's would consider 'unattractive' to try to teach the people not to smoke by making fun of them.(http://osocio.org/message/1972-smoking-is-glamorous-poster-tbt-throwbackthursday/)
Smoking Cartoon
The satire in this cartoon comes from showing all these people smoking outside the department of health, which is probably the cause of all of their health problems.
AP English Literature and Composition Terms | SATIRE | 60second Recap®
Personal Satire Example - Smoking Meme
I created this meme to symbolize and show what smoking can do to ones lungs. This is satirical because it uses a parody on the common phrase "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," to teach people not to smoke.